Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-06
LEONARD TOP P IS KILLED IN
 LOS ANGELES
Special to Journal Miner.

Special to Journal Miner.
 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1.-Walking up to Leonard Topp, a Prescott, Ari- zona man, who was buying a bottle of whiskey in a liquor store on West Seventh street tonight. Miss Gabri- ellie Dardlcy, also of Prescott, fired a bullet into his heart.
 Instead of falling dead, Topp seiz- ed the girl, threw her violently to the floor, and then beat her about the head Turning to the proprietor of the store, Topp said: Well, l am done,' and fell dead.
 Miss Dardlcy was arrested. At the city jail she said: For two years and half Topp has made me believe he would marry me. l trust cd him and believed him. Then, one day I learned he intended to leave Prescott I followed him to Los An geles. When l got here, l saw him with another woman. l tried for some time to get him to talk to me, but he always refused. l learned just a day or two ago that he was to marry the woman 1 saw him with,
 At this point, Miss Dardley refus- ed to say another word and turned from the door of her cell. She ab- solutely refused to tell where her people lived, or give any other lnfor- nation about herself, except that she was IS and came here from Prescott The police found small revolver iD her huff, with one cartridge explod cd
 In the scufle with Topp, Miss Dardley received severe cuts and bruises, and after being treated at the receiving hospital, she was plac- ed in cell The police will endeav- or to find out who and where her parents are Topp was a bar tender.
 News of the killing of Leonard ! Topp was received in Prescott last night with expressions of regret from | his mary friends, although it was learned this fate to overtake him was not unexpected. Gabrielle, 1t is re- ported, had armed herself and had | threatened his life while both were ! residing here, informing friends she would never submit to him abandon ing her. Her affection for the man assumed an intensity that she stated could only end in his or her death, and so far as the man was to De ! considered, she would follow and run him down even at the cost of his life.
 After Topp left Prescott early in September, Gabrielle learned few days later of his destination, when she took the train for Los Angeles. The pursuit of her lover proved fu- tile, and she returned to Prescott, and made inquiry of friends of his location in the California city A few days later she again left, and no thing was learned of her whereabouts until the tragedy of yesterday took place.
 On the other hand Topp had also informed friends of his desire to get rid of the woman, and he left Pres colt to avoid an affection which seemed to burden him.
 Leonard Topp was born in Wind sor Canada, about 5 years ago. He came to Prescott with the 18th U. S infantry from the Philippines about six years ago, and was mustered out of the service at Fort Whipple, with an honorable discharge from the ma chine gun platoon, short time af- tcrward. In civil life he followed the vocation of bartender, and later was selected as president of the local union.
 Miss Gabrielle Dardley as she calls herself, was the widow of Tony | Prcsti, better known by his sporting ! sobriquct Of Kid Kirby" He was shot down and instantly killed on the plaza in this city in May of 1912, | by negro named Campbell, who was sentenced to hang and short time ago had his sentence commuted to | life imprisonment.
 The liaison had its inception about three years ago, and the tragedy closes another sad chapter in the lives of those who live by the way.