Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-04-08


Gerdis. a spectator, was struck in the
leg by a stray bullet.
Other witnesses OF the ARRAY, seen
Yesterday. amongst them Deputy sher-
in Rafferty, and Constable Bailey,
gave the same story OF the shooting
al did Carruthers. expect IN that part
relative TO the shots iis@a- some Wit
,esses maintaining that Rooney "s
struck by the first shot and others
mar he fired the first two shots ana
vss then wounded. The whole an1lr
hannened so suddenly and the shols
came in such quick succession that II
VS. practically impossible 70 keep &C
curate track.
Amongst the witnesses seen was
pat McKenna. brother OF the dead
man He was taken 10 the county
iau mere after the tragedy Seen IA
~ ceIl YESTERDAY he said 1 know Ut
he OF the tight had been dfihh. '
heavily and did not know qaile 80
/ was doing. Everything happeheo
SO quickly that Il is Just a haze 70
me He is beng held on a charge
M disturbing the peace, which ma
be changed to one OF resisting an oar
| Ger. f.,.,,oe
The coroner's jury met in justice
sroitb,s court yesterday after noon
lond after many witnesses had beeA
hoard gave the following verdicts.
Oaicer Rooney, killed b. Frank nc
Kenpa while n the DISCHARGE OF hls
49,. Fyank NIcKenna. killed by ON
- tobn ,fooDe. Whine resisting al
rest - -.
The body of Officer Rooney was re-
moves 20 the o. X Undertakins com
,,apv narIors. he has relatives IA
lev and these have been oommahi-
4 cated with Arrangements sof the Il
neral viii not be made uhul d re'i'
( is received. .,s.raa one
Jonn Rooney was CONSIDERED oue
oF The most eff.cient officers on l.-e
sheriffs stan. He was 50 years OF AZ
snd came here in 1907 from Ionl
Isrone. where he had been ensagea ~
~ ming He was a cour geods on
- and his untimely end IS cause o.
6een grief 10 his many frlen~s- at
Ss Survived BIZ a brother living az o,
s,tocL,on and q son also liv rs IN lhd'
civ His wife died about four years
aro. Other relatives live in Oakland
Eouowing the shooting the tody O.
r,,.rt NNct> emma was taken to the Fal
ace Undertaking company NORGE
itbe deeeasgd was g years old ana ls
s,,-viyed nv tNvo brothers, PIT, VINO i
,,ou, in the County Jail and James
III tno,,p In.ne foreman. VINO ar
r;ved m the city yesterday from IAN
\ anea. He also has relatives ny ''it
in Nova Scotia. the former hoihs ..
me family. The funeral "lii DC ~,
from the Catholic church al ~ clOSh
this morning. I'm
The deceased worked here as nllh
o. on and OF. for several years ~
-i1911 an Justice Murphy's court y
vas given 60 days at Tombstone on
,harse Of resisting N officer Oh tns
-. charge he was given sentence
Tor resisting a numcer OF local oAAi
GERS at different times.
the last few years the brothers 9a'
,,,,o5 Al Cananea. where James AiC
Kenna is very much esteeiiisu
5is brothers enjoyed like esteem a.
Ugsr, behaving. good citizens Wheh no
drinking When drinking. Frank BIC
TLenna was known as a quarrelsoliie
sasrlsss fist fighter who never kne'
. when he was whipped and sehera -.
forced the flight OF AL IN ms way ~
vas never known 20 carry sun =
10 use a weapon OF any sort rels m ~
+. iupon his fists and his feet. WIN -
Iatfer he had been known TO te "a
r caedingly brutal with men he ma
: downad His tremendous pnyslla
strength and the maniacal iGst 10
Ifghting which drink brought OUT
sim. made him generally feared "nei
in his cups - -.
. The f.tal spree which ended IN IN
+ traged. rs of sunday was begun o.
Tbursday in Cananea. Frank AN
+ Kenna had had trouble with the %
? lice there on previous occasions a..
= balieyine that It was dangerous 10
: bi,, To rem.in his brother Pat PEI
shaded him to come to Bisbee. ~
!. SATURDAY night Frank was arresls
=. after knocking down A-eA In u, -
Lowell saloon but on furnishing ~
= was released. His bfcther sucee1o
: in Getting him to come TO blsbee -
er the trouble and the two RENAME
mere until Sunday afternoon, Do
/. drinking heavily during the day y
!. the afternoon, however, Frank wa
the soberer Of the two and seeing troy
he coming in Bisbee for Pat sot biI
in a car and went to Lowell Wner
FRANK soon after became emDtoiie
IN the diaiculty that lead 70 hls a
rest ana 10 the subsequent tragsdy.
The father Of the brothers reside
: in eadyi.le. where h has been a MN
or for some years and from where n
+ Rrofhers came to this district n
father was advised yesterday OF %
tTagedy but is not expected TO com
4 here at this tine.
Proposal has been madc %
Triedrnann by American Drug y "a
. ! IN Il