Thomas Sheehan
Pima Co. Az
Arizona Republican Newspaper
September 1, 1895

Owing to his wife's infidelity Thomas Sheehan, of Harshaw, lies 
dead and L.M. Lemon is a fugitive from justice.

Sheehan, suspecting such to be the case, informed his wife that 
he was going away, then secreting himself where he could watch 
his premises, he saw his wife and Lemon in a compromising 
position.  Sheehan passed near them and remarked "that settles 
it."

Lemon opened fire with a revolver mortally wounding Sheehan, 
then fled. It is supposed he is now in Mexico. Sheehan was 
unarmed when the fatal shot was fired by Lemon. He was a 
highly respected citizen. Lemon has been teaching school at 
Harshaw for some time.

September 4, 1895

Lawrence Mark Lemon, who last Saturday at Harshaw shot and 
killed Thomas Sheehan is a son of Judge A.D. Lemon, who for 
several terms was district attorney of Maricopa County.  
Lawrence was educated in the schools of Phoenix and here 
resided for about ten years.  He is now about 28 years of 
age. In character he was always regarded as good natured and 
indolent and by frew has he been though capable of murder 
under such peculairly shocking conditions.

September 6, 1895

L.M. Lemon, the slayer of Thomas Sheehan last Friday night 
supposed to be a fugitive from justice arrived at the jail 
about 7 o'clock on Monday evening, alone and carrying with 
him his commitment to jail. His acquaintances here said he 
would surrender himself, but the fact that he had fled from 
Harshaw and all trace of him had been lost to the offices for 
twenty four hours, contradicted that supposition.

Lemon is a young man of 27, bright, quick, a pleasing talker 
and rather good looking. He is of a decidely sandy complexion 
and slightly below the middle size. He said that after the 
shooting he went to Washington Cmap, below Harshaw. He went 
to the house of a friend, dave Al;len to await developments. 
He did not know whether Sheehan's wound was mortal and did 
not know in fact that he had hit him at all. If he had killed 
him he intended to surrender.

In the meantime Sheehan had been carried across to Crittenden 
to meet a physician who had been telegraphed for.  Sheehan 
died about 11 o'clcok on Saturday morning and his body was 
carried back to Harshaw.  News of his death reached Washington 
Camp in the course of the afternoon.  Lemon and Allen at 
once set out for Lenoria and arriving there after night, 
Lemon surrendered to justice Harirson of that pricinct.

September 13, 1895

The wife of Thomas Shehan, killed by L.M. Lemon a couple of 
weeks ago, spent some time in jail yesterday for contempt of 
court.  The examination of Lemon, which had been continued 
from last Saturday until this morning was resumed yesterday 
to which it could only have been continued, without the 
consent of both parties.  There had bene an agreement 
concerning the continuance until Wednesday, but for the 
convenience of Mrs. Sheehan, the case was taken up.  She 
was the only witness and there was an an aprehension that 
she would prove to be an unwilling witness against her 
husband's slayer.

When District Attorney Lovell approached her and asked where 
she was that fatal night, she replied "I decline to answer."  
She added afterward that she refused for reasons of her 
own.  The court took a hand at this point and she was 
made to answer to some immaterial questions. She said 
that her husband went away on the evening when he was 
killed.  And she declined to say anything more.

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