Arizona republican., 1893-06-30

been shot but he eyaded inquiries as to who shot him. The rest of the doctors cvidence was descriptive of the char. acter of the wound. The shot ranged slightly upward and to the right. No part of the discharge had entered the brain except through the the orbit of the left eye which had been torn out. The shot which struck the skull had glanced of. There was laceration of the right which was badly powder burned as was also the face of the vic- tim. The wound was necessarily fatal when inflicted on person of the age of Richards. Harry Redwood, N. E. Hanyille and Mrs. Nancy Wood, only testified as to Richards condition when they saw him and his condition up to the time of death, at which the two former were present.
 In many respects the testimony of Robert Archer, the proprietor of the Road house half mile north of Schaef- fer's house, was the most interesting. Schaeffer had been at his house and ar. ranged to bring out some ice for the witness. He returned to the Road hOhsSs iulhiculhtciy hlteT tue huOOblnR and told witness that Richards was dead and asked him to come down. Witness got into the wagon with Schaei- fer and the latter began talking about the event. He said it was accidental and he was sorry, and began to enter into an explanation, when witness said, II don't want to hear about 1t: pve heard too much already"
 Having alighted from the wagon at Schaetfer's they approached the house and the witness noticed the hand of Richards moving and he told Schaeffer the old man was not dead. He went to him but Schaeffer did not come near. Witness told Schaeffsr to go to town and get doctor and make some ar- with somebody about bring. ing out the ice. "I'li bring it out my seli' replied Schaeher. "fhey won't let you come back" said the witness. "Oh, yes they will" replied Schaeier, I'll fix up a bond. 'I guess you won't; you'll see" said the witness. Schaetfer went away and witness proceeded to wash the blood from the old mans face. After having done this and after the ar- rival of other persons witness examined the shotgun. He found me empty shell and one loaded one with the mark of the hammer upon it showing that it had missed fire thus corroborsting, the testimony of Arthur Moore as to Schaeffer having snapped the gun at his mother.
 The last witness was Sheriff Murphy to whom Schaeffer had said after his de. tention, II shot the old s-of b. all right"
 The testimony was taken in short hand and the witnesses were instructed to come back today and sffix their signatures to their statements. The verdict was returned by the jury:
 We, the undersigned, the jurors summoned to appear before J. w. Kincaid, acting coroner of Maricopa county, Territory of Arizona, ct Phl- nix precinct, Maricopa county, Arizona. on the 2glh day of June, 1893, to inquire into the death of James Richards, fonnd lying dead in front of nodsc RDodG fOIr miles from Pam' nix, Arizona, having been duly sworn accord tug to law, and having made such tnquisition, after inspecting the body and hearing the tes- timonp adduced upon cur aaths, each and all do say that we ind that the deceased was named James Richards, aged about e, that he came to his death on the 29th day of June, 1893, in this county. from the effect Of gun-shOt wound at the hands Of one Fred Shaefer, with intent to commit murder.
 LA. K. IRVINE.
 w. F. MCEULTY.
 E. B. GEORGE.
 HAROLD LACY.
 J. k, PAULEY.
 c. A. KRssLER.
 J. J.A.MAIs
 WINTHROP SEERs.''~ After the close of the inquest, war. rant was issued on the complaint of the district attorney for the formal arrest of 5chaeffer on a charge of murder. The prisoner every hour feels more