The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-12-17
BRAWL RESULTS IN
 MURDER
Stafford Guardian).


 {, C. J. Carter, aged 19 years. is dead ana Bill Slaughter, aged 41 years. is In Jall on charge of murder. The Killing was result of drunken man attempting to assault an older man who was defended by the boy who is now dead.
 Monday night about 11:15, a man named Abe Reed arrived here and hurried to Dr. Schenck's home and informed him that a boy had been shot at the home of Bill Slaughter. on the latter's ranch, near the head of ( 'odwin's wasl about i5 m,les southwest of Ft. Thomas, and that his services were needed
 Dr. Schenck immediately prepared to leave for the ranch and left for the scene of the shooting shortly after Reed arrived at his house. pr. Schenck w..s accompanied by Stan | Crardall
 Sheriff Skags~ was promptly informed or the tragedy and hunted up Reed, who told the sheriff the story of the l shooting
 1 Bill Slaughter, an old man named
 heagan, about 70 years old, Abe Reed
 aud the boy, c. J. Carter were at 1 S1aughter's home on the ranch. | Slaughter dnu fledSdu were 6VlQeQJlY
 under the influence of liquor Reagan
 had in some way aroused the fire of ! Slaughter, who grabbed him to give
 him beating, when young Garter interfered and pulled Slaughter of
 the older man.
 I Slaughter turned on Carter and in .l his rage, said he would kill him. He grabbed his rife, a 30-30, and fired at T the boy about two feet away. Carter : fell to the floor mOrtally wounded. The
 tragedy occurred about 7:30 D. m. l Monday evening.
 l Reed jumped on his horse and rac- J ea for Geronimo, where he caught the , Apache and came here to get Dr. Schenck.
 ], Sheriff Skaggs, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Tom AIger, Jack Camp , bell and Reed started immediately in , the sheriff's auto for the Slaughter : ranch, catching up with Dr. Schenck ) several miles east of the ranch, which } they reached about 2:15, o'clock Tuesday morning.
 Dr. Schenck attended the wourded : boy, and found that the bullet had en- : tered under the heart and passing Il through the body had cut the len ], kidney. He dressed the wound pre- ! paratory to bringing Carter here. ls In the meanwhile, before entering the house, Sheriff Skaggs and his de- puties went in search of Slaughter ,, and found him and his son about four h,iles north of the house, and placed him under arrest. } Returning to the house, the Sheriff ) and his officers got Reed and Reagan and the party started for Stafford. ar -.xy ohn e. n n, O.
 day morning, and placed the 1nan in
 iail.
 Dr. Schenck arrived here about z: %
 o'clock with the wounded man and I took him to Miss Mains Sanitarium.
 Later in the day, Sheriff Skaggs
 and his chief deputy. J. H. Hcal, went
 to Slaughter's ranca ard foura a bar
 rel of corn mash and part of worm,
 but were unable to find the rest of the still.
 II When Sheriff Skaggs arrpsted
 Slaughter, he picked up a quart bot
 tie, hair full of whiskey. Slaughter had evidently been drink
 ing and spoke of the shooting as an . accident. Young Carter died "Wednesday morn
 ing about 500 o'clock. The remains were removed to the O'Bryan Raw
 son undertaking parlors and prepar- ! ed for burial. Il Acoroner's inquest was held We'd , nesday afternoon at 400 o'clock by Justice Paxton, which resulted in the : jury returning verdict that c. J.. Carter died as the result of gunshot , wound inflicted unjustifiably by Bill Slaughter, at the ranch, 12 miles
 southwest of Geronimo Graham coun-