Show RANGING HANGING A WITNESS A man killed to exclude testimony against thieves on saturday the democrat published an account of the finding of of a dead body suspended by the neck from a tree near Ki kineard Kia nears eari ranch at the base of the whetstone mountains no clue had been obtained ito to the identity of the man but ho he was thought to be an american and the torn up and aad well trodden ground about the ghastly spectacle indicated t that at he e bad ha been een lynched b by a large party of men after making a desperate es struggle for his life the rope rop with which the deed was done bad been bean cut cat from a lariat which together with the tracks of many horses showing the lyn bers chers to have been mounted was taken as evidence that the bagging was done by cattlemen and the victim was probably a horse thief information reached the city yesterday that the remains had been didenti ned fled as those of pete martinello who was formerly yell well known as a butcher alfort at fort huachuca Hua chuca and also in tomb tone stone s A T on may Martl martinello nello was in tucson where he stated he was going to fairbanks to open a but butcher her 1 business Lq iness he left there on the and on the was found hangin aug gas as stated in his association with cattlemen throughout that region of ef untidy countey Z it is known that the deceased had come into possession of important po tant ii information formation regarding the fraudulent branding and stealing of cattle on the range and had been to appear as a witness in the cases of several notorious cattle thieves who aie are to be tried at the september term of the pima county court colart and it is believed that learning of his contemplated trip flip to Vair fairbanks banks they resolved regol ved to rid themselves ol of his ia making testimony ny and I 1 lay r I 1 in n wait ler for him on OB qa the lae man was evidently taken unawares wv he had his hat and spurs spars on as if he had ad been pulled palled jerom from his horse before he had opportunity for resistance but bat his torn clothing and bruised arms and face showed that he had bad made a des fight for his bis life before being overpowered by the desperadoes ana the rope placed about his neck the victim had many friends who will see chati taati a thorough investigation is made and his bis slayers brought to justice alburquerque democrat tune june 1 2 |