Southwest-sentinel., 1893-05-16
CONsTABLE G. B. Schultz MUR.
DFRED.


! ing Ahkoh 70 aAiis tht Nhlltl Nans
Last Thursday afternoon between 4
and O'Clock az Constable G. d. Schultz,
OF Pyramid, and J. p. Ownby, OF Lords
burg, we're coming through Cactus Flat,
about fifteen miles from this place, on
the L,ordsburg road, with three Mexican
prisoners. Cslso Analla, one Of the pris-
oners, threw Schultz from the wagon and
picking up his pistol which was lying on
the scat shot and killed him.
Schultz and Ownby started from Lords
burg Thursday morning With Davido
Ramires and Celso Anallk who had
robbed a store at STEMS Pass, and had
been committed 10 await the action Of
the grand jury by Justice Mc0rath, Of
Lordsburg, and o. Sena, who had been
sentenced to Jail for 60 days by Justice
Medbury, Of Pyramid, for making an at
tack on Constable Schultz with heavily
loaded quirt.
Sena and Ramires were handcuffed
together and we're sitting in the rear
seat with Mr. Ownby, and Aualla was
shaclSled and sitting in the front seat
with Schultz AS they were coming
through Cactus Flat, Analla pushed
Schultz out of the wagon and fred Ave
shots, three Of which took effect in
Schultz back aud head. One shot en-
tered the back between the shoulder
blades, passing through the lungs and
came out OF the left breast. Another
passed through the right shoulder and
the third entered just in front of the
right ear and came out of the left cheek.
As soon as the trouble commenced Own
by reached for his pistol but found that
it was gone. In the scuftle he was
thrown out Of the wagon and escaped
He does not think that any of the shots
were fred at him but is not certain
about it.
After the killing, the Mexicans took
watch off the dead body and, having So
sured both pistols which Schultz aud
Ownby had along, started on toward this
place. Sena did not want to go with the
other Mexicans but they threatened to
take him back and kandcuff HIM to the
dead man il be did not go and he made
no further objection Analla had new
file in bis bundle and With this the Mex
leans succeeded in fiiIng1the handouts
apart. At this time il was raining hard
and about dark. Sena watched his op-
portunity and jumped from the wagon
which was being whirled toward Silver
City at a lively rate. Ramires and An
ALA arrived at the top Of the hill in
sight of this city between and 9 o'clock
and there they left the wagon and
mounted the horses and rode into town
They remained here for at least two
hours and were noticed by a number of
people who thought it strange that two
men should be riding around town in
the rain at that time OF night. They
sent TO two saloons for whlskey and to
a restaurant for sandwiches but did not
get off their horses while in the business
part Of town. About 10 o'clock S. H.
Eckles was aroused by noise in front
of his house on Bullard street and got
up to see what was the matter. 1t was
very dark and he could see nothing.
The next morning he picked up a large
file Of very coarse cut in front OF his
gate. This file was undoubtedly the one
which was used by the Mexicans to file
apart the handcufs and it was either
lost or thrown away by the Mexioans
when they were in front OF Eckles' house.
It is quite probable that the noise they
made was caused by one of the horses
stumbling on a pile Of rocks around a
tree in front of Eckles' house. Ramires
and Analla crossed the street and
knocked at the door Of a Mexican wom-
an who lives there but they were not
admitted. After IL o'clock they we're
not seen IN town.
While the murderer was riding around
town entirely unsuspected of such a
crime, Sena and'Ownby we're making all
possible haste to get here. It was ram
ing hard and was very dark so they made
rather slow progress. 0wuby was slight
ly injured when he was thrown out OF
the wagon and was overcome with fatigue
when within unile OF the city limits Of
Silver City. He sank down unable TO
go farther. Sena arrived here Friday
morning between and 8 o'clock and re-
lated the story of the murder. He was
Immediately locked up IN a steel cage
and Deputy Sheriff Baca started out at
once Others soon followed. Ownby
was found and brought TO The hospital
here about 10 o'clock nearly dead from
exhaustion and exposure. He had been
ont in the ram all night and was chilled
through. About this time the wagon
was found and then it was plain that the
Mexicans had driven in here. 1t was
not long before the officers were satisfied
that the men they were looking for had
been in town the night before About
noon several men started out after the
fugitives
Aboat 2 o'clock Sheriff Laird arrived
with the body Of Constable Schultz and
took it to the undertaking rooms of o.
G. HinmGn where 1t was viewed by
large number OF people. Justice Givens
summoned a coroner's jury aud held an
inquest, after which the body was pre-
pared for burial. It was shipped to
Lordsburg on Saturday morning by ex-
press.
Sheriff Laird, soon after his return
from Cactus Flat, offered a reward Of
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