The Tombstone., 1885-06-11
IN EIC-VITNESS OF THE
 DEATH OF V. DsNTELS
The Air Filled with Vague Rumors of Other Mur-
 der- m the County.
A Determined Effort Being Made to Suppress the
 Present OutbrcaE.

\ reporter of TIE ToMBsroNE met
 Mir. Milton Gillian this morning on his
 return from Bisbee, and are able to give pretty good account of the killing os W. A. Dan'e,s. He states that he and Daniels left here on Monday ami arrived
 in Bisl,ee that night. The next morning Daniels and Gillian went out 10 Forests ranch to sec If they could get some ho:scs so that body oi men could be mouu uuted in sbe., and take the Indian trail that Daniel had seen the day before. When they arrived there no horses could be got where on the range. A fl year old boy If Forrest started out to lock for the horses, and Daniels and Gilman, after promising Mrs. Forrest, who was very much alarmed, that they would come back ard stay at the house that night, started out to see if they could find any new trails, and had ridden about 10 miles when they struck no less than J0 differ ent trails which were very fresh. Dan lcls said he felt sure that the Indians were in Dixies cahon, and they rode piece in that direction, when Gilman looking up the caioH saw several Indians and the smoke of their camp fires. ana called D,n;eis attention to i'. when Dan iels looked throngh pair of fied glasses
 and said Milt there's a thousand of them up there. Let's get out of lcrc, and they wheeled and ran, but were cut off by band of or & Indians :....a; they had no, < en before. Daniels then fired } shots t them with his revolver, and Gilman fired shots from hIs Winchester, fine Indians meanwhile rpiny up & regular !u,ilatie. Gilman and Daniels were rid ing side by side when Daniels horse lsaped into the air and fell breaking i;s neck, and falling broke iss riders neck.
 In tine meantime the little F,rrcst boy rode up and emptied his rifle at the In iians without effect. AS soon as Danicl isli sn Indian went up to him and shot |. shots int, his head ancl then mashed lls jaw witk the hu. of his gun. They took ais coat, vest, saddle and b idle. Gilman ID, .h" bay ru,i. down Ene read until hey met three ;ean,strrs with their was-
 ons wav were hauling lum Der 10 BisDers, and three horsen"a from B:sbee coming over the hill al .tis lime scared the In dians off. All hands then went and got DsE!s.'s bocdy and took j: to FoIres:'s
 and thence 10 Disbec. NIT. Gi,mnn and and ,iie boy isai very uaTrn, escape, and he attribute. the saying of his lie to the boy Forrest. Just as Nr. Solomon of Solomon Bros.
 WAS about 10 s,aIt tor his home ia Con ,cn,icn. he received q dispatch from hi, brother nct :u come as the Indians were between here and tlcrc.
 This journal tclesraphed at once to Fs,rbank and Contention fer particulars, bu, up to the time of going to press have received no aDs@er. It is thought that the reports in regard
 to the killing of the four soldiers and the burning of government, wagons is true.
 The citizens of Tombstone and Blsbee
 have organized under the leadership of
 Al Jones, and are now on the trail.
 M~ssrs. Roberts and Green, who have | ed up all their horses and driven them to Ochoavilc. They have taken all their men
 and their ia miles into the same place for
 saiety. They say that iLe San Jose and Mule mountains are full ol Indians.