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

papers as could be found about the
house 90 on the person Of Myers were
gathered and inquiry was made for
Riggs, who could not be located for
some hours. The inquest was con-
tinued until tomorrow.
The Witness Reappears.
On the appearance of the afternoon
papers, Riggs went to the office of
the marshal and said that hE did not
know that he would be wanted. He
was accompanied by Officer Hosmer TO
the office of the coroner. where he
said he would remain in town until
after the inquest.
! Riggs is a brother of ]. J. Riggs, for
some time a member of the board of
control and a son of a former member
| of the legislature. 1t was soon learned
] that Mrs. Myers had a brother. Blu
! ford HAYS, who had come here with
1 her. but a week ago last Monday he
went north and was employed on a
ranch about thirty miles from Selig-
man. 1t was later learned from the
letters found in the house that the
Robles. kilograms We're sent to the
relatives and last night a massage was
received from T. B. Hays of Coalinga.
Cal, saying that he would come at
once He is evidently her brother
Mrs. Myers and her two children ar
rived in Phoenix a week ago last
Wednesday and took two rooms at 215
South Fourth avenue. The husband
was then either at Paradise or at the
Mascot mine in Cochise county, on De-
cember 20 she sent him a post card.
notifying him of her arrival and say
ing that she was lonely. but would soon
get over ii.
The Documents.
on the same date she sent another
letter to her husband from which it is
gathered that there was some talk
about her at Dos Cabezas. where they
had lived for a time. 1t follows:
Dear George-Well. we are here and
located. Got two nice rooms i'm a
brick cottage close in town. What are
you doing and what do you intend TO
do? The children are fine Will start
Jessie to school Monday. The school
is within a block of where we live.
Il sold enough Of the stuff % paY
Sccw and stored the balance with
Mike michael Oil. a merchant of
Dos CabezasD to sell. | did not leave
Dos Cabezas owing any one.
Should go to the Mascot let Han
naman. Cor Hartmann alone for that
old woman talked and / had her TO
whip before | left there. / whipped
her is what l am here to tell you and
if you don't stop it when you go over
there you had better.
'BlufOrd will leave Monday for
Williams. Write as soon as you get
this. | live at 215 South Fourth ave-
nue.. If you should happen in Phoe
nix you can let me know when you
are coming and I'll meet you at the
train or you can get some one to
show you where 215 South Fourth
avenue is. Write soon.
Mae.
Il brought all the towels, sheets,
pillow cases, quilts. etc, with me. |
went to the dance at the Mascot and
had a swell time Only missed one
dance all night and had dandy sup
per-"
This letter was written in an ex-
celIent hand and was carefully pune
tuated
There was a telegram from the hus-
band dated at Bisbee. Jan. 3, saying:
Il will start tomorrow"
There was another telegram which |
had never been finished or sent. It'll
was written on Western Union |
blank, by the woman and probably |
the sending of it was held up by the |
knowledge that her husband was COM
ing. 1t was addressed to Riggs at 1
Wilcox or Dos Cabezas and said:
"Can you come at once. Answer"
There was no signature.
Riggs Letter to the Woman.
Here is letter from Riggs to |
Mrs Myers disclosing the nature of |
their relations. Myers may neverj
have seen it, He probably did not or
Riggs would have been his first I
victim yesterday morning:
DOS Cabezas Dec. 2S.
my Darling Baby-Will leave here
today for Wilcox. You can write me
there. Everything is running smooth.
Everybody thought ! had gone to
with you. Don't be lone
some until / see you. II won't be
long. only few months. Will take
my COW down to Moore's today. See
If this is all your things. Baby, I am
in hurry. Kiss yourself for me,
with lots of love.
Yours lovingly,
Earl"
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