Arizona silver belt., 1899-08-17
MURDER AT DENVER.
Two Police Officers Killed by We'll
Iington c. Lleweiiyn, a Soldier
late OF Globe.

At Denver, Colo, on Sunday morn
ing, Aug. l3, about one O'Clock, two
policemen, Thos. j. Clifford and VIM.
T.. Gritiiths, were shot and killed by
Wellington G. Llewellyn, soldier Of
the Thirty-fourth volunteer infantry,
stationed at Fort Logan, Colo, and
who enlisted at San Carlos, Arizona,
on the 25th of july last
The first news of the killing was re-
ceived here last Sunday afternoon in II
telegram to the operator of the q, Y.
Il. n n. telegraph line, from the Den
yer Republican, asking for informa-
tion in regard to Llew ellyn, which was
answered, giving him u good rcputa-
hon which he certainly bore during
the years of his residence i'll Globe.
The Denver News, of last Monday,
contains long account of the ailray,
from which 1t appears that the shoot
ing Of the two policemen was attroc-
ious murder The trouble originated
in saloon where Llewellyn and two
companions were drinking A dispute
arose over the payment for drinks and
while Llewellyn and the bartender we're
engaged in al alteration Negro por-
ter employed in the saloon attempted
to strike Llewellyn with n blackjack.
whereupon the latter drew n revolver
from his blouse. but was prevented
from using il by a soldier named Bry.
ant who caupbt Llewellyn's hand The
reyolyer. a 44.caliber Colts fell to the
tiled floor.
Llewellyn hastily picked the reyol.
yer M. thrust it into his blouse and
folIowed his companions, BRYANT and
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hand IN his blouse, drew his revolver
and fired three shots at Clifford, NIL OF
which took effect in the region of the
heart.
IIewelIvn took 10 his heels and was
folloved INV ot,icer Griaiths and , citi.
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oiiIcer prliiiths slShted MN and hred
three shots which were answered hy
three 10y Lewellyn, the second of which
pierced Gritiths body and lac fell NOR
tally wounded
LleweIIyn. in his fipbt was fired nj
several times by officers and he or a
man answering his dissertation was
finally caught by Officer Haiues, The
prisoner was left in CHARGE nr = snacial
officer while Haipes entered u natrol
box tn call n nolica WAGON when low
ellyn broke AWAY from the speciaI off.
cer and escaned and ON Tuesday last
had NOT been annreheuded The ex-
element and Indignation in the ten
derIoin district where the traoedy ne.
Cured. was so great that had LIewellyu
been caugbt he would in ALI nroba.
bility. have been lynebed
Wellington G. Llewellyn. commonly
called Jim LlewelIyn by his acouain.
tances here. was well and favorably
known in Globe. He came here first
in 1890. with his mother and two
brothers. He worked first for DIR.
Alex Trippel at the Buffalo smelter,
and afterwards for the Old Dominion
Copper company, He was regarded
as an industrious young man, was not
addicted to liouor and was never ouar.
relsome. although he possessed prov
ess as a boxer and was am eypert with
pistol and rifle.
On one occasion he was watching
some aceuaintances shooting with a
rifle at cans thrown in the air, and de-
rided them for poor marksmansbip,
saving he would not attemnt IN shoot
If no could not make better showing
His skill being questioned. he accept
ed tn. challenge to shoot with a pistol
at cans tossed i'm the air. he TO pay two
dollars for every shot missed and re.
ceive fifty cents every time he hit a
can. The cans were tossed in man
ner calculated d to puzzle professional
shot vet he perforated them with ease.
never missing. until his challengers
a .:,ol ,f a., no,>,,,,