Arizona republican., 1918-08-11
k|L[EDbYSHOT
 IN THE BACK BY
 FATHER LAW
Petty Quarrel at Scottsdale
 Ends When Brancford
 Marshall Stays With Shot gun His Son-in-Law

The long homicide list of this county was further heightened yesterday morning by the killing at Scottsdale of A. F. Newby by his father-i law. Brancford Marshall, at the close of a quarrel over a trivial matter. Marshall Is In the county jail.
 According to the testimony of mem bers of the family, when Marshall arose yesterday morning, he noticed that ms garden, in which there were tomatoes and other vegetables, had been trampled in the night.
 NeWby was splitting kindling wood near by, and Marshall accused him of having entered the garden. Newby de- nied it and Marshall in loud and pro- lane language repeated the accusation. NeWpys wife came out and tried to quiet her father who entered a tent house in the rear of the house and re- turned with shotgun.
 No Witnesses
 Just what happened after that there IS no one to say, except Marshall. He said that Newby approached him with a hatchet in his hand, and that he, himself, fired in self defense.
 But the shot entered the back of New by, and the area, ten inches in diam eter, over which the shot scattered and the fact that the shot at the outer cage of the area were an inch or more apart, indicates that the shot was fired when the men were a considerable distance apart. Marshall explains the circumstance of the death wound ir the back with the statement, that just as he fired, Newby turned.
 A telephone message apprising the sheriff's office of the killing was re- ceived at o'clock, and soon thereafter Acting Coroner Wheeler, County At torney Laney, Henry Larsen. his sten- ographer and Deputy Sheriff Balsz left~for Scottsdale
 Had Moved Body
 When Newby was shot, he fell or his face, but when the officers arrived they found that the body had beer moved; it had been turned on it's back Nearby on a step lay a hatchet ol small axe which seemed to have beer paced there for a purpose. But if so the purpose had failed. It was not tn, axe with which Newby was splitting klndling wood when the quarrel began ], for the rust on it showed it's long dis use. The other axe was near tn, woodpile where Newby had left it il the course of the quarrel Moreover the axe near the body could not hav . IalIen Wnere It was found. They were met by Marshall, who be gan telling the officers how it hap 1 pened.
 Never mind,' said Justice Wheeler f you seem to have done enough for on day. You can tell your story later you are under arrest"
 Jury Gives Verdict
 The county attorney and the justic questioned the members of Marshall , family regarding the affair and in , quired throughout the neighborhood Q the previous relations between Mar shall and his son-in-laW. The onl witnesses besides the members of tn : family were Hans and Fred Weave who were on their way to house the were building nearby soon after tn shooting. They said that they me 5 Mrs. Newby and she seemed greatl distressed.
 Justice Wheeler summoned a jur composed of William E. Kimsey, Floy Corbin, Don Mullnax, A. L. Stripler J. A. Mcclure and E. L. Graves. Tn testimony of the wife of Newby, tn three unmarried daughters of Marsha and some of the neighbors was takeI after which the jury returned verdic that Newby came to his death from | by B. Marshall
 All in High Esteem It was brought out at the inques that NeWby. as well as the members z the Marshall family. were held in tn highest esteem by the communit.
 Newby. who was formerly firema on the Arizona Eastern out of Phoeni! and Mrs. Newby were married las May. They had been residing at tn Marshall home for the last month. Tn | neighbors said that, so far as the knew. there had been no trouble be tween Marshall and NeWby previous 1 | yesterday morning, and that Marsha had not seemed to resent the presenC of Newby.
 The neighbors said. and that wa | confirmed by his children, that he wa
 a quiet man. but at times was incline to moodiness, keeping apart frol | members. even of his own family. TIT night before. he had not returned the house until after supper. and | ate alone. After that, while the fan fly sat in front of the house, Marsha
 sat alone in the rear of it. At time his daughters said, he was irritable. Near Vice e-President's Home
 Marshall is 60 years of age. an Newby was fl. The mother of Il latter lives at Portland, Oregon. Ma tshalls wife died about twelve yea
 ago. His family consists of his fol
 daughters, Mrs. Newbv. son. Wat
 Marshall, a store keeper for Il
 Southwestern Cotton company nei
 Chandler, daughter. aged 19. ar
 twin daughters aged IS. The neighbo
 and all who know him speak in u
 highest terms of Wade Marshall WI
 has been as father to his sisters. IT
 daughters are held in the highest e
 teem by all
 The house where the tragedy 0
 cured is the second house east of | ' Scottsdale residence of Thomas
 Marshall, vice president of the Unit | States.