Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
Miner Accused OF Shooting Down His
Partner Admits Killing On Witness
Stand But Claims Self-Defense--Strone
Case Made Out By The Prosecution.
U'rom Sundays Daily

+ Up to the hour Of going 10 i
: I. press, thi. morning the jury in j
+ the case Of Jack Minor, charged i
with murder, had failed TO agree j
upon verdict. Wbisperings 4
from the jury room were to the 4
effect that the hitch was over n 4
| i. question Of second degree muir. +
der or granddaughter, the ballots +
being reported to stand IL to I 4
4. for the former. 4
Yesterday afternoon, before 4
O'Clock the ease Of Jack. Minor, col
ored, charged with the murder Of his
mining partner, Chateau, went to the
jury. . M
Minor, himself WAS the only eye.
witness OF the shooting TO take the
stand. He testified, in part, that he
and Chateau had been grubstaked by
a man named Shepard, residing here.
They went to the place where the
shooting occurred, and engaged in
placer mining. They occupied the
same tent and got on we'll together un-
ill about week before the shooting,
when Shepard visited them. After
Shepsrd's departure, witness and Cha.
teau qnarrelcd, and the latter often
cursed him. when they retired at night.
On the morning Of the shooting Chm.
teau ordered witness to 20 TO another
| camp in the district for more grub.
Witness refused, and that evening re-.
turned to the camp from work. armed
with a rifle. Upon nearing the tent
witness saw Chateau emerge from n
hole where he had been at work, armed
with rifle and pistol A. q distance
Of about 100 feet, Chateau asked wit
ness where he was going. Witness re.
piled he was going TO the tent. Caa.
teau said, "You can't 20 in there"
and fired the pistol M Minor, who re-.
turned the FIRE, the bullet striking
Chateau near the right hin, and com.
'"S ""s s"'Vuk" tue uo' ~. NltuesH
then approached Chateau, when he fell.
and examined the wound. Chateau did
not complain Of being seriously hurt,
but returned TO work, and afterwards
went TO water hole nearby, where he
quenched his thirst.
Witness solemnly declared he felt 10
bad over shooting his friend that NE
took mis- Winchester, broke it into
pieces, and threw the pieces into the
brush, also hiding Chateau's gun, and
then took the latter pistol, which Wit.
ness declared he picked up where Chm.
teau had fallen, and departed for the
Goodwin ranch, leaving tine wounded
man behind to get along as best he
could.
Witness also testified TO going to
Wickenburg the next day, asserting he
surrendered there to Justice Of the
Peace GriRgs.
Oppose dte the story Of the defend
ant WINS the testimony Of Juxticc
Griea.. who testified that M;,o, h.a
told him he secuvcd A.. ,,,,o, srnr
beneath the pi,lo~ nm chateau. ..,
Evidence was aIso introduced ,hoviu.
Minor had played the banjo and sang
in q wickenburg saloon all night pre-
vious TO his surrender.
Letters written nv Minor On the ,wo
days following tho shooting. to ID. r.
Webster, were also Introduced In
one, dated Wagner. Minor vr,t..,
"since Shepard was here. las, Thurs. |
dag, hc( Chateau) has b.en nietiny
fusses with me. We had one vester.
day. / went to dinner and n. beyan |
10 abuse me and call me all hind. ~
names, until / could not stand Il snv