Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-08

On account of the alleged infidelity
of a woman she lies murdered in the
morgue at Moore & McLellan's and
beside her lies the body of her hus-
mand, a suicide. Two children, a lit
tie girl of Z and a boy of 4, are
orphans. The woman is Mrs. Mae My
ers. The husband is George Myers,
late a miner in COchise county There
walked about town all day another
man, the precipitating cause of the
tragedy, Earl Riggs, a member of a
wdll known family of Cochise county.
The murder and suicide occurred at
215 South Fourth avenue about 8
O'Clock yesterday morning or the be-
ginning there is only the excited story
of the little girl. Persons in the vi
cinity heard a shot; heard a woman's
scream; saw her running toward the
street Then there was another shot
and the woman fell and was still
The man approached and spoke an
endearing or rather a regretful word.
This is bad business. Mae he said.
and he tried to gather her in his arms
By this time a crowd was approaching
and the man returned to the porch of
the house where he was talking to the
little girl when Marshal Moore and Of
ficers Troutman and Hosmer arrived.
Myers entered the house and pulling
the screen door toward him and when
the marshal came up he pushed the
end of the revolver against the screen
which was pushed against the officer.
He threatened to shoot The marshal
argued the matter with him. told him
he had done enough shooting for one
matterSstill worse.
The Last Shot.
II Myers had a notion of shooting
he dismissed it. saying that he would
not bother the officers to take him. He
closed the inner door, stepped back
from il, and then the last shot was
heard When the marshal sprang
through the door. the man was falling.
He had put the muzzle of the revolver
into his mouth. The bullet tore through
the brain coming out near the base of
the skull. Death was more merciful to
him than to the woman. He never felt
it. while she was taken to the hospital
where she fingered two hours. but
never regained consciousness.
motive Myers arrived in the city on
the morning Of January and so far
as the neighbors know there had been
no trouble between husband and wife
after his coming.
Riggs Ratsl Presence.
About o'clock yesterday morning,
Riggs. who probably did not know
that Myers was in town, called at 215
South Fourth avenue He was met at
the door by Myers, and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Baber. who lives in the other part of
the house. heard angry and loud voices
and then heard the door slam. After
that she heard quarreling and little
later she saw Mrs. Myers. who told
her that her husband had threatened
to kin her why don't you go up
town and let him cool OFF, asked Mrs.
Baber Mrs Myers replied that his
anger would soon pass away. Soon aft
er that Mrs Baber heard the first shot.
That took effect in the breast and Mrs.
Myers running out of the rear of the
rear of the house started to the front. |
She was wearing a hat as il dressed
to come up town. There was another
shot which missed the flying woman |
but took effect in horse belonging |
to p. T. Hurley The third shot was
effective and Mrs. Myers fell. The
later shot passed through the body !
coming out on a horizontal line with |
the first which had entered the breast |
Wrought to Frenzy.
From what could be gathered from /
the scraps of the quarrel heard by Mrs. |
Baber the husband was driven to a /
frenzy by his wife's persistence in an |
intention to see Riggs. She said that |
she was going up town and find him.
and according to one report. bring him
to the house According to another.
she would see him and talk to him and
that would be the end of it. TN see
you i'm hell first" the husband is re-
ported to have said. and then the first
shot from a As revolver was fired.
B. Cooper. the owner of a corral
across the street. telephoned to the
police station and the officers arrived
quickly Before they came Walter
Card, who was at the corral having
in mind only the violation of the law
against the discharge of firearms with
in the city limits. crossed the street
and advised Myers: Here you, cut out |
this foolishness. shooting around. dis
turbing the neighborhood." Meanwhile
the woman lay on the ground. beyond
further disturbance.
Coroner tombstone was informed of
the death of Myers and he impaneled
a jury consisting of T. Bone. ]. Walker.
]. A. Porterie, Jacob Miller. ]. T. Muir
phy and A. L. Moore. The jury viewed
the body of Myers and later viewed
that of the woman at the hospital Such