Weekly journal-miner., 1913-12-31
MURDER FOLLOWS QUARREL OVER
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CFrom Wednesdays Daily.l

cent Dcl III CdIN SdillC. A-'usAi A' Romero was shot dead in his bunI at Jerome Junction shortly beior l o'clock yesterday morning. Tw' players in the game are toda, lodged in the county jail while an other. Juan Fedoria, the alleged mur derer. has apparently made gooc his escape
 From what can be gleancd of tn, tragedy, Romero, a twenty-fve-year old coal heaver, was shot down il cold blood by a hot-tempered fellow Mexican. who lost control of him self when Romero refused to pal the fifty cents.
 immediately after the shooting Fedoria iS believed to have jumped upon the north bound train and made good his escape via the north The sheriff's office was not notified until two hours later and before Ash Fork could be notified. Fedori9 had ample time to reach that point and take either an east-bound or west-bound train.
 According to the story told by the two Mexicans now in the county jail, Fedoria. together witt themselves. Julio Alvarez anJ Petra Acosta. appeared at Romero bunk by appointment to enjoy :; good time. The three had beer drinking on their journey to tn bunk house and were pretty wei lii up" when the game was started
 At about 10 o'clock, Romero companions in the bunk house Juan Yaneaz. Catarino Ruiz ant Avundio Delgado, hied themselves to their hunks in the shack for tho night The game with the four hands playing continued until few minutes after midnight.
 Then the altercation arose follow ing the wager. Romero was sitting upon his bunk while Fedoria Wa. standing exactly opposite to him Suddenly the latter pulled a heavy 44-calibre gun, placed it to hi: hip and without a word pulled the trigger The bullet entered just over the heart, struck q rib, fol lowed the chest wall and lodged in the flesh back of the shoulder
 Romero dropped over dead. Two of his fellow boarders, Yaneaz and Ruiz. awoke with the shot. Delgadc continued to smmber and awoke 1T the morning to learn that he haf slept more than six hours not more than ten feet away from the corpse
 Immediately after he realized wha. he had done, Fedoria placed hi fingers to his lips and whispered to his two terror-stricken compan- ions: Don't say anything abou this" With this ultimatum lief ringing in their ears he blew ou' the light and disappeared througl the door just as the uorth-bound train for Ash Fork drew in at the station, but fifty feet. away.
 The two other card players wait ed until Fedoria's form had disap peared in the darkness and the: made a dash for inc door. The were seen to go through by the tw' awakened boarders just as the rolled from their hunks
 A candle was procured and th dim glow disclosed the motionles corpse upon the floor A han, placed over the dead mans hear convinced them that their service were not needed in that direction They immediately gave the alarm The neighborhood was aroused. / search was conducted and then tn sheriff's office was notified, Sherit Keeler and Deputy Sheriff Jo. Young arriving upon the scene a } a. m.
 The two other card players vii lingly told the tale as recorded Yesterday morning. Coroner Charlc H. McLane and Assistant County Attorney J. H. Morgan worked upon the case. The body wa brought here and an autopsy wa. performed by Dr. (. F. Yount. Tn. coroner's jury found that death ha, been caused by a gun wound.
 Death came instantly and was ac tually caused by the shock convey ed by the heavy calibre gun. Not a drop of blood was found about the body and the victims face wore smile
 The bunk house where the murder occurred is located but fifty yard from the railroad station and but few leaps would be required t1 place one within the reach Of a passing train. Every effort to locatc the alleged murderer yesterday proved futile The other two Mex jeans are being held as witnesses.