Williams news., 1907-09-07
KILLS HIS WIFE,,
 SHOOTS HIMSELF

One of the darkest tragedies that. has tarnished our city's fair name-that of murder and at- tempted suicide-occurred Friday afternoon, last week. in the Mexi- can settlement, in the western part of town.
 A web of deepest mystery as to the motive that prompted the perpetration of the crime seems to have been woven around the affair, and many were the rumors con- corning the cause of the deed, as is the case in the ma ajority of crimes of this nature, and as the murderer while lying on an operating table in the office of Dr. A. G. Rounee- vile, refused to make a confession or dying" statement to Judge Langin, these rumors gained in strength.
 Through an interpreter we gained the following information concerning the affair from some of the neighbors who live near the house in which the horrible drama was enacted. but the truth will not be learned until the murderer makes a statement either during his preliminary examination or his trial before the grand jury.
 Manuel Flores. who is about 40 years old. and who was living with Juanita Flores as her husband, became infatuated with her l5- year-old deaf and dumb daughter, an offspring of her former lawful husband. and wanted to make her his bride, and although. he often expressed his matrimonial desire, his wife paid but slight attention to his utterances, which only famed the flame of love in his heart for the young senorita, and 90, being una ole to withstand the alm demean nor in which. his wife treated his affeclionate words. he in a vehement manner told her on Friday, last week, that he was determined to carry out his in- tention and marry the fair girl.
 Deciding that some drastic method should now be employed to prevent the union. she began by expostulating with him. upon the matter, pointing out that he and she were living together as man and wife and were recognized as such before the world. But her remonstrations were of no avail she was una ble to unite argument and entreaty to dissuade him from the course he had chosen-and driven to desperation over the cool indifference with which he refused to heed her pleadings. she swore she would take his life before such a wedding should take place.
 And the tragedy occurred shortly afterward. Becoming provoked at his wife's interference, and knowing that such an union would meet with strong disapproval by her ighbors on account of his relations with her, and having also been told quite often by others that entire public sentiment would be aroused against him on account of the disparity between his age and that of the girl, he drew revolver. of large callbre, and shot his wife down in cold blood, the bullets entering her right side, passing through her body and producing instant death. Then gazing, for A few seconds, at the white form of the one ho had tried to dissuade him from carrying out his disgrace ful design, the tide of remorse swept over his spirit, and in . fit of despondency he pointed the
 revolver at his throat and pulled the trigger, falling a few feet away from the corpse of his victim. The young girl, who was an
 unwilling witness to the crime. gra bbed her smal II sister and with an outcry, rushed out of the house and ran to a nearby neighbours home.
 Judge Langin had Flores moved l to the office of Dr. Rounseville who examined and dressed the man'e
 wounds. Flores was removed te
 the county hospital at Flagstaff that evening.
 Judge Langin impannelled a
 coroner's jury which. after viewing , the remains of the deceased. re-
 turned a verdict holding Flores responsible for the woman's death.