Arizona republican., 1893-06-30
THE CORONER. Death of Schaeffer's Vic.
 tim Yesterday. The Inquest Ends in a Charge of Murder. No Apparent Loop-Hole of Es- cape Left for the Prisoner. A FlawIess and WeIghty Accumula- ton Of the Most Damaging
 Testimony.

Death came to old man Richards at o'clock yesterday morning, and Fred Schaetfsr became in fact a murderer. The aged victim of tha homicidal shot never recovered consciousness after he threw up his hands on Wednesday morning and fell heavily to the ground with the left side of his face torn away. Early yesterday morning, Justice Aincaid was notified of his death, and a cOroner's jury was unpaneled and taken out to view the body. The inquest was resumed at the justices office in the afternoon. The testimony was of the most damning character and SO en. closed Schaeffer that the only possible lOOp.hole of escape, lies in a plea of temporary insanity. There was no- thing lacking to show that q wanton murder had been committed. lin the isstimony of any one witness there was . missing link, it was supplied by another witness and the whole web WAS al the close without defect.
 The first witness was the wife of the nurderer who was accompanied by her two children by former husband and by the little boy and girl by Schaeffsr. Her story was a reiteTation of what has already been published but which vu accOuuG Ol her relation to the prisoner cannot be told against him when he is put on trial.
 The next witness was Arthur Moore, her ll-year old son, who ccrroborated all his mother had said and told of the Killing in the minutest details from the time Schaffer hitched up his team until Richards fell. He said Scdafer when told the little boy could not &C., company him to town jumped from the wagon and after brief parlay struck at Mrs. SehaeffeT. Richards re- preached him and got between the hus- band and wife. Schaeffer cursed him sud Mrs. Schaeffer told her oldest son, Willie Moore, to go after the ax. He brought 1t and Schaeffer started to the wagon after his gun. She then told Willie to go after Harry Packwood, and when she saw her husband coming with the gun sue ran to the hUuse.
 The old man then picked up the ax, but threw it behind him toward the holse and stepped before Schaeffer, say ing "Schaeifer, don't 20 in there. /" He picked up a bucket with his left hand and with his right caught the gun by the muzzle. Schaeffer yelled, "Get out of the way, you G-d d---d old s--- of a b., and fired and Richards immediately fell. The witness vas standing beside him when be fell. Schaeffer ran on into the house and Mrs. Scnaeffer ran out oi rear door toward a neighbor's. The witness picked up the baby and started in the same direction just as Schaetfer came out of the house. He saw his wife, and aiming at her, with an oath, shouted, ''I'll get you yet" and snapped the gun at her. This testimony was corroborated by thA rl Ter brother Willie Moore up to the time his mother told him 10 % alter Redwood. When about fifty yards away he heard the report ot the gln. "What did you doP" inquired Judge Williams. "I kept on going
 naively replied the boy.
 b.. Walker testified that schaetlel raIled at his office and asked him to come
 10 his Rouse and see a man who hao