Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-20
Friday Night Tragedy Is Enacted at Ranch South of Hereford When RanCher Is Killed in Cold Blood.
ED SCARBOROUGH IS
 CHARGED WITH CRIME
CoronerS Inquest Held Over Body Yesterday; Scarborough in Benson Trying to Get Out of State.


 Jack Clinton for many years a rancher south of Hereford. early Fri day evening was shot four times and killed in his own front yard Ed Scarborough. a cowboy. in the employ of the Boquilla Land and Cattle com pany, Is charged with the crime and yesterday morning was arrested al Benson as he was supposedly attempt ing 10 make his way out of the coun- try.
 Owing to the isolated character @ the section in which the Clinton ranch is located little was known Of the shooting affair until early yesterday morning when Deputy Sherihs Raner- ty and Newell Of Naco, and Billie Brakefeld of Lowell were notified by telephone. The officers at once went to the scene or the killing, which is lo- cated about nine miles south of Here ford and about two miles from the In- tenauonal boundary near what was once called the Palominas custom house
 Judge George R. Smith, of Lowell. was called yesterday about noon and went to the scene and held am inquest. which disclosed that Scarborough win have difficult time in clearing him self before the courts
 The first witness on the stand. in the coroner's inquest was Rosie Clin- ton. the dead mans daughter The it- Jle girl testified that her father was about ready to go to bed He had his shoes off and was just completing his supper when a man came up to the porch and asked to see him He put on a pair of mOccasins and went out. side
 According to the testimony, there are two gates to the ranch house yard. Clinton and the man, who was idCnti. fled by the witness as Scarborough. went outside The witness declared that another man was outside, but hat she had no idea wbO he was. Gin ton and the man argued and swore and when he had reached the first gate, the occupants of the house heard four shots They rushed out but Clinton was dead with four bullet holes in his body Two of the shots entered his stomach, one his right side and the other his right leg
 Neiehbors were summoned and, later. the officers. The latter hunted the man and followed his trail into Mexico which was not far distant It would seem, however, that he doubled back and either rode by a series of re- lays, or by freight train, to Benson on the main line of the Southern Pacific where he was apprehended
 Accodring to the testimony Of both the daughter and Mrs. Clinton, wife of the deceased, Clinton was not armed when he went out of the house
 It was told on the stand that Scar borough had had trouble with Clinton several times and. on one occasion had drawn a gun upon Clinton who laughed the cowboy out of the notion of shooting The trouble appears tC have arisen out of the alleged trespass Of Clinton across a pasture of the eat tle company for whom Scarborough was working
 Clinton was comparatively well tc do. He had a considerable number of cattle and a well appointed ranch. lt is understood he leaves his family fairly well of
 Scarborough, it Is understood, came to Arizona in the month of February from the neighborhood of Deming Il is said that his father Edward Scar borough, Sr. was killed about ter years ago in a battle with cattle rus tiers in the neighborhood of Stein1 Pass. on the border between Arizona and New Mexico. lt is also said O him that be is the man who killed the notorious Black Jack. many years ago
 The preliminary hearing of Scar borough has not been set, but it ii thought it will be held in the earl! part of this coming week before Judge Smith at Lowell