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Show 1RDFJ TRIAL OF OLD SCOUT TOMBSTONE. Ariz.. Juno 9. Tbe trial of Cnplaln Stephen O'Connor, V S. A., retired, charged with the murder mur-der of Dr. A. S. Russell, which hai been In progress here for several day.. Is attracting widespread attention, not onlyq In army circles, bat with the ! general public throughout the south-J west Captain O'Connor came to Ari-i zona as a scout when he tirst entered I the army In 1SC0, participated In In1 numerable Indian campalcns and Is known personally to hundreds of pioneers. pio-neers. The crime for which he Is on trial was committed at Duquesnr. a small mining camp about IS miles from No-gales, No-gales, on January 20th, and was the culmination of a year's feud. No one witnessed the shooting, which occurred after the old soldier and the physician had met al tho l)u-queane l)u-queane store and engaged in a heated altercation Dr. Russidl left the store. jdarllDff for hi? home a half mile away. Captain O'Connor followed him, I overtaking him at tho Duquosno mine, where the shooting tiok place Rns-I Rns-I sell died in about a hour. Ms breast .being torn and his lungs perforated by the charges from a double-barreled shotgun. The dying physician declared de-clared that he had been ahot by O'Connor. Captain O'Connor's son, Major O'Connor, V S. A., Is looking after his father's Interests. Since his retirement from the army on his returning from the Philippines eleven years ago Captain O'Connor has lived almost continuously on hi3 ' Isolated mining claims. Captain O Connor was once arrested on a . charge thst he had threatened the Hf- i of Dr. Russell. At another time h.? was arrested for Lis alleged Insanity, but was pronounced sane. |