W.H. BROOME
Arizona Republican Newspaper
January 26, 1903


The Los Angeles papers of the date of January 21st contain 
an account of the killing of W.H. Broome, formerly of 
Bisbee.  It seems that Broome and a man named Melrose, 
both residing at a little town called Action, had been 
sworn enemies and had had several fights and legal 
contests in which honors were about evenly decided.  
On Tuesday afternoon Broome had just returned from a 
hunting trip and was standing in the street with a 
shotgun in his hand.  Melrose ran into him from 
behind with a wheelbarrow.  Broome put his gun down 
and started to take off his coat, when Melrose drew a 
revolver and shot Broome in the back of the head.  
Broome leaves a wife and three children, the oldest 
being fifteen years.  His wife is in ill-health and 
it is feared the news of her husband's death will be 
fatal to her.  She was in Los Angeles at the time of 
the shooting.