Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-12
REVOLVING CRIME.

quarters of a mile south of Wheat
 fields, the victim being Michael Wah
 len, an lnoffensive German, about fit
 years of age, who kept a small stor
 in tent, m which he also lived, clos
 to the road at the place mentioned
 Adjoining the tent, and not more thai
 20 to 30 feet distant, is the Wertmal
 house, Tn which Mrs. Wertman slep
 on the night of the murder, her bet
 being not more than 30or 40 feet iron
 where Wahlen was found, according
 to the evidence adduced at the core
 ner's inquest. She claims not to have
 heard the shot fired or any unusua
 nolse during the night-belng slight.
 ly deaf-and asserts that being tired
 she went to bed and fell asleep quite
 early, and did not discover the body
 of ,Wahlsn in his tent until the follow Ing morning about 2 or 7:90 o'clock.
 She then ran to the residence of Thos. Pascoe and announced the murder, and was subsequently, met in the road
 by s. P. Wood. Thos. Pascoe, Hor- rell, Beard and Freeman soon arrived, and James Ellison came to Globe to notify the authorities of the murder.
 Wahlen's body lay on the ground in the back part of the tent, and had apparently fallen forward from a char in which he had been sitting. It is supposed by some that he was shot from the door of the tent, but MT. Wood is of the opinion that the assas- sin fired from the side and underneath the tent, the canvas not reaching the ground. Wahlen presented a horri ble appearance. The ball, of large calibre, entered the head behind and a little above the left ear, coming out at the forehead, tearing awey the skull and spattering brains and blood on all near objects.
 When news of the murder was re- ceived in Globe. Justice Job Atkins, ex-offclo coroner, summoned a jury and repaired to the scene, about Il miles distant. After an examination of the premises and of the body of the deceased, the investigation was ad- burned until the following day at ilobe, and the body conveyed to town.
 At the examlnatlon of witnesses on Thursday, it was adduced that Wah- en had arrived home on the evening 'f the murder, just before dark, and ,n the road and when opposite the jottontail mine, he was fired upon by emeone hid in the brush on the left ide of the road. This shot was Hose cali for Wahlen, as It grazed the fight side of his back, just below the houider blade, making slight flesh wound. Wablen stopped for about i've minutes, but conld discover no 'ne, and then proceeded homeward, stopping at Mr. James Gerald's for CIV minutes, and in conversation with ieveral gen there seemed greatly az tated, Bas. saidsSk knew of no enemy yho would want to kill him. Shortly ltter reaching home Wahlen hailed s. ?. Wood, who was passing, who Ilighted, and was informed by Wahlen hat he had been shot, on the road, md asked him to dress the wound for i'm. Mrs. Wertman brought greased 10th, which Mr. Wood bound upon he wound and then left for his ranch, bout a mile distant. Upon reaching lis house Eddie Price, boy who lives with him, asked if he had heard the eport of gun, few moments be- ore, and he said he had not. Price vers that he distinctly heard it. This vas about g p. m., and no doubt this Tas the report of the shot that killed 
 Nose Wertnlan left home on Thursday lorning previous to the killing, not on the est terms with hls wife, with whom he ad had some words, but no serious diff ulty. He said he was going to Phoenix nd would not return home until he had Ut money enough to run a ranch as It lould be run. However, according to ne testimony of his wife and of Eddie rice, Wertman returned late Friday ight-Mrs. Wertman says about 8:3O D l., armed with only six-shooter, but rice ayers that it was between II and ? clock, and that he (Wertman) was rmed with a 45-70 Remington rife, x-shooter and two-belts of cartridges he boy, Price, at the request of Mrs. 1ertman, slept in Wahlens tent Thurs ay and Friday nights, but went home n Saturday, supposing Wertman had sturned to stay. He went again to iertman's on Tuesday evening, at the squest of Mrs. Wertman, but Wahlen aving returned, he went home and ar we'd only short time before Mir. Wood
 Wertman was in Globe on Friday or aturday previous to the murder. AL 1 lnIloh not hrencht out in fhe eridAnce