Arizona republican., 1905-04-27
TEMPE
LATER PARTICULARS.
Of the Killing in East Tempe Late
 Tuesday Night.

Tuesday Night.
 Meager details of the murder which was committed in east Tempe Tuesday night were published in yesterday mornings paper but the lateness of the hour made it almost impossible to learn much about it at that time. Yesterday morning, however, most of the points in connection with the murder were gathered together and when combined the whole is a pretty dirty story and one hardly fit for publication. The facts of the case, though. as learned by the writer from questioning a number of people who were near at tEe time of the shooting and who were on hand shortly after, are substantially as fol- lows: For a good many years Doug lass. the slayer. has kept and lived with a woman by the name of Mrs. Ludeke whenever he was in Tempe. Occasion ally they had trouble and once she had him arrested for striking her but they usually effected a reconciliation Some weeks ago they had another row and Douglass left this part of the country for q time While he was absent, Pc dro Benitas, the murdered man, took the place of Douglass in the wOman's affections and lived with her part of
 
 Douglass returned to Tempe he tried to win the woman back again and was partly successful In so doing, however, he incurred the cnmity of 1 Benitas and few weeks ago the two came to blows with the result that Douglas was pretty bCd'y used up by quirt used with telling effect in the i hands of Pedro. That difficulty was adjusted with little bloOdshed. but bad 1 blood remained between the two men. , It is said that few nights ago Doug : lass so far progressed in his suit that the woman spent the night with him i in Tempe and had promised to do so again Tuesday night. Douglass went around town until late that night and during the early part of the evening played billiards in the Tempe house. He was perfectly sober and in his US ] ual good nature. About II o'clock when the woman did not put in an ap- pearance. he started for east Tempe l to investigate He says that on his way out he took gun from behind the : bar as was his habit when he visited that end of town. Arriving at the place where he suspected the woman ] of being, he broke open the window and ! striking a match. discovered her there ! in company with Benitas. The room | is a little adobe building across the street from Joe Encinas' saloon and just north ot Theo. Nicholas butcher shop. Douglass called to the woman to come out and she replied that she would as soon as she could dress. In the meantime he walked up and down before the door Benitas wanted to go out but Mrs. Ludeke tried to persuade him not to, for a time was successful To her self, Penitas came out the door and went after Douglass. Douglass says that the Mexican had a Quirt in his ? hand and his previous experience with that weapon taught him to beware Pedro struck Douglass on the head with something as a large bump yes terday morning testified. Then the men cIinched and Douglass says thai he can remember little more about it In some way he discharged his revol- yer. not with the intention of killing the man but it had that effect. The bullet entered the left breast about ar inch and a half below the nipple and ; passed clear through the body causins almost instantaneous death. Douglass 7 then dropped the revolver and started , to run. Joe Encinas who heard thi shot appeared at the door of his salooT
 
 it is said he took a shot at the rapidly
 disappearing form of Douglass. HI missed him and fired the remaining five shots into the air to attract atten
 ton. in the meantime the woman II
 the case had left the scene of the tra Cedy All this occurred in the neigh borhood of a quarter to twelve o'clock
 Justice NeiIsen was notified and h.
 impannelled a coroner's jury consist
 ing of the following named: D. W !, Iincon, F. W. Holsapple, A. L. Moore e G. A. Goodwin, E. Hansen and A. A l Celaya. They found the victim on hi
 back where he had fallen but were un l able to find the gun or the Quirt.
 Mrs. Ludl1e was called and whe she saw the bloody sight she prompt | tainted and it was with difficulty tha
 she was revived
 Douglass says he was so excited tha
 he dropped his gun and does not kno' s where it is. The jury after questionin s the witnesses present adjourned unt
 9 o'clock yesterday morning when the
 met again and rendered Q verdict ( " murder
 = Deputy Sherifrs Cunningham an
 Davis arrived from Phoenix about
 o'clock but were unable to find Doug . lass Yesterday morning, however, I
 appeared at the home of Marsha
 Brown early and was advised to glN .. himself up to Justice Neilsen.
 He was on his way to MT. Neilsen
 home when he was Overtaken by J'