The weekly Republican., 1892-07-28
AWHITESHADOW A AtteSted to by Four Stage Drivers On the Wickenburg Line
 to Prescott. A Ghostly Presence Recalling
 Bloody Deeds. A Brief Review of the Crimes Com mitted in the Vicinity of
 Nlgger Wells.

W lCktnDufS IOute DtlWStn InNtnlN Ant Prescott tell an interesting story of wha' may be seen almost any night near Mig ger Wells about midway between tht Agua Fria and Hassayampa.
 The spot itself is ghos,ly and rendered still more SO by the bloody memorie. which han around it. But first it k better to tell what these stage driver. have seen. It. may also add force to th, story 10 mention that their vision is sup ported by the evidence oi several pas sengers.
 The stage passes near Niger Well. late at night. Nearly month ago [, driver was startled by shadowy pres ence which appeared at the side of th, coach and seemed to touch it and trave alongside it for considerable distance and finally vanish by degrees.
 The driver at first believed this was hallucinstion but it occurred SO frequent. " that he tiually spoke to another drive, about it. The second driver had als, seen the presence.
 A further comparison of notes showed that all had seen it. After this tn, shadow seemed to become more distinc, and to take the form of man stil white and shadowy. He nightly ap- preached the passing coach at tha' point and was plainly seen to lay hi, hand upon the vehicle. It always van. ished at the same spot. One of the drivers swOre that he would take hl, shotgun along and on the next visita. ton would shoot into the fearful whit, shadow.
 The opportunity was given that night. but the driver had not strength to raise the gun.
 These drivers have all related their strange vision here; they are men undoubted veracity end courage, so con siderable talk and excitement has beeI aroused.
 The murder oi Cyrus Graybill, Johr Johnson and Charles Dooittlc, foul years ago last March, between the spo' where the spectral shadow appears auC where it vanishes, is recalled
 GrsyOill was an Engiishman and foreman of the NUlture mine. One day he started for Phmnix with a gulG bar worth S6,O00. Johnson sat witt him in the wagon and Doulittle rode on horseback, part of the time before and part of the time behind, as a scout Just how the three men died nobod, knows but their bodies were discovered on the same day they were killed anC brought to PheuX. A strong fofc, started in search of the murderers. Tn, party was made up oi gentlemen now well known in official life.
 There WIS some trouble at first iI striking trail but at last one wal discovered leading to the north of tho uarqua Hala mountains. At ditiereni times the pursuers were almost within sight of the murderers and after three days out they learned that the fugitives had retraced their steps toward Vulture "A short distance south of the camp they separated and being closely press ed, after making an unsuccessful at tempt to divide the gold bar the mus derers buried 1t and separated.
 The leader, lnocente Nalenzucla, went north to Vulture, returning b, another route, again eluded hls pursuert dug up the gold bar and hurried south ward. One night he appeared at Pow CTS Camp, on the bank Of the Gila. I!t had tried Co cross the river but .ii horse bad broken it's leg and the mur derer dismounted and returned to th, camp where he tried to hire some one to take him across.
 In few moments the pursuers cam, m sight; lnocente dropped his Winches- ter and retaining his revolver and the the gold bar, renewed his flight on foot lie was soon overtaken but never tuIneC his face toward toward the pursuers He fell under weight of lead which alone would almost have borne hin down Il the wound had not been fata or disabling
 The bar was recovered. and, with ! picture Of lnocenle, was sent to Sena tor Tabor at Denver, where for somt time both were on exhibition,
 Two other Mexicans were afterwarG arrested for the murder but the evidence was not conclusive and they were dis charged.
 Two years before this Barney Martin. stetlon agent at Stanton and we'll known m this city, having sold his station ioI $3, 00J started with his wife and chile to come to Phmnix. They never arrived and weeks afterward a searching party found charred collection of bones. ! wood and blackened iron, just north of Niggers Wells, showing conclusively l how Barney and his family had died
 Francisco Vega, desperado notorious throughout Arizona and Sonora seven | years ago, was suspected and traced but | never captured. He was recently seen | in lower Sonora.
 Nigger Wells took it's name from the | circumstance that Portuqese negro | who undertook to dig it for Carlo Par asao, wealthy Italian, who wanted il l Tor ifrigating purposes, met his death | in it.
 Was the white shadow seen by the | four stage drivers that of the English. | man Graybill, Barney Martin, or the unknown Portugese?