Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-06-19
GUILTY AS CHARGED.
Brief Review Of a Most Brutal Murder of
 Which Two Men stand Convicted.

Brief Review Of "a Most Brutal Murder of
 Which Two Men stand Convicted.
 Tie Jury in the murder case of
 Lcske and Shultz made quick work
 yesterday in deciding the case after
 it was submitted to them. The
 evidence was circumstaniia ial, but of
 such a nature as to connect the
 defendants closely with the crime.
 Only two ballots were taken in the
 jury room, the first ballot contain
 ing one vote for acquittal. When
 the verdict was announced Shultz
 maintained the stoical appearance
 which has characterized him all
 through the trial the result appar-
 antly being no surprise to him.
 Not so however with Loske. While
 he has acted somewhat nervously
 during the progress of the trial be seemed to be buoyed up with the
 hope that his proof of an alibi was
 sufficient to clear hIm of the crime
 and when the verdict of guilty was
 announced he broke completely down. His head dropped down over his chest and he sobbed and cried bitterly.
 While Shultz maintained an out ward composure his fellow prison CTS state that he constantly paces fack and forth in his cell and is frequently startled in his sleep jumping from his cot. Whaar be particular nature of his dreams he which cause this of course no one knows, as he talks but little and never touches on the awful crime of which he is charged.
 The murder of C.. K. W. Me Nary, of which these two men have been convicted was one of the most brutal ever committed. McNary, with his son Dick occupied lonely cabin in Copper basin, where they own mining claims. It has been a custom of theirs for years, and par of the murdered man, when l business called him to town to make l the trip at night, both coming aud l going. On a dark night, last Janu- | ary, he started to Prescott about | 5 o'clock at night but never reached 1 a point beyond a half mile from | his cabin. On the day following his body was found, his head and | face being beaten and battered out Jf all semblance. to a human face or head. The ground near where the body was found was torn up and showed evidence ef a severe struggle having taken place. A lot 1f burned matches were found show ng that the murderer had appar- sntly been making a vigorous search Tor some object. A short distance away was found the fore arm of the itock of double barreled shot gun ,n which Shultz name was written Il Loske's hand writing. This fur lished clue to the officers, and 1t vas in search of this probably that he matches were burned. Sheriff 4uffner, who had been out there on official business on the day before he murder had seen Shultz with louble barreled shot gun and he gas unable to give any satisfactory of his presence there. t was from this clue that a web of ircumstantial evidence was woven round the defendants from which now seems impossible for them to scape.
 The motive for the crime was ound in the fact that the defen- ants had trouble with the Me ,arys over a mining claim which 7as in litigation and witnesses testi- ed that they had heard them make hreats against the old mans life.
 On the convening of court this lorning the prisoners were brought l and the date of passing sentence l Tas fixed for Friday June Fist. udge Sloan, on behalf of the de endants, filed a motion for a new rial, which will be argued after the lose of the trial now In progress.