Arizona republican., 1895-10-29

definite instructions, was allowed to go. Friday night the sheriff went to Mesa, ostensibly to look up jurors for the coming term of the district court. When the news of the plot on his life was divulged to Williams he was hor- ror-stricken. From the tale of the con- federate he at once recognized his son. in-laW, Dr. Rose, whom he represented as everything that could be wicked in man. The women were accordingly quietly removed to neighbours, and all Friday night a watch was kept by Orme and the doctor. No one appeared.
 The next night Deputy Sheriff John Slankard was added to the garrison. To him was allotted a station in a screened 'lean-to," back of Chinese laundry just to the north of the Will Hams residence where he could without being seen ,have a close and clear view of the rear of the house.
 Early in the evening, Orme and Doc tor Williams mounted guard in the house. At 9:30 Slankard saw Hoxey stealthily come down the alley from the west, go to the back screen door and return with but short delay He
 
 had cut the netting on the screen door that alone protected the entrance. Shortly after a second person, un- known at present, appeared. Both his hat and coat were turned inside out and behind his turned up collar his features could not be distinguished He peered around and then picking up a clod threw it toward the Chinese house and disappeared-a mysterious harlequin in the tragedy.
 About II o'clock HoXey again appear ed. He reconnoitered, found the coast clear to all appearances and made a signal in the faint moonlight. He was | joined by Rose. Together they went around the canvas kitchen of the Will Hams house and to the back screen door, out of Standards sight. Slank- ard followed, his shotgun cooked and ready, but the job was soon appropri- ated by his superior officer
 When the two men appeared at the screen door the forces inside were ready. Orme was sitting on a trunk in the corner of the room opposite the door and Williams had another corner, behind the shelter of a door, On the bed, in anticipation that Rose might get that far, had been placed a couple of dummies that might have deceived in the dark. | HoXey thrust his hand within the screen, lifted the hook that secured the door and the two entered ,HoXey lead ing and getting away at once from the door. Then from the gloom in front of him came to Rose the stern con- mand:
 | Hold up your handsv'
 | The bed closely set against the west wall, was so arranged that the heads of the dummies were at the assassin's left hand as he entered. He had passed around the head of the bed and was leaning over the dummies with the hammer raised. HoXey had gone on past the sheriff and into the north room and Rose undoubtedly was awaiting the sound of the blow that was to accomplish his confederate S part of the bloody work. When the sheriff spoke, Rose dropped his up- raised right hand, stepped back a pace and waited, clearly expecting Hoxey to come to his rescue.
  able" said Sheriff Orme Sunday ito "a Republican reporter, "but didn't want to kill man, and in spite of what I | had learned of the fellows dangerous character, I must have given him time enough to have counted seven. I saw him very plainly, as he stood between me and the door, just inside the door.
 Instead of throwing up his hands, however, he seemed to be trying to To- cate me where I was standing, not over seven feet from him, as the room is small one,,
 Again the sheriff spoke: Throw up your hands. I've got you covered with a double-barrelled shotgun, and I'll certainly kill you if you don't hold up your hands,
 q couldn't have given man better show" said the sheriff.
 But Roses only answer was a motion to produce the small revolver he was carrying. He seemed to have ample time, but was not quick enough. Orme pulled trigger of his gun, borrowed one. The hammer simply snapped. But the second barrel was all right. The load of buckshot struck the miscreant full on the right side of the body, tearing it's way through him, riddling the heart in it's passage. The first barrel seemed to have been discharged by the shock of the second, the load penetrating the upper portion of the abdominal cavity, few inches below the wound first made. Rose staggered and had fallen when Slankard from around the kitchen, ran into the doorway and grasped his hands. Death had been practically instantaneous. In one hand was a short blacksmith's sledgeham- mer. with which it had been