The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-26

ing matters over.
After doing his murdsrous act at tne
ranch, killing his young wife and fatally
shooting his brother-in'law, George
Hunter, Craig rushed to the city In nis
buggy. Soon'after learning what Craig
had done. Asa Hunter. brother OF the
dead man, William Hunter, jumped
upon horse and followed the blood
thirsty man in post haste.
Craig ran his horse nearly all the way
and outwitted the old gentleman VINO
was following him.
He reached his house on Buena vista
street, and drove. unseen. into q BACK
corral belonging to M. A. Long, wood
aud hay dealer adjoining Crsix'a resi-.
dence, or where he resided when he and
his wits lived together.
Tying his horse, he went around to
the front and found the old gentleman
and lady, his father and mother-in.law,
sitting in rocking chairs on the porch.
They were enjoying the cool evening
and watching the coming OF the twi'
light. They were wholly oblivious to
any trouble Of such . tragical nature,
and were enjoying themselves 80 only
old persons can.
BOTH WERE KILLED.
Apparently without warning, Crais
rushed up the stoop and drew his re-
volver. His fathsr-in.law evidently saw
that trouble was going to result. for he
got up from his chair and rushed toward
the frenzied man. Before he reached
him a bullet from Craig's revolver struck
him in the right eye, and he fell dead.
He fell OH his right side, and must have
expired instantly.
By this time Mrs. Hunter was crazed
with fright and attempted to get away.
She turned to jump over the bannister
when shot struck her under the right
ear and entered tie base of the brain.
She, too. died in second.
cRAIa's ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
After firing several other shots, some
from each OF the rsvolvsra, he turned
the last ball to bis head and fred. The
ball struck him on the left side OF the
head but did not crush the skull. He
fell to the floor unconscious. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunter were lying side by side at
the north END of the porch, while Craig
fell where he shot at them.
HELP AT THE SCENE.
just across the street resides G.. Lopez,
a Mexican. He happened to be in the
corner saloon and heard the shots. He
rushed across the street and saw Craig
being led out by two men.
The two men were M. A. Long and
Nicholas Dietephano. Long keeps the
wood and hay yard three doors south of
Distephano, lives nearly opposite on the
other side Of the street.
Hearing the shots. Long and Diste-
piano rushed to the scene, reaching it
about the same time.
They saw Craig lying on the porch just
above the stop and near the edge. By
his right hand lay revolver. Long
turned Craig on his side when the
wounded man grabbed the weapon az il
he wanted to use il again and Long took
it away from him. Distephano, unseen
by Long, found another revolver near
Craig's feet. Every chamber in both
weapons was empty.
They noticed only Craig, it being go
dark by this time that the two dead
persons on the other end of the porch
were not seen. Seeing that Craig was
alive they helped him to his feet, when
he quickly revived.
Long and Distephano took him into
Longs house and washed the blood
from f., his head and face and bsna"s'u
Long had by this time notified the
police station, and the patrol wagon
was sent to the scene.
BY the time the wagon arrived; Cap
tain McKeag OF the East Side. station,
Officers Woodward, Mcguire, Rohn and
! Craig were in it.
Craig was placed in the wagon BY
Officers Bates, Sites and Ditewig and
he was conveyed to the receiving hos.
pital.
SCENE AT CRAIG's REsIDENcE.
When HERALD reporter reached the
place OF the tragedy, weird, tragic
scene presented itself. Lying side by
side were man and wife. Hunter lay
on the east side OF his wife, a gaping
bullet hole just over his right eye. A
great pool of blood was upon the porch
and little stream of warm blood was
still trickling down over the face on to
the floor.
! Mrs. Hunter lay within few inches
OF her husband. A pool of blood was
beneath her body, having run from a
bullet hole on the right side of the
head, just below and back of the ear.
Her clothing was saturated with her
life's blood, and the porch resembled o
butchers STALL
MANY PEOPLE AT THE SCENE.
Thirty minutes had not elapsed after
the shooting until there were 500 people
there. The news of the awful tragedy
spread like wild6rs, and every BODY
passing the street crowded themselves
upon the sidewalk to catch glimpse OF
the bodies.
The residents in tho neishborhood for
blocks rushed to the scene upon hearing
the shots. and the police had to keep the
crowd back with their clubs.
People surrounded the house on all
sides to satisfy their curiosity by the
sight of human blood. Long after the
bodies had besn removed 20 the morgue
people still hung around the awful scene
and discussed the worst tragedy Los An
geies has seen in many day.
THE BODIES REMOVED.
The bodies were removed to the under.
taking parlors OF Orr q Patterson. on
North Spring street. whore Coroner
Gates will hold the inquest at / O'Clock
today.
The coroner was on hand at the scene
OF the tragedy very shorty after it hap
pened, and took every plecaution to get
all the facts in the case, and TO subpoena
the Witnesses.
About u O'Clock the body OF the muir
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