Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-05-12
BROTHER KILLS ANOTHER.
He Shoots Four Times With
Fatal Results.
The Dead Man Record of Two KILL
ings and Wanted to Add HIS
Brother TO the List.
From the Tucson Star.

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| Thursday evening a colored courtesan
by the name OF Hattie Easley, who
lives in Gay alley, hunted up Lucas Es-
trella and desired him to arrest Will
liam Reglen, negro, on a charge of
! battery, inasmuch as he had broken a
chair over her head. A warrant Was
obtained, and after some search. Will
liam was located and arrested. He was
able to furnish security, however, and
was therefore released, to appear yes
terday morning for trial.
| Constab BILE Estrella was asked whether
he had any trouble in taking his man.
"Oh, no. Not this time. He knows
me now," he said. "When 1 arrested
him the first time, he was fly, but 1
broke a pistol over his head, and he
comes row without trou ble."
Upon being released, however, he
went and got revolver somewhere,
and about 80 yesterday morning again
went to Gay alley.
Hattie Easley, the complaining wit
ness, is the mistress OF brother Of
William Raglen, named John Raglen,
and these two, fearing William would
be released and want to make trouble,
had locked and barred the door of her
room. A few well-directed kicks, how
intruder, and he entered the room,
breaking out threats against the occu.
pants.
And here there are conflicting tales
as to what happened. but it seems that
William shot once at his brother and
the woman, the bullet grazing the IN
dex finger of the mans right hand. He
sprang from the bed and closed with
his brother to get the pistol from him,
and not succeeding in this, attempted
to get his own revolver from under the
pillow.
He got the revolver, and his brother,
William, grasped the muzzle of it, as
nearly as could be learned, and John,
knowing that one or the other had to
be shot. began shooting, one bullet
breaking the middle finger of William g
right hand, and other entering the
abdomen. William then ran from the
room and went to different saloons
where he drank at the bar, notwith-
standing the fact that the blood was
pouring down over the floor from his
wound. He finally was placed in a
carriage and sent to physician, who
took him to the hospital where his
wounds were dressed, but as the oper-
ating room was not in readiness, the
dressing OF the abdominal wound was
postponed.
In the mean time, John Raglen, who
had done the shooting, hunted up
Constable Estrella. told him what he
had done, and gave himself up, being
placed in the county Jail. The officer
yesterday showed the reporter the
weapon that was used, 80 caliber self
acting Smith & Wesson, with four Of
the i've cham bers empty, and encrusted
with the blood OF the wounded man.
Yesterday afternoon about 3 O'Clock
the man at the hospital died from the
effects of the wound which had pierced
the intestlneB. The body was brought
to the rooms OF the Arizona Undertak-
ing company, and Justice Meyer as
coroner empanelled jury to hold an
inquest over the remains. The jury
meets at the justice court at 8 O'Clock
this morning The funeral will be held
at 4 80 this afternoon from the under
, taking parlors.
The majority Of those who knew Viii
liam Raglen, the dead man, say thai
he merely got what be deserved, as ht
was very onarrelsome man. and hat
been a great deal of trouble and ex
pense to his brother. He killed TIVE
men in Texas, but was pardoned cut o
the penitentiary of that state. Sine
I being here he has been gam bier, ant
) about the saloons. It is thought tina
John, who is now in Jail, will be re
+. leased under the theory that he kilie'
his brother in self defense. He feel
very badly over the unfortunate affair