The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-27

sn an attempt to arrest a desperate outlaw on Eagle Creek, in this county,
 on Tuesday morning last, between the
 hours of six o'clock and seven o'clock,
 Alberto Munguia, for years deputy
 sheriff at Morenci, and Jack Campbell, a deputy sheriff, met instant death and Dutch" Keppler, member of the officers party had a narrow es- cape with his life.
 Arviza, a young Mexican outlaw,
 aged about twenty-two, jumped into a small arroyo, about waist high, when he saw the officers approaching, and with a 3O-3O rife, did deadly work.
 On Monday afternoon word was brought to Deputy Sheriff Mungoia at Morenci that Arvizo, who is report ed to be wanted in Gila county for participation in stabbing affray, in which Luis Sainz, cousin of Munguia was injured, was stopping on Eagle Creek at the ranch of Solzo Lozano. Eagle Creek had formerly been the home of Arvizo, and Munguia was ex- pecting him to return to that locality. When the officer received word that his quarry was on Eagle Creek he be- gan organizing a posse to make the arrest He enlisted the services of Deputy Sherif Campbell and Special Deputy Dutch" Keppler and the trio left Morenci mounted, and heavily armed, about 2 a.. m. Tuesday expect ing. to arrive at their destination about daylight.
 Instead of finding one man. the ADarty encountered Arvizo in company with Ignacio Marrerias. Merrerias was sent from this county for murder to serve twenty years After serv- ing nine years he was recently parol- ed and had returned to his old haunts On Eagle Creek. As the posse of three approached their objective point they encountered Marrerias on the side of the trail with rifle in his hand, and, at the same instant, dis tance away who was carrying an ax and a rifle. The three officers rode Past Marrerias a short distance, as he was not the man they were after, when Dutch" Keppler remarked to Camp bell and Munguia: T will ride back and ask this fellow who that other Mexican is in the brush with the rifle and ax."
 Keppler turned back a short ways in the direction of where the second Mexican, who proved to be Arvizo, the man wanted, had been seen.
 While Kepp1er was in conversation with MarreriaS, who in answer to an inquiry, replied: That fellow over there is a young Mexican out here chopping wood," Kepp1er turned and saw Munguia jump from his horse with his rifle and shoot. Keppler be- 1ieves Munguia shot twice. Then Ar vizo, who in the meantime had con- cealed himself in a small arroyo, sur rounded by brush, opened fire and Munguia fell dead a bullet in his sbreast. Campbell, who was close to Munguia, but who had not dismount- ed, then opened fire on the spot where Arvizo was located, firing one shot. The second shot from the rife of Ar vizo tumbled Campbell from the sad dle. He was shot in the abdomen. As he lay upon the ground Arvizo shot again the bullet piercing his neck.
 As the firing began the horse rid den by Dutch" Keppler became un- manageable. He began pitching and running in the direction of the shoot is. The horse ridden by Dutch passed close to the dead bodies of of the firing from ArviZo, who was in ambush, swerved, and started back down the canyon. Keppler states that eight shots were fired at him as his horse ran dawn the canyon and it is the theory that Marrerias joined in the fusilade. Keppler was thrown from his horse and his shoulder dis located. lie Tell W1Cn HIS rlH0 III HIS hand and was stunned for a moment. 1 He regained his feet and discovered | that his shoulder and arm was help l less and he could not use his gun. | Keppler finally caught his horse and ] made his way to a ranch owned by | man named Brown who brought the | news of the massacre to Morenci, ar irving there between eight o'clock and l nine o'clock in the morning.
 The two outlaws, thinking Keppl er had made his escape, returned to the dead bodies of Campbell and Munguia. Arvizo took the brown horse rode by also Munguia's scabbard, and six shooter, his spurs and watch, and made for the hills.
 Murrerias also made his escape, in some manner unknown to the officers, and Solzo Lozano, who has a reputa- ton of harboring hard characters in that section, is also missing.
 The news brought by Brown to Mo- '