Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-12-05
INDIANS SHOOT TWO MEN.
They XIII ala Ex-Soidier and Wound
Major Downing of Fort Eowie-Be-
lieved to be tha Gang Which Killed
Eardie.

Indian marauders, the gang depre-
dating in The Chiracahuas, are charged
with killing Il man last Wednesday and
woundiDg another yesterday.
In the Chiracahua mount aims south
east OF Fort Bowie about twenty miles
Major Downing has saw-mil
employing three men, among them
a young man named Daniels, dis
charged soldier.
Last Thursday morning Daniels was
found shot dead in the brush below the
mill, where he had been working the
evening before. The bullet hole en-
tered his left SIDE, well up, and came
out ia tho back several inches lower.
A pine tree was ne.r by, and from il
is believed the shot came. The theory
given by neighbors is that Daniels had
Strengthened from his work and per-
haps looked towards the tree.
Bang! The shot had!undoubtedly kill
edsaim instantly. The body was stripped
above and below the wounds, but was
not muti!iated. The pockets were
turned inside out.
Had Iadians done il? At first it was
believed not. Boot tracks were found
adjacent and when the coroner's jar
from Wilcox gave verdict that DE
ceased came 10 his death at the hands
CT soma person., unkncwa, wearing
boots the military withdrew from the
hunt, regarding the matter rs out of
their jurisdiction, Others however
were not satisfied. They made a hunt,
four of them, and soon struck a trail
leading away from the scene of the
crime. Those tracks had never been
made by boots. Moccasirs had unmls-
takably caused them, and they were
follow, d Ions enough 80 fully satisfy
the trailers as to the point.
This put new phase on the affair
EVIDENTLY INDIANS DID IT.
Confirming this belief came two new
points.
The ball taken from Daniels back
Just beneath the skin was pronounced
home made" and one of those present
declared IT similar to that with which
old Billy" Smith had beer killed last
winter from ambush; d message receiv-
ed at Wilcox yesterday from Bawie told
that Major Downing had been SHOT in
the morning, also from ambush, and
near the scene of the shooting of Dan
iels. The gang which killed Hardie in
RucGer canyon two years ago is believ-
ed to be the same killing Smith last
winter. They have wandered and mar
auded in northern Mexico and that por-
ton OF Arizona for years.
Brannock Riggs, recipient of the mes
sage and who Is today in the city, ex-
plains regarding the shooting OF the ma
>Jor. Last FcIday Downing and Judge
Baker, OF Wilcox We're driving 10 the
sawmiil. When nearing it the horse
became frightened and unmanagable
resulting in wrecking the buggy and
4 arly sending the occupants over a
precipice. They were SD fortunate,
however, as not TO be dashed to the
waiting rocks below, and Only slightly
bruised. The buggy was left there.
Yesterday morning Maj)r Downing
was again there, making ready for the
removal OF the Buggy, when one more
shot from ambush struck him, also in
the left side.
He was more fortunate than his pre-
decessors, as he was not killed. The
wound is not regarded as mortal.
Circumstances having takea the new
phase the coroner's jury was re-assem-
bled and gave a new verdict.
We find that deceased came to his
death al the hands of Indians"
The pursuit by the military which
was abandoned last Friday on tn be-
lief Of the crime being committed by an
unknown white man has been renewed
by Lieut.. Irwin and detail from Fort
Bowie.
The body OF Daniels was buried Sat
urday HIS home is in Canada and his
parents have tecn notified he was
Jhlrty-four years OF age ana unmarried.