has escaped so far though believed to be…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

was the man first suspected as he lost a hat at the scene of the robbery. Subsequently he confessed. Two of his confederates have been killed by officers and another badly wounded. Manuel Robles, who is probably the man in- dicted with Pilar here for murder at Santa Rita, has escaped so far though believed to be wounded. Taylor and one Mexican have been surrendered to Mexican officers and taken to Mexico where they will undoubtedly be quick- ly executed. A Memphis rite lodge of Masons has re- cently been organized in this city. Last week Dick Hudson sold sixteen choice beeves to Dave Gaul for 5 cents per pound dressed. From the June 30. 1888, Issue of The Enterprise Peter Spence Shooting The Particulars of the Killing of a MexicanLast week the Enterprise briefly told of a killing by Pete Spence, of this county, over in Arizona. The Clifton Clarion gives the follow- ing particulars: At Henry Longmore’s saloon at Morenci, about 2 o’clock, June 20th, a shoot- ing affair occurred between a Mexican named Martinez and Pete Spence, in which the former met his death and the latter was wounded. The following account, which is hastily gathered from Spence and other Americans present, is, of course, only one side of the question.