Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-03-29
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at RedlandS about O:3O o'clock this
morning. Several shots were heard and
on investigation p G. McConkey, mana
ger OF the hotel, was found in dying
condition in the hallway leading from
the Office to the lower parlor. He had
frightful wound in his breast, the bull
let having passed through the body. He
lived but few minutes, and just after
his death the body Of ID. G. Gresham,
foreman of the Citrograph, was found
in the parlor, with wound under his
arm. In his hand was grasped pistol,
and the walls were splashed with blood
The coroner's jury was summoned to
investigate at once. The general theory
is that Cenkey shot Gresham and then
committed suicide, as discharged rifle
was lying by the formers body.
CoRoNER's INQUEST.
The coroner's inquest over the re-
mains of Gresham and McConkey was
commenced with closed doors. Several
witnesses staying at the hotel testified
that McConkey was up at much earlier
hour than usual and seemed somewhat
depressed. His father-in-law, Samuel
Dehart, and his sister Clara testified
that he was troubled about money
affairs, and that he and Gresham were
good friends. r. E. Spard testified that
Gresham and he were particularly good
friends and they dined together last
night and Gresham went to the Citro-
graph Office and got pistol. W. Bis
hop testified that Gresham told him he
had been intimate with McConkey and
he expected the latter would kill him as
he had Winchester ready for him.
The dead mans wife who was in bed,
stated that her husband had become de-
pressed for some time and on many oc-
casions had been partially insane and
told her the world was against him, and
that she did not care for him any longer
and he was going to die. The woman
was very hysterical during her testi-
mory and the coroner, under advice of
the physician, deslsted from further
questioning her.
Bishop was recalled and said he had
quite "a talk with Gresham, but he
would not admit that he was intimate
with McConkey's wife. Several letters
that had been taken from Gresham's
body were then read by the coroner
Ito himself) and he reiterated: "hor-
rible." Bishop stated that the letters
were mailed in San Bernardino,' but
that Gresham pointed to the Winsdor
hotel and said they came from there
and he was intimate with the leader in
church affairs.
James A. Doyle testified that yester-
day afternoon he went to dinner with
Gresham, and they went to the printing
Office and had some brandy. Gresham
took a pistol out of drawer. examined
it critically and put it in his pocket.
J, hot no oil ha ,.icfnt
for he said. 'to kill cats. After supper
l left him Etalking with Mrs. McConkey.
After church | went back but there was
no one in the parlor, nor were the ladies
in the sewing room as usual, and L went
to bed after remarking that something
was wrong"
A. L. Brown testified that he saw the
shooting as he was coming from break
fast. He saw two shots fred at Ores
ham, and one by McConkey when he
shot himself. was scared and did not
remain TO see the result of the three
shots"
SAN Francisco, March 2L-Southern
Pacific railroad o!ficills definitely an
noupce the road is open through to
Portland via Cow Creek canyon. The
first through train started to-day for
Portland. This road has not been oper-
a:ed as d through lire or over two
months, owing TO blockades caused by
SHOW and landslides.
Denver, March 24-The Burlington
& Union Pacific to-day met the Missouri
Pacific in its reduction, making $50 the
rate to the Missouri river. The impress
ion here is that So will be the rate made
from iio,Nrnr tn 4 lhlngun
SAN Francisco, March 24.-At the
meeting of the creditors of the banking
)use of Belloc & Co. to-day, report of
the committee was received to the eff
feet that Charles Wayne agreed to pay
60 per cent of Indebtedness and that
Bplloc had cabled from Paris that he
would pay the remaining 40 per cent at
the end of the year. Wayne stated that
he would execute his part of the agree
ment when he received the mortgage on
Belloc's Paris property, which is now on
the way. The meeting accordingly adj
journed for six weeks, when final set
Element will be made. Liabilities are
S4S6,000, and assets S131, 900.
San Francisco, March 2i-The San
Francisco chamber of commerce this af-
ternOon adopted a resolution reciting
that the existing tariff on sugar is favor
able to the development of the beet
sugar industry OF the country and par
ticulariy OF the Pacific coast, and pro-
testing against the proposed reduction
in the duty of this product. Resolutions
urging the Pacific coast delegation in
congress to resist any reduction of the
duty or sugar amounting to more than
% per cent of the present rate, also were
adopted.
WASHINGTON, March 25-The new Elk
tradition Treaty between Great Britain
and the United States, will be officially
published tonight. 1t goes into effect
on April Both.
SAN Francisco, March ga wagon
in which were teamster named John
Brown and three small children of
neighbor, was attempting to cross the
the railroad track at University Avenue,
West Berllely, this morning, and was
struck by passenger train from Stock
ton, due in this city at 9:15. Brown
and two children were killed and the
other child seriously injured. The
wagon was completely wrecked, and the
horses attached to it SO badly hurt that
they had to be killed
Later information is to the effect that
Brown twas the only one killed. The
children were Browns son, Charles, and
August and Lucia Passetl. The Brown
boy is not badly hurt, but the others
had their legs broken and otherwise
severaly injured.
DENVER, Colo, March pa great
number of casualties are reported from
different portions of the state during
the past a hours. john Hannah was
shot dead in a saloon at Cretes, Butte,
by John Pleved. At Colorado Springs,
a boy named Ryan fractured the skull
of a companion named Ford, with
club. Mathew Kellogg proment ranch
er at Glenwood Springs, was dubbed to
death by his hired man named Davis,
during drunken quarrel. Half a dozen
fatal accidents are reported from various
quarters.
CITY OF MEXICO, March pa large
portion of Tianguistengo, including the