Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-02

present stored in the jail yard at the Court House scaffold that 21 years ago was called into use for the first time and was the means of perpetratioa of the several murders committed in Bisbee on the Sth of December 1884. The men who were hung by Sheriff Ward who was the sheriff at the time were Dan Dowd. Billy Delaney, Tex Howard, Ed Kelly and Red Sample. Richard Heath an alleged acSomplice of the men had been taken from the iail on Feb. 22nd and hung to a telegraph pole at the lower end of Toughnut street by mob. The men, after committing the
 murders. were captured in various parts of the country. Delaney and Dowd in Mexico. Sample and Howard at Clifton and Kelly at Deming. The crime for which they were hung can be best described by the following article which appeared in the Tomb stone Epitaph on the morning follow ing the killing.
 About eleven o'clock last night
 
 couple of couriers reached Tomb stone from Bisbee with news of aa appalling and bloody tragedy enacted in that camp 9 few hours previous. The names of the parties bringing the news are, William Wallace and James Kreigbaum. and from the for mer of them was gathered the follow ing details of crime that for coolness and audacity, coupled with a reck- less disregard of human life has no parallel in the history of this country.
 Shortly after seven o'clock party cf mea well mounted and heavily armed. rode into the town, and when within a hundred yards or SC of the store of A. A. Castenada. dismounted and leaving their horses in charge of one OF two of their members, five Of them boldly walked up to the store mentioned. Three of the party, it is stated entered the store and the oth- CTS remained outside. Just what transpired in the store is not yet known. but a few minutes afterward the sound of rifle shots rang out, rom that neighborhood. desultory at first but rapidly resolving into a regular fusilade. The inhabitants wonder struck. at the sound hastened to the scene and saw the party of men men toned mount their horses and delib eTateiy ride off down the direction from which they came. But g minute elapsed, however, before it was known that the reports of the rifles heard were not the echoes of brayado, but the death kneli of at least two human beings. and the certain death in few hours, it is stated. of two others. The names of the parties J killed outright are, J. c. Tappiener. 1 assayer at the Copper Queen mine and D. T. Smith, a well '-1own ranch l CT of the San Pedro who has also ! business interests in Bisbee. Tn ad tlition to these are J. A. Molly, better known by the sobriquet of Tex who is engaged in the lumber busi- ness there, who was shot in the breast, receiving a wound from which he cannot recover. and Mrs Roberts, keeper of a boarding house. who re- ceived a wound in the spine which will undoubtedly cause death.
 "Tappiener and Smith were both shot in the head and killed instantly. the former falling with his head in the Bon Ton saloon, and Smith fell short distance from him. Mrs Rob erts hearing the noise of the firing. ! came to the door Of her house and received her death wound while look l ing in the direction of the shots. Nol ly met his fate about in the same man i ner. All of the parties were in the i immediate vicinity of Castenadas ]! store, and it is supposed were assas- sinated in spirit of pure demonical and fiendish murder. Besides the carnival of blood instituted by the gang, they also robbed the store men, toned of about s1 200 in money. The entire transaction occurred in the space of five minutes The reports of the rifles were followed by the departure of the bandits, and before | the citizens could realize the danger | that was upon them they had ridden | far out into the night. A hurried con sultation resolved that messengers | should be dispatched to the sheriff's | office and posse organized to go in | pursuit as soon as light would permit i the following of the trail Immedi- | ately upon the reception of the news. , Under Sheriff Wallace. Sheriff Ward i being absent), dispatched Deputy | Sheriff Bob Hatch to the scene. who l will head the pursuing party. In ad diticn he organised party under the leadership of Deputy Sheriff Si Bry- ant The party consisted of Charley 1 Smith yAndy Ames. Fred Dodge and | Joe Baker. No description could be- obtained of the parties. other than that they were dressed in canvass | suits, or more probably had on canvass blanket-lined overcoats-
 The prevalent theory is that the eutrages mentioned were committed by the gang who recently robbed the Southern Pacific train at Gage Sta1 tiou The fact that up to date ngfh-' ing has been heard of this party. Feads | 10 the opinion that instead of Heeing | the country. as supposed. theF have l