Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-19
NEGRO MURDERER CELEBRArrn
KILLING.
(From Thursday u Daily.

Playing a banjo and singing plant,
ion songs in n Wickcnburg saloon. lea.
| imam thirty hours after he shot ri.
former partner TO death less than Two,
.v miles distant, was the conduc, o.,
.I..h Minor, colored, who shot and k;n
|.u William Chateau, another colorcd
mlu. although all the known cireun
Stances connected with the affair +,
I.tcltc that the act was n cold blooJo,
and unprovokcd murder.
As previously stated in these cd
umns, the shooting occurred ON Gal
Creek, Friday evening, about 6 o'cloeI
al u point about two miles east Of H.,
Goodwin ranch, on the Minneb,hs
and Wagner wagon road, abont fan,
miles from the latter place. Minor al.
mis the shooting, but pleads selfds.
! Tense.
after the shooting Minor left III.
place for the Goodwin ranch. whore h..
taycd all night, without informing M.
residents there of what had happened
I'm the morning he borrowed n bu,,o
for the purpose. rs he stated, of ridins
90 % claim n few miles distant
Instead of visiting his claim, he fol
lowed along the road leading through
the Zig O'Bricn camp and Cons,elI,
tom, 10 Wickcnburg, arriving at the
| latter place about y o'clock, Saturda,
might He met several parties ON the
road and in the camps he passed
] A
| thc killing.
| Immediately after his arrival /,
Wickcnburg he repaired to one of the
saloons. where he secured banjo and
entertained those present with mrst
and plantation songs, during the nig..
indulgiug quite freely in liquor.
sunday morning, while yet under n.
influence of liquor, he Informed
chance acquaintance. made the nipb,
before, that he had shot "nigger'' IN
'hr head on oak Creek. Friday eve,
| ing.
The matter was at once reported O.
thc Justice of the peace, and Minor,
arrest followed. The sherir's om,.
| was notified, and Under Sheriff W n
\caglc left for Wickcnburg by tae
first train. after notifying Justice Of
| Oboe Peace j.. =. Wren, at Constellation.
to make an investigation. Noagle took
Minor in charge at Wickcnburr and
proceeded To the scene of the shoot
ing. Monday, where the dead body oi
! Chateau was found on the floor of The
tent which had been occupied by both
negroes previous to the shooting.
Contrary to the statement made by
Minor. that he dad shot Chateau 10 the
head, the bullet was found TO have en-
tered the body over the right hin i'm
modlaicly back of the right side pant.
pocket aud passed through the from,
of the abdomen. A trail of blood led
from the tent, where the body wa,
found. 10 the place wnere the shooting
occurred apparently, while Chateau wa.
engaged in shoveling IN his placer
ground
The appearance Of the place indicated
that the deceased had dicd in great
agony, as part Of the clothes were torn
from his body. the car,hcn floor Of the
tent showed the imprints Of his dand,,
apparently made in his death throes.
aud the bed alongside where the BODY
was found also showed that he had
made "A desperate effort to get into il
when death relieved him Of his agony
IN inquest was held and verdict
returned that deceased came to ais
death from a gunshot wound inflicted
hY Jack Minor. When asked why be
had not done something TO relieve Cha.
trau after he had shot him, Minor Re-
piled that he did not think he had hurt
nlm scfiOusly. After the shooting
Minor broke the - Winchester. with
when he fired the fatal shot. over q
rock and threw the pieces into the
htd'h, The broken gun was found BY
ndcr Sheriff Neagle, as well as The
empty cartridge from which the bullet
WAS fred.
Fohhcry was apparently not the mo
i've 81 the crime, as about Sl5 worth
d" placer gold was found on the bodY
Of the dead negro.
h''h chateau and Minor formerly r.
.idrd here. Chateau is said 10 have
been m inonrcnsive and industrious
man, "iuic Minor is known to he Of o
4u1r".tumc disposition and unpopular
among his fellows. He resided here
only % short time before leaving with
'""'r'u for Oak Creek, where the KID
mig occurred, and little is known Of
n'. previous history. He IL minus the
I'Il I.3' when was cut Off ut the knee
nd'f sheriff Ncagle returned from
"''Nrnhurg yesterday with Minor, who
''' I'nguishes in the county iail
BOUND OVER TO GRAND JURY