Walter Wells
Arizona Republican Newspaper
September 20, 1895

Coroner Alvord, returned today from the fort where he held an 
inquest.  The name of the dead soldier is Walter Wells, aged 
25 years.  He was killed at the Riley Ranch and the shooting 
was done by Merrill Gibbs, a colored soldier.  The coroner's 
jury in their verdict made a charge against Gibbs of the crime 
of murder in the first degree.  Sheriff  Fly brought Gibbs over 
and has his prisoner in jail.  The hearing was set in Justice 
Koska's court for this afternoon but at the stipulated hour 
the thirteen wirnesses summoned were not present and an 
attachment was at once issued for their appearance at 2 pm 
tomorrow.

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