Arizona republican., 1904-06-28
MAYBE A MURDERER
A Man In the City Jail Charged With Drunkenness
He Is Supposed To Be Jose Sisala, Who Slaughtered a Woman in Mo- have County.

| A Mexican arrested by Officer Hi. night is probably a brutal murderer who is wanted in Mohave county. He was arrested with two other Mexicans who were drunk and disturbing the peace. They were taken to the city iail and yesterday morning Marshal Kinney thought he recognized in this one, who gave the name of Victor Zapate, a Mexican murderer by the name of Jose Sigala, whose descriD- ton had been received at the sheriff 5 office by telegraph from Sheriff Lovin of MohaYe county nearly two weeks ago.
 One thing that aroused the suspicion of the marshal was the effort of the prisoner to avoid a close inspection. He lay on the floor with his face to the wall. The marshal sent to the of flee of the sheriff for the description nnd it was brought by Sheriff Cook. It was the opinion of both the sheriff and the marshal that the identity of Zapate was worth looking into. The description said that he was about five feet seven inches and had a round and bad looking face. So far the desciip- tion iIc Zapate and in fact there was nothing about him which did not cor respond with the description. Another suspicious thing about him was that he had a good gold watch which was out of keeping with his dress. The watch had for charm an imitation of an old Egyptian medal.
 Sheriff Cook telegraphed Sheriff LoVin of the arrest Of the suspect and he received a reply that a man would at once leave Kingman foT Phoenix to Identify him. The two Mexicans arrested with him said that they mot him at MaricOpa on Sunday morning. They had never seen him befors. Ha told them that his name was Victor Zapate. He was covered with dust and looked as if he had just quit q long ride. His trousers are worn as if from hard riding. Sgaia, the mur. derer, left the scene of his crime on horseback and he was traced quite q long distance in this direction.
 The prisoner was tried yesterday morning on a charge Of drunkeness and was given ten days. In the course of the day he began h show signs of uneasiness at his detention and ne told Une of the keepers that he was lonely without his watch and he asked if ho might not have Il for company.
 The crime for which SIgala is wanted Is the murder of muiatto woman at Sun Cloud, g, small mining camp abolt four miles south of Signal, two weeks ago Sunday night. Sigala was in love with the woman. On this night she was sitting on the ground with several other persons listening to the playing of a Mexican band. Sigala came up and called to her to go with him. She pretended not to hear him and he went away returning with shotgun, wiYt h he discharged into thc air. lr rnn- Ing camp that kind of q demonstration does not usually excite remark, and IL did not do so in this case. He then determined to murder the woman. He had trouble in ejecGng the shell from the gun but at .cngth he succeeded in doing fl. and Inserting anrther shell he walked in front Of the woman and pointed the gun at her.
 At this moEcnt another Mexican lJv the name of Ysa5el Sub;ata, c,iyined the intention of Sigala and tried to turn the muZzle ot the gun aside. Hc was tco late. Two of his fingers were blown off and the contents of the gun tore great hole in the woman's abd D. men. When those who were nearby saw what had been done they feI. leaving the woman and the murderer together. He tried to reload his gun. the woman meanwhile begging for hey life. Sisala was unable to remove tn. exploded shell this time, and throwing the gun away he went to the house where the woman lived, and dressing hlnnseH he went to the ranch of Juan Olea and got a horse and took to the southern hills.
 As soon as possible a posse started m pursuit. It was found that h. stopped the next morning at the house or woman by the name of Brooks and watered the horse. He hurried away and was next heard of at Plante, where all trace Of him was lost.
 The wounded woman was taken to Congress, where she died on the fol- lowing Wednesday.