Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1906-10-21
BLOODY TRAGEDY
ON GLOBE TRAIN

/ by the doctors that the bullet hadpene-
trated his abdomen and stomach. He
was taken to the Dominion hotel where
an operation was performed by Doctor
Sturgeon assisted by Doctors McGee,
Kennedy and Maisch.
The operation disclosed that the bull
let had not injured the abdomen, but
had been DETECTED upward by striking
one of the lower ribs, thereby also mis-
sing the stomach, passing about three
inches below the heart and lodging in
| the muscles of the back. No fatal or
serious results being expected the bull
let was not removed last night, the
doctors satisfying themselves that Mr.
Wilbur would recover.
Wife Arrives on Handcar
At one O'Clock this morning Mrs.
Wilbur arrived here from Rice on a
handcar and she is now nursing her
husband.
Mr.. Wilbur is well and favorably
known in Globe. He was formerly
located in this city as forwarding agent
for Sherer and company when that firm
had government contract at Roose-
welt. He has been married only a short
time having come to Rice about two
weeks ago with his bride, whom he
welded in Los Angeles.
Vincent Resting Easily
When representative of the SILVER
BELT called at the Vincent home on
South Broad Street al | 80 O'Clock this
morning, the young man was recover
ing from the shock and seemed to be
resting easily. Doctors Wightman and
Fitzsimmons who were in attendance
stated that unless the bullet injured
his left kidney he would in all probable
ity recover. The bullet struck him in
the left side about four inches under
the armpit, striking the fifth rib and
lodging in the back over the hip and
all but penetrating the skin.
The young man has resided in Globe
for the past seven years. He has been
employed in various positions with the
railway company. being last employed
as a machinist apprentice. He was
just returning from Tucson, where he
had gone with one of the engines parti-
ally destroyed in the recent fire. He
is well known and popular among the
young people, and is an accomplished
musician.
Record Of Purvis
The full name of the dead man was
Anthony Joshua Purvis, and he was
native OF Amarillo, Texas, where he
was born about twenty-six years ago.
He resided in Globe for over year,
being employed part of that time at
the stable of Barclay, Higdon & com
pany. Although he was in:trouble sew
eral times during his residence here, he
was never known as bad man or gun
fighter. A friend of Purvis, Jack Cum
less, telegraphed the latter's relatives
at Amarillo last night that Purvis was
shot and not expected to live. His re-
mains were removed to the undertake
lag parlors of F. l.. Jones & Son, where
they will be held pending advices from
his relatives.
Purvis, several nights ago, stole
team of mules from the Warrior Copper
company at Black Warrior He took
the team to Rice where he sold the
animals to Sherer & Company for $500.
He returned to Globe Tuesday and yes
terday morning at four O'Clock hired
team and driver at Barclay, Higdon e.
Co.'S stables to drive him to Rice.
Upon arrival there Purvis told the
driver he could return to Globe ard tell
the people there that they would never
see him again. He refused to pay for
the team and the livery company, when
told this by the driver, wired to Bowie
to have Purvis intercepted
George Stanley received the message
when he arrived at Bowie and soon had /
Purvis under arrest. He was searched
in the presence of the justice of the
peace there and it is said that at the |
time he did not have a gun in his pos
session. How he acquired the weapon
which ended his own and almost the
lives of two others, will probably for
ever remain mystery.
Uron Irit