Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-24
OFFICER TELLS OF KILLING
 HERNANDEZ
COCONINO COUNTY DEP UTY SHERIFF AND SHAY FER OF JIM LOWRY BAT TILED WITH AUTOMATICS
 AT DISTANCE OF 6.FEET.
CFrom Sundays Daily.)

Undcrsheriff Johnnie Robinson, who had gone to the northeast cor ncr of the county to assist in bring ing in the body of Profirio Herman dcz. the Mexican who was shot and killed at Rattle Snake Tanks on Fri day by a deputy sheriff from Coco nino county, returned to Prescott yes terday evening and stated that the remains of the dead Mexican had been positively identified as being those of the slayer of EX-sheriff Jim Lowry. The remains were brought to Clarkdale and the coroner's i'm quest was held before Judge Hancc at Camp Verde. The coroner's jury re- turned a verdict setting forth the fact that the deceased had been kill ed while resisting arrest and while he was a fugitive from justice. Deputy Sheriff Dickinson was exoneratcd.
 In speaking of the killing to Mir. Robinson, Deputy Sheriff Dickerson said:
 "I had been able to get 9 good description of the fugitive from the circular which had been sent out by the Yavapai county sheriff's office, and I was positive as to the mans identity when I first met him. l saw him first at 11:30 Friday morn ing. He said that he had lost some sheep. and I stecred him off onto an old road leading to the Campbell Francis sheep ranch. l was not exactly satisfied with the mans talk. and so I herdcd a bunch of COWS off in the direction which the Mexican had taken and again intercepted him. He then began to talk about wanting to buy a horse and kept edging off the road. I was then satisfied that he was the man being hunted. and in order to get his attention off ot mc for a second, I pointed over his shoulder and asked him if that was not wolf over there a distance. He turned 10 look, and then I. jumped off my horse. gun in band, and faced him. I was armed with a .3S Colt. ! commanded him to throw up his hands. He d;d not comply, but reach ed for his gun. B Savage automa- tic. the gun with which he had killed Lowry.
 "T fired then. the bullet striking him squarely in the breast. He got his gun into action before he fell, and shot at me four times, all of the shots going wild. l, kept firing at him. and finally he sank to the ground and did not get up. I fired five shots altogether. I then headed for Camp Verde and notified the officers.
 The shooting between tine two men took place while they were located about six feet from each other. Her nandcz. who was about 2 years ot age. had travelled about B miles from the place where he had killed Lowry. His shoes were total wrccks from his tramping over the rocky country. lie had apparently travelled by night. and the officers found a place in an orch ard where he had made his camp one day. and eaten number of apples, pceling the fruit with large sheath knife which he carried.
 The Mexican, after firing the shots at Dickcrson. was without ammuni- ton. having had only four shells in his gun.
 Undcrshcriff Robinson and Sheriff Noung and their posses were m all probability responsible for the fugi- tive taking a road which lead him to his fatal encounter with the Coconino deputy. The posses had been press ing the man hard, and at the time of his killing they were only about Six miles behind him. The body will probably be buried in Clarkdale.