Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-09-30
TEE OURY AFFAIR.
Oury's Bravery Brought About
His Death.
He Died Fighting-An Eye Witness
Tells of the ARRAY
Saturday.

| features showed determination and
strength, the teeth were cenched, and
the whole appearance was that of man
fighting forfife
One bs.ll shows the cowardly methods
used. 1t entered under the back of the
right arm, coursing upwards, and
lodged just under the skin below the
collar bone on the left side This shot
was not necessarily fatal. Oury fought
after it had been inflicted. The bullet
which carried death to him went through
tie neck. 1t entered directly in front
coming out behind. Death must have
been nearly instantaneous.
The body was met at Hartt's ranch by
friends and Undertaken Miller. 1t was
viewed by the coroner and this morning
at 10 the inquest was held at Coroner
Scott's Office.
The murder was most cowardly affair
and bootless. Robbery was undoubtedly
the motive, but the Mexicans met
resistance that upset their plans,
brought them nothing and took the life
of fellow being. Had Oury been less
brave, meekly submitting to the robbers
he would now be alive. His temper
ment and spirit would not permit ruff
fgins gong through his pockets.
With the death of. Frank Oury dies
the name of Oury in the southwe a
name ever held in highest respect. lie
was the last male member OF the family.
and unmarried. His uncle, Hon. Grant
Oury, was childless. and he was an only
son. His two sisters are married, one,
Mrs. DIR. Grard, being at Benicia bar
racks, California, where the doctor is
stationed with the medical corps. The
other sister is Mrs. Major G.. G. Snith,
at San Antonio, Texas, where Major
Smith is with the regimental quart5r-
master corps. The funeral will proh-
ably be held Saturday, when Mrs. Cir
ard will be here.
At the inquest this morning Ignacio
Ortez, present at the shooting describ d
the affair. His testimony was as folio s:
IGNACIo ORTIZ.
Mr.. Curry and were looking at frei, BIT
ot -tAil uLiOd . pidCc me
stuff. went up to the counter, Frank
stood on one side of me and Mr.. Miranda
was sitting OF the shelf back Of the
counter IN e higher position than
where We wc'e. II about quarter CT
an hour Mr.. MiraLdsl said, "There SrJes
man."
We went to tie door but dill not ee
anybody. Frank said, "Why there
is nobody there, what is the matter " tn
your" About quarter of an hoGr
passed and we were talking, n,an
passed and the same thing occurred s
before. The third time and about tive
minutes after the last man was seen by
Mr.. Miranda, the three robbers entered |
the door, masked. One man was in the
light with knife In his hand and the |
man next to him with pistol. and the |
man with the pistol stepped into the |
middle of the room, and the man with |
the knife came close to where me and |
Frank were standing. The last man
was very short and he had small pistol. |
He stood near the door.
THOUGHT THEY WERE JOKING.
The man with the knife advanced to
where We were and demanded money. |
| turned around and said, "Some one |
Is playing joke on u.s." He said there
was mo joke about it.; we want money" |
and tfs man with the pistol fired shot. |
1t seems like the shot was direct C
Mr.. Miranda as the bullet struck few |
inches above his head. Then he |
changed position and the man with the |
knife turned around and went 20 the |
end uf the counter with the knife in his |
hands. Curry turned around to him and |
asked him what the matter was-what |
all this meant. III of sudden he grab |
bed for the knife. He had one hand on |
the fellows wrist and the other on the |
blade CT the knife. One of the others |
With a pistol seeing what Frank was |
doing ordered him to throw up his |
hands, and said, Don Pedro, we want ,
money" and the fellow with the knife |
said 1--WE want your money orsyour |
ilfe.' After that he moved to the |
entrance OF the room and MIR. Oury |
grabbed him.
When L saw that Mr.. Oury had |
grabbed the man with the knife ! |
jumped on the Eext fellow with the |
pistol. At the time Mr.. Oury grabbed |
the man with the knife Miranda came |
from behind the counter and the little |
man near the door made him throw his |
hands up, and at that time | jumped on |
to the other man with the pistol, and |
he looked like he was going to shoot |
at Mr.. Curry or Mr.. Miranda and | |
grabbed the pistol by the muZzle. While |
Frank and | were forcing our men, this
man that was watching Mr.. Miranda |
turned around to see what we were
doing. As he did so Mr.. Miranda |
sneaked into the next room. Then the
man that was watching Mr.. miranda
turned towards Frank and when he saw
that he was getting the knife away from
this man he fired shot
turned around when | saw HIM fire |
but L could not see that he had hit |
Frank, but | saw that Frank made q
very queer movement OF his shoulders,
which made me think that was the shot
that hit him in the shoulder,
LET THE MAN WITH THE KNIFE GO.
Frask than let the men with the knife
go and turned to the man that shot
hln. After he fired the shot he ran
out of the door, and Frank followed bim.
lie cought ihlm outside and clinched
with him trying to get the pistol away
from m. Then the man with the knife
went for me; he made a pass at me
and said, 'You let CO.. | had the
man by the blanket, and as the
man with the knife told me
to let go he made pass at ms with the
knife. L doubled In to escape the knife.
AT the same time he hit me with his
shoulder in the breast and L lost my bal
ance. There were some boxes behind
and he threw me right over them. | fell
into narrow place in between some
boxes. As was falling this man gave
q jerk and l let the shooter go.