Tombstone epitaph., 1891-06-21
He Met His Death as He
 Had Killed Others
A Detailed Account of His
 Last Fight.
CoRoNER's INQUEST.

June was at PantanO. Tom Turner got dispatch from Ed. Vail stating that some Mexicans had stolen sad dle and bridle from the Sanford 8 ranch, He asked me if I would go with him and take the trail. Struck the trail about 3 p. m., two men horse back and one afoOt; followed trail south of Jones ranch; there they caught two horses from Jones' ranch followed the Creek ranch; turned two horses loose on the 18th of June. Hughes, Orosco and I took their trail and followed them down the river about 30 miles. Hughes hallooed to them in Spanish to stop. One of them stopped his horse and turned around. The other parties put spurs to their horses and started off od lope.
 As they started off both parties pulled their siX-shooters and con- menced to fire. Hughes and Bohn returned the fire. I rode up on a sma.l knoll and fired three shots. When came down I found one of the Mexicans laying beside of the road. I was not personally acquainted with the deceased. When we turned back we found the deceased laying on the road in dying condition.
 We found in their possession two stolen horses, both small, one belong ing to MT. Jones and the other in charge of MT. Wakefield.
 D. H. LOGAN.
 w. H. Gibson being duly sworn does testify as follows: Hughes, Or osco, Logan and myself started in pur. suit of horse thieves. We found that they had left Orosco's and then we started on thelr trail. From there we kept their trail as far as Bohn's and there we got Sam Bohn to go with us to Pools and there we got Sam Nor gan. We understood that the Mexi- cans were only short distance ahead of us with the horses. From there we ran. The best horses went first. Orosco and l having the poorest hor- ses, were left behind. When we came up with the Mexican that was not hurt, we took him in. A few yards ahead of where we found this Mexican there was another Mexican laying on his belly with his hands stretched out apparently dead. We drove the Mex ican we had in front of us and he told us that was Geronimo. We had left him behind and we came to the con- clusion that we would turn back and see that Geronimo was not playing oppossum and we waited there until the rest of the party came up when we went back to Geronimo. I picked up his pistol. Three shots had been fired out of his pistol. When the rest of the party came back there bringing one horse that belonged 10 Wakefield and one horse belonging to Jones, Geronimo lay gasping and was not able to speak when we reached him.
 w. B. GIBSON
 vIToRANo sANDovAL
 Being duly sworn does testify: when the pursuing party ordered us to halt. I stopped and the other two started to run, they drew their weapons and commenced firing backwards, Then the pursuing party commenced firing, I was back in the rear and did not see deceased fall. have known the de- ceased for the past four years under the following names, General Fran cisca Miranda, Geronimo Miranda and Santiago Moreno. Moreno being his last name at the time of his death.
 WIZ. HUGHES
 Being duly sworn does testify: that night before last Logan came to my place and woke me up and told me that there was some horse thieves com ing into the river, that there were three of them and that they had three horses and that their horses were rid den down and that he was satisfied they were going to steal more on the river in the morning. When I got up l got my horses, after I found my horses, l went to Logan's and while was there John Allen came and saiL that they were at Chino wrosco's and that Chino Orosco wanted some one to come down and help arrest them. sent word to the deputy sheriff then Ihastened off to capture the thieves I followed them about thirty or thirty five miles with others. When we were in 75 yards of them l hallooed halt, ' as.