MANUEL FONTES
ROMNA RIBERA
January 5, 1897
Arizona Republican Newspaper

Thursday morning about 10 o'clock says the Bisbee Orb, the 
attention of the officers was attracted to the vicinity of 
the slag dump by three pistol shots.  Investigation developed 
the fact that a murder and suicide was the result. In one of 
the small Mexican shacks in that neighborhood lay the bodies 
of Manuel Fontes and Ramna Riber.  The two had been living 
together for some time and were supposed to have been married. 
Manuel being of a jealous disposition objected to his wife 
talking to the miners who were at work near the house. He 
had upbraided her several times during a few days previous 
to the shooting for this offense. On Thursday morning they 
had some words regarding the same which ended in Manuel 
pulling his six-shooter and shooting the woman through the 
head, the ball entering the back of her head and coming out 
between the eyes, causing instant death. He then turned the 
weapon on himself, holding it against his forehead, the 
bullet passing through the head, also causing instant death.  
The third shot was fired by the contraction of the muscles 
in his hand which held the revolver.  The coroner's jury 
found a verdict in accordance with the above facts.

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