Mohave County miner., 1888-02-25
KINGMAN, FEBRUARY rs. 1883.
MUaDEB Az PEACH sPRaNGs.
Chavlss @iIl, . Diseksmsth II the
RailpssA shsps, Killed ~
o Pres stitute.

On Wednesday Of this week, between
I2snd O'Clock, the frequsnters Of somsr-
sst's saloon at Peach Springs we're startled
!. BY pistol shot, coming from the rear
Yeem. 4 rush was made by those Ia the
ssloon to the room, whore . prostitute
.nsaosd Kitty Blonger vas found with .
smoking pistol In her hand and Charles
Hill lying on the floor with q bullet In
his brain. d. VI. Fay was also In the
room. Coroner Mollsring held an in
quest. and below We give the testimony
oi the Witnesses:
~. L. Rogers resiisncs Silver city. New
Mexico, age, n years past, occupation,
locomotive fireman. No and Mr.. Smith
were playing . game Of pool In J. 7.
Somersst's saloon in the village Of Peach
Springs, on tho ed day Of February 1883.
about bali past one In the afternoon. Mr..
Fill entered the saloon and said TO me,
will bet you you are tho best pnze fighter
10 the town; he spoke TO me few min
utes and then went towards the back Of
the house. ! thsn heard . scuf6s bat
could not at FIRST locate il. I then heard
littls racket in back room attached TO
the rear OF the building; in lew seconds
thereafter I heard pistol shot; myself.
Mr. Smith. George and w. H. Henry Inn
mediately ran 70 the door Of the room;
the first words spoken was By W. H.
Henry who said, 4. 10 Charley I believe.
saw the powder smoke coming out Of
the room and woman was standing In
side the room with pistol in her hand.
do not know her name, have heard her
called Kitty. saw Mr.. Hill laying on
the floor In the room with his head laying
in the door. I saw him bleeding very
freely, saw his brains oozing out Of the
top Of his head and blood running out Of
bis cars; there was also . gentleman
standing in the room; do not know his
name, could recognize the man II saw
saw him; heard the woman Kitty say,
II have killed him, hs broke isto my
room;" whom rushed up to the door l
heard her say, Don't come In" the
last remark was immediately after ! heard
the pistol shot, this was addressed TO mo
and those who wsrs with me-"
Daniel D. Wslch; reside ct Peach
Springs, age, 80, occupation. miner. l
vas in the saloon Of J. 7. sonsrsst, On
the ED day Of February, 1883; shortly
after II o'clock ut noon, I haxrd . scuAae
but could not locate 1t; after locating the
senfle vent to tho back room. ! saw .
man who was called Charley Hill laying
on the 6oor with his head very near the
door, he WAS bleeding near the top Of his
head, he WAS not then dead bat breath.
Ing; did not - anybody IN tho room Q
woman occupying room in the back Of
somsssst's saloon Is known to me by
ths nans Of Kitty BIonssr."
,"0eo.T 7. Smith reside At Peach springs, |
age -, occupation saloon business; nv.
self and j. L. Rogers were playing pool |
In ]. 7. somsrsst's saloon. Mr.. Chas. |
Hill passed through the saloon and
through the partition door hack OF the
saloon this wss bstwssn IL and I o'clock,
and be appeared to b. In good hunor and |
spirits; In probably two or three minutes |
heard scufiis which I nnely located In |
. bed room back d the saloon. then |
started for tho bed room; when I got |
70 the door hssrd . woman say. "Ihavs
killed him bu: hs buGssd my door in and |
doa't allow no - Of . -- 10 do |
that" / saw pistol In her hand at that |
time. Mr.. Hill was laying on the door
With bis feet towards the bed and his head |
against the decreasing. picked him up
and Strengthened him out. I examined |
him and found him shot through the
hsad there Was gentleman In the room
With her, do not know him, the man
was dressed but the woman was In her
nightsown the bed room door was open
Mr.. Hill did not speak when / rot to tho
room do not know II the room was rented
or leased TO her or not"
Nv. II. Henry; reside At Peach Springs,
ago 23, occupation brakeman myself and
Charles Hin had been together about one
hour before We come into J. T. somer.
sets saloon; hs said, walt till I come
back, want to 60 TO the water closet he
went out the partition door in the rear Of
the saloon when heard scuf3e In bed
room in the rsar Of the saloon while go
Ing towards the bed room, heard the re-
port oA . shot, the partition door In the
rear Of the saloon was shut; myself and
Rogers and smith started for the partition
door In the rear Of tho saloon shout
the same time Mr.. Smith opened the
door. l then saw the bed room door and
door in the hack Of the house both open
and Charley Hill laying on his hack in
the room with his head In the door, he
was bleeding about tho middle Of the
bead, with woman named Kitty stand.
ing In the bed room with her nightcloshss
on she bad pistol In her right hand
as aeon - gut to the door the woman
Kitty said. "9et out" twice; also ssid,
"Hs broke my door open and killed
him, and don't allow no --- Of 49,
to brssk my door" and then won't ont
side. saw also . man In the room Who
I have heard called "Kid" Fay; he vas
draased and standinp hack of her fnvsy