Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-02
TRIAL 0F MICHAEL
 MURPHY FOR MURDER
 OPENS IN TOMBSTONE
Killing of Sergeant Lawrence at Camp Douglas Last Week is Now the Work Before County Superior Court.

 TOMBSTONE, Feb. 1-(SpeciaD.- The attention of the Superior Court was taken up today in tn etrial of the case of the State vs. Michael Murphy who is charged with the murder of William F. Lawrence, a sergeant of TX" troop of the Eighteenth infantry, stationed at Fort Douglas on January z. Murphys. Murphy was seated at the table reserved for the non-commis- stoned officers in the Mess hall, where he did not belong, and Lawrence came in and walked around to the other side of the table and just had been seated about a minute or two when Murphy pulled a small calibre revolver out of his pocket and fired directly across the table at Lawrence. hitting him twice.
 One bullet entered his left breast and passed through the heart another wnt through his arm. AS soon as those present realized waht had happened they grabbed Murphy and took the gun away from him. Lawrence was taken to the hospital and lived about 15 minutes, but never gained con sciousness.
 Murphy purchased the gun with which he did the shooting at a sec onhad store in Dougals about two hours before he used it. Just after the shooting Murphy is said to have remarked: q guess that will keep you from calling me stool pigeon"
 The following are the jury that was accepted to try the case; Chas. Dim mitt; Joe Fitzpatrick; w. E. Keenan, Thos Monier, J. T. Duncan; G. C. Fisher; Randolph Renser: Henry Ca wood. T. C. Collins, M. W. Bostwick: W. M. Murray and H. H. Huffman.
 There are some twenty witnesses to be examined in the case and it is not expected that the case will be com pleted before Thursday or Friday.
 The balance of the jury panel not engaged in the trial of this case, was excused until Monday morning at which time they will begin the trial of civil cases, the Murphy case being the last criminal case to be tried at the present time.
 In the case of the state vs. C. V Watts which was tried on yesterday, the jury came into court this morning and reported that they were unable to agree, and the foreman stated that he did not think they would be able to agree and the court excused them from further action on the case.
 MYSTERY CLEARED.
 Yesterday afternoon Fred Bennett. while rounding up a bunch of cattle about four miles west of town, came across a saddle horse, with the saddle and bridle on and from appearances looked as though he had been wander ing around for day or two. He made an examination in that vicinity but could find no trace of the rider He brought the horse in as far as the Trottman ranch and reported the mat ter to the officers
 This morning it was discovered that the horse belonged to a Mexican in the
 
 uany and that he had been thrown off the day before and the horse got away from him. The Mexican was not bad iy injured and the horse was taken back to the ranch this morning by other cowboys. Had Bennett not dis covered the horse it might have starp- ed to death as it could not eat or drink as the bride reins had caught in the saddle and the horse could not get it's head down.
 ROADS IN GOOD SHAPE. The road from Tombstone to Turner oper the Borderland is in excellent condition excepting three miles near Brookline, which in few days will be are building which takes that section up out of the adobe flats and the cross wash country, will be opened. The government is pulling a standard graded road thru the reservation to- wards Turner, which, it is said, will be extended to join the Borderland at that point
 TO DEVELOP PROPERTY.
 party composed of twelve men from Bisbee headed by John Williams passed throubh Tombstone yesterday enroute to Middle Pass, where they went to investigate the zinc properties in that section owned by Mir. Williams and associates. Billy Delbridge, the well known mining man, who accom- panied the party stated that develop ment work is soon to bebin at the properties and a shaft is to be sunk ip- mediately. Zine is at high figure at present on permanent market, and 1t is reported that an abundance of this ore exists at the middlemarch proper ties. The mines are only about eigh- teen miles from Tombstone with good road leading to the properties,