Williams news., 1904-11-12
THE BROWNS EXONERATED.
Correct Story of Killing Near Ash
 Fork Obtained.


 rison and Deputy Sheriff Frank Burns have returned from Ash Fork, where they represented the county at the inquest held to in- quire into the cause of death last Tuesday of Bonito Garcia and Pa bio Algin.
 From Attorney Morrison a com plete and detailed statement of the killing, the events which led up to it, and the subsequent action of the authorities was obtained.
 The coroner's inquest was com pleted before Justice Gillette of Ash Fork, the verdict being that the two men came to their death as the result of gunshot wounds inflicted by Tom Brown and his son, Archie Brown, both of whom were ad- judged to have committed justifia ble homicide in self defense.
 From the story told by Attorney Morrison, it is plain to be seen that they acted purely in self-preserva- ton, and but for a combination of prompt action and exceptionally good luck would have been killed.
 The Browns are employed by w. T. Smith. who has large cattle and sheep interest around Seligman, one of his camps being near Meath, eight miles out of Ash Fork. Some time last summer Archie Brown discharged Bonito Garcia, and this seems to have been the start of the trouble that eliminated Tuesday in the fatal affray.
 A short time ago one of the bands of sheep over which the Browns have charge was shot into, and sev- eral of them killed by Garcia and Algin. Later they held up one of the sheep herders. named Juan Cota, and forced him to sign several or ders for money on the Browns. Tuesday morning Brown, his son, and a nephew named Els Brown started towards Meath to look after the sheep. When they got near that place they saw Garcia, Algin and Cota seated on the ground. They told the first two that they had better clear out.
 Garcia rose to his feet, and in vile language said that they would not be run by the Browns or any one else, and that they would not leave. At the same time Algir pumped a cartridge into a 303C rife which had been lying in his lap. This cartridge caught in the magazine.
 Before Algin could shoot, Archie Brown shot him between the eyes with a 32 calibre revolver which his mother had given him before hs left home in the morning. This was the only shot he had in the re
 volver.
 Algin fell over backward, being fatally injured, and never stirred } during the subsequent shooting
 Garcia by this time had loaded {
 30.30 rifle he was carrying, and sho
 at Tom Brown. Browns horse wal ) excited, and because of it's prancinl l Garcia missed his aim. Browr then jumped from his horse, ane Garcia shot at him again. While the elder Brown was get ting rifle he carried loose from thu saddle, Garcia slipped around :
 tree, and taking a deliberate aim
 fired directly at Archie Brown, bu
 missed.
 The elder Brown by this time hae his rife out. The first time he triec to get cartridge into the barrel, i was exploded, and shot into thu ground. The second time it pulled so hard that the cartridge wen clear and over his shoulder. Garcia then went back to where Brown was working with his gun and placed his rife within few inches of the latter's breast. H, pulled the trigger. The hammel snapped. There was no explosion : The rife was not loaded Garcis