The Arizona sentinel., 1888-07-21
cowARpLY ASSASSINATION.
Murder and Robbery at Ciamis.
 A Boy Murderer.

 , telegraph operator at Glamis, was sho through the heart and instantly killed by
 Pedro Yanes, Mexican boy about sixteel years old. From personal interviews witt
 the principal witness and Sheriff Nugent as yell as the testimony taken before th' coroner's iury, the following facts were learned:
 Canuto Rodriguez and Juan Avenciraje
 two laborers formerly employed on the rail
 road, arrived at Glamis, on their way east
 about eleven clock in the morning; being tired they went into the stage corral and
 were soon asleep. About 5 o'clock they were awakened by the rapid firing of re-
 volver, but thought little of it. Not great
 while afterwards they were joined by q
 smooth faced boy who invited them to
 lunch with him, he having crackers and
 canned fruit in his possession. After lunch
 he showed the men about seventyive dol
 lars, there being thirty-fire in silver, a couple of ounces of gold dust and some greenbacks, telling them he had just been paid of, and inviting them to travel with
 him and they would have the benefit of tine money. Both men claim to have declined | the invitation.
 The boy then asked Avenciraje to go over to the express office with him; they entered the office together and seeing a man lying en a cot with his entire body covered up, lAvenciraje je. called the boys at tention to the operator; his companion told him that Stevenson was sick. Upon leay- ing the office Avenciraje began to feel sus- picious of the boys actions and tried to get away from him. At the first opportunity he left the boy, whose name he learned was Pedro Yanes, and went over across the track to talk with woman living there, Whilst conversing with the woman Yanes ca ne up and accu sed Avenciraie of talking about him, and made threatening move ment as if about to draw his pistol. Aven- cirIie jumped towards Yanes and in a moment had the revolver in his possession. The boy then left him and went o'er to the corral and told Rodriguez tEat he had killed Stev Rodriguez became alarmed and started at once for the Paymaster mine; the boy followed, seemingly endeavoring to ertake him. The third man, Avenciraj', remained until train ? came along and told Conductor Golden that he had reason to believe that the express agent h~d been murdered. Upon entering the office and re- moving the blanket which covered the body 1t was found that George Stevenson mad been shot through the heart, whilst he was lying down in his bed reading letter from his wife, written two days before from Los Angeles. It was also discovered that the deceased had been robbed of his watch and money. Aveneiraje was brought to Yuma, and locked up in the county jail; Le told straightforw ar story to the sheriff, showing the revol, CT he had taken from the assassin and giving good description of the murderer.
 Sheriff Nugeat left by the first train for 1lamis, and was soon on the trail, W hch led up towards the Paymaster mine. Upon arriving at the placer camp the sheriff was informed that the boy claimed to have killed Stevenson accidentally; his story was that he had shot Stevenson accidentally whilst loading a revolver. 4 few miles further H. W. Blaisdell, manager of the Paymaster mining company was met, and he said the boy had gone to him and reported that Ste venson had committed suicide. Mr. Blais- dell was very much surprised when he was told that the boy had given an entirely diff ferent story to other parties Mr. Blais- deIi then sent out two men to overtake the boy before he could get away; but they failed to find him and Sheriff Nugel,t in a few hours had caught the murderer.
 Nngent questioned the boy about the murder, but he persisted in saying that Ste venson had committed suicide, and denied kn owing anything about the money. After soae persuasion he acknowledged having taken the money, and gave Nugent the key to his satchel. in which the booty was hid den, telling him that he would find the dust was all recovered, but the watch re- mains missing.
 Acting Coroner Vawter, of San Jacinto, held an inquest on Monday morning in which the above facts were elicited. Ste venson's wife, child, father and father-in- law arrived on Monday morning and were greatly grieved to learn of his terrible death. The unfortunate man was only 2S years of age, native of Iowa, and a most popular and trustworthy gentleman. He leaves his wife with beautiful little girl only three years old
 Yanes, the cowardly murderer, had been in the employ of the Pa, master company for about three months and was well liked, although many looked upon him with suspi- oion as he had just served a sentence of two years in the Los Angeles house of correction for attempting to poison an Italian. The deceased was shot with his own pistol, d Colts 44-caibre, double action revolver. The energetic manner in which Sheriff Nu- gent acted is entitled to more than passing notice.
 Yanes and Avencrage were locked up in the county jail until the arrival of the off cers from San Diego. Canuto Rodriguez is still missing, but will probably show up if needed. The young murderer is most accomplished liar and his innocent appear iRg face will deceive most anyone not con-