Arizona republican., 1912-09-13
Coroner's Jury Closing the Inquest Finds That He Was the Murderer of Carl Petersen Last Mon day Morning
BITE ON HIS FINGER
 INFLICTED BY VICTIM
The Murderer Will Be Ar raigned Today and His Preliminary Examination Will Probably Be Set for Tomorrow

That William Faltin murdered Carl Petersen last Monday morning at the home of the former at the extreme end of South Seventh street was the unqualified opinion of the coroner's jury expressed in its verdict yester- day, at the conclusion of the inquest on the body of Petersen. It was found that he came to his death by blows with the land slide of a blow in the hands of Faltin.
 After the return of the verdict, Constable Murphy, who had arrested F'altin, sWore out a warrant against him charging him with the murder of Petersen. Faltin will be arraigned 1 today and his preliminary examina- tion will probably be set for next Saturday.
 The testimony at the inquest devel- oped nothing that had not been known before. Dr. Wylie, who had examined the body of Petersen after it had | been recovered from the hidden grave, said that several holes had been broken in the skull and that the left arm had been broken, presumably while Petersen was trying to ward off the blows of the iron bar. Nick Pomero and his wife testi- fled to hearing the cries of Petersen ! for help and they also told of the subsequent movements of Faltin about the house. Lima Pinkerton, the 1 little daughter of B. L. Pinkerton, Q neighbor, told of seeing Faltin dig ging the grave of Petersen last Sat- urday morning, nearly forty eight hours before his death.
 Notwithstanding the terrible array Of evidence against him Faltin has not yet admitted his guilt but he came near doing so yesterday with out intending to do it. After the warrant had been sworn out it was decided to examine the prisoner closely for bruises or other marks of an encounter with Petersen on | which plea of self defense might be based.
 Constable Murphy visited him in jail and had him strip to the skin that an examination might be made by Dr Wylie. The only mark of a recent injury was a small sore on one finger He was asked how he had got it. He said he had been bitten.
 Who bit you?" asked the constable.
 Carl Petersen," said Faltin.
 "When?" asked MT. Murphy.
 Last Monday morning." replied Faltin.
 That was probably true, one of two truths he has told regarding this bloody affair The other was his statement, while the search for the body was going on, that it was not in the river bed.
 That slight wound was probably inflicted by the weak and dazed Pe- tersen in his fight against impossible odds for his life.
 Dr. Wylie examining the wound said that it seemed to consist of two wounds, one of which had evidently been made before last Monday. The other might have been made at that time.
 There was a hole on the left hip high up and slightly in the rear. He admitted that the hole had been made by a bullet fired by a man who was trying to hold him up at Nome, | Alaska, several years ago. There was another scar on the left side which looked as if it might have been made with knife. But Faltin said that it was the result of an injury that he had received in an explosion.
 It has been expected hourly that | Faltin would make a. confession, sec ling the hopelessness of escape, but as yet he has manifested no sign of doing so. His case will probably be , I disposed of promptly. He will be bound over at the preliminary eX- animation and then will probably be brought before the court on informa = tion, though it is not now long until the sitting of the grand jury.