Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-18
PRISONERS ARE STILL BATTLING
 IN IDENTITY 1
Absolute Identification of Mur- derer Not Yet Obtained, AL though Positive Statements Made.

Although it would seec to be sim pie matter to identify the man who shot and killed R. w. Watson in the local railroad yards on last Saturday night. the task up to the present time seems to be particularly difficult. al though several are of positive opin- ion that the man now held in the branch county jail is the slayer. Yes terday officers brought people to the jail to identity the prisoners and the process will be carried still farther to- day.
 Word was received in the city on Thursday evening from Naco, to the effect that Captain Wheeler had esp tured two men answering perfectly the description of those involved in the murder of Watson. At 12:30 o'clock yesterday morning, Constable Twomey, B. w. Norton, who witness ed the killing, and representative of the Review went to Naco.
 Immediately upon entering the Naco jail and seeing the men in custody, Norton exclaimed that the prisoners were the men concerned in the kill ling. Twomey then examined the bodies of the prisoners for marks of identification. and in accordance with a description given him of Carlos Real by a man who had known the suspect for fifteen years, and found an anchor tattooed on the left forearm of one of the prisoners.
 The Identification was all but cer- tainty, and Captain Wheeler turned the two prisoners over to Constable Twomey to bring to Bisbee. The party stopped in Lowell, where the suspected men were supposed to have been known, and there one of the officers stated that he would not swear positively, one of the prisoners was the image of Carlos Real. The prisoners were then brought to Bisbee and placed in the branch coun, ty jail, where they are at the present time. Owing to- the circumstances surrounding the murder, it is difficult to identify the men absolutely, but from the evidence of those well ac quainted with the affair, and the ac- tions Of the men now in jail, they are the guilty parties.
 The man who Is believed to be Car. los Real has given the officers four different names at various times since the murder and in outward appear. ance answers the description given by Norton exactly A further attempt to identify the prisoners will be made today. They have told conflicting stories from the time they were ar rested and at the present time it is believed that the testimony of the woman whom Real is alleged to have attacked with a knife on the night oi the murder will clear up the mystery This will be obtained today. . Captain Wheeler, of the Arizona Rangers, who made the arrests, arrfy ed in the city last evening, accompan jed by Private Horan. Wheen seen by representative of the Review, and asked concerning the matter. the Ranger said:
 As far as identifying the mer ] whom we have in custody as those who were implicated in the murder of Officer Watson is concerned, this is a matter which rests entirely with those who witnessed the incident The l Ranger force has simply taken into I custody two men answering the de l scriptions given us, and from all ap pearances they are the right men. | they are the men implicated in the crime I want to see them punished i but if they are not want to see them given their liberty.
 At the present time members oi the Ranger force are still searching the country this side of the internat l ional boundary line for the alleged murderer, and ara away from communication. If the men now in jail are identified positively as the culprits, will relieve the searohers from this task, but if the prisoners are not the men wanted the searcf will go on"
 It was stated on the streets last evening that even If the men now in custody are the men wanted, Cap tain Wheeler would not accept the reward of $500 offered by the railroad company. The commander was asked concerning the matter. and in reply said:
 "Because of certain circumstances I will not accept the reward under any conditions However. Deputy Sherifl Frank Bauer has operated with tht Ranger force in this matter. and i these are the men implimated in tht murder, he is entitled to half of tas ward money offered.