Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
TIE RENO MURDER
 - ---- HORACE PHILLET SHOT BY AN UNKNOWN
 ASSASSIN.
Was he the Kid

The finding of dead man, near Reno, in Gila county with bullet hole through the body, was reported here on Sunday. Mir. A. J. Howell, postmaster at Tonto who arrived in Globe on Monday, related to us all the circumstances connected with the case.
 The body was discovered by Tommy Rice, on the morning of Sept. 7th,, in the Reno canyon, about one mile and a half above Moore's ranch. Rice started immediately for Tonto to re- port the discovery, and short dis tance from the Tonto store and post office, met Sheriff J, H. Thompson, and together they prSceeded to the store and reported to Mir Howell. The latter, who is a notary public, summoned jury, repahed to the scene, held an inquest on the body and buried it. An examination dis closed the fact that tho dead n,an had been shot from behind, the ballhaving entered under Che left shoulder blade and come out at the right nipple
 Immediately in front of the body was found roS of papers, where it had evidently escapSd from the plan's hand when he pitched forward off his horse. In the roll was a bill of goods, for 17 pounds of bacon, bought by Mir. Philley from Lon Forshsa Sept. 4th.; also four blank checks of the Tempe bank, and within the checks were two S5 bills, Philley for that is supposed to have been the dead mans name is described as small sized man, of sandy complexion, about 20 years of age, and weighed probably l5O pounds. He wore a gold ring on the little fin- ger of the left hand His hat was found about 29 yards back of where he fell The body had evidently not been disturbed after falling. Blood marked the road for some distance back, and in one spot there was quite elot of blood, supposed to have been 6 hemorrhage from the mouth
 About 100 yards back of where the body lay, Q wagon sheet, two com forters and sack containing barley and camp utensils were found, hidden in the brush at the side of the road, supposed to have fallen Off one of the pack horses, when the fatal shot was fired Tho remainder of the packs were afterwards found in little gulch hidden from the road.
 Philley and another man described as dark complexioned, with heavy dark muatache, were seen, by James Crabtree's family, pass the Crabtree ranch. n sunaowcr, Marioopa county, on tho morning of the 9th inst. One of the men rode a brown horse, the other a roan, and they also had a gray horse and a mule, packed, aud Q gray horse loose. The rAuIe, two gray horses and tbc Drown horse with only ropes around their necks, returned to Crabtree's on the 7th and were caught. The roan horse ridden by Philley was trailed to within one mile and half of the Touto store where the tra1 was lost
 ANuTHER VERSION -PHuLEY SUP
 POSED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY
 THE KID
 shes8 , T. Thompson, who re- a1rcd epp the Tonto country We'd .aea afternoon; has given us 3pfnr,at'en which materially chang
 IS the aspect of the deplorable aaab AGer She burial of young Phil ley, Nj, Tbomrson went over to Crab tree'a riach q S5nfoWer where he learned thlt Phiuey was alone when he passed lhere, with four horses, two of them packed3 also that Philley left Tempe alone, and was on bis way to Pleasant Valley, to work for Mir. liar mon who bought the Graham cattle Two mounted men with pack animals, had passed Crabtree ahead of Philley which gave rise to the story that Phil ley had companion What direction these two men ahead of Philley took after passing 3undower is not known, as they were not seen afterwards.
 Sheriff Thompson, accompanied by a youth, named Bud Burrows. left Sunhower last Saturday morning for the scene of the murder, and when near the summit of the road over Reno mountain struck a horse's trail which he back tracked to the canyon where Philleyls horses had been unpached There he discovered moccasiH tracks. Not far from there gray horse, that showed signs of hard riding, was found; he was branded II on the left thigh, brand that is unknown in that section. The suppositieh is that this is the horse ridden by the person who killed Phiney and thatafter the killing, he caught the latter's horse and rode him of. Mir Thompson disbelieves the story that Phillay's horse ran off Iiderlebs in Chs direction of Pleasant Valley, for the reasoh that band of horses had passed over the road after the murder ohliterating all trails. Whoever Ruled Philley took all his provisions except some canned goods and 15 pounds of bacon, and as the murderer carried the provisions, on the horse he rode, the animal must have been heavily loaded. Proceed ing on the trail from the canyonwhere the remnants of the packs were found, ahcnt tw1 hundred vards distant