Pinal County AZ Archives Obituaries.....Williams, Cy 1896
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CY WILLIAMS
May 5, 1896

Cy Williams the jolliest of hotel keepers who for years has been 
a fixture at Maricopa is dead, shot through the body in a brawl.  
The deed was done by George A. Williams, no relation of the dead 
man, but a miner, who was temporarily stopping at Maricopa on 
his way to California.

The shooting occurred in front of the Williams House about 5:30 
Sunday evening.  Goerge Williams arrived in the junction town 
Saturday night. He was somewhat under the influence of liquor 
and missed his train on the main line. All day Sunday he 
continued drinking till late in the  afternoon he had an 
altercation over the bar of the Williams House with Cy.  
He and a companion were finally ordered from the house.  
As they atarted the miner made some remark that angered 
the hotel man, who picking up a large knife ran around 
the bar and toward the men who had at that time reached 
the platform in front of the building.

The miner took no chances.  Drawing a heavy reovlver from his 
pocket, he fired and his antagonist fell to the ground.  The 
bullet had passed netirely through the abdominal cavity, 
penetrating the intestines and liver, making a wound that 
was fatal.

Dr. Goodfellow was telegraphed to at Tucson and came up on 
the evening express.  He did all a surgeon could have done, 
sewing up the lacerated in testines and giving the wounds 
antiseptic treatment.

The injured man was taken to Tucson on the morning train 
and placed in the railroad hospital wher everything possible 
was done for him.

But despite all efforts the patient sank steadily, expiring 
at 3:30 yesterday afternoon.  Interment will probably be at 
Tucson.

Williams, the shooter was taken to Florence, the county seat, 
and there placed in jail to await examination according to 
the condition of his victim.

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