Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-05-31
KODAK REVEALS A
PROBABLE MURDER
Four Persons Arrested SUSPECTED
Of Killing George
Smith

disposition when under the influence
of liquor, can readily understand how
he could enrage the Mexican Mir
enda, and how chance blow may have
killed him. The first impression when
the body of Smith was found was that
he had died from exposure, but the
talk and actions of the man Sanchez
put the officers on the trail for some
evidence Of crime having been com
mitted.
Sanchez remained away from the Nj
( renda camp nearly three weeks. and it
is surmised that, hearing nothing of
any trouble on account of the death Of
Smith, he returned to work believing
all was safe. An official investigation
had no sooner been commenced than
a ring was found in pawn in Jerome,
left by the Mexican Sanchez, which
it is thought can be proved beyond
question of doubt, to have belonged
to Smith.
Careful inquiry made last night
shows that the three suspects do net
yet know what charge is to be made
against them. They offered no re-
sistanee when placed under arrest, ana
have said nothing whatever about the
case. Purana the witness, was placed
under arrest to make it sure he would
be in attendance when needed. De-
putty Sheriff Yves Owns was in charge
of the quartet of prisoners when the
train reached here last evening. With
him were Deputies johnson and Ner-
rift.
Without adding to what is already
known of the cs~- officers intimate
that there is furthfr evidence to be
secured which will prove Mirenda's
guilt beyond question. 1t is further
believed that Sarehez, the snipIoys
of Nirends, did rot tell his friend ali
he knew of the tragedy, and that when
arraigned he may give all the facts of
the killing. The photograph taken
by Smiths friend, showing the BODY
lying in heap as if dropped on the
rocks like sack of grain, will pro-
badly cut some figure when the case
comes to a hearing.
1t is not improbable that the re-
mains of Smith may be disinterred
and postmortem examination held in
the hope of finding fracture of the
skull or face bones, to prove the facts
of his mode of death.
There are many minor incidents con-
nected with the strange death and bu-
rial of Smith which, now that muir
der is suspected, may lead to CORE
borate the more startling points in the
mattel. One of these is the condition
of the man IS neck, which showed that
handkerchief may have been twist
ed about it to strangle him, in the
event of the blsws struck not having
been fatal. His neck was swollen and
creased in a way to suggest such a
possibility, but when the body was
matter. One of these is the .,ndition
death.
So far as could be learned late last
night, the four Mexicans will be kept
in Jail and closely guarded, while the
official department makes a careful
search for further evidence. Mirenda
and his wife are both about S5 years
of age, and have been conducting a
wood camp in the vicinity of jerome
for the past six years, delivering
their wood with a burro team which
belongs to them. Sanchez is com
parative stranger in the county, and
had worked for Mirenda but a few
months. Purana, the witness, is a
laborer, and is quite well known amor.
the MeIicans of jerome and Ire.
King.