Williams news., 1918-12-27
EDITH MURDERERS ARRESTED
 FULL CONFESSION SECURED

freight out. MT. Sickles was taken by MT. Raleigh Reese and Marshal Burns, as related in last weeks News, while MT. Bailey succeeded in catching freight to Ash Fork.
 From Ash Fork, MT. Bailey went south, intending to reach Prescott. He stopped at w. K. Browns sheep camp Saturday morning for a meal and then went on afoot, declining to wait for ride. He stated that he had a friend trapping near the Crystal caves and that he expected to call upon him.
 Ross Towery brought word to Williams Saturday afternoon that man had eaten at the sheep camp, who answered to the description of the man who was sought by the officers. Sat- urday night, deputy-sheriff, c. Wade, took the train to Pres colt, thinking to intercept the man there. The following day Marshal Bobby Burns went to Ash Fork. There he ran upon MT. Bankheal who was just ready to leave for the south, with truck. Upon learning MT. Burns purpose in Ash Fork he offered the use of his car for the day. MT. Burns accepted and the two men drove to MT Browns sheep camp. After getting a description of the man who had eaten at the camp, from Geo. Camel who works for MT. Brown and was present when the man asked for the meal, MT. Burns declared to MT. Brown that beyond a doubt they were on the right trail. He also invited MT. Brown to go along with them in search of Bailey. After a little hesitation MT. Brown stated that much as he should like to do so he could not leave his work. MT. Burns and MT. Bankhead then went on toward Prescott, thinking to overtake the man. At the branch road leading to the Crystal caves they hesitated for a time then chose to go on down the Prescott road. They spent the entire day blowing thru the snow warning ranchers and stockmen wherever they met them.
 In the meantime MT. Brown and George Camel decided to take a look at the caves not far from their camp. They soon caught the mans trail and fol- lowed it to the mouth of one of the caves. They then called the man out and he surrendered without resisting. He was then taken to Ash Fork.
 Monday morning Sheriff w. G. Dickinson went down to Ash Fork to get Bailey, taking Lyle Button along to identify him.
 Bailey was then brought tc l Williams and taken to the jail where he was confronted with Sickles. The officers secured a confession from the two men, which was complete in every particular except as to who fir ed the shot. Both men were later taken to Flagstaff to be held in the county jail pending trial and sentence.
 In the confession of the two men, the location of the two men and of MT. Duffy at the time the shot was fired, were given so accurately that when a number of witnesses went to look they found a freshly made bullet hole in the fence back of where MT. Duffy was said to have stood. He was shot with a steel jacket bullet, the ball passing thru his body and on thru the fence.
 The coroner's jury called by Justice of the Peace, Button on Saturday, rendered the follow ing verdict Monday afternoon We find the Deceased, Ed ward Duffy, native of Ireland and residing in Williams, to have been murdered and that he came tohis death on the 2Oth day of December at Williams of Coconino County, Arizona, by gun-shot wound at the hands of Edward c. Sickles and Earl Bailey"