Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-14
American SIayers
 Will Be Shot
POLICEMEN WHO SHOT WAY AND lATiMER AT AGuAS
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Have Been Sentenced-Justice Swift and sure-Thought That Ways Standing in Masonry Had Something Co Do With 1t.

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 Fl Paso, Aug 13.-A letter from par ties near the scene of the recent mur der of Messrs. Way and Latimer, both well known here in Fl Paso. gives the particulars of the atrocious murders as follows:
 ''On the evening of July IS, Clar- ence E. Way, who was manager of lamphar's big tequila plantation and ranch came into the later's cantina tsaloon) and went into back room to get a demijohn- Torres was in the cantipa drunk. The latter spoke to Way who made no salutation in recog- milton, thus offending the petty off, ciaPs dignity. Torres then went to the judge and asked for warrent for Ways arrest on these grounds. The judge refused. saying there was no reason therefor. This seemed to make Torres that much more determined and he wrote out an order for Ways arrest and placed it in the hands of two policemen.
 "On the morning of the 19 ult., about 5:30 these policemen went to Ways house and found him feeding some corn to his horse On present ing the warrent Way took it and said: Tell the judge will be down as soon as I get my breakfast They had had stricter orders and undertook to use force. which attracted the atten- tion of Edward Latimer. who had been stopping with Way The former came rushing to the door, and seeing what was the matter, turned back when one of the policemen fired two shots into his back. from which he died two hours later. Way tried to get into the house and was shot down and died instantly Both men were unarmed and in Ways pocket was found the order of Torres.
 The news was taken quickly to the town of Choix. five hours ride away, where the authorities acted i'm mediately, sending officers to Aguas- calientes. On their arrival Torres was indifferent and bold about the killing. On being asked whether he had investigated the killing. his re- ply was that he would do so in due time.
 Two hours later the authorities of Fl Fuerte arrived at Aguascalientes, They tied Torres upon arresting him: he broke down confessed and begged for mercy. Both he and the two po- licemen were taken to Fl Fuerte where they were very promptly tried. convicted, and Torres and the police man who did the shooting were sen fenced to be shot last week. but the sentence of the former was deferred mt hA IA. latter is brother of Gen. Lorenzo Torres. The fear of the Americans is that Torres. owing to his family con. nections. will be allowed to work out of the trouble in that gradual way peculiar in the remote districts of Mexico. owing to his powerful family connections. The Americans are so wrought up about the outrage that if Torres is not shot it is said that ev- cry American on the Pacific coast of Mexico will petition President Roose- welt to take the matter up with the Mexican government"
 At the trial of the two men in Fl Furte it developed that the drunken brute, Torres. had not confined him self to mCrdering these two Americans
 
 he had had killed by the police three Mexioans. including his own mozo tservant.) The policeman who had killed Way and Latimer was asked by whose authority he had taken such drastic measures. He replied by or der nf Torres. He was then asked whether or no. be did not know that Torres in his official capacity. had no authority to order the shooting down of people on such slight cause. His reply was T killed a Mexican two weeks ago on the same authority and there was nothin gsaid about it.
 "On receipt of the news in Fl Fuerte the prefect wired orders to the 'siDdcio' of Choix to take Torres and the policeman dead or alive. The peo- pie of Choix were much wrought up W. R Gardner and other Americans immediately notified United States Consul Louis Keyser at Mazatlan and he was due here on the next boat It is said that he was very prompt Vega & Sons. prominent merchants of Choix. wired President Diaz. Orders came back from Mexico City ordering prompt action. Governor Canedo of Sinaloa was equally prompt in order ing a strict investigation of the horri ble affair"
 P. Coles of this city. says that Mir Way was a 32d degree Mason. H. was in other ways an exceptional man He was a man of high education. ex cellent character. courteous and nev CT given to the use of intoxicants.
 
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