Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-02-24
A Cruel Murder.

District Attorney Herndon to-day when asked as to the result of the inquest on the remains of the man killed at Copper Basin yesterday. The verdict of the coroner's jury was in substance the same as they found that the deceased came to his death from the effect of knife wound at the hands of Henry Wilson, and the killing was wholly unjustifable and without any provocation whatever.
 District Attorney Herndon and Justice Andrews returned to-day at noon from holding the inquest on the murdered man. The testimony ehcited at the inquest differs but little from the account published yesterday.
 The name of the murdered man was Charles Hatchiken. He was native of Poland, aged g years. On Monday evening Wilson requested him to pass him some article at the supper table. Either through mis- understanding his request or other wise Hatchiken failed to comply just as soon as Wilson thought he should and few words passed between them. Nothing serious was thought cf the circumst ance but after sup Der Wilson proceeded to grind his pocket knife, . large one with blade about tour inches long and an inch wide. marking at the time that II would prove handy in case of a row.
 On Tuesday morning. instead of going to work at the smelter, where he was employed, Wilson went to the office where he found Hatchi- ken. Subsequent events showed that.he had his knife open in his pants pocket. Going up to Hatchiken he remarked: "Charley, did you carry that spiked stick for me last night7" Charley answered him in the negative. He then said, "l gues will cut you in two any way" and advanced in a threatening man ner towards his victim. The latter stopped as if to pick up a small piece of a charcoal stick, but as Wilson advanced towards him he strengthened up, and as he did so Wilson threw out his left hand as if to grab him, covering his eyes with the open palm of his hand and talk ing his right hand from his pants pocket with the open knife in it. made a swinging blow, striking his victim in the back. The wound pro duced was about two inches to the right of the back bone and about four inches below a line drawn on a level of the arm pit. It was about one inch wide and between three and four inches deep, and death resulted in less than an hour. Eye witnesses to the bloody act were so dazed by its suddenness, and so so- licitous for the care of the wounded man, that several minutes elapsed before it occurred to them to secure the murderer, and being young and active and having several minutes the start of his pursuers they were unable to overtake him.
 When Sheriff Lowry and his depu- ty, Gale Davis, arrived they took the mans trail and followed him to Skull Valley, where he told what he had done. and was assisted in mak- ing his escape. He procured horse and struck out in westerly direc- tion, followed by the officers. As he is said to own a ranch and some cattle at Ruby Springs, in the Har- qua Hala mountains, it is thought he may go there. Telcgrams have been sent to the officers at both Phenix and Yuma to intercept him. He is we'll armed and as he has the reputation of being worth less and desperate man it is thought py those who know him that he will not be taken without fight unless taken by surprise.
 Copper Basin camp has always en- joyed good reputation for being a quiet and respectable place, and those in charge of it are thoroughly aroused and incensed over the mur- der and reward of S200 has been offered by the company for the ar rest and conviction of Wilson. Dis trict Attorney Herndon has also | written to Governor Murphy asking that reward be offered by the ter ritory.
 Superintendent Ricketts very gen erously sent into Prescott and pro- cured coffin and secured the ser vices of Rev. E. W. Meaney to con duct the funeral which was held at the camp this afternoon, being the first funeral that has ever been held in the camp.