The oasis., 1900-11-17


 came to Nogales, and had been here several weeks. They are said to have quarreled frequently.
 Upon the night of the tragedy, which occurred about nine o'clock, the woman, with companion, woman who lodges in the Hotel Frances, on the Sonora side of the line, had cross- ed the line from the American side, and were proceeding southward along the walk in front of Ma anne Cheva- Hers millinery establishment, Mrs. Rush next to the building. Just as they reached the corner of the little alley running between Madame Chev- allier and the Sand0val building, Rush, who had apparently been lying in wait, stepped forward, placed the muzzle of small pistol at his wife's jaw, fired and she fell dead instantly. , Tue murderer immediately ran north ward, toward the line, to get upon the Arizona side as quickly as possible. A mounted policeman who was not more than fifty feet away at the moment of the tragedy, gave chase, and fired couple of shots at the flee ing murderer, who ran like deer, turning the corner at Cazabo n's, run ningdIagonally across the neutral strip around the corner of the Casino build- ing, and down Morley avenue. When he reached the door of the Palace saloon he stepped inside, quietly and unconcernedly walked across the room into the back room, out of the door of that into the darkness of the alley behind, and down that, into the plaza opposite the MGntezuma hotel, where he secreted himself for a time in the darkness.
 The firing had attracted the atten- tion of the officers upon the American side, and they went at once to the line, learned of the tragedy, and at once set about searching for the mur- derer, in which they were joined by & large and excited crowd. The secret ed murderer must have thought his his place of seclusiOn unsafe, for some half hour later he emerged therefrom. into Morley avenue, where those hunting him descried him, and gave chase. He ran down Morley avenue with the crowd in full cry, and several taking shots at him as he ran. He turned the corDer of the Casino build- ing, ran along the neutral strip, the mounted policeman on the Mexican side taking couple of shots at him as he passed. He crossed the track, ran along the south end of the depot building and American custom house, an inspector taking shot at him as he passed, around the strings of box cars standing at the platform there, aud down into the arroyo, the officers and crowd closely after him. The mounted policeman crossed the line. riding down west of the line of cars, between that and the arroyo, getting ahead of the fugitive and into the arroyo heading nim off When he stopped Officers EKey and Frederick overlook nIm, took him into custody, and lodged him in jail, on the Amer ican side or the line.
 Soon after she was killed the re- mains of the woman were taken to the municipal building on tue Sonora side of the fine, where they were kep t until morning.
 Monday morning the Mexican au- thorties lodged a charge of homicide against Rusk and the American au- thorities were requested to hold him pending extradition, which will be done.
 The same day the remains of the unfortunate woman were brought to this side of the line and buried.