The Daily Tombstone., 1885-10-03
[~~OMers InqnSsf.

C~~0"ers Mqmese.
| Last evening sbuut 8 o'clock, ThnHss
Keefs, .ceorui'snird %, All Escort vi SIX men
a rived in this city with the body Of Mike
| Svonan, who WAS Killed At IL. rcnch by
apachcs, ON Thur-d.y LASS. Ai;er shooting
their victim, tee rcd ds,ils took au axe and
| mashed il Aie forehead, cutting his Hrck
| and shonld,r rs Al>o.
| The verdict Of the people OF Ccch;sc ia
, that The deceased came to his death 1T the
! hnr DIS Of Apache Indians. the wards of the
q. s Gover.ncHt. and recommend th,.
| Gen. Georg, Crook Re held personally re-
! spcn,itle for the death Of Michael Noonan.
| Bccw we civ, the testimony sdlured aud
| the verdict OF the coroner's jury at tho in
| quest which va, held this morning:
] In he matter Of tn, inquest on the body
! Of Nike Soonan. held a. Tombstone. Cochi.e
County, Arizona, on :rd Gay Of. October
1885. before ii. NJ. Matthews. County Cot
u,ier:
! samHei Co,cran WAS called IS witness
wiro being first sworn dc,esrs and says by
| question and answer:
Q-what is your name, age. residence ans
| sec0pations
A-Sumuel Coleman, % years old. ranchcr.
sulphur sprineo.
| Q-Do you know this bod,.
Ayes Michael Noonan. saw him dead
=, his ranch. 81 Br. ant saw him before I
did.
Q-Teil the jury hr'ehy.
| Al got there tb"!.i / Z hours after dark
Saw soldier. 200 yard. of: went to his house
saw him lying on his face. II WA the LIST
! dag Of October, T!.-:SUay lass. Iieft him
tiere and Zane li.u town. He had not been
moved rhcn saw him again next day with
Mr.. Kc,fc, the undertaken.
Q-was be cold when YOU frst saw him
Al did not touch him; 1t was about an
hour otter dark.
! Q-Do you know as 20 who killed him!
| Al sew IndisE signs; saw II tail Of six
Indians going straight to Ills hoUse: fol.
lowed the trail! for two miles.
J Thomas K-cfe, WAS called ss witness
who being first duly sworn deposcs and says
by question AVID susnercd:
| Q-whs, is jour nsGe. age, residence and
occupa,ions
| A-rhor,as Kecfc. Tombstone. over 9,
years cd. undertaken end carpenter.
! Q-You brought in the body yesterday
please s:tie briefly the coudiiion in " Aicu
yCu found tEe body?
| Al GROVE over to NounsRs ranch; ths
door was shut; ,se body wss J.. iilg on hs
face, covered VITA !ea;h-r.: WISHED nir
down aud put him il the cotin. The cabin
was tcporsiiz d, ever, thing upset., provi-
sioas thrown out ate ab,.uI. I brought away
his peu, pictures and pocket box. The,e
was nothing OF his psrson. Therc were in
1,cztiuus all AROUND the place oil Iudisn
mocsssia tracks. TIE trail led socih from
The c.bia hich l followed ~ miles. Every
,alng led Es to believe the crime was done
By indiars. got there ,es;efday about =
p. NJ; say cd about ~ hvgrs.
David Stewart VS. csi!rd s. q witness.
who being nrst duly sworn depo.cs aud 81,
| by uu-stioe and aus~er:
A-Ddrid stewart. ~ .cars old. Tombstone.
| miac..
| Odd you.knor Michael Noouan!
Al knew him for aH years. He was a
naive OF ireland. County u Mayo. aged 81
| years.
We the undersigned, jury Of inquest duly
enap.ruciied aud sworr. " the Coroner o.,
C~cnne County. A. T., alter viewing tue
body subuItted to our inspection. aud hear.
,,ag such testimony a. has icon DROUGHT be-
tore u. DO aud that his asns ~ss Michssi
Heeasa. . native u ireland. aged 81 years.
but . nsturaIixed citiEea Of tho United
States. aud that he camc 10 his death In
Coehise County, 4. T.. on the first csv Of
OCTOBER. A. d. 1855. from the effects OF gun.
shos and other wounds, inn.ctcc Dc the jury
bciiovc by hostile indians.
| A. 4. Hartman. u. u. i.aIa-i. R:se,ly Til
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