Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-14
PARDONS WRITES FOR
 INFORMATION
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS WRITTEN TO IN RE- GARD TO MEN SEEKING PAROLES.

TOMBSTONE, April F. - The
 board of pardons and paroles has
 written to County Attorney Ross ask
 ing for a statement of facts in a num-
 be- of cases of murder that were
 committed in Cochise county during
 the past ten years. It is evident from
 the fact that the board has begun this
 investigation that the cases cited, or
 rather the defendants, have made ap- plication to the board for pardon or parole.
 The first case on the list is that of
 E. Eredia, who, with two others, Cruz Figuerora and Francisco Moreno, killed Arthur Wright at Black Dia- mond in the Dragoon mountains in the spring of 1905. Moreno was sen fenced for life but few years since died in the penitentiary while Figuer- ora was discharged. Ercdia, who was better known as "Choppo," was found guilty by the jury which tried him and sentenced to be hung. The date was set and the scaffold erected in the jail yard and the rope stretched by Sheriff Hunt. The day before the hanging Eredia's sentence was com muted to life by the governor. The inquiry from the board states that Eredia was sentenced to life in July, 1905. Wright was killed while he was trying to prevent "Choppo" and the rest from releasing another Mexican who he had arrested and placed in the jail at Black Diamond.
 The next case is that of Jose Silves who was sentenced on May 27th, 1908 for life. Silves was convicted of kill ing another Mexican in Douglas few weeks prior to his being convicted
 Juan H. Garcia next follows. He was sentenced on December Il, 1908, for life. Garcia was convicted of kill ing a Mexican named Jose Curiel at Hereford during a fight and split the latter's head open with an axe.
 Manuel Fernandez and Dolores Bo- horquez are next on the list. They were sentenced in the fall of the year 1909 to serve term of 20 years each. They were both convicted of killing a Mexican named Cello Dias at Glea- son on July 25, 1909, by beating him to death with rocks.
 Marcario Josa is next He was sem -enced on November 4, 1910, to serve 90 years, having been convicted of murder in the second degree. Josa ;illed another Mexican near Bowie by him with a butcher knife.
 The next one on the list is one that ]: familiar to all of the residents of 3isbee few years ago and the crime startled the whole community, and it vas for months that a search was made to apprehend the murdererS, B. Marioni being the only one who was ,ve- captured. Marioni was convict d of the murder of Parker Bowling nd D. H. Frank in Brewery Gulch 'n the night of December F, 1911. darioni, after the killing, made his scape and was afterward captured y Deputy Sheriff Will White and Constable Denny Twomey near the Mexican line in Santa Cruz county. Bowling and Faulk were both killed y being stabbed in the back Mari mi IS serving life.
 Henry Murphy, who killed Wesley ohnson at the Silver Leaf Club, egro organization, on Naco Road. April IA, 1911, is next on the list He vas convicted of murder in fine sec nd degree and sentenced on May 20 o serve 20 years.
 William Smith, another negro, was onvicted of killing Barney Grier at 'enson on January 9, 1912, and sem ,nced to serve life.