Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-02-21
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
The Royal saloon on Granite Street the
 Scene of Another Homicide.

AlN AsR atA TAANNA nA NNNMtAN street NH e
 Scene of Another Homicide.
 A Soldier shot Through the Heart and
 Instantly Killed. by the Bartender.
 The Royal saloon on Granite street was. last night. the scene of 8 tragedy in which Private Reillyan. oF c Go, Huh Infantry, stationed at Whipple, was shot through the heart and instantly killed. The saloon is owned by Charles Wallace and a woman named Erba Robin son. and 1t was only a few weeks ago that the man killed last nig Int was shot in the head and quite se- riously injured, near the same place, by Frank McQuilken. In the em- ploy of the saloon as bar tender and waiter was Frank Suffice, otherwise known as the "Walleyed Kid" On the night that Reillyan was shot by McQuilken 1t seems that Suffice and he had one or two fights, in which the soldier Is said to have been worsted. It Is further stated that Reillvan. while in the hospital suffering from the wound received at the former shooting, had sent wordto Suffice that he intended to kill him as soon as he recovered. Reillvan was discharged from the hospital a few days since, and last night came to town. The general statement made by all who witness ed the killing. was to the effect that on entering the saloon, Reillyan drew pistol and commenced shoot ing, when Suffice pulled his gun also, and fired, the first shot from his pistol taking effect in Reillyan's left breast, the ball piercing his heart, causing instant death.
 Just how many shots were fired could not be ascertained. Reillvan has four wounds, two in his body and two in his head, any one of which seems to be sufficient to have caused death.
 After the shooting was over Suffice went to the court house and sur rendered to the sheriff He was seen in the jail this morning by the JOrRNAL-MNER's news gatherer, but refused to make any statement what ever or to answer any questions an regard to the shooting.
 Justice Fleury impanneled a iury this morning to hold an inquest. and after viewing the body which was taken to Pritchett's undertak- ing rooms, an adjournment was had until , o'clock this afternoon.
 Suffice several years ago, when a lad of about eleven or twelve years of age, shot and killed an Indian in Big Chino valley. A rumor on the streets to the effect that he had also killed a Chinaman some time or other, could be traced to no reliable source and probably originated as such rumors do when a man is in trouble, from exaggeration.
 The tragedy occurred about 1l:30 o'clock and several other soldiers are said to have been present in the saloon when it happened.
 The receipt of the news at Whip pie, among his comrades, is said to have caused the greatest excitement anu AA VI hotS ANuL4 ucNcScdIN TOT tNO armed officers to guard the gun racks of the company to which he belonged to prevent the men from taking their arms and averaging his death.
 While the killing. from all ac- counts obtainable. seems to have been justifable, the locality in which 1t was done does not bear .he best reputation
 The following composed the coro- ner's jury at the inquest: Joseph Gales foreman, R. T. Ballinger, J. Philips, 1. Q. Moves, Otto Miller, and Frank MYer The substance of their verdict was to the effect that deceased was a native of Illinois aged g years, and the jury believed from the testimony that the killing was done in self defence.