Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-06-15
VAIN PURSUIT OF STEWART.
He Managed to EIude the Officers William Dearing Encounters a HighwaYman Supposed
 to be Stewart.

to be Stewart.
 Officers who started in pursuit oi Frank Stewart, who shot Dr. J. B McNally yesterday afternoon, re' turned about dark last evening with. out succeeding in efecting his cap. ture. The trail led them beyond the rare track when it doubled back towards town and was followed to within half a mile of Prescott, when darkness overtaking them the off cers were compelled to leave it.
 About ten o'clock last night Wm | Dearing arrived in town from his ranch on horseback, and reported that when a short distance west of town he was accosted by a man on foot, who demanded him to stop. Not needing the demand a second order was given, when Dearing drew his revolver, but just as he got it out the man fired at him, the bullet taking effect in his hand, knocking his pistol to the ground. Dearing was shot in both hands. His assail- ant is supposed to have been Stew art, whose object was to obtain pos session ofDearing's horse, no doubt thinking that he had killed Me Nally.
 It has been learned since yester- days report of the shooting of pr. McNally was published that Stew art entered hIs office with his pistol in his hand. He owed the doctor 8 balance of $500 and he laid the money on the table, at the same time commencing to abuse him for what he claimed was lack of skill or success in the operation he had performed. The doctor tried to
 eason with him, but without avail. Dr. Walls, who dressed pr. McNally's wounds, says that undoubtedly had the bullet not been defected from its course by the watch it would have penetrated his heart.
 In getting the report from Dr. Walls by telephone yesterday of the wounds, there was misunderstood ing of the doctors words, as Mir. McNally was not shot in the thigh, his only wounds being in the arm and slightly confused wound and bruise in front of the left lung. While the bullet did not penetrate the skin at the latter place it struck with such force as to cause a rup- ture of blood vessels in the lung, producing a slight hemorrhage.
 This morning John Stephens re- ported that horse had been stolen from his slaughter house corral just south of town and it is supposed that Stewart stole him and the off, cers took a fresh start on this trail thus morning.
 Mark Bradley arrived in town this afternoon and reports having seen the sheriff and posse at Mike Her mann's place on Groom creek, hay ing just returned there from beyond that point towards the Senator niue. They missed his trail at Hermaun's place, as instead of going towards the Senator he turned down Groom creek towards the Has sayampa. P. J. Fitzgerald IS re- ported 10 have passed hlm on the way south this morning.
 It transpires now that Stewart had been looking for Dr. McNally on Monday night. He called at a certain house, where he thought he lived, at midnight, and asked for Dr. McNally, aud on being told that he did not live there he in- quired where he did live. At 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning he visi- ted Hotel Butke and asked the night clerk for him. On the latter telling him that he was not there, but that he could reach him by telephone, he replied that he did not want to reach him in that way. It was evi- dentlv bis intention to have met and shot him at night ard then to have made his escape in the dark ness,