Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-05-07
EuTCHERY!
Eight Killed and One
Wounded!
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At Bonito City, Tuesday
Morning, May 5th.
MA.srIN NELSON, THE MUIR
DERER, KILLED.
Full Details zs to How and Where the
Murder Took Place.

M urder look race.
One of the most horrible, blood
curdling murders took place at the
beautiful and quiet city of Bonito,
some twenty-five miles north of this
place, Tuesday morning, ever chron-
icled in the west wherin eight
corpses, and probably nine ere this,
figured as the out come of this terri
bic tragedy.
Martin Nelson, IA yourg man hail
! ing from Nebraska, has lived in this
county five years or more and was a
a social, gooi-natnrel fellow, who
would be the last one to ever sus-
pect of committing murder, let alone
a wholesale slaughter.
w. +. Mayberry, who with his
family, were killed, kept a boarding
house at Bonito, and DR.. VIM. f..
Flynn and Martin Nelson, the muir
dcrar, boarded and roomed with him.
On Monday night, the 4th inst, al
all early hour, the occupants Of the
house went to bed, DR.. Flynn, Nelson
land two of Mayberry's little
BOYS, aged four and seventeen years,
went up stairs. Nelson an Eddy
Mayberry, the youngest, boy slept
together in the northwest corner OF
the roomi John Mayherry slept in
the northeast corner and DIR.
Flynn slept in the southwest corner
OF the room.
The shooting took place about
three o'clock Tuesday morning, and
it is supposed that Nelson was at.
tempting to rob DR.. Flynn, as the
Doctors watch was found on Mel
sons body when killed. There i.
not witness living that saw this
horrible affair, but from the appear.
an:e OF the bodies, As seen by re-
porter of the ERA. it is believed the
crime was committed in the following
manner.
When Nelson was riling Dr..
Flynn's clothes. he po1ably awokc
the Doctor, when Nelson commenced
to beat him over the head with a
six shooter, and uIol hearing the
noise Mr.. Mayborry started up stairs
When Nelson saw Mayberry, Flynn
had, in the meantime, go. utof bed;
just as Mr.. NJ. appeared at the head
OF the stairs, Nelson shot Flynn,
then shot Mayberry, who had just
reached the landing. The corpse Of
John Mayberry, the l7-year-old boy
was found nearhis bed, shot through
the heart and head, Eddy Maybcrrv
the year-old boy and Nelson's bed
fellow, was found still III bed Will
his pants on (he had probably crawl
ed in bed that way the night before,
and nearly the whole OF the top o.
his head blown off
Nelson then went down stairs anG
procured a Winchester, and just al
that moment, Peter Nelson, living
across the street (but who is not re.
lated to the Gend murderer), hearing
the shooting, came to the back door
When Martin Nelson and Peter me
they evidently had scui1le, as Pete
Nelson's head was cut and bruised anC
he was shot twice. Mrs. Mayberry
, who had all this time been dow.
{ stairs, started out the front doc
when the Nelson's were fighting a
. the back. But she was soon followed
, by the man who had already takeI
five lives, and as he followed her GU
into the street, he shot her dead anc
? kicked the body into ditch anc
r covered it with board.
Returning to the house, he founc
4 Nellie Mayberry, twelve years o
: age, and shot her in the side; sh'
t ran to the celler and he followed
! he lit match but probably failed t.
< discover her. AS Mr.. Consbrool
: was leaving Huber's store Nelson
5 shot at him, but the shot did not talk
, effect Mr.. Consbrook called sev
t eral of his neighbors and surrounds
1 the house, supposing Nelson to b.
e inside. But it was still dark and il
!, had e'cape |.
Nelson, it was afterwards learned
$ went fur her up the creek. after hi
G horse, in iding to get out OF th
r country. About eight o'clock Tues
e day mo n ng he appeared at tn
haiuc Of Mrs. Rhodcmachcr an