Graham guardian., 1917-03-02
KILLED BY MEXICAN
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After Ovens arrest, a search
was made of both camps and
vicinity for the booze, and it was
found buried in a deep wash
about a mile from camp. There
were four kegs, one case and five
pints of whiskey.
About 500 o'clock, Deputy
Sheriff Walker, with his prisoner,
Owen, and the body of the mur-
dered man, left the camp in
Sheriff McBride's car for Stafford,
arriving here about 200 O'Clock
Monday morning.
After Officer Walker had left
for Stafford, Sheriff Mcbride ar
ranged for a posse of seven men,
from those at the camp to follow
the tracks of the Mexican. They
divided into two parties and the
party consisting of Claude Gardi-
ner, Juan Leon and two Dillman
boys, of Eureka Springs, came
upon the Mexican, about 500
O'Clock Monday afternoon, II
miles southeast of Kennedy's
ranch. A short time afterward,
the second party, headed by
Sheriff Mcbride, arrived at the
place where the Mexican was
captured.
The Mexican said his name
was Manuel Acedo. At the time
of his arrest, he had in his pos
session, a 20 high power rifle,
the property of John Owen, also
a gold watch and two pocket
knives, belonging to the mur-
dered man.
Acedo confessed the crime,
saying it was the result of a
drunken quarrel, after Boyle had
hailed him as he was passing the
camp and had threatened to kill
him if he did not make a fire
when they reached the camp.
Boyle, he said, told him he want
ed him to help pack the whiskey
to Klondyke if his partner did
not return.
He made the fire and Boyle
went down the wash and came
back with two bottles of whiskey,
which they drank, afterward
they quarrelled, and he seized
the gun and shot Boyle and beat
him over the head with the butt
end and then left the camp.
Acedo said he was travelling
to Douglas from Mammoth to
visit his brother, who lives at
that place. He spoke good Eng
lish and is about 35 years of age.
Tuesday, Sheriff Mcbride Sc
cured a conveyance and brought
Acedo and the whiskey to Klon-
dyke, where they placed the
booze in an auto and with his
prisoner, started for Stafford, ar
irving at the county Jail at 4:55
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Acedo
was placed in cell and the
whiskey was brought into the
sheriff's office. The kegs bore
the name of Morris & Wright,
Lordsburg, N. M. The case
goods was branded "Atherton, "
and was probably purchased at
the same place.
A coroner's inquest was held
Monday morning, about 1000
O'Clock, by Acting Coroner Pax
ton. After inspecting the body
and hearing the evidence, the
jury returned a verdict that de-
ceased, Frank Stevens Boyle,
aged Al years, came to his death,
Sunday, February Is, 1917, near
Eureka Tank, about % miles
from Klondyke, by gun shots
ard knife wounds, administered
by the hands of parties unknown
to jury.
The body showed three bullet
wounds within a circle of an inch,
just above the right nipple, the
bullets going clear through the
shoulder blade and coming out in
one hole. The throat had been
cut above and to the left of the
Adams apple and extended to
the right ear; another cut was
directly underneath first cut.
A knife cut on left upper arm
almost thru muscles. There were
wounds over both eyes and on
head, evidently done by the butt
of the gun, and a knife wound
on left cheek, about three inches
long. Both hands had been bad
ly pounded, evidently while at
tempting to defend himself from
the attack of the Mexican when
he was beating him with the gun.
The body was prepared for
burial by Embalmer VIM. V.
Thorpe, who had received tele-
gram from Mrs. Boyle, who lived
at Wilcox, the wife of the dead
man, to prepare the body for
shipment. Mrs. Boyle, accom-
panied by her brother-in.law, j.
E. Platt, of Clark, s. Dak., ar
rived here Wednesday night, and
arranged for the burial of her
husband here. The remains were
taken to Union cemetery yester-
day morning where interment
WAS made Mrs Rnula and Mr.