Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-04
HELD FOR MURDER
The Slayer of Martin Reynolds Has Preliminary Examination and
 Held to Grand Jury.
Ridiculously Low Bal Fixed For the Serious Charge e-Prisuner Un-
 able to Give 1t.


 Attorney E. s. Clark returned to Prescott about II o'clock last night from Walker, where they went to in vestigate the tragedy enacted there yesterday morning. The stories in re- gard to the shooting were not very satisfactory and left its history shrouded in considerable mystery and uncertainty.
 The shooting grew out of a quarrel which the two men had a few days ago over a game of cards, both men being gamblers. Reynolds applied an oppro- bious epithet to Holt, when the latter told him he would have to retract it or there would be trouble. Reynolds subsequently, withdrew the offensive language and while the incident was apparently closed, ill feeling ranked in the bosom of each man.
 Friday morning a miner asked a number of men to go down to John sons saloon to take a drink, and when inside he called up all in the saloon. About twelve or fifteen men were lined up in front of the bar with Key holds at one end and Holt on the other.
 Reynolds asked the man who had invited them to drink if he was a friend of his, (Reynolds). The man replied, "certainly am'' Reynolds then replied, "I do not drink with
 -" (using a vile epithet) and at the same time pointing to Holt, added "this means you" This was suffi- cient to arouse the ill feeling which each held towards the other to a mur- derous pitch and each man drew his gun and the firing commenced, while the formality of taking the drinks which were being prepared by the bar keeper was dispensed with and the men fell back out of range.
 Just who actually fired thu first shot could not be determined by the on lockers, but it is probable that Key hOluo SO1 H-S gun III dCtloh IONdluS his adversary hist, as Holt, in draw ing his gun, discharged it acciden tally behind the end of the bar, the ball going into a beer keg. He was nnarmed and reached behing the bar for gun on seeing Reynolds draw his.
 Those present were unable to tell the number of shots fired by either, though there were evidently three or four in all. The shooting all took place with the length of the bor in- | tervening between the shooters.
 The bullet which resulted fatally struck Reynolds in the jaw and passed up into his brain, the supposition be- ing that it struck the bar and glanced upwards. Reynolds died within a few minutes.
 Holt surrendered 10 the local off cers and his preliminary examination was held yesterday before Justice Giroux, resulting in his being held under S5OO bonds to answer to the grand jury on a charge of murder The bond is ridiculously low for such a serious charge but olt has been unable to give it and was brought in by Sheriff Roberts and lodged in jail.
 The dead man was a miner by Occu- patton and was member of the Val ! ker Miners union, although it is statei that of late he has not followed | this vocation but has devoted his time to gambling.
 Holt is said to be a professional |. gambler, and has only been at Walker a short time coming there from Grip l pie Creek.
 Holt was a married man, his wife | living with him at Walker She is now in Prescott
 Reynolds was a single man and had | no relatives in this section of country. ! so far as known.
 Besides being a member of the ! Miners union he was also member . of Prescott aerie of Eagles. His fu- neral was held in Prescott today a. o'clock under the ausoloes of ne Eagles lodge, a large nUmber of the | order being in attendance.
 Mr. Holt feels sure he will be able to furnish the bond of 5500 and be re leased from jail.