SANTOS ALVARADO
WILLIAM ELLIOTT
Arizona Republican Newspaper
July 5, 1892

Tucson--A terrible tragedy occurred here about 1 o'clock 
yesterday morning. Officer William Elliott was about to 
arrest a Mexican named Santos Alvarado when the latter 
said "You can shoot me, but you can't arrest me."  The 
officer advanced upon him when the Mexican drew a knife 
and stabbed Elliott in the region of the heart.  Elliott 
pulled his gun and shot Alvarado dead. He himself died 
half an hour later. Alvarado was a resident of Phoenix 
and had been there five or six days.