Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-04-05
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
The Clayton Murder Caused by a
ScurriIous Pamphlet Issued by
the Murderer.
THE FULL PARTICULARS.

The citizen has published several ar
ticles regarding the recent tragedy al
clayton, Union county, in which John
X. Guyor shot and killed W T. Soarcs.
but the fun particulars of the terrible
tragedy are AS follows. clipped from
the Clayton Enterprise
Never before in lbs history has CLAY.
ton been shocked and startled as IL
was Wednesday ~ about T.: - O'Clock,
when a perfect roar OF gun reports was
heard 90 issue from the postollicc on
Main street The uay was a perfectly
beautiful one. and. it being the noon
hour. everything was as peacefully
quiet as the sabbath when the shoot.
ing commenced After the succession
of reports had omanatod from the post
Office building, ". L. Soarlcs was seen
10 limp Out of the front door and fall
just off the Sidewalk. as he had re-.
ccivcd two bullet wounds that shat.
tered the bone in the right leg. Fall
ing in sitting posture. he Eraspod his
pistol. a Colts -. in both hands and
fired one more shot at John Guycr. who
by this time had dispensed with his re-
volvcr and was entering tho front of
the postOiiico from behind the partition
with a Winchester In his hands. Guyer
pushed his Winchester out of the front
door twelve or fourteen inches and
fred two shots. the last taking effect
in Soarlcs right side passing through
the liver and intCstincs and ont
through the left side. This last vas
the fatal shot Hardly had the firing
ceased. before Mrs. Scarlcs. who only
lived a short distance from the scene.
appeared running across the street,
and her pititul cries and means would
have wrung a heart of stone. Mr..
Scarles was removed to his home. and
a messenger was dispatched for Drs
North 4 Charlton. but he was breath.
ing his last when they arrived
- he catse of the tragedy is with
ont a parallel Evidence goes TO show
that Guyor had written pamphlet en-
titled. "Elua. or The Lady From Hell"
in which he gives a most accurate and
minute description of Mrs. Scarles
personal appearance in 'Elna.' the
principal character tells of her birth
place travels of herself and husband.
and winds up with a history of how
these people made their first appear
ancc IN "A little border town of New
Mexico. To read the book is like wad-
ing through a sewer, being veritable
cess pool of slime Mr.. Scarics came
in possession of the hook and went
to the postohlcc with the intention of
avcngng the wrong. bat missed his
mark every time he fred. and was
himself killed. though he cnWticd his
revolver at his antagonist Gdycr was
Immediately taken IN charge 10y the
officers and was allowed bail in the
lum OF 10000.
w +. Searles. the deceased was
born at Coldwator. Mich, August IT,
1868. and was married u Miss Ella
McKinnc eleven years ago in the state
" Illinois, while ~ was in the employ
of ST. Louis telephone company Nc
and his wife came TO Clayton I'VE years
ago. whore they have since continu-
ouely resided. and 10y their frugal thrift
had lst finished paying for a little
home He was q luict iuufcusiyc man
who had a reputation for attending to
his own nusin, ss aud was considered
good citizen. He leaves besides his
wife a mother and sister. both Of
whom reside In Michigan.
The funeral took place from jhC
homo Thursday afternoon AT O'Clock
large crowd of people followed the
remains to the grave
John X Guycr has lived iu Clayton
for six or seven wears. whcr" he has
been engaged in the practice of law.
He was a member Of the territorial leg
islatuio in 1899. ana was appointed
postmaster AT this place during the
second administration OF the late Pres.
ideut Mckinley"
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