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WEEKLY JOURNAL-MINER, WEDNE3DAY foQRNING, APRIL 10, 191S.
PAGE THREE
OBERT M
iT
A Mil
JllVi iilW 111
Prominent Young ManEnds
Life of Ranch Hand When
The Two Meet in Store
In the City
(From Wednesday's Daily.) j maining deeply embedded in the
Robert J. Miller, aged 32 years, an j flesh. The wounds near the heart,
employee on the ranch of Fen Hil- had according to Dr. Looney, prob
dreth, near this city, was shot and in-' ably produced instant death,
stantly killed at 3:30 o'clock yester- Miller was not armed at the time
day afternoon by Bad Stephens, aged he was shot down. It is understood
23, son of Joe Stephens, the youth- that the man had been told but an
tul slayer having apparently been hour or so before the shooting that
under the impression, from all thatj
can be learned, that Miller had cast
aspersions on the name of his mother.
The tragedy occurred In the clothing
store of Oscar W. Bruchman on
Xorth Cortcz street, where Miller had!
gone for thc purpose of purchasing a
suit of clothing.
Miller, having made his purchases,
was about to leave thc store when
young Stephens entered. Wirt King,
onc of the clerks was in the act of
opening the door for the departing
customer when Stephens whipped out
a ..TS special Colt and stepped between j
Miller and the doorway. Without a
word Stephens fired point blank at
Miller, who stood less than three feet
away. He quickly emptied his gun,
and when the body of the dying man
toppled to thc floor, Stephens broke
the gun, threw out the empty shells
and placed another cartridge in the
cylinder and fired once more into thc
back of the prostrate figure. Just as
thc last shot was fired, Stephens'
father drove up in a car, and father
and son went to the sheriffs office
where Bud surrendered his gun to
Undcrshcriff Johnnie Robinson. He
was locked up and Robinson and scv-j Stephens ranch, quitting that place
cral deputies went to the scene of thc j last fall. Shortly after leaving the
killing. ! employ of Mr. Slcphens, he went to
Thc body of the unfortunate Millcrj work for Fen Hildreth on his ranch
presented a most ghastly appearance j near the Stephens place, and was
as it lay on the tiled floor of thej working with that outfit at the .time
clothing store. Everyone of Steph-jof his death.
ens' bullets had taken effect, and thc The killing seems to be the cul
corpsc was almost completely soaked initiation of onc of those unhappy
in blood. Thc eyes were wide open ' domestic tragedies in which erring
and staring, and the horror-stricken human nature plays a leading role.
expression which lingered upon Mil-
lcr's countenance was grewsome in !
the extreme. Thc body was removed
to a local undertaking establishment
and Judge McLanc announced that
the inquest would be held this after-
noon at 2 o'clock. 1
Dr. R. X. Looney performed an'tivc called on young Stephens at the
autopsy at seven o'clock last night.: county jail last night, he found thc
Thc examination of thc body revealed1 prisoner calmly smoking a cigarette
the fact that there wcrc 11 bullet 'and talking to one of his relatives
wounds, some of them being exit (who had been admitted to sec him.
wounds. Apparently thc man had "Xo, sir," said thc prisoner, when
been shot seven times. Three of thc 1 asked if he had anything to say for
entrance wounds wcrc made in thc publication, "I have nothing to give
region of thc heart, and at least one out. You can print what you please,
seemed to have been made in thc ( but it won't conic from me. Anything
back of the neck. Only four of thej I might say might be used against
bullets were found, some of them re-1 me, so I'll not talk about the affair."
SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE
TO BE VACCINATED .
(From Thursday's Daily.1 j
All pupils in thc high school and,
common schools who have not been
vaccinated within the last five vcars.i
must submit to such procedure within! fo,r ,,'c youngsters who arc out of
. , . I school,
the next few weeks, orders to this: , ....
effect having been received this week Prof; JIartl" states that while there
by Dr. J. W. Flinn. county health of-' scclnc(1 l, bc .b,,t 1,l,lc ced, for such
ficcr. from the State Board of Health. ia Procedure ,111 Prcscott. there was
Dr. Flinn at once conveved the infor-i apparently no way of escaping the
mation to Superintendent Martin ofj ordcr- In or.t,cr to s,,ow" tha hc ,s
the city schools, and the matter will) Perfectly willing to comply with the
bc announced to thc pupils when tcnns of t,lc c,1,ct' Mr. Martin an
school again convenes after the F.as-i nc"l that hc would do all in his
ter vacation. I Powcr to sec that the matter was put
Prof. -Martin stated yestcrdav cvc-1 through according to Hoylc in thc
ning that he understood that the vac-i ,ocal institutions of learning.
rination would bc compulsory, and
that thc youngsters would have tdj
submit or leave school. There is said,
to bc some antagonistic feeling oni
thc part of some of the parents
towards thc proposal. Some of thej
elders arc of the opinion that vaccina-j Hancc afta;nst nvclvn Hancc. wcrc
tion sometimes causes more trouble. scttIc( out of CQUT Vestcrday. ar
than it does good, and in view of the ranRcmcnts hav;nK bcc ,nadc wilcrc.
fact that small-pox practically never. ,(y Mts Hance ;, ,Q rcl;nmlish an
gains a foot-hold in regions where rights 1) sudl propcrtv as iler agcd
rlimatic -conditions are such as arc. llllsband )iad deodcd 0 hcr dur;n(;
to bc found m this city they regard; t,ldr ,)ricf and sonlcwhat Morniy mat
it unnecessary. Many of them arc riinonial career. During the time that
also alarmed by the stones which have, Mr Hancc anJ Ws wife Hvcd
of recent months come in from the'
military training camps to the effect,
that an incurable malady has been!
. I !.. l-pnln ..ni.ci.itin.ir
UUllMl IU llIU uiiuiisaii. .....tiiiuuvjii.i
which were performed on the re
cruits. However, as the order is un
derstood to bc compulsory, in all
probability it will be generally com
plied with
Prof. Martin stated that he was of,
the belief that the order emanated,
from Surgeon General Blue of the)
United States Health Service and.
that under the terms of the order all,
families will bc required to pay fori
the vaccination done among thcirl
children. It is quite probable that
ILLER IS
1! I c
hhtu
Bud was looking for him with the in-
tention
iou of killing him upon sight, butj
,ch was the case. Miller had ap-
ntly taken the threats but lightly.
if such
pare
About five of the shots took effect in
the region of thc heart
Because of thc prominence of thc
parties involved, thc killing created
quite a sensation in the city during
the afternoon. Stephens Sr. is re
puted to be onc of the wealthiest
ranchers and cowmen In the county,
and is generally known throughout
the northern part of the State.
Miller is said to have come to this
community from Boise, Idaho, sev
eral years ago. So far as is known
his only relative consists of his
mother, who lives in the above-mentioned
city. Efforts were being made
last night by thc sheriffs office to
get in touch with the lady for thc
purpose of informing her of her son's
untimely end and ascertaining her
wishes in respect to thc funeral ar
rangements. The deceased had
worked on various ranches and with
different cow outfits since coming to
Yavapai county, lie had been cm
ployed for quite a while at the
Miller, according to rumor, had been
mixed up in a fuss -rrltli the Stephens
men on Sunday and Monday, follow-
ing which, it is said. Miller had made
which, it is said Miner nail made qw y sho ; ,llp
le implied insults against Mrs..Mpi ,iie prisoner 'surrendered it to'
Phens. j . , .(L Vr iol(ison scarchcd
some
Stc
When a Journal-Miner reprcsenta-
the physicians will charge a nominal
fee which will not work a hardship
upon anyone. Even though thc par-
cnts ta.c thc children out of school
to avo;d vaccination, the process will
be completed whether or no, as the
orders do not make any exception
! SETTLEMENT IS MADE
IN THE HANCE CASE
(From Thursday's Dailv)
The property issues involved in thc
.livnrr" .nil nf Tiiilm Heorire W
together the former Is said to have
tnrned propcrty worth aI)0lIt $6000
over to the lady. When the divorce
suit was filed, the plaintiff asked that
thc wife bc compelled to return to
her husband thc propcrty in ques
tion. Attorney L. P. Spaulding, who rep
resented the lady in court, and the
,1,:;t;r. ,trr,,. T Rr,v AmWnn
an afTrccnlcnt to ie c(!cct
tat Mrs ance was tQ bc paJd ,,,
um f $1 600 and .ye up ,,cr titc
tQ ty shc had rcccivcd from
r nance
, ,
Try a Journal-Miner want ad.
TRAGEDY DETAILS
Jcl M IqUEST
tYJi-Wli Nfc-Sbiii UtJ.&KlCii I
KILLING OF ROBT. MIL-J
tttj xjv pTin CTTrDHTM!
IN BRUCHMAN'S
STORE,,
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
(From Thursday's Daily)
111. Will J J i 1 v j
V . a V " , ' n "1
K1I11UU Ul UUULll .Ulltl . ......
Miller bv Budi.' ., , . iV i
1 f . t . ...! ing to open the door to let them out,
day, listened to the ' . . . '
, , - , , .-..'and just then Stephens tired his first
Stephens on Tucsi:
testiinonv Mibmittcd by eight
' -K"i ' I
iic?nci, ami 1111.11 auiuiuiau mini ii
.,,',. . , . 1 ,:.
o clock this afternoon, at which time,
1. 1 1 -!. c. .1 .
in all probability, after the testimony
1 i. -ii ,t.
1 .1 .i:..-...i ..,:i
01 iwo inure iwiiiitsm.. i ikuu, hivi
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Dr. R. N. Looney .
The first witis to be examined
' T , '
was Dr. R. N. Looney, the physician
, f ..i,.. ,. I
vlll III nullum lilt aiuuii.- ,t-i
' ' . ., ... r t . ...mi
body of the victim. Dr. Looney said
tla lh,re wcrc four wounds in the
dlc,t onc of them apparently
,,cj an cnlrancc .ound and thc
other three exit wounds. An entrance'
, . 1 1 ... vvunw iu ins un, iiu luuiiiu .ii 1111.
wound, said the physician, was ns-, .' ..
,, ' , , , , .'dcad man and said, Well, you
uallv round and made a clean cut. ... .
. - , . , ... vou got what was coming to you.
into the flesh. Exit wounds wcrc us-; -
uallv distinguishable bv the fact that Sylvester Magee
.'the flesh was badly torn and the holes;
were ragged and irregular in shape.;
There wcrc seven wounds in the
Iin-l.- nrrnnlmr to the testiinonv of
Dr. Looncv. Two of them were on,
thc left side of the spine and high!
up in the back. Five of them wcrc
on the right side of thc spine. One;
bullet had penetrated the flesh near;
the left arm pit and another had gone
in about six inches below the arm pit !
Another hall entered just above the
.;i.f -,,-, r.;i A ovh wound was.
found slichtlv above this location. 1
One wound was located about .I!'
indies above the right arm pit and
tivn mliri-Q were verv close tocrcther.
several inches below this spot. j
tt , -cr t,u:
... , ,r ni.:...
L IHiersiierin 1. 11. iuumi?uu nir
,i..i tL r ft,-
. ., c. 1 . .
manner in which voiuiE Stephens had
, .... i Ttr-- -IT.
"l J," iT,;; ! During the afternoon we went into
few minutes after the shoo ., g so
Stephens, who was accompanied by,"- '. , ,, MO i
. r 1 1 - 1 . .1.. .,.1 that Miller could attend the 49 dance
his father, hurried into the oflicc and,. .i.:.,i.,-
- ..,... i.:n.i mmw ,,i t that nigh . He was also thinking
want to surrender. Here's mv gun."
The boy banded the officer his Colt
1 if f r,rM,.c Hnl.m-
...... lit- l...i
sun sanl that he had directed onc ot ,
the jail attendants to lock thc hoy,
1...I Ifirt tt..1 luirrioil In tltf srrne .
.' '. . . .1 i.
! .it .11.. cm.fitirr irririiiir iiii'ri' ill-
j picked up five empty shells.
There
Miller's body to ascertain whether the
man was armed, and told thc corone
that he had found no weapons of any;
sort.
T . T3..ff.... 1 Oll.lllll.lia ll 1111; .iiiuua iiaiiinu vi
Lester Runner I 1 , , . . ... . .
t . r a 1 1.1 ...o.t several months, quitting the place last
Lester Runner, who had prepared , . . 1 . 11
. , ., 1 1 fall, because, he had said, he could
the bodv for burial, was next called,
, . ,-, c , .... 1 ..ii,. 1,,1'no stand the talk which went on at
and told of how three bullets had
been found on the floor of the store! u'at Home.
1 1 .1 1 -ii- 1 1 Oscar W. Bruchman
m which the killing occurred, and ot nr.ii .
, t 11 . i 1 t r 1 .i.i lOscar W. Bruchman, proprietor ot
how one bullet had been found 111 the , , . - 1 1 .1 c . 1
. , , .,. , the clothing store 111 which thc fatal-
dead man s clothing. ! . . . .
F J Heil Jr ' to place, was next examined.
F. T. Heil.' Jr., one of the princi-! ?'r- "nichman said that he was wait
pal witnesses on account of the fact on Miller when young Stephens
that he was present when the final cnteredt.eplaceand.nalou.lvo.ee
. . r .1 . 1.. ,i. demanded thc whereabouts of thc pro-
chapter of the tragedy took place, " '
followed Mr. Ruffner to the stand.; "rlcl,or- A few seconds later Stephens
Mr. Heil's testimony was substantially:"'1 loost: I',s and, Br"c
c man, naturally believing that the sjiots
as follows: I '. ,,r -tti
"At about 3:30 o'clock I was going. wcrc ln,c"d"1 for '""Vqmck ly beat a
north on Cortcz street on my way to retreat to the rear part of thc store.
the postofficc. I was in front of Tim-
.... 'a:-. .1 1.., - i.,i
....1 ,i,,. r.r-,i ;., -..T.i cr-oc;nn
lr;il MlUn llll-ll III I'lmH 3Ulll.-.?lu.
Believing that they came from Br.ich-1
C
. . . . '. . ... .
man s cloilung store, l nurrieu toward
that place, which is next door to'
trance 1 saw Bud Stephens standing
over the prostrate body of Miller, th
I,.l 1..: :., .I.e. n.t f rMlmr sn.iv
shells from his revolver. I asked Bud
what hc was doing and he replied.'
'Von get out of here.' Just at that ;
, c,nlli,p. .i.o hov's'
father, who... I had first seen in front
of the Penny store, just to the north, .
1..11111: iiiivf in.- iiui"".h .j.w.... h..b.... ,
Sr. yelled in a loud voice to his son.
'Did vou get the s ?' Appar-!
ently 'encouraged by his father's pres-.
ence. Bud. who had in thc meantime
vi;no,1 fivn nmrn shells .nto lni Plln '
fired two shots into the prostrate
form on the floor. Stephens Sr. then!
Mooned over Miller's dead body, and
said, 'That got just what wa
coming to him alright. Come on,
Bnd, let's go over to the sheriff's of-J
r . n i i-1 ..... ...i,.!
lice. Bud did not make any reply.
to the old man. and thc two left thd
store at once. I am sure that thei
, . . ... f. . ..... . i,i,i'
lad fired twice after lie had re-Ioadcd
his gun, the shots hitting Miller's!
body between the neck and shoulder:
on the right side. Bud attempted to.
shoot three times, but the third time
the hammer merely snapped, there'
apparently being no cartridge in that'
chaiuhcr. When I first reached the
store. Miller seemed to be in thej
throes of death, and was seemingly i
making an effort to get up from thc I
floor, where he had fallen on his'
face When thc first of thc second
'scries of hots was fired, the man'
I cc.istd to struggle, and collapsed, his,
anus being folded under his head. 4
Wirt King
Wirt King, one of the clerks in the
liruchmaii store, was al.o one of thei
principal witnes-.es, having seen the
entire chain of circumstances from a
range almost too close to be com-j
forlable. Mr. Kiitfj said:
"Miller came into the store to get
a suit if clothes which he had pur
chased. He was near the middle of
llir ttnrf wriitinfr while Mr P.riich-
,.... t:cd nn (Ile bundle. I was near
the front of the house when a young
man whom I later learned was Bud
lontiinc rtitprnl 'Where's Tlrnrkirv'
,cma,uci ; a loud voice. 1 told
him where he could find the boss.
A few seconds later Miller started to
come to the front of the house, ac-
' companied by another young man
who had entered the store with Iimi.
I reached, for the door knob, intend
. 1
1 . i r t . f .1..
snot, .mv DaCK was lowaru inc men,
, . . . . .
and 1 did not sec their positions when
' ' . .
the shooting started. Bud fired five
. 7 ..... .
or sk shots, and Miller collapsed
. . . 1 1 1
against one of the show cases and slid
down to the floor. I was very much
3t 1 lc c osc jmy of the
f""' a'Ic a hvc for. a J,os,;'.0,n
behind the show case against which
"
Miller had fallen. I did not see the
.p., 1 L 1
latter part of the occurrence, but I am
coiii.rtciit that Mepnens ire.i mo
hp ST.1; I'Z sf.he
crawled out from behind the case the
lad's father entered and after a few
1. i. 1 1 1 . i.
Sylvester Magee. the young ranch
nand, who nau gone imoinc siorc
with Miller just before the shooting,
gave some of the most sensational
testimony which was adduced during
the afternoon. Magee told of the
first round of shots being fired, and
said that he had skipped for the back
part of the house at the sound of thc
blasts which were fired but two or
three feet away from him. He did
not add any detail to those which
had already been given regarding the
killing, but he did shed considerable
light the events which had led up
to thc ill-feeling between thc Stephens
men and .Miner.
''avc known Miller for about a
vcar. lie came here from Boise.
Idaho, two or three years ago
... . f . . .1 .
had been something of a chum to the
dead man, and knew of his connection
. " . ,
..Willi llie OlClllll-lls Itlllllll .man.-
-. 1 . 1 c . 1 r -
,c 0 turning to u home in,
l 1,e, sa" I ,,a,11 1,caul ,lnnnS!
the day that the Stephens men, or at;
least the s.on. Had made tnrcats to
take the life of Miller because of
Miller's alleged attentions to Mrs.
Stephens.
Miller told 111c he was
worrying 111111:11 auuiii nit inic.ii.
as lie Had lieen gun o, no wrong-
,,omS an1 that lle ha" "0,IK to fear.
We did not go into the details of thej
as lie Had Deen guilty ot no wrong-
matter any further, and Miller went
. about his business not expecting any
trouble and not being prepared to
inert an v. lie had worked foi
I l-. t t. r.i:.i. u....i.n
"""""
for attempting to shoot at him, never-
thelcss. he did not stop to reason the
. . , , TT I
out, but got in the clear. He!
l..n..l In... clinic 1 1 1 In, .n.,1 llifrl
heard four shots fired, he said, before'
, , - ,
hc ,cft ,1,c room-,.,
Joe, Wilson aged 14, who works at
the Bruchman store, followed his cm-
-.I .!. I Tl .. ...t.
l"" -r u" ll,c
ha1 sct' '0!it of ,hc afTa,r- l?lA
about. tIlc amc a ,M .ot '.cr
eye-witnesses and corrobora ted the
testimony of the others regarding the
",ancr !." w!'ich Joc Stephens had
entered the place and remarked that
the dead man had got what was coin-
. .
to . . - . . .
.'ccase ,f tl,c fact l!'.at two wo",cn
witnesses who were said to have been
Passing the store at the fine the kill-
luuK '"',Llr' "ul -I'l"--
the inquest and because the jury bc-
c"u "al 11 l, J
"slt valuable, thc case was con-
......... r ... . i.tr. .
'"J""1' , . .
The members of the coroner s jury
hlcJ' ,s investigating the affair are
the following-named: A. W. Ldwards,
, e i t
c S.f,0'C
Ra" Vvc- A- C- G' "' '
nes and Homer Wood, the latter
'orelnan.
yjll DELVE DEEPER
INTO MILLER KILLING
CFrom Friday's Di.ily.1
'After taking the testimony offered
by five new witnesses, thc coroner's
jury which is investigating the death
of Robert Miller, killed on Tuesday
afternoon by Bud Stephens, adjourned
until next Monday afternoon, at which
time several more witnesses will bc
examined, each of whom, it is
Krved, can shed some interesting it
not important light on the case.
Stephens, the youth held for the
killing, was yesterday afternoon re-.
leased from the county jail on a bond
of $10,000 signed by R. X. Fredericks,!
Harry Minuse, Barney Smith and J.
A. Bozarth. Attorneys O'SulIivan
laud Morgan have been retained to de-
fend the oung man. The prelimin
ary hearing will take place on Tues
day morning at ten o'clock at the
office of Justice McLanc.
Mrs. Nell Loveless
Mrs. Xell Loveless was the first
witness examined by the jury yester
day afternoon. Mrs. Loveless had
just come out of Timerhoffs drug
store at the time the shooting
started. She said that she had heard
five shots fired, and then saw Steph
ens rc-load his revolver, and thought
that he fired one more shot after
that. She told of seeing Joe Steph
ens, the lad's father, come running up,
and remark, "Well, he (Miller) got
what was coming to him," the sen
tence being coupled with an oath, the
witness said. The father and son
had climbed into an auto which was!
standing near the drug store and !
driven away shortly after the shoot-j
nig took place.
Mrs. Emma McKean
Mrs. Kmma McKean, who had also
been in thc immediate vicinity of thcjjQE STEPHENS IS HELD.
Itruchman store at tnc time tnc Kill
ing took place, was placed on thc
stand and told a story of the events
as she had seen them. After thc
.shooting took place, she said, Bud put
his gat into his pocket, and he and
his father cot into their car, which
had been parked in front of Tnncr-
hofTs. The car was turned toward!
the Santa Fc depot, and it made thc
turn just in front of the drug store
when the trip to thc sheriffs office
was begun.
Bozarth's Important Testimony
Orvillc Bozarth, a young man em
ployed as foreman on the Hildreth
ranch where Miller was working at
tlw. ift.iA nf tile rtenlli Innlr llm stand
mid told of having spent several
Imitrc witli fillr rm fnti(ln' tlicr
,-.tv nf the shootimr. Bozarth had
come to town for the purpose of get-
c. ,n,,ei.- wt,;rl. n tn lnv
come from Mr. Hildreth at Phoenix
to pav off the men on the ranch. Thc
witness said that he had met -Miller
on thc Owl corner at about ll o'clock
in thc morning. Among the first re
marks which Miller had made to the
witness was to ask him if he had heard
the gossip which was going thc
rounds of the town. Bozarth replied
that he had heard some talk in which
Miller's name had been mentioned.
Miller then stated to Bozarth, accord
ing to the lattcr's statement, that
tI,crc was no tnllh in thc statements
which had been made linking him
h, jjrs Stephens. "They have
nothing on me," said Miller when
commenting on the situation. "If
Joe Stephens and his son do not stop
talking about me and making threats
to take mv life, I will have both of
.i.. , ,n.Ur n nr hnn.1 " snid
,,., put uml(.r a pcacc boml" S3ul,
filler. Bozarth then told Miller that .
hc had hcard brothci.( Guy Bo-
.v... 1 ........ .. i
zarth. sav that Joe Stephens had,
threatened to take Miller's life, and
Orvillc warned Miller to bc on the
lookout for Stephens. "I heard that
I had been caught with Mrs. Steph
ens," said Miller, "But there is noth
ing to such a story. I like the lady
very much, but I would as soon think
of staying with my mother as I would
of doing such a thing with Mrs.
Stephens."
Bozarth also told the jury of how
Miller had explained his presence in
Prcscott with thc lady on Sunday.
Mrs. Stephens and two ranch hands
had come past the Hildreth ranch in
:t car on Sunday afternoon, and had
apparently twitted Miller because of
the fact that he seemed afraid to ride
to town with the party. Miller, not
wanting to take a dare, Bozarth said,
had agreed to conic to Prcscott in
thc car, and although he had no rea
son for coming to thc city, hc came
along with Mrs. Stephens and the
.HllllU llllll .113. wJll.'lll.llJ
That ,a;ned h;s r;dc
...
to town with the lady, Bozarth said.
Thc witness had just driven up in
front of Richards Bros store, nearly
opposite the scene of the shooting,
when Bud unlimbcred his gun on
Miller. Bozarth was unable to say
how many shots had been fired. Hc
rushed in to where Miller lay, hoping
that the man might bc found alive
Seeing that the man was in a bad fix,
he ran up to the office of Dr. Looney,
half a block away, and got the phy
sician to hurry back with hinu Mi' -
Icr was dead, however, when Bozarth
and thc doctor reached hinu Just
following the shooting, Bozarth said.
Joc Stephens had conic running up
and called to his son to "stay with
thc s ."
Miller had been figuring on attend
ing the '49 dance that night accord
ing to Bozarth, and the new suit of
clothes had been purchased primar
ily for that event. Miller had about
$500 coining to him at the unie of
his death, the money being due for
his work on thc Hildreth ranch. Hc
had also talked some of returning
to Idaho, his former home. Thc man
had quit work at the Stephens ranch,
said Bozarth. because he could not!,)cl;cvcd JudRC Su.ecney prejudiced.;
stand the rough and profane language
which was the rule among the men
there.
Says Stephens Encouraged Boy
Fred Moore, a member of the real
estate firm of J. M. W. Moore & Son,
was next called to the stand. Moore
said that at the time thc shooting
took place, hc had been standing near
be-(the counter in the front part of the
ofticc, which is located next door
north of the Hrucliman clothing
store, where the fatality took place.
He heard a shot or two, but thought
the noie might have come from
someone beating a carpt or making
some other kind of a disturbance.
When four more shots had been find,'
he saw Joe Stephens rim past thi j
front door, apparently heading iur
the Penny store, just north. A sec-'
ond or so later, Stephens again pacd
the door, going in the other direction
and headed for Bruchman's plaijc.
Stephens yelled in a loud voice,
according to Moore, "Keep shooting,
kid, G D it. Keep shooting."
Two more shots were then fired, the
witness said, and at that point he
went to see what was the matter.
Dr. D. I Carniichacl was called,
and testified as to the position the
dead body had assumed immediately
following the shooting. Life was ex
tinct, the physician said, when he first
saw the body.
No Word From Relatives
The officials were unable during the
day to get any trace of the supposed
relatives of the deceased m Boise, ,
l'aho. It was undcrslood that M.I-1
I" mother lived there, but officials
in that city could not locate, the
la.iy. AO luncrai arran-meius. iiati-
, - , .
yet been 'adc. .
UNDER BOND OF $30,000
ON CHARGE OF MURDER yet tncy win near repetition so mac
' I every one will know.
fFrom Sunaa.Vs nsilr) j -Aside from the dancing and sup-
Dcvclopmcnts came thick and fsstj per perhaps thc most attractive fca
in the Miller killing case yesterday, ture of the evening was the roulette
Joseph Stephens, father of Bud .wheel. Here, those in charge avcr
Stcplicns who on Tuesday shot andi agcd $3.78 a minute for four and one
killed Robert Miller, was arrested' half hours. This meant that pad
shortly after one o'clock yestcrdayj dies had to be sold, change made,
afternoon on a warrant charging himl
with murder, and is now at liberty
under a bond of $30,000, thc largest
bond ever required of a man accused
of such a crime in thc State of Ari
zona. The arrest was thc outcome
of thc testimony at the coroner's in
quest tending to show that Stephens,
Sr.. was ; reality a party to the
killing.
I Stephens, the youthful slayer
of Miller, who had been admitted
to bail in the sum of $10,000 for his
appearance at his preliminary hear-
ng, was also taken nctorc justice 01
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ing, and had his bond raised to $30,-
000. He was later released when a
bond in the latter sum was signed
by his father, R. X. Fredericks and
Barney Smith. The bond of Steph
ens Sr. was signed by R. X. Fred-
cricks and William A. Clinc.
The complaints against the father
and thc son wcrc sworn to by Under
sheriff J. II. Robinson and issued by
Special County Attorney Alex Jones,
who was officially appointed to that
position yesterday morning by Jus
tice ot thc Peace C. H. Mcl-anc, act
ing under authority of thc clerk of
the board of supervisors. Mr. Jones
approved both of the bonds yestcr-
Jay afternoon.
i On Friday afternoon Justice Mc-
L:
c
. , ,. .
.anc issued an oriier uiireuui; uui,
oung Stephens bc brought before;
1'iin at ten o ciock ycsicruay 11.01..-
. . ... .,
inff-
A man from the sheriffs office
brought the young man
in at the!
time mentioned, and the court di
rected Stephens to provide a new
bond, being of the opinion that the
$10,000 bail was somewhat smaller
than the circumstances of the case
demanded. The defendant was in thc
custody of a deputy sheriff for an
hour or so during the morning until
the new bond was arranged for. Xo
sooner was this matter settled until
thc father was also arrested on a simi
lar charge, both father and son being
held equally responsible for the death
of Miller.
The coroner's jury will continue
its investigations at ten o'clock 'Mon
day morning, and Bud Stephens will
have his preliminary hearing before
Justice McLanc on Tuesday.
MILLER'S ESTATE IS
VALUED AT ABOUT $300
fFrom 5.nnays ua:iy.7
C. H. McLanc yesterday filed a
petition in thc Superior court ask
ing that he bc appointed as adminis
trator of thc estate of the late' Rob
ert J. Miller, the man who was shot
and killed on Tuesday afternoon last
bv Bud Stcnhcns. Thc petition sets
forth the fact that thc estate of thej
u-li-usi-u tunsiMiu y ,. ......
sonal propcrty to thc value of
The mother and onc brother and one)
I siclr am nfimpil ns the sole hcirs.l
jTh;s movc was lnadc by Mr. McLane;
for thc posc of clcar;ng up the '
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to allow some oi tnc casn i cm nj
Miller to bc used to dctray tnc tun-
erai expenses.
.Mrs. .-muer i noinpsuii was jimci
day named as administratrix of the
estate of the late Joseph S. Thomp
son. Alleging that Judge Sweeney was,
financial anairs oi me ucauMu j,iwtr at tbc;r best.
biased and prejudged, Attorney , Bob Joncs j A jacgcr( Mrs.
James Loy yesterday afternoon filed! llaxry McKearlf Mrs. Robert Birch
a motion asking that an outside and Mr. Gcorgc Ruffner, as these
judge bc brought here to try the ,a(Hcs workcd Ionn. and hard to mae
divorce case of John Emmctt vs.l,,,;,. cvcnt succcssfui. The cigars
Alice 1-mmctt. Attorney Loy d'd wcre sold by Mrs. Roy Young, Mrs.
not ca into details as to why he' . D- i..i: .i r.. t..
but the court at once named judge
Lyman of Phoenix to hear the casc( McDonnclit ciia;rlnan Gf tnc
when it is called for trial. j cormn;ttce ;n ci,arg0 desires to thank
A GOOD MOVE ' cac'1 aml every one who helped make
'MOSCOW, April 6. Thc British! the event a success.
as well as Japanese landed forces atj Thc jourr,al.M;ner has tnc best.
Vladivostok yesterday. Local authon-j cml;pped job pr;nt;ng plant in Xorth
ties had no warning of the action. ern Arizona. A trial will convince
12.1 68 WORTH OF
BONDS SOLO AT
1 Mil
MANAGERS OF BIG PA
TRIOTIC CELEBRATION
MAKE REPORTS SHOW
ING THE FINANCIAL SUC
CESS OF ENTERPRISE.
(From Sunday's Daily)
As with all large undertakings, a
little time was required to render a
detailed statement of the "Days of
"49" celebration which resulted in
such a splendid success for the Yav
apai Chapter of the American Red
- , f , . . s
rnmcnt ; hc sa,c of Thr;ft Slnps.
eycnt ed ,Q fcc a succcss
fwm cvcry standpoint( and the thanks
if thc colmmln';ty wa(( dlte the
pnn;t.pa n,, nttlrrc ,vllo ,;c,c.t
in u such a S3t;sfactory af
fair. While mention has been made
" this paper of thc several features,
the wheel turned, the bond delivered
and the fifteen cents collected from
the winner, thc paddles collected
again, and the wheel all ready for
action. The total sale of Thrift
Stamps, from the roulette wheel, the
grand drawing contest and the fa
mous "kill the kaiser" game netted
the United States government $2,
16S.00. Xot one cent was made for
anyone but the government. Most
of thc evening, one set of eight pad
dles kept the game going, at times,
however, it was necessary to intro
duce a double set, making sixteen to
the minute. And at one stage of the
game, when thc grand drawing con
test was in order, Joe Roberts was
found quietly keeping the little white
ivory spinning all by his lonesome.
Perhaps the most fun afforded from
this game came from the croupiers,
Joe Roberts, Dr. Looney and Jack
Jaeger. The paddles were sold at
fifty cents each, the wheel .turned
and thc winner paid the fifteen cents
Which 'is the amount set aside by the
government for the month of April.
The croupiers of thc game were:
Grace M. Sparkcs, Malcolm Barrett
and Beverly Burke, while Johnny
Robinson and Frank Whisman re
lieved thc busy workers during thc
"rush" minutes.
The Hoover dinner attract.-d h:m-
, , T , .:r..ll.. .t ....1
ureas. in a iK-auiiiuny inn iaim
room, a bevy of beautiful Maidens,
. . r it . TT
unucr tnc nireciion o. ...r. nai.y
MfcKean and Mrs. Robert Birch
scrvcd sandwiches and coffee The
tables wcrc tastefully dctorat-d 'to
represent the Allied countries, the
army, navy Red Cross and Thrift
Stamps. While special mention
should perhaps bc made of every
table, yet from the general opinion"
expressed, three deserve spccir-l men
tion: America, thc Red Cross and
Ireland, the first two being the win
ners in the ordcr named. Thi Irish
tabic in particular showed much
skill and a great deal of work. Judges
in this event were: Mesdamcs E.
W. Wells, James Whetstinc and P.
J. Farley. Following were the tables
and the girls who took part, these
young women being largely respon
sible for the splendid succcss of thc
drawing contest:
Ame'rica, Misses Anna and Mae
Cahill; Red Cross, Mclitta Merritt
and Miriam Doudna: Ireland, Miss
Sharp, Florence Barnes; Japan, Helen
and Mary Fyfe: France, Juanita
Morrison and Juanita Harney; Can
ada, Phylis and Anna Campbell
Jones; Italy, Anna Douglas and
Grace Somers: Thrift Stamp, Maynw
McDonald and Alma Vogc: army,
Margaret Darrow and Opal Crcck-
T 1 T
Ron;ba. r;ngiand QUie Fisher and
nitir: navy, liStncr koss anu irinu
Mary Coleman; bcotland, Hazel
Sadclmicr and Garnet Sims; Belgium,
K.,I.ne and Grace Cousins.
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bar4tcndcrs Charles
' Pr . . , Tonc.
"
j FrQm hc admiss;ons to the dance.
thc d;nncr the bar and thc sajc 0?
cigars, etc., the Yavapai Chapter ot
the Red Cross netted $703.00.
AVhilc every onc was ready and
willing to lend a hand, too much
.. - ... T
praise cannot dc given -mts. incz
Mpn.nn-ii v., R. t Roocr. Mrs.
Chambcrs Thcbchcck ro;m "proved
r-,,i hrinrimr in $26.75.