Arizona republican., 1894-08-19
The Scene of the Killing,
r. Wilson's Store.
Chas. Grow was the Man
With the Shotgun.
"a Pitcher" Says Mr.. Crow,
(which Comes too Often
to the Well Is Liable
to Get Broken"

Jose Apadaca was shot dead last
night in the act of burglarizing R. Will
sons second hand store.
The shot which showed him into the
hereafter was fired by an old man
named Charles Grow, who stays in the
store at night with no other object in
view than to cut down burglars in the
hey dey of their career. The instru-
ment in the hands of the watchman
was double barreled shotgun loaded
with buck shot and so accurate was the
aim that the entire charge of one barrel
found lodgment in the burglars face
and neck, centering around the left side
of the mouth.
Shortly before eleven o'clock IT,
watchman was awakened by noise 81
the rear doors of the store. He picked
up his gun and when he had approached
within fifteen feet of the door he saw
the burglar in the moonlight. He had
already removed heavy board cover
ing which had been nailed over the
sash and was ready to enter.
The old man leveled his gun and fired
one barrel. He knew by the way the
man fell that another shot would be
waste of ammunition.
The report of the gun attracted
Night Marshal Wickham, who was only
block away, and soon after Deputies
Widmer and Prothero from the sheriff's
office arrived. The watchman was ar
rested and held in custody pending the
inquest.
In the meantime large crowd ar
rived. The dead man lay on his face in
a pool OF blood. He was in his stocking
feet. His shoes were afterward found
at the entrance of the yard where he
had removed them. He was provided
with set of improvised burglars tools,
which consisted of small jimmy, a
steel bar and a glass cutter. At his
feet lay gunny sack and in one pocket
was -four sack, intended receptacles
for plunder.
The body was turned over and the
face was quickly recognized, for Jose
Apadaca was we'll known IN Phoenix.
No other disposition was made of the
body until the arrival of Justice Kin
caid, who hastily subpenaed coroner's
jury consisting of Phil Wharton, John
Dobbs. E. H. Mowre, John Schriver, A.
]. Kent, John Hardee, George Hughes,
Joseph St. Clair.
The inquest was set for tomorrow
morning and the body was ordered to
be taken to the undertaking rooms of
Randall & Davis.
''A pitcher that comes to the well too
often is liable to get broken" said old
man Grow by which he referred to an
attempt on the store last winter when
he took a shot through the very same
door at the burglar. How he missed
him was problem. By concensus of
opinion it was established that the
dead burglar last night was the lucky
burglar that time.
Wilson's store has been favorite
point of attack for burglars for the past
year. The last successful raid netted
them about $500. 1t was then that Mr..
Wilson decided to establish system Of
espionage on his back door and since
then Mr.. Grow has been nightly ten
ant of the store.
The dead burglar was about 35 years
old, unmarried and said to be without
relatives in the city. He has figured
frequently in police and Justices courts
for minor offenses. He and Jeff Wilson,
the colored murderer, kept store near
the depot since Wilson's release from
Jail until a year ago. After that he
owned small store on Monroe street,
but failed in business.