Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-09

and everything that had any blood on il.
 Shooting About Midnight
 Il killed him about 12 o'clock one night, and dug the grave the next day, and buried him the next night. The boy and I carried him on some bed springs to the shed, and l nailed the shed up. The next night we car ried him to the grave and buried him. s---
 Although there appears to be no reason to discredit the testimony given by Allen, the sheriff's and county attorneys offices -Sealize that he has not told all The purpose of hearing a statement from him at the inquest was merely to establish the identity of the body found and the cause of death He said nothing about the stills and liquor found on the place, or about S. A. Robertson. who was arrested at the same time in connection with the shooting.
 Charged With Murder Complaints charging Sfirst degree murder were. filed yesterday by the county attorneys office against both Baxter Allen and $ S. A. Robertson Allen, according to deputy sheriffs at Lowell told them that immediately after the shooting he sent his step son. Nsreisco' Torres, to get Robert son According 10 the officers, Allen said that; Robertson came to the house aud,saw the body before it was buried He did not make any report of the killing It is also charged | that Robertson tried to collect, the rent on the house at Don Luis occu- | pied by Leo Cannon. which was own ed by Roper. and that he did this some time after he knew of Roper S | death.
 When the grave. of Roper was dis covered it was noticed that there was a. piece of white cloth tied to a bush nearby. Allen told the officers at Lowell that he tied the cloth there with the intention of gathering to | gether what money he could and go | ing into Mexico, and of later writing to Bisbee and giving the peace of | ficers here information as to where they could locate the grave by means of the piece of white cloth. | Mrs. Roper on Stand
 Mrs Roper testified at the iaques as follows:
 What is your name?"
 Mrs. J. A. Roper"
 Where do you 4ive?y
 At Don Luls." s.fs 2.Es
 ''When did you see Mr.. Rope lastg''
 ''I have not seen him since No vember POI
 Did you know of his whereabout since that timer"
 ''I thought that he, had gone t, Texas to visit his mother. When did you last have informs ! ton as to his wherea bouts ?'' i 'On January 20 he wrote from Do Luis. was then with mY mothe in the Chiracahuas. "When were you first informed c his disappearance Yesterday The last I knew c him he and Robertson lived in tn same house in Don Luis" Only Hearsay Knowledge Have you any knowledge of ho' he came by his death?" = ''Only from what have heard" "How old was he?" "Fifty-five."
 "How long have you been marie to him?"
 "Six years..'
 Dr. Harry A. Reese testified ths he had examined the body. and' tn;
 in his opinion Roper had come 10 hi death from wound from shotgu J fired from close range. He said tn; he believed that the wound was frol d double barreled shotgun and tn; both barrels had been fired at one Dr. Reese said that practically tf entire tor of Roper's head had bee blown away.
 John Dugan Of the Hennessy U deTtaking Company testified las examining the body. Both Dugs
 and Dr. Reese mentioned scar (
 the left index finger of Roper's han
 and Mrs. Roper testified that sf
 knew that the scar was there al
 that it served as a means of iden'
 cication.
 The corOner's jury brought in
 Ferdiet of death from gunsh
 wound at the hands Of Baxter Ale
 The ranch where Roper was kill
 is in the Sulphur Spring valley, Q
 joining the Henry F. Ash ranch