Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-13
HANGMAN'
 MOOSE BANGLES
 CLOSE ID YAQU|
Chain of Evidence Points to Jesus Gonzales as Murder CT of Rodman-Knife and Clothing Are Found.

who is responsible for the murder or J. E. Rodman in this city Wednesday night Gonzales is under arrest in Bisbee Cornelia Hernandez and For tunaGo Ruiz are also under arrest as accompliees Ruiz is in Lowell, Her nandez in Bisl ee, but in a separate cell from Gonzalcs. Gabriel Coss, wkO was first arrested. is believed to lS innocent.
 Gonzales $ a typical lqui. abolt five feet ten inches tall, with the reg ulation high cheek zones and black aair of his race. He has been in .B-Cubles here several times and has the reputation among the Mexicans of being a quarTelsome and danger ous man.
 On the afternoon preceding the murder the three men arrested are known to have had jug of wine and tn have been drinking in the hut in "Tintown" in which all lived. He was seen lying along the track near where Rodman was killed in the after noon. Owing to the fact that the murder was committed so near the track Of the street car line. where there was an electric light burning and the cars were frequently passing, it is the belief of the officers that Gonzales was coming to town for new supply of wine when he met Rod man.
 A rock as large as ones two fists was found by the officers near the scene of the murder. A search of Gonzales home discovered a blood stained butcher kIsife newly sha-pen- ed with the soft pine handle still Glmp from recent washing. and a bloody shirt belonging to Gonzales. The articles were in a trunk which was locked, and the key to which Con zales wife refused to surrender un- til the officers started to break it open.
 Later daughter of Gonzales led the otficeas up the side of the noun tain. where another knife was found hidden in the rocks, the hiding place having been pointed out by the little girl. She declared that she knew of no others. but the officers searched about the place and found another, making three knives iE all, which are supposed to have belonged to the three MeXicans who lived in the hut
 Another circumstance which points to the guilt of Gonzales was given to the officers by the wife of Gabriel Coss, wao was first arrested on sus- picion. She stated that on the 20th of last month Rodman had discharg- ed Gonzales, after which he. contin- ued to live in the hut provided for the employees When ordered out by Rod man they had a personal difficulty, at the end of which Gonzales had re marked that 'he. Rodman, could fire him, but that he would drink his hearts blood"
 Gonzales face and hands arc scratched. his hat is bloody and his trousers are bloody just above one of the pockets. His bloody shirt, which he had taken of, was found in his trunk. as was stated.
 At Galena switch the officers found letter taken from Rodmaa, which had been crumpfed and thrown aside by some person with bloody hands. This is the only clue as to the direc- tion taken by the murderer.
 A short time before the murder Rcdman had given his wife orders to cut off Hernandez and Ruiz from the commissary department, as he had discharged them. This was done and is supposed to have offered the motive to these two men in instigat- ing Gonzales to commit the o-ime. It was learned yesterday that on his way home the night of the mur- der Rodman stopped at the Travellers Rest saloon and asked his friend, John Murphy, for a gun. He had none to give him, and Rodman pro ceeded on his way unarmed. In, -h. rhl nLy fTa x1yf1f d three GT the men under arrest lived. bloody shirt belonging to Ruiz was found lie gave a plausible explana- ton by stating that since he nan been out of employment it had been his custom to carry home the offal from the slaughter house near there. The blood stains were on the back of his snirt, as though he had carried them over his shouldd-. and the Of flcers are inclined to believe his ex- pIanation.
 What Is believed will develop into a strong link in the chain of evidence against the guilty party is the finding of bloody finger prints on several pages of the time book taken from the body of ROdman- The Bertillion system. the main reliance of the TICIC4l III Lnt futulHCdIiOn CI CT4ul- nals, is based upon the Fact that the fincer prints of no two persons are the same, and should those of any suspect tally with those On the time beck, his guilt would be established almost beyond doubt
 No trace has been found Of the EatCh, ring, Masonic emblem and other valuables which were 5aksa from tbe body of Rodman. Tho ugicerr are still at work on the case. how ever, and hope to locate these articles, and to secure other evidence against tae men under STest
 Gonzales was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Jack Foster and Constable Gray at Warren. Ger neliO Hernandez and FortHuado Ruiz by Sheriff Jack White and Special Officer Q. Saddler, at South Bistee. ATTENTION KNIGHTS