Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-11-16
THE TRILBY TRAGEDY
Fatal TermnaiiOn of a Dispute Over
 Mining Boundary Lines.
Billy Murphy and George Berna! Die
 From Their Wounds.
From sa'urdays Daily.

Further particulars and some ad- ditional light over the report oi yesterday is thrown on the tragedy enacted at the Trilby mine, near Hot Springs Junction. Sheriff Ruff finer in answer to telegrams left on the 8 o'clock train anu returned to- day bringing in Ben Sweniger, who 1t seems went to Wickenburg aud gave himself up to the sheriff as 8 witness of the tragedy. Today by telegraph 1t wa7 learned that Mir. Murphy had lied last night at 7 o'clock from the wounds received, while Bernal, one of the principles. had also died on the ground where the shOoISag occurred yesterday forenoon.
 A reporter on this paper visited Bernal in the county jail, and from his lips gained the following par ticulars of the tragedy:
 Swenlger says that Murphy rode over on horseback to where be and Bernal were at work on their claim, about one and one-half miles from the Trilby, and after dismounting from his horse, accused Bernal of intruding, and followed it up with pulling his gun and firing two shots, both of which took effect in Der nals body. Sweniger says that Bernal returned the fire, and that he then left, after both men were lying on the ground, and both, ap- parently dead. He stopped but Q minute to look at Bernal, and seeing that he was dt ad, went over the hill and told two Mexicans to go, one to the Trilby and the other to Mrs. BernaPs cabin, and tell what had happened. SwenIger also stated the trouble was over the boundary line of some mining ground in that vicinity, but he did know the exact nature of the dispute.
 Other information was also ob tsined of the tragedy this after noon, which throws an entIrel different light on the frightfu tragedy than that given by Sweni- ger, in thls, that Mir. Murphy was shot four times, and that two of the bullets were fired from the rear and entered his back. and two also were fired directly in front of him and entered his body from that direction. Witnesses to substaEtiate the .Oca- ton of the wounds will arriva to- morrow morning when a clear know ledge of the trouble will be known.
 The remains of MT Murphy will arrive on the o'clock train in the morning and will be buried under the auspices of the A. 0. U. w. lodge.
 The deceased was In charge of the Trilby mine as superintendent, and was an industrious and capable miner. He leaves wife and several children, to whom the tender sgmp- aihy of community is extended in their sad bereavement.
 From Mondays Daily.
 The net around the Trilby tragedy is drawing closer and closer every day. As facts.are coming to light it is the belief that Hr. Murphy was murdered in cold blood. Arrivals yesterday from the scene of the shooting state that before dying MT. Murphy made a sworn staten ynt that he was shot from behind by man named Sweniger, and that after he-Murphy- fell he shot Bernal. In addition to that Murphy stated before he expired that Sweniger came up to him and placed the gun against his head saving that he had a good mind to finish him. After Mir. Murphy's remains reached Prescott Drs. Barrett and McNally held a post mortem ex- animation on the body and two sized bullets in cslibre were found. This would lead to the belief that both Bernal and Sweniger participated. The latter is under arrest and iu jail here, and the grand jury will in- vestigate the case at once probably. The gun carried by Sweinger when arrested is a fl calibre, while that found alongside of Bernal was 45 calibre.