Arizona republican., 1897-12-17
SUES. THE SUSPECT.
A Letter Presenting All the Elements
 of an Alibi.

The inquest into the Lynch killing was concluded in Justice Johnstone's court yesterday. The jury found that murder had been conmi. ted and that Lynch had come to his death at the hands of hls companion, Sues The more the case was invesiti gated, the cloudier it grew. On the testi- mony of the physicians, leaving out of consideration the statement of the dy- ing man that Sohung, otherwise Sues shot him, there can be no doubt that he was murdered and did not commi suicide. The only witness before the coroner's. jury yesterd day was Billy Blankensh.p, who swore that he saw Sues in town on Sunday, though he had said that he intended to Nave early on Sunday morning. This stata- ment corroborates the testimony of Fredericks, who swore that he saw him on Sunday, though Sues told him on Saturday night tha<dae wcu.d leave on his wheel before daylight On. Sun day morning, would ride to Maricopa and thence as much farther on his way to San Bernardino as would be necessary in order that wha. money he had might pay his fare the res. of the way.
 Whether he left town on that morn ing or the next, he was ssen no more about the lodging house, though some one was heard coming down stairs about o'clock on Monday mo.niug, evidently immediately alter the shost- ing, though the shot was heard by no one. Nor was he seen at Mar pa either on Sunday or Monday So far az can be learned. Upon the stj-e eL e Ii of Lynch and the testimony of Fred ericks and Blankenship, the ap- pearad reasonable grounds to suspec him of the murder But o he evi- dence not presented at the inquest came out yesterday which would seem to offer as strong an a-ibi as any man accused of g. crime would need. It is a letter now in The Republican office received yesterday by Frank Black o! this city from Sues himself a1 Sir Bernardino.
 He writes as follows:
 San ,Bernardino. Dec. IA, 1897.
 ''Mr. Frank Black. Phoenx, A. T. My Dear Sir-I beg leave to le. you know that I have arrived safe-y ai1. s B., and found my people in good health. The morning that I left ycr I went right lon to Maricopa and fron there to Gila Bend, when 1 look ths train to Yuma. I looked a. ouni there once more, but coul not find anythin g etc." The rest of the letter rela .es tc business enterprise which the writel and MT. Black had under consideration
 The point of special interest in the letter is the date, December If. The San Bernardino postmark on the en >velope is of the same date. The Phoe nix postmaTk is December 16. There can be no doubt that the letter was posted at San ernardino on December IA. but if Sues did not leave Phoeni1 until after the shooting of Lynch ht could not possibly have reached Sa1 Bernardino. for the shooting took place on the morning of December 13. Supposing that he left here or Sunday morning. as he said he was go. ing to do, and went to Giia Bend bJ the way of Maricopa, as the letter says he did. he must even then have taker the earliest westbound freight for Yuma in order to give him time tc Hook around" there. He must then have taken the regular passenger train which passed Yuma on the following morning, Monday.