Arizona republican., 1899-07-07
TIE NEWS
 OFJEROME

respondence of The Republican. J.
 Hardly had Jerome resumed the nor
 nal and even tenor of it's way afte-
 the recent fortunate escape from th.
 serious disaster involved in the las
 fire. when the community was sgair
 thrown into intense excitement by Ihe murder of Mac" Rodgers ant
 Clint" Wingfeld at Camp Verde, thf details of which went to The Republi- can by special wire The dead men Were among the best known and most popular in the county, and the manner Of their passing has aroused the deepest indignation. On he face of the meager returns it appears to have been a most cruel ana wanton 6iabolism, or the work of crazed tiend. If the object was robbery. the act failed of it's purpose. Certainly no faud or sGirit of vengeance actuaJed the assassin, as he was unknown to those who claim tc, have seen him .oitering about the general country store of Rodgers & Wingfeld nearly the whole day preceding the night of the killing. Last night it was reported
 
 employed to track the fugitive had abandoned the trail, fer the reason, IL was said, that no guarantee of pay nient for their services was forth coming. Sheriff Munds arrived at Camp Verde early yesterday and took up tke scent, and as there is not 6 nun in all Arizona more familiar with the country it is reasonable to assume I. but it is extremely doubtful f even ''JohIny" Munds shall be able 10 land him safe in the Prescott jail
 About two years ago R. M. Rodgers together with c. D. Wingfield boIght out the old store of W. s. Head, or as he is more familiarly known, "ROss" Head at Camp Verde. Mir Head was connected with the army pest at that point before it's abandonment, and the store is one of the oldest in the territory. It carried a heavy stock of goods, and at this season of the year did 3 thriving trade with pecl.e going to and from the Grand Canyon by the overland route via Flagstaff and Will Hams, and it is likely that visions Cf wall-filled cash drawers tempted the desperate fellow to contemplate a ''holdup.' All day long he Ioafed around the place without creating sus- picion, as the store is a common meet ing place and rendesvcuz. Both pro- prietors, and the presence of others constantly during the day possibly prevented contamination of the wild scheme, and as it grew late in the evening, and the announcement was maede that 1t was time to close, the theory seems to be that the fellow be- came enraged at the miscarriage of his plans, and in pure malevolence opened fire. Rodgers was shot through the neck, from behind shot through the neck, from behind and instantly killed. Wingfeld re- ceived bullet in the back and lived until nearly dawn. Old Captain John Boyd, the original discoverer and To- cator of the United Verde mine, who has been for some time guest of the dead men was shot in the leg, and Lew Turner, an employe of the store, at this time was pursued by the homicide, but luckily escaped iR jury.
 Jerome became aware of the occur renee by the arrival of Tom Hawkins early yesterday morning, who came here from Marr's ranch, six miles this side of Camp Verde, for collins and to notify tEe officers.
 Albert Hansen, the man killed last Thursday by falling down a 22-fGot shaft in the mine while going after water without his candle lighted, waa buried from Dr. Woods hospital the following day. His funeral was large ly attended by fellow workmen and friends
 The shelter resumed operations yes terday morning, several days earlier | than had been anticipated just atA> the flro
 Mrs. E. D. Treadwen will shortly re- move to Prescott to assume direct l control of that end of the telephone i line recently established and will be | here by Mrs. D. Rad Coover. i NIT. E. D. Treadwell has recently re- ,eived the appointment of United | States deputy mineral surveyor He i s the well known son of Prof. Tread we'll. who has mining interests seat cred all over Arizona and dexico.
 Lloyd Damron of The Republican taff visited Jerome a few days since m deta1: to take a few days rest" ut from a little Jerome story which ppeared in The Republican of the 3rd { seems that the ruling passion is trong in newspaper man even when III vacation. 1t was Mir DaInronS rst visit to the Copper City and he Fas greatly struck with what he saw, nd in many ways disillusiOnized.
 Jerome is much incensed at the all sged Associated Press day dispatch ated the 30th of June that appeared I the Les Angeles Times of July 1st, l which the recent fire is treated in d lost sensational and absurd manner. ] is made to appear that cars of giant owder are allowed to remain lying rcund loose in ths railway gards