El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18
WOMAN is KILLED;
Observation-Disclosures
Tragedy Occurs Near Troy,
Ariz., in Which Hayden
People FIGURE.

Hayden. Ariz., July 17.-Mrs. Nat
Newton, of Hayden. was killed while
going with her husband in rig from
Kelvin to Miami The husband is
charged with the crime. which took
place at a place called Kane Springs,
about three miles this side of Troy
Two bullets were sent into her body
She died about an hour later. Newton
/ is alleged to have made an attempt at
committing suicide, shooting himself
in the right cheek, but doing little
harm to himself.
Newton and his wife, in company.
with their four children aid woman
by the name Of Joseffa Gonzalez. left
Hayden for Miami. Newton and his
wife rode in a single rig while the
others were in mountain wagon
They camped out at Kane Springs in
the evening and the party noticed very
little change in NeWtOns attitude to-
wards his wife, although it is alleged
that they were not living on the best
OF terms with each other, The next
morning they left their camp and upon
arriving at one Of the long pulls up
hill in the neighborhood Of Troy, New
ton decided that he would return TO
Ray and so stated TO the rest The rig
in which he and his wife were riding
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of the other rig when the killing took
place. NeWton's boy, who was in the
other rig, Immediately ran towards his
parents upon hearing the first shot.
had been fired. The boy, becoming
scared, tried to run away, IL is said, but
his father called him back and turned
the gun over TO him. Newton then
carried his wife from the single rig to
the double one throwing all their
the side curtains, started back to Hay
den. He arrived here last evening and
Immediately gave himself up to ex-
judge Adams. who in turn called Walter
Gibson, the local sheriff who placed
Newton in jail
The Mexican population was aroused
to such an extent over the affair that
Walter Nash left on the noon train for
Florence to turn the prisoner over 10
the authorities of Pinal county for safe
keeping. The tragedy took place in
Pinal county. although Newton gave
himself up to the local ella county Of
ficers.
Newton, IL is claimed, was born in
the South Sea Islands, but has spent
large part of his life in Mexico, having
served for five years in the Mexican
navy His wife was a Mexican by birth.
Newton being her second husband
While in Hayden he has held several
jobs with the Ray Consolidated Copper
company, and later went into the vege-
table business and for the past two
months had run popcorn stand here.
Paul Carriger. OF Winkelman. has
left for Prescott to spend the summer
months.
Samuel Gum. employed by Mr.. Dem
mis- in his local meat market. has left
for New York city, from where he will
sail for his former home. in England.
He has been living in the United States
for number of years, this being his
first visit back to his home. He will
return to Hayden some time ate in
the fall.
Frank Dutton, United States postal
inspector. with headquarters in Phoe-
nix, is in Hayden checking up the
local pOstoffice accounts. He will also
check up Winkelman and Ray while in
this section of Arizona. He makes
these trips yearly. having been in Hay
den when the postoffice was first
started, a year ago.