Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-18
LOCAL DRIVER OF
AUTO NARROWLY
MISSES MURDER
|. Goldstein Was Approached
and Offered Same Propo-
sition Which Resulted in
Murder on Douglas Road.

That the body OF l. Goldstein.
local jitney driver. was not found In
the place of Noel {. Johnson. was due
to Goldstein's refusal of an offer to
accept the proposition that Johnson
did and which resulted in his death.
On Friday evening in this city Gold
stein was approached by a man. who
was a stranger to him. and asked him
If he wanted 10 sell his car and to
maze a TRIP with the stranger. He
offered Goldstein $3.50 for the car. The
latter asked the stranger why he did
not put a little more money with il
and buy a new car. the stranger show
ing meanwhile a big roll il bills. He
stated that he wanted 10 buy the Gold
stein car ana wanted him 10 20 to
Wilcox with him and he would pay
GoldStein $500 a day and expenses.
The foregoing conversation took
place on Friday evening and 6oldstein
told the stranger that he would see
him in the morning. About s o'clock
Saturday morning the stranger ap-
peared at the GOldStein stand in Lo-
Well He asked GoidStein to 40 and
talk things over with him. They went
60, the room Of GoldStein and talked
the matter over and latter reused 10
80. The stranger then got in the car
with Goldstein and they drove to Bis
bee. The stranger got out and said
in departing that II GOldStein did not
want TO take the offer that he knew
someone that would and lett GOldstein
and walked over toward the +. Z. x
$. W. depot and was not seen in Bis
bee again.
Goes to Douglas.
From this point it is evident that
he went to Douglas and made the deal
with Johnson. The two men leit
there and had proceeded as far as the
Lime Butte when the stranger. who
gave his name as Wellington, SnOt ana
killed Johnson and took. his body TO
the place where il was found by Ros-
coe and his party.
The testimony before the eoroners'
jury yesterday disclosed the fact that
johnson and Wellington left Douglas
together about s o'clock. They were
not seen any more. The body of
johnson was found by Roscoe John
son, OF BiSbee. who, with his family.
was taking pictures in the neishboT~
hood and accidently came upon a pool
of blood near the old lime kiln on the
Douglas road. The Bisbee man de-
cided to follow up the blood stains.
They led up the rocks. or slight tran,
in small cave he discovered the body
OF a man with bullet hole in the
back part of the head. Hen then sent
word into town and Deputy Sheriff
William Pralcefield went 70 the scene
Of crime as did other officers from
OF crime as did other officers from
Bisbee ami nom Douglas.
johnson was shot from behind the
ball entering the back part OF the
head and came out the mouth. \
piece of the steel jacket of the 0ul-
let was found where il had evidently
fallen from JohnSOn's clothes a few
feet from the body. His pockets had
been ranSacked and some $40 or $Ie.oc
were taken besides a gold watch,
pair of red legsins. his siNShocter and
his heavy coat.
Widow Testifies.
stated that her husband told her in
the afternoon about a man who gave
the name OF Wellington who was pos
ing as a government man. wanting to
buy the car and that she went down
town with her husband. Her husband
introduced her to Wellington, and the
matter of the trip was talked over.
She said Wellington and her husband
agreed to leave about 9 O'Clock. John
son LETT her about 4;S0, kissing her
good bye and told her that he would
not be back for several days and she
heard nothing more of him until she
was notified OF his death.
All Of the officers in the county have
been working on the case and teie-
grams giving a description Of the car
and the man have been sent broadcast
the southwest. The Off
GERS have hopes that some trace OF
him will be found. Wellington. accord
ing TO the story told in Douglas and
from what GOldstein saw, must have
had big oil OF bills. An e fort Is
now being made by the officers 10
find where he stayed in Bisoee on Frt-
day night.