The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-08-11

After some conversation regarding the trade, and the refusal of the Pitchers to go over to the Bradberry ranch that evening, meeting place was arranged at the head of Cherry Creek. the next morning between ten and ten thirty. During the course ot the conversation Johnny Fulcher asked Bradbery if. he had any 45 calibre cartridges.
 The Greenlee county sheriff noticed that Fulcher was riding a good look ing horse and the sheriff asked him where he got him and he replied From a good Mormon friend" Later this horse was identified by MT. Bryce, from Bryce, Arizona, as a horse that had been missing since July 3, and also identified the horse ridden by Sid Fulcher, on the day of the shooting, as his property.
 The sheriff then drove his car to the White ranch and walked the re- maining distance to the Bradberry ranch, remained there that night, and left the next morning with his brothers and Ural Jordan to keep the appointment on Cherry Creek. The sheriff described the ride to the appointed place in the same manner as Mart Bradberry and Ural Jordan did. Told about Mark and Bate stop a. <J y,<~s Tov-- dan riding on up the. canyon when | they heard shots behind them. He and Jordan were about 250 yards beyond when they heard two shots and then third shot, followed by a volley The first two shots he judged to be from six shooter. They came close together. The last two shots he judged also to be from six shooter. l The sheriff and Jordan turned back to the scene of the shooting and met Mark coming up the canyon, at a point about sixty five steps from scene of the shooting with his six shooter in his right hand. From this point the sheriff testified ill substance as follows:
 Mart said the Butchers had killed 1 Bate and that they were right on them before he saw them; that Sid Fulcher came up from behind, quit his horse, jerked his six. shooter and began shooting: that Johnny Fulcher was sitting down on the ground shooting at Mark, and that Sid was shooting at Bate. Mark said the last he saw of Sid he. ran behind bush and looked like he was wounded
 Mark advised me not to go back as Sid had ammunition and would kill me Tn a few minutes we went back towards scene. As We rode u9 saw Bate kick twice and when 1 got of my horse he was dead. Sid Full cher was not there when we got back to the scene.
 told Mark I wanted to get the Il two horses ridden by the Butchers as I thought they were stolen. l told Jordan to stay there with the bodies and we went after the horses aud : brought them back and tied them
 Sheriff Bradberry then described leaving the scene with Jordan or
 watch. and with Mark going to the Rayburn ranch where Mrs. Raybur1 told him that Sid was in the house -Sid heard me outside and called
 John get down ant come in I wan
 to talk to you.
 "I went in and he said: You leave
 your gun outside. I'll give mine tt
 Mrs. Rayburn and then you come in
 We both gave Mrs. Rayburn oul
 guns CThe gun sheriff Bradberry wa:
 carrying then was the one he tool
 from Mark Bradberry).
 When I got inside Sid said
 John, let's you and I do no fight;n:
 until ! get well and then we vii
 finish it. I replied I, was under ;
 S1O,00O bond and I cant afford t
 fight and I'm not going to fight.
 :, asked him how it happene'
 and he said: Bate killed Johnn.
 and I killed Bate
 } ] said I was sorry and he replied q Let's don't talk now, I'm awful l week.
 Sheriff Bradberry returned to ih I scene of the killing with Sawye and Basf and the McKelvey bro 6 thers, arriving there about dark Bardberry described how his bro
 thers were armed when they left tn ; Bardberry ranch that fatal morning Mark had a 45 six shooter and Bat B had a 30-40 rifle on his saddle H
 also testified to being present whel
 bodies were removed by Sherii ] CaSau He said Rate had rifle i,