Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-04-22
WITHOUT WARNING.
Constable James Hawkins. of Je- rome, Shot and Killed by
 Tom Gallagher.

Tom Gallagher. Jerome added another killing yester
 day Sunday to her list of homicide' The victim was James Hawkins, con
 stable ol the precinct. The man who's
 hands are stained with the blood oi
 fellow human being. and wh ose after
 life will be haunted by the act, is Ton Gallagher.
 Deputy Sheriff Joseph Smarr, accom- psuied by man named Mclaughlin reached Prescott last night with 0alla- gher. and turned him over to sherif Lowry. and to-day a complaint. chsrg ing him with the crime of murder, Wal sworn to before the district attorney.
 From Mir. Smarr, the following par ticulsrs Of the crme were learned. he prefscing his story by remarking tha at the time of the tragedy he was ah- sent, and gleaned his information iron others in the camp. Atthe time of com mitting the deed, Gallagher was drunk and it seems had been in that condi ton for several days. In fact, 1t seems to be monthly occurrence for him to get in this condition, when
 HEIs VERY ouARRELsoNI. NIT. Smsrr says that. on Thursday 
 morning last he dissrmed Gallagher, a. he was inclined to be looking for trouble. During the day, Gallagher procured another pistol, which he also succeeded m getting away from him by strategy. On Saturday he was ar rested and taken before Justice Good. win, charged with resisting an officer He at first pleaded guilty to the charge, but afterwards changed his pies and vas turned over to the custdy oI Constable Hawkins until today, when he was to have again appeared before Justice Goodwin for trial. Consta ble Hawkins returned to Jerome with his prisoner, arriving there about 1 o'clock m the morning. Hawkins was wora out from watching his prisoner, ana turned him over to a deputy to guard while he slept. While in the custody of this deputy, Gallagher went behind the bar of saloon and
 PROCURED GUN
 Which he concealed in his clothes About II o'clock Hawkins returned and relieved his deputy and took charge of Gallagher, and while they were walking along the street. he sud- denly and without any warning drew his weapon and placing it against Hsw. kins' body fired. producing wound from which ne died within few hours. Gallagher then swore hs would kill the first man that attempted to arrest him, and succeeded in standing the camp off until the arrival of Deputy Sheriff Smsrr. Before the arrival of the latter, however, the cylinder of his pistol had dropped out, and he had no difficulty in making the arrest.
 TALK OF LyScHISo GALLAGHER Was indulged in to such an extent that Deputy Smarr procured assistance at once and brought his prisoner to Pres ,ott.
 ,i A representative of the JouRSAL- MINER called at the county jail this and, through the courtesy of Sheriff Lowry, was permitted to see Gallagher, but the latter refused to say my thing about the killing or the ,auses leading up to 1t further than to .ay that he was drunk and did not re- much about it. On being in- ormed that one version of the affair had been procured, and that he would De given the benefit of whatever he had a say, he still refused to make any statement.
 Gallagher has been in the employ of he United Verde Mining Company for about year and & half ss bookkeeper md is very intelligent young man, md when sober is quiet and peacesble. put when drunk is lon the shoot" The man he killed, James Hawkins, was as luiet and. .inotiensive citizen as there vas in the county, and a man who would give no one sufficient provoca. ion to be be justified in taking his life. Gallagher will have his preliminary ex- imitation on "Wednesday morning be- ore Justice Andrews.