The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-08-28

P1nal county, was the scene OF pat
tie between a posse of peace officers
and three Mexican bandit horse
thieves and desperate characters.
The American Dead.
Phin Brown, constable, shot from
ambush Wednesday morning by Pete
Smiths gang of Mexican horse
thieves.
William Landry, the French boy,
who was pursued mile down the
canyon and shot in the back.
Frank Bacon timekeeper, Ray
Mine and Earl Miller, shift boss, shot
from thicket, in their camp near
scene of Brown killing. This tragedy
was apparently provoked by the camp
ers, whom the Mexicans believed
knew of their first murder.
Mexican Dead.
Pete Smith, half breed leader of
gang, shot by Curley Henderson,
Wednesday noon
Ubaldo Amaya. killed while trying
to escape fro posse at Superior,
Wednesday morning.
Unknown Mexican, killed by Depu-
ties Powers and Sears in running
fight near Sacaton Wednesday morn
ing.
Mexican Captured.
Jose Maria Alvarado, alias Antonio
Lopez.
Mexican horse thieves stole horse in
the town of Ray Wednesday morn
ing, Constable Phin Brown started in
search of the thieves up Mineral
creek. On his way, he picked up
young French boy, who was working
for Bob Jackson, named William Lam
dry, and the two proceeded up the
creek to the mouth of Devils canyon.
They went up the canyon three-qar-
for nf mil m n WI
they were fired upon.
Brown was killed instantly, and
the boy was chased a mile down the
canyon, and there killed.
Earlier in the day, four time-keep-
ers at the Ray mine had gone riding
up the canyon on a days outing. 1t
is presumed that two of them, Earl
Miller and Frank Bacon were in the
neighborhood when the shooting oc-
Cured. The Mexicans killed them to
cover their trail.
cat eleven o'clock another posse
went up to intercept the thieves AS
they were coming down Devils can
yon, the Mexicans opened fire, and
shot the horse from under George
O'Neill, deputy sheriff. Curley
Henderson and Walter Barham return
ed the fire, killing Pete Smith, half
breed, notoriously bad, and strongly
suspected of having hand in the kill
ing of the foreman of the Carney mine
near Superior some months ago. The
others got away, and the posse is still
hunting them.
Conditions in the camp are quiet,
and there is no danger of conflict be-
tween the Mexicans and whites.
The Mexicans are, on the contrary,
aiding the authorities to maintain ord
er, and to apprehend the rest of the
thieves"
Mexican Makes Confession.
MESA, Aug. "a. 24.-Developments in
the Ray horse stealing and murder
cases Unexpectedly came thick and !
fast in Mesa yesterday Afternoon and |
today, as a result of which another
of the Mexicans engaged in the great |
battle with bandits in the Ray-Supe- |
rior district, in which six people were |
KILLED, is behind the bars and has |
made a confession.
The Mexican bandits name who |
was thus accidentally captured, is |
Jose Maria Alvarado, as he gave it. |
He was taken into the vehicle of I'm |
dertaker A. M Smith of Mesa, who |
found him on the road apparently |
dazed and crazed from lack of food |
and water, and brought him to Mesa
While the man gave his name as AL
varado, it develops that he is really
Antonio Lopez, the man so badly
wanted.
The undertaken at the time had
in his vehicle the body of Erasmo
Lugo, Mexican who had been
stabbed to death while in camp near
Goldfield by his partner, a YaqHi In
dian named Encinas. The Indian had
taken off his shoes, crept to the camp
of his partner and killed him while
the victim was asleep, driving a knife
through his heart,the tragedy being
the result of quarrel over the df-
vision of work at Goldfield.
Driving slowly along the road Smith
came upon Lopez, and naturally sup I
posed he was the Indian who had
killed Lugo, the remains of whom he l
had in the wagon. He asked the !
strange man if he wanted to ride, the
Mexican having informed him he was t
sick. The Mexican replied YES"
and was soon on the wagon and en-
route to Mesa, Smith little realizing l
that instead of the Indian wanted for I
the killing of Lugo, he had one of {
the principals in one of the most des- s
oerate and tragic mountain fights "
which ever occurred in Arizona. s
Sheriff Receives Confession. i
Within an hour after the Mexican Y
had been locked up, Sheriff Hall of "
Pinal county put in an appearance. V
He had heard about this particular /
nan wandering round the desert and
he, too, had connected him with the '
5oldfield murder. But the mind of
he sheriff was soon disabused as to I
his, when the Mexican concluded to I
make a confession. The confession c
vas made to the sheriff in the pres v
,nce of a Mesa man, and is one of Z