The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-02-06
H. H. THEFT IS KILLED BY DAUGHTER AT
 METCALF
Mining Town is Scene of Tragedy That Casts Grief Over Entire Com munity-With Pistol Mrs. Gould in Domestic Disagreement Shoots Father Who Dies Twenty-Four Hours Later-Dead Man Con-
 sidered as Exemplary
 Citizen.

l SIOeTeo as EXempIary
 Citizen.
 | All of Metcalf, as well as this entire section of the state, is saddened be-
 cause of a terrible tragedy at Metcalf on the evening of Sunday, February
 1, when in a domestic quarrel H. H. Tifft, a highly respected citizen of
 Metcalf, his home, there met his death
 at the hands of his daughter, Mrs.
 Annie Gould. The woman fired
 three shots from 38 calibre revolver
 into her fathers body, with the re- suit that death came after horrible sufferings, twenty-four hours later. At the coroner's inquest, which was conducted on Tuesday, February 8, it alleged that the killing was the
 result of the reproofs administered by Tifft to his daughter, he having admonished her because of her con- duct in regard to certain actions that appeared to the father as not becom- ing. It seems that Mrs. Gould, who has young child, which is said to
 who is in the Silver City, New Mexico, section, and a companion, a Mrs Al
 Ian, have been at the Tifft home at
 Metcalf since about January IS, and
 that during that time the deceased
 had disapproved of alleged deport-
 ment of the two. This was resented,
 and matters came to a crisis on the evening of the killing, the dead man few hours before the tragedy inform ing his daughter that should she not obey his commands in the respect mentioned that he would demand that she leave his home, and Metcalf, on the train of the following morning. It is also reported that Mrs. Gould, on the evening of the tragedy, with her companion, had conducted her self in a manner displeasing the de- ceased, who, strongly demonstrated with the result that the daughter re- fused to obey his advice.
 The quarrel between the two at this juncture occurred. Tifft, who had retired for the night arose and did not accede to admonitions. It is said that the father indicated that he intended to forcibIy restrain his daughter. In the struggle that en- sued, Mrs. Gould grasped a revolver | and fired three bullets into her | fathers body. Only one of the ] was of sufficient importance | to cause death, this wound being in | the right breast, and emerging near | the shoulder. After being shot, Tifft | fingered in awful agony for nearly l
  stated during this time, being con- scious, that the flair was caused solely 0y his desire that his daughter cease conduct that appeared to him as be- ng without proper decorum, and that without any offer on his part of serious violence in the altercation ensuing upon his attemps at restraint, Mrs. Gould seized the revolver with put warning and fired the deadly shots
 The statements of Mrs. Gould are said to be that she and her compan- on, Mrs: Allan, had just returned to he home after visiting at the Metcalf and that her father inn nediately upon their entrance, this vas at about nine o'clock in the evening, began violent abuse concern ng her actions in returning home at his hour, and that he pursued her with a large club, evidently meaning Ter bodily injury. After trying for place of egress, which was without f vail, she in her excitment grasped evolver from d e s able, and fired in self defense.
 At the coroner's inquest, under the Erection of Justice Burns of Metcalf, he evidence submitted was held to be for the rendering of the erdict that the deceased came to his cath by gun shot wounds inflicted at { he hands of Mrs. Annie Gould. The { ccused woman was brought to Cliff on, with Mrs. Allan, the latter be- 1g held as an accomplice, where oth were lodged in the county jail, :, waiting their preliminary trial at r Ietcalf before Justice Burns, the f rial being held Thursday. i
 The long residence, more than ' Nenty years, of the deceased in this I, ection of Arizona, where he has f itizen, has given to this tragedy as f ects of grief that affect the entire 2 MT. Tifft has resided n t Metcalf for about one year, be- n lg employed there by the Arizona a opper Company, in the blacksmith - Ig department. Before making his n ome at Metcalf, he had resided for s ,me time in the Sheldon, Gila Val K y, community, where he at the f, me of his death owned ranching roperty. Formerly he resided at . isbee and other points in that DOT h on of the state, and also at one h me was a resident of SolomonV1lle. q e was well known in Clifton, where q 3 leaves numerous friends to mourn
 is death. He is survived by the s idow and four children, three daugh- o ITS and a son. The daughter accus- ii of his death is about eighteen tt ears of age. b Mrs. Gould, and her companion. n ho is her sister-in-law, upon being " ,ought before Judge Burns at Met | If, for their preliminary hearing, ii aived, requesting that their trial be- W re the Superior Court be speedily a ,ld At the county jail, where i!