Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

hostile meetings, Williams invariably being the aggressor. as he was in their last coming together. There is diff ference of opinion as to the necessity
 of the killing
 The only witness of the affair was William Holloway, the 1S-year- old nephew of Williams. who was driving him to the home of his mother Mrs.
 F. B. Kearley, when they met Weller who had just left his home nearby and
 was on his way to Globe. From state lments made at the inquest. which was held by Acting Coroner Standage yes teTday, it appears that when they met they greeted each other sarcastically, and Williams. saying to the boy that he had something to settle with Weller, dropped out of the buggy. The boy
 was frightened and drove on. He had got only a short distance when he
 heard a shot. He looked back and saw
 his uncle falling to the ground. Weller,
 who had then left his wagon, ap-
 preached him and fired a second shot.
 The first shot took effect in the back
 part of the right hip and the second in
 the back
 Weller said that when they met Will
 Hams got out of the buggy and rushed
 at him. He had his shotgun in the
 wagon and. picking it up. he threw a
 cartridge into it and fired. He put in another cartridge before firing the sec
 ond shot.
 The supposition is that Williams in-
 tended to give Weller scare, as he
 had done before. and that when he saw
 the gun he turned to run. But it was
 then too late. The time to end the feud
 had come.
 Williams arrived in Phoenix night
 before last. leaving important work on
 the dam in which he was engaged to attend a daH,age suit against the Buckeye Canal company. The case home Of his mother to transact some business there. intending to return to Phoenix last night.
 After the killing. Weller went to Mesa and surrendered himself and told the story of the tragedy. He said then and afterward said at the inquest that he did not fire until he saw Williams reaching for his gun. However, there was no gun found on the dead man o~ in the vicinity. , The coroner's jury merely found that Williams had come 10 his death by two l gunshot wounds inflicted by Weller , Weller was turned over to Constable ] Burton, 10 be held for his preIiTninarv 1 examination tomorrow. Public senu- 1 ment in the neighborhoOd Of Mesa is i in his favor It is based largely on his ! record as a peace loving cit zen. His wife left for Texas about a month ago. to be gone for the summer | visiting relatives.
 Weller is about g. years or age and | has been resident Of the valley for many years. He owns a ranch near Mesa. and for long time was engaged in the dairy business More recently he has been engaged in the business or soliciting orders for enlarged pictures.
 Williams was about 45 years of age and was one of the picturesque char acters of this community. He leaves several children, the eldest boy cF fifteen or sixteen. Williams was mar ried in Texas and came here about 1 fourteen years ago. He was abnor | nally aggressive and has had more encounters than any man who ever lived in this part of the country ] He was always ready for a fight He fought for himself and for his friends who say thtt there was never a rnorc oval one or a more companionable man | when he chose 10 be companionable.
 But most of the stories told about 1 aim relate 10 the violence of his tenn per. He is credited with having estab- ished the orderly system which pre- 5ails to this day among the waJe1 users Of the Tempe canal. where sucl, T thing as a water dispute anon 1 leighbors Is never heard of.
 Several years ago he was made gan 'ero of the canal There had been thr lsual overreaching among the Hvate lsers. the usual leaks in headgates ana he usual Stock-water feature, which Is Inc cause or so much trouble.
 Williams established a schedule. in formed every user when the wats- would be placed at his disposal an. when q would quit running for hir. Before he had fully got his system lo running without a hitch il is said thar he had licked most Of the prominers ,itizens served by the canal IL was by him as part of his officisI 1utes to find out each day if there was not some one who ought to be Iickeu .f he found water running into a gate where it ought not to run he f0lloVe,I t up until he found the user. Having