Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-16
ELIAS MURDER MAY Be
SEQUEL or PROCTOR
TRAGEDY IN SONORA
Tucson Resident Who Was Slain
tuesday Married Widow Of
Man Who Was Murdered Two
Years Ago.

TUCSON, Sept. 15-The authorities
of Santa Cruz county are scruunizing
yesterdays tragedy on the Sopori in
its aspect as a sequel to the death Of
Charles Proctor two years ago at the
same place. Proctor's death was call
ed suicide then, for lack of a better
explanation. Now the shooting Of
Tomas Elias, Jr, this weeks bride
groom of Proctor's widow, by her son.
George, seems to shed new light on
the so-called suicide. Sapon is AZ
miles south.
That Elias was ambushed I'm the
house on the Proctor ranch. adjoining
the Sapori ranch, by George, who has
confessed to the killing and other
persons besides, is indicated by the
fact that bullets of different calibres
We're taken from his body. Among
those found were two 32-2O's and two
3Ss. Harry e. Moslander, the EN-
balmer who prepared the body for
burial, states that at least eight bull
let's entered the body. Elias was shot
three times through the head, his
chest was riddled with bullets and
there was a wound in his arm.
The evidence so far gathered by
County Ranger Simpson, of Santa
Cruz, indicates that Elias assailants
crawled into the house, which was
unoccupied, through a window some
time during the night or early morn
ing. The Sopori house, where Elias
and his bride lived, is at least a
quarter of a mile distant.
At s o'clock in the morning, Elias
entered by the front door and went
to the kitchen to pick up some horse
shoes While he was so engaged, he
was fired upon from the hallway.
George Gives Up.
Following the shooting, George
Proctor went to Amado and notified
Sheriff Mcknight of Santa Cruz coun-
ty, who told him to come on into No
gales. He obeyed Ranger Simpson
was then sent to the scene.
Henry Proctor, another son of the
former Mrs. Charles Proctor, who is
a Mexican by race, was at the ranch
at the time of the shooting, but came
to Tucson. Upon telephone instruc-
tions from Sheriff Mcknight he was
arrested and is held incomunicado at
the county Jail. Mcknight was expect
ed in Tucson this morning to take the
| prisoner to Nogales,
That there was a third person in
/ the party which ambushed Elias is
regarded as highly probable.
Mrs. Proctor's sons are said to have
been much opposed TO her marriage
I and We're trying to ind some way to
prevent 1t took place at Nogales
Elias was a handsome man, 81 year
| of age. His parents and brothers live
at 821 South Third avenue. Mrs
Elias, who came to the city late in
the evening, bringing her two young
/ daughters, is at the Elias home. She
is Frustrated and has said little OF
nothing about the affair.
Charles and Frank Proctor, broth
ers of George and Henry, arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon from Ri
uito, where they had been to visit
I their uncle, Henry Proctor.
ELAN lived until IL a. m, three
hours. His body was brought to Tue
SON The funeral will be held tomor
row morning, high mass being said at
the cathedral.
George proctor is % years of age
Henry is the youngest George at
tended the University Of Arizona three
years ago and played on the football
team. Elias formerly worked as
teamster at Silyerbell
Proetors Death.
Charles Proctor was brother o.
Frank Proctor of Los Angeles the
wealthy mining man. He was founC
dead beside the road in front of hii
ranch. There was a gun by his sid
and empty shells in it, Those whit
examined the barrels of the gun a
the time. expressed doubt that it ha'
been fred, which would lead to tn
conclusion that the empty shells hat
been inserted and that to the conclu
sion that Proctor had been murdered