Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-26


 smith. a deputy sheriff, who with his wife was eating supper in Sima's res l taurant. came out and commanded them 10 quit shooting and informed lfhem he was a deputy sheriff. Delaney told him he was the man they were looking for and shot him in the left shoulder Smith remarked: "I am hit" and Delaney sold. T will give you another The second shot was fatal. Before the shooting commenced came up the street to find Harry Weatherspoon. I looked in at Miss Sweeney's store, but he was not there At this time the horses of the mur. , derers we're across the street On my way up ] looked in at he postof- ice and saw West Howell and Tom Bailey. l then went up 10 the Bisbea House and Harry Weathefspoon and Hank Purcell were there. went in the store and had just started to speak 10 Marry Weatherspoon when the shooting commenced Purcell got behind barrel and Weatherspoon be- hind him and l behind Weatherspoon. We heard Delaney when he ordered Tappiner to go in the store and heard Tappiner tell him he would not We heard D. Tom Smith command them 10 stop shooting and heard Delaney tell Smith he was the man they were looking for. We heard Smith say he vas shot and heard Delaney say "I will give yoh another" | then went out the back door of the store and down the stairs l there saw Bin Dan. iels and John Reynolds going past and I inquired what was all the shoot. ing for They said they did not know but they were going to try and catch them. The gang at this time had started down the street shooting as they went l then went up into the store and across the street Those who were in the Goldwater store were coming out. Harry Hartisan and both came to John Tappiner lying on the walk in front Of the saloon where he fell. At the same time Richard Rundle found D. Tom Smith between the shafts Of the delivery wagon. smith after being shot the second tiine erawled thTOuSh from the back Killing of Mrs. Roberts.
 i Dart or the wagon Mrs. Annie Rob. erJs was standing at the door of her restaurant when the shooting com menced. She turned to go in the 1 house when a ball from Doweds gun
 
 through the door jamb and lodged m the small Of her back, wrim which she died in terrible agony the next ! morning. J. A. Molly (known by the , name of Tex was in q saloon and when the shooting commenced he ran out and was shot in the abdomen by q ball from Dowed's gun, from the ef. teets of which he died the following Tuesday. Bowed and Delaney had shot two each. James Kreigbaum and some others ran between the butcher shop and post-office and the drug store and tried 10 shoot them as they passed down the street. Bill Daniels and John Reynolds ran down the gulch firing al the fleeing criminals. | under stood at the time Red Sample was slightly wounded but not enough to cripple him. The shooting was done in few minutes and everybody was taken by surprise and for the time the people we're in a manner paral yZed. CouFierS were sent 10 Tomb stone as soon as possible James kreigbaum was one of them and made the distance, some twenty-eight miles. in less than two hours Sherif's posses were organized in Bisbee and Tomb stone. Bill Daniels at the head of one left for the Sulphur Springs valley sharp on their trail, the murderers going direct to the ranch of Dan Ross. now owned by Tom Whitehead. Near the Ross house there is q large erev- ice in the lime rock from twenty to twenty-five feet deep
 Heartless Cruelty
 Their horses being lame and nearly played ont. they dismounted and stripped the beasts Of their brides and saddles, and, wish. ing to bewilder the officers. should they follow that far on their trail, the inhuman and brutal monsters pushed the poor dumb animals that had served them so well. into the ereyice and left them there mangled They then walked, carrying their sad Gles and brides to the ranch of Frank Buckless where they had cainped seV- eral days before they supplied them selves with his horses and, as they thought. went on their way 10 safety. but their liberty was Of short duration. After leaving the Buckles ranch. ranch, Dowed and Delaney struck for 1 the Old Mexico line. Howard. and Sample went to their old haunt in the Leighbornood of Clifton. Kelly went bf AtAioNiA dbN W a. the UTSt 10 De cap tured by the constable st Deming. New Mexico. Sample and Howard were caught in their camp, wholly un- prepared 10 put m fight as they. at the time. had their guns apaI7 cleaning them. The capturing party vas headed by Deputy Sheriff Fiover. ho had received word Of their being in their camp from a man by the name of W. W. Push. Bill Daniels. in the meantime, received word of De. , laDey and DOwed being iu Sonora. Mexico and preceded to ;be Corral itos. There be succeeded in capturing Dan DoTed and while there heard or Delaney. After bringing Dowed iu and placing him in charge Of SneriG Ward he went after Delaney, captur ing him at tbe MinaS Pritas mines He smuggied Delaney out of Mexico
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