Nogales international., 1938-10-22

gun in his possession. That was
good evidence for after Mr.. Birds
body had been found a, bullet from
a $50 revolver was discovered
nearby on the floor of the hall
way.
Boy Finds Clothes
Sunday afternoon, while the
suspect was still maintaining he
was innocent, Francisco Pequeros,
3 Postal Telegraph Company mes
senger boy, looked into a trash can
at the northeast corner of the
high school building for come wire
to fix his bicycle.
There he found a mans cloth
ing and brought it to the police
station. With the assistance of
E. r. Atwood, manager of the, No
gales Steam Laundry, the officers
found that a mark on a shirt
found in the ash can was the
same as that on socks worn by
Conner-his clothing mark in the
25th Infantry at Huachuca. Then,
the net of evidence was tightly
woven around Conner and officers
knew for a certainty he was the
slayer.
Late Sunday afternoon Conner
was taken upstairs to the Firemen-
Legion hall for a statement and
after being questioned for some
time by County Attorney Robins,
Chief Lowe said to the Negro:
you know you are lying, you
know you are, why don't you
confess"
/ Confesses
The slayer, apparently knowing
the officers chad the goods on
him." then made confession
which was taken down in short
hand by Mrs. Vicenta Davenport,
stenographer and court reporter
for the office of Superior Court
Judge E. R. Thurman. While con-
Tossing he told the officers where
they could find his gun concealed
near the ventilator under the
dashboard Of the car that he had
used on the night of the holdup.
The car had previously been
searched for the gun.
In his confession he told of his
movements. prior to and following
the holdup, described in detail,
the scuffle and shooting in the
Bird apartments. His story tai
lied exactly with what officers
thought he had done. They knew
he had fallen when he dropped
Mr.. Birds wallet and that he had
thrown into the trash can at the
high cchool the civilian clothes he
had worn over his army uniform.
He also said he originally came
to the police station early Sunday
morning to give himself up but
"got yellow"
Officers found that hat band
in possession of Conner when he
was arrested was one which had
earlier been torn out Of hat
found with other articles OF cloth
ing in the trash can at the high
school.
Inquest
At an inquest held Monday, DR..
zenas Noon said that the bullet
which killed Mr.. Bird entered the
body on the left side, passed
through the heart, and came out
on the upper right center part Of
the body.
Members of the coroner's jury
were c. c. Cheshire, j. G. Tovrea,
Fred Hannah, E. K. Cumming, c..
B. Wilde and George Macdonald.
They returned a verdict that Tracy
Bird came to his death from g.
@unshot wound inflicted by Frank
Conner
crowd At Funeral
Funeral services for Mr.. Bird
were held at the Episcopal church
Monday afternoon at S o'clock,
with the Rev. G. E. Howe Officiat-
ing. It was the largest ever held
in this city, persons in all walks
Of life who had known Mr.. Bird
during his many years residence
here, attending.
The great volume Of floral tri-
butes attested to the high esteem
in which he was held.
The line of cars in the funeral
procession to the cemetery, where
Mr.. Bird was laid to rest in the
Bird family plot, was so long it
required delay in the services at
the cemetery until all could reach
the scene.
Then, all that is mortal Of Tracy
! Bird was lowered into the grave,
following a brief service.
But there were many Of those
who attended the city officials
funeral who felt the immortal
spirit Of him is yet a live and