MARTIN CLANCY
Arizona Republican Newspaper
December 9, 1895

Near Williams Sunday night, Conductor Clancy of a freight on 
the Atlantic and Pacific railway was killed by a tramp.  The 
murderer as yet has not been captured.

December 10, 1895

Monday night the tramp who murdered Conductor Martin Clancy 
near Williams, was apprehended in a Rock Butte station on 
the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix. In the capturing possee 
were Sheriff Ruffner and U.S. Deputy Marshal Morrell and 
Deputy Sheriff Nellis of Williams,  The fellow who was a 
brawny american did not deny the killing but claimed 
justification in that Clancy had been throwing rocks 
at him to get him off the freight car brake beam. He 
still had the pistol with which the murder was committed. 
He was taken to Flagstaff and there imprisoned.


December 13, 1895

Sheriff Ruffner returned yesterday from the scene of the 
capture of the murderer of Conductor Clancy.  He says the 
man is spare made, six feet with with light mustache and 
of hobo appearance.  He had the revolver with which he 
shot Clancy. It was a small 38 caliber.

He did not deny the shooting but stated that Clancy kept 
thrownig coal at him after he put him off the train.  That 
before he fired he warned Clancy to stop or he would hurt 
him, that he only saw Clancy's legs when he shot and the 
bullet must have struck a rod and glanced.

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