Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-04-28
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winslow. April ~. - Reports brough
IN ny parties who arrived yester
day frun ~. Johns, ropfiru
earlier statements 10 the effect that m,
Jury In the case ~ sam weasingrr, eharr
ed with the murder Of John shea at Wins
low on Thanksgiving night. Nov. ~
1893, brought In a verdict ~ guilty o
murder In TIE first degree The verlic,
was not unexpected, as ia. shouaing va,
one ~ ihe most cold bloUied ever rrcos,i
ci IN the territory. Judge Hawkins. a.
10 his custom. will pronounce ssnt.pe,
during the clos ng hours ~ the term,
other culprits being called for like Dur.
ls~e Al the same hour
Going haok 20 the scene of the Ahea
killing, th. event " described briefly Ia
this wise Weasinger. who " good sing
er. was In the habit II displaying bis
abilities In the saloons he frcluented
On the evening In question the principals
wero In the Reception. and bath were "in
their cups," just enough Ia make them
inclined 10 use high words likely to lead
~ quarrel NJ they were comparative
strangers Ia each other. Shea demanded
. gong, which Wessinger declin.si 81 ren
der This l.si Shea IN call "Dig Sam, "
AZ the former was dubbed by those who
knew him hest, q name that would not
appear we'll In print sam was disposed
T. pass II by, and he som went 10 Kari.
gan h BAuerhach's saloon. u few doors
east. A little later Shea and an Acquain-
lance dropIHd In. To the latter. Shea
remarked; There In the - I made
take water and I'll do u again." whereat
Wessinger drew = - Smith a wesson,
the sight ri which caused Shea IN retreat
through . hack dour. closing II behind
him, Wessinger. who was close upon
him, open-d the door. and once outside,
he fired on Shea, the fi ut shot taking If.
feet in Jacks thigh. ranging downward.
As Shea climbed the fence and was part
~ over, the second and fatal shot went
into the small II his back. ranging up.
warSl into the neck. causing the unfortu.
nate man ~ fall upon tn. outside Of the
fence, where he WAS picked up dead.
wresinger came back to the saloon,
carrying the gun aud reloAding 40 b..
progressed towards the bar, where he
stopped and ordered drinks for friends
Five minutes later Constable JAcoby en-
tere,l and placed Messenger under arrest,
and within = few days sam was in the
bastils At II. Johns. The excitement,
was great At the time ~ the shaaing and
w-nainger would have been lynched but
for the Intervention Of friends.
Shea was helper In the round house.
having recently returned from some
western division point. He was very
well liked and had numerous friends.
Wessingcr Was freight brakeman on
the wipslow Gallup run, dressed we'll
and was considered physically perfect
lie was little known, compared with the
other. ~ he had sarvsd but short per-
nod on this run, and had few 70 say a
god worvi Tor him. especially afssr the
fatal ARRAY, He Was . X Of p, Among
whom he had intimate fr,ends. His own
testimony before the jury was sufficient
4, convict, Witnesses of the trial say.
On Tuesday Chas. WAgguner, . COW
pancher. was found guilty a. charged,
| for toe murder Of Ike Lee, foreman Of the
Defiance Cattle company. at Holbrook, In
1892
A Mexican, named Juan Garviso.
charged with the murder Of Ed. Wright.
deputy sheriff, In the Reception saloon
here last December, 10 on trial. II y
thought 0arviso will get OF easy a. the
defense will eudeavor To show self de-
fense on the part Of their ciisnt. j. W
Moberly, Who, Il Ia claimed, held Wright
from assaulting Garviso, 10 held - &C.
caseory.
Three Aexicans charged with carving
ons Edward Csmpbsll, also Q Mexican,
on Sunday morning, April Is, resulting In
the death VI Campbell, wore put through
Judge Wilson's court here In short order
and loiged al ~ Johns Thursday morn
ing following. The case will be disposed
II this week The term will terminals
about May 10. A number II unimpor-
| tAnt civil cases are on the docket. About
twenty Wiuslowites ara In attendance
Julius Eisemann spent Saturday herr
an' went west Sunday morning.
Ne ssss nkipvea.
The sudden DISAPPEARANCE Off. y Mer'
rill, Of NJ Paso. who Was defeated at the
r,cen, city election there for recollection
- assessor, has caused an investigation
into his accounts, and shortage hAs beeI
discovered. Mr.. Merrill was one Of thu
best fellows In III Paso, and thoee Albu
quer,usans. whom he royalty sussrtainss
when they visited H Paso, win regret y
read Of his downfall II 10 thought that {
weil-known sporting woman Of Rl Paso
with whom Merrill was Intimate and oh
has aiso disappeared. Ia with the hes'nl
ex-assessor and collector. Mrs Merrill
tells the Herald thu. che doss not knot
the whersabo Of her husband. Im
moral city officials are having hard tim
this year.
sale OF maekay MsAsiss.
Paris, April 2<.-The magnificent rssi
dsnos Of Mrs. John ". MackAy. wife q
the California bonanza millionaire, va
! /, have gone under the hammer to-day
. but ~ the condition 81 sale, an ups
, price Of one million francs 90 two hun
drcd thousand dollars, was not reaehe
the property was Withdrawn from ih
, market. II may be disposed Of. hos
, ever, under private sale to-day.
Peaeefsi PrseiAsastsa.
Washington. April A-.Ths proclAm'
: ton issued to-day concerning the Coxs,
= stes declares that M good can come Of sue
. gathering. and forb'ds soliciting aim
!, or the making Of orations or asssmblit
!. In the streets, aud declares ell such criu
viii bs summArily dealt with aud the Law
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