Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-17
Details of Cold Blooded Murder
TRIAL CT THE MUROERERS OF WAY AND LATIMER DISCLOSE
 SENSATION.
Diaz Takes Prompt Action and Orders Punishment of Mexioans Who Com. mitted Crime-Amerieans in Mexico Much Pleased With Action of Au- thorities.

Chihuahua, Aug. l6.-From a most reliable source the information comes from Choix. Sinaloa, giving the partic- ulars of the killing of Clarence Way and Edward Latimer, two Americans well known here. on the 18th of July, by order of the drunken official, Her culano Torres, merely because he i'm agined that Way had insulted his off cial dignity. The information received is to the effect that the entire popula- tion of Choix and Fl Fuerte. Sinaloa, both Mexican and foreign. openly con demned the crime. and as a result both Torres, the alcalde of Aguascali- entes del Baca. and the policeman who killed the two men. were arrested. promptly tried. convicted and sentenc- ed to be shot.
 The particulars that have reached here as stated are as follows: On the evening of the 18th of July Way, who was manager of the tequila plan tation of Mr. Lamphar at Aguascaii- entes del Baca. came into the cantina of the latter and passed into the back room 10 get a demijo5n. Torres was in the cantina drunk. He spoke to Way. who failed to return the saluta- tion. and the officer took offense there at. and said: He will speak to me when he comes back" On Ways re turn Torres snapped his pistol at Ways back twice as the latter passed out
 Torres. much offended at what he considered an insult, went to the judge and tried to get warrant for Ways arrest. but the latter official refused saying there was no cause therefor. Torres then wrote an order for Ways arrest. and two policemen went early next morning to execute the order. This was about six o'clock. and Way was just feeding his horse. The or der was handed to him, to which he replied: Tell the judge I will be down as soon as get some breakfast v The policeman then undertook to take Way. Hearing the noise, LatmieT. who was in the house, came running to the door. He immediately turned back. when one of the policemen shot him in the back, from which wound he died two hours afterward. Way, try ing to get to the house. was shot and killed instantly Torres order for Ways arrest was found in the latter's pocket, and before his death LatimeT stated to Mexicans that he did not know what he was shot Tor.
 The news was soon taken to Choix. two hours ride. where the ofticIais promptly wired their superiors at Fl Fuerte. The latter ordered Torres and the policeman taken alive or dead Officers from Choix and Fl Fuerte re- paired at once to the scene of the kill ing, the former arriving first. but they found Torres bold and indifferent. To the question whether or not he had in vestigated the killing, he coolly replied that he would do So in good time. When the Fuerte authorities arrived they tied Torres up, and he broke down, con fessed, and begged for mercy.
 Torres and the policemen were talk en to E Fuerte, where they were tried. convicted and sentenced to be shot last week The execution of the sentence of Torres was postponed to allow his father to arrive. It is stated that Torres father is brother of Gen. To- renzo Torres. of Sonora.
 The trial disclosed a fearful condi- tion of things The policeman who killed Way and Latimer was asked upon what authority he had shot the two men. He replied that Torres or dered it. He was then asked if he did not know that Torres had no authority for such a wanton act and he replied that he had shot and killed a Mexican but short while before on Torres or der, and nothing had been said about it. It also developed that Torres had issued orders and caused the shooting of still two other Mexicans without cause within a few months previous.
 Immediately on receipt of the news of the killing at Choix, M. R. Garner a prominent mining man, and eigh other Americans. wired American Con sul Louis Kaiser, at Mazatlan. who hat not arrived at the last authentic ac counts. although he was due by th' next steamer at Topolobampo. Vega 6 Sons, prominent Mexican merchants O. Choix, wired President Diaz, upoi which were received prompt orders from Mexico City to arrest and punisl the men if proven guilty. Governol Canedo was also informed and he or dered prompt action of the authorities
 The Americans are more than pleas cd at the action of the Mexican au thorities.
 Thoroughly reliable people say tha they did not hear but one man speak ; word in favor of Torres and that one a cousin of Torres, simply said tha there must be something back of tn killing. if
 Way and Latimer were both wei known here, in Minaca and in thi mountains, as peaceful. quiet, law abiding men, and were never known i' be in trouble. Way belonged to good family in Massachusetts, and wa