Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-09
THE INQUEST.
THE FACTS AS FOUND BY THE COR
 OVERS JURY.
The Testimony Elicted at The Inquest Upon the Body of the late Jose
 phus Phy.

OSlOI0 J JuollC0 JOlIH Mlll6Iy dClluS dS coroner, and the jury, in the case of the late Josephus Phy, on Friday after noon of last week:
 HENRY HAMMELs'S TESTIMONY.
 I reside at Mesa City, Maricopa county, am 22 years old. I was in the saloon of Miller X Heating. Pete Gabriel Chat is what they call him; am not acquainted with him) was in the house; the door was opened and an other party came in; as soon as he came in shot was fired-I could not tell who fired first shot-then the shoot ing commenced and several shots were fired. This occurred about o'clock on the 31st of May, in Florence, Ari- zona. The party who came in the door could not identify as the deceas- ed.
 J. G. KEATTNG's TESTIMONY.
 l don't remember the hour the shoot ing commenced on May the 31st, 1888; the shooting occurred in my saloon in Florence Arizona. 1 know Gabriel, also the deceased. had been out and came in at the back door and had got within about four steps of Gabriel when at that time I saw Joe Phy come in at the front door. The only word that 1 heard between the parties was Gabriel said "Joe," at the same time Gabriel went for his pistol and shot, 1 can't say how many shots he fired before Phy shot. I am cer tain as to Gabriel firing the first shot. l do not know how many shots were fired from that on. I saw nothing more until 1 went out at the front door of the saloon, Phy was lying wounded. 1 said to him, "are you hurt, Joe?" He said "yes, am gone" Gibson came up about the same time and said, "raise his head" As Gibson said this Phy made a strike at him with knife in his left hand, saying, ''you murdering son of b-h." Phy was lying across the ditch in the street a little north of my saloon. Gabriel stood with his back to me when the shooting commenced. Young MT. Hammels and P. R. Brady, Jr., were ill the saloon at the time the shooting commenced. Immediately before the shooting Gabriel was drinking at my bar and under the influence of liquor, and told at that time that he had been told that he could not go around town and said the idea of their telling him that he dare not go around town or be afraid of any one, and every time any one come to the door Gabriel would put his hand on his pocket.
 JIG. PLY
 Deposed that deceased was named Josephus Phy; was born in Missouri and was about Il years old.
 P R. BRADY, JR.
 Testified l know deceased; his name was Josephus Phy. I went to Miller X Keating's saloon on the 31st of May, should judge about 8 o'clock P. M. When 1 went in Mir Gabriel was there. He started conversation with me; in the meantime MT. Phy stepped in at the door. Mir. Gabriel put his hand on his waist and made the remark "Joe," and fired at the same time. l could not say if he repeated the full name, but I remember dis inetlx.s his saxiag "Inen A ft4.-, 9Is Gabriel fired the first shot Mir. Phy drew his pistol and returned fire About that time tried to get out ant went out. Phy did not have his pis tol in his hand when he entered the door. Phy pulled the pistol with hi. right hand. I am confident Phy die not have a pistol in his hand when ht entered the door.
 THOMAS SULLIVAN:
 saw Joe Phy go into the saloon O Miller & Heating on the 31st of May at about ' or o'clock as near as I car judge. As Mir. Phy was going into thu saloon he had six-shooter in his hand Immediately after he entered the sa loon the shooting commenced. Thert was light enough so I could sec I Wal sitting in front of Miller & Keating' saloon. Phy had a pistol in hi right hand when he went in. 1 saw | young man come out of the saloon be fore the shooting began, they call "Sid. 1 saw MT. Gabriel when he went int the saloon; he was alone and had beer i'll the saloon before the shootin, about an hour. When the first tw, shots were fired 1 was sitting in tn chair, then l got away. l don't thinl one man could have fired the two frs shots, they were too close together.
 DR. VIM. HARVEY.
 lam a physician and am practicin in Florence. I knew MT. Phy, wa called to see him on the 31st day c May, about, 1 think, between ' an s So'clock p. m. l found him sufferin with three gunshot wounds, one sho in the lower part of the left thigh, tn bone shattered; another shot in tn shoulder ranged down back througl the lungs. I cut the bullet ont at tn side. The other shot across the bow els above the navel which, 1 think, di not enter the bowels. The shot tha think killed him was the one throug the shoulder and lungs. I think h died from the effects of that wount
 J. ". RANNELs.
 Yesterday evening somewhere in tn neighborhood of eight o'clock, wa standing in front of w. E. Guilds o fee, in conversation with MT. Clark While talking with MT. Clarke wa facing directly across the street.
 saw the deceased, Joe Phy, just aftt he had passed Juan Cabeza's store o the sidewalk. I saw no one else frol Drew's gate to Juan Cabeza's stor Joe Phy was walking at an ordina1 pace towards Miller & Keating's salool When he got to the door of the saloo he raised his right hand, put it on tt door, pushed it open and stepped 1T the door closed; I could not see an more as the light went out at the SC ond shot. After the fourth shot,
 think 1t was, saw man with h hand on the door, the door open an apparently backing ont. While