JESSIE LINION
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 4, 1901

Jessie Linion, a Mexican was shot and killed by Francisco 
Gomez on Thursday, October 24 on Eagle Creek in Graham 
County, says the Bulletin.  Gomez pretended that he had an 
order for the arrest of Linion, given him by Constable 
Keppler of Morenci. On the strength of this pretension he 
forced Linion to ride before him on the way back but when 
about thirty yards from the house of Felix Martinez he
opened fire on his victim from behind, shooting him in the 
back of the head and neck with fatal results.

He then took the body and threw it into an arroyo and 
covering it with rock fled away.  Deputy Sheriff Hobbs 
and Constable Keppler, on hearing of the crime started 
at once in pursuit and finally corralled their man who 
had taken refuge in a cave and no doubt by this time have 
him in their custody.

The body of the murdered man was brought to Morenci for 
burial.  The shooting was witnessed by Felix Martinez 
and wife who were both threatened with Linion's fate if 
they divulged the murder to the authorities but taking 
this hazard they reported the crime to the deputy sheriff 
who lost no time in getting on the assassins trail.