Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-05-27
WONDERFUL pEraifaCArios.
a s,ene Man with i've lstercstins
Htrtertes,

Tom n. Hlnch, OF Gallup, has finally
become famous, and that petriHed man
he had on exhibition in this city few
years ago, which he ALEC exhibited In
many OF the cities aud towns OF Teras,
10 the cause Of bis promineuos. When
Mr.. Hinch was here with his "wonder,"
Il was thought that the petriaoat!on was
that Of q man. California Desperate,
who, being closely pursued by officers
aud wounded, had crawled into q cave
10 Fresno county, CAL, used ~ render.
vous by bandits and there died. For
some reason or other the cave for years
was neglected by desperadoes, but one
hoe summer morning, a few years ego,
a. the story relates, q party OF advsn-
the mouth OF the cave and unesrthed
this wonderful hnd--that wounded des.
persdo had turned 10 pe.riticstion. This
story was a capital one and strictly I'D.
hsred to Tor come time, but when the
%, rlfied man reached little town call.
ed Honey Grove, 10 Fannin county,
Texas, and few gun shot wounds and
arrow plerces were discovered on hls
body, considerable interest w.s aroused
and one man. John Ward. by name, rec
o9nized the stone M the remains Of
fellow cowboy who AZ killed by lndians
and buried by his comrades 10 cave 10
the Guadalupe mountains.
1t 10 narrowing tale, and Mr.. Hinch's
petriiiod man has taken on new lease
OF popularity. The story rune No fol.
lows:
"Iu 1867, about the Goth OF August,
when the SUI was shining brightly and
all nature was smiling, Mr.. Ward was
with herd Of cattle going to Fort Bum.
nsr, Lud when Dear the foot OF the hills
OF the Guadalupe mountains, near the
line Of New Mexico and Texss, some Of
the cowboys had followed some Indians
Who had stolen COW. The Indians had
dred on them from ambush add two Of
them we're killed. About two days AZ.
ter they left, Mr.. Ward was hunting for
the bodies Of the boys and found one Of
them, William MoConley, dead In cave.
Mr.. Ward left him there and went back
10 camp and .ent some Of the boys 70
bury him. which they said they did, and
they buried him in the cave. McCou.
ley was wounded In the right side and
over the left eye anu had arrows 10 bis
breast and one in his nose. The qua
which. 10 said TO have been found near
the rename 10 like the guns Mr.. Ward
had with the outfit, but the gentleman
does not remember whether McCoulsy's
gun was left near his remains OF not.
The s,ze OF the stone, the shape Of iN
face, especially the nose, which 10 Q little
Roman, ars very much like that OF No
Conisy."
Mr.. Ward has undoubtedly disiin.
guisue1 himself and has lifted great
weight of the minds Of those who ksvs
been looking for Billy MoCosley for 10
these many years. Charley Hunt was
seen this morning and he windy r-msm.
bers the fight near Fort sumner on that
warm August day, while Joe Saint and
q. L. Brooks read Of the incident IN
their readers but had no idea that pet
rifed man would come up twenty cir
yesrs afterwards. Wiley Weaver claims
TO have seen some account Of the skir.
mish IN an old issue o. this Algodonss
Avalanche, and John A. Lee has a. 10.
distinct idea that hs read Of Hillys fight
with the indiana In the Kansas Grass-
hopper.