Arizona republican., 1911-05-10

Prescott. AriZ. May 9-L. D. Yaeger, one of the largest wool growers in Ari- zona, was shot and instantly killed this afternoon at o'clock at Bowles' wa tering place. half a mile south of Hum boldt by Alexander DeyardO. a MeXi- can sheep herder The first rifle bull let passed through the heart and the second hit in the right cheek. coming out through the back of the head as Yaeger fell DeyardO left immediately but was captured an hour anl a half later by Joe Cenci and Ben Mowday, near the bridge over the Asua Fria river at Dewey.
 The murder was cold blooded and premeditated. Yaeger left Prescott to- day on an early train for Humboldt. He went thence to BOwles' watering place. where his sheep were mixed with a band of sheep belonging to C. C. Hutchinson IL was noticed that DeyardO, a member of HutchinsOn's outfit. was drunk. Yaeger took a load ed rifle from him and Unloaded it and put the cartridges into his own pocket and then gave the rifle back. Yaeger and the rest of the men startel to sort | Ile DdilAS bI illAtQ SHFFb
 Deyardo objected and refused to work. Yaeger paid no attention, calling out, "C ome on boys. lets sort out the mutton" He was walking among the sheep when the Mexican approached ! from the right and deliberately fired two shots.
 Hutchinson's foreman. standing near the victim. saw the whole affair. He immediatel telephonet Dewey to l look out for the fleeing murderer. Ev- 1 cry man in Hutchinson's outfit hastily armed and started in pursuit. The message caused great commotion in Dewey. where Yaeger was wei known and almost the entire town mounted and started in pursuit Had they caught him they would have executed western justice.
 Joe Cenci. saloon keeper os Hum bOldt. rode rapidly to Dewey and got rifle He soon sighted Deyardo go- ing north armed with a rifle and hailed Ben Mowdal of Humboldt who was also hunting Deyardo. The pair was mounted and the Mexican was afOot They soon caught up with him. They dismounted and got the drop on him and called to him to surrender The Mexican refused.
 wen give you three chances. then we shoot" they said. Deyardo'S hands went up at the last chance. He talked in a wild and incoherent manner. "l don't know why I killed Mir. Yaeger He was my best friend. I shot a man in Texas once and then stood off thirty men. don't know why l surrendered now I want to kill four more men"
 He was lodged in the Humbolt jail. but the feeling was SD strong that the officials were afraid and wired for an automobile from Prescott tO come in a hurry. An automobile was sent with John Robinson and \. A. Johns. who joined the deputy sheriff at Humboldt and acted as an escort. DeyaIdO was rushed to Prescott in the record time of an hour and five minutes. The auto passed twenty armed men hunting the murderer. who were ignorant of the fact that the murderer was in the fast rushing car.
 Deyardo had been i'm the employ of Hutchinson for months. This was his first visit to Humboldt in six months. and he got violently drunk and was making trouble in the camp before the arrival of Yaeger. He boasted that he was a bad gun man. but Yaeger showed no fear and was on good terms with him.
 Yaeger's body is here in Ruffner's parlors and will be sent to Phoenix at g o'clock tomorrow morning.
 When the auto arrived here there was an enormous crowd at the court house DeyardO was defiant and de- lighted and said that he only had four cartridges or he would have killed his captOrs
 The excitement here is intense. caused by the high regard for Yaeger and by the killing of Kid Kirby on the plaza this afternoon by. a negro. Billy Campbell. Kirby. who was a prize fighter. had had trouble with Camp bell over a check which the latter had