Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-02
Officers Of Entire District Bend All Energies Toward Catching Men. Little Girl Responsible For First Information

That the right nfen have been locat- cd in the matter of the murder 1f . Walter Brooks is assured and Deputy Sheriff Billie Brakeheld and City Ol- dcer Hiu Run are now in Nogales on the close trail of the men wanted. lt was printed yesterday that two men were taken for the murder Nothing Is further from tbe truth Premature publication of half truths have, in reality probably detered the officers from a successful termination of their search
 To Ed Hays and his wife goes the credit for the information leading to the first real clue that the officers have had "Wednesday morning Hays approached James Allison. city mar shal and informed the officer that he was in a position to know of line of action which would probably result in the apprehension of the two men Uho murdered Brooks
 Hays lives in Brewery Avenue and Mrs Hays speaks Spanish She had been in the custom of having a little girl by the name of Francisco Senor do her errands and the youngster had struck up quite a liking for Mrs. Hayes.
 Tuesday afternoon the child came to see Mrs Hayes and told her that she had overheard her father telling her mother that the two men who killed Brooks had been to their house Sunday. She also heard her father telling her mother of the conversation had with the two men relative 70 the affair
 After informing the oHiter Of the matter Wednesday morning Hayes again took it up with his wife and she, in turn, took it up with the child. Wednesday evening the officials with Deputy Sherif Brakeheld, Deputy Cannon and Frank Thomas a call was made at the Hayes home where the little girl was called At first she did not tell the same story. After being re-assured that she would not get into any trouble and that she should tell what she knew of the matter her story came out
 She had heard her father telling her mother Of the affair on Monday and Tuesday morning According to her story the two men, one a. heavy-set dark complicated man. smooth shaven and the other a talk light complected Mexican, came to their house in Zace tecas Saturday afternoon They told Senor that they had some mesca cached near Naco and they were go ing to get it that night They desired 10 leave the liquor at Senor's house that night once they procured it. Senoi advised against the work and declined to have it about his place
 They left Saturday evening arte leaving their blankets. about noon they returned to the house They told Senor that they had lost the mesca but had killed Brooks. in the mean time They told of the incident O how they were confronted by the onic CT and how they attacked him, leay ing him dead after a terrible beatin' with rocks They even told of usinl metal candle stick over the officer head
 They stayed at Senor's house unti about four o'clock Sunday afternoon They then gathered up their blanket and walked down Brewery Gulch a far as Gus Hickeys store. They turn ed up the hill from there and it wa presumed they walked to a conyen ent point and caught a train for Nc gales It is possible they may hay walked inc distance.
 Tuesday Senpr received lette from one of the Mexicans, dated a NogaIes and giving his residence a 'Nigger" street
 After the girls story had been tol
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