FRANCISCO TACO
Arizona Republican Newspaper
June 10, 1903

Francisco Taco, a Mexican, sent a bullet crashing through 
the brain of Cowboy Mag, his mistress at Jerome at half 
past four o'clock Sunday morning and then committed 
suicide, says the Prescott Herald.  He shot five times, 
although only three bullets took effect, two in the body 
and one through the head.  The bullet causing death 
entered under the right eye and emerged at the back of 
the head.  taco had been living at Jerome with the woman 
for the past two or three years and had attempted to 
commit suicide less than a month ago, by taking poison.  
Dr. Coleman attended him at the time and pulled him 
through after a hard fight.  The cause of the crime 
is attributed to jealousy.  The revolver from which 
the shots were fired is an old fashioned 45 caliber, 
the bulldog pattern.

Previous to coming to Jerome both Taco and the woman 
resided in the southern part of the territory.  He 
came to Jerome about three years ago and the woman 
followed six months later.  They had lived together 
ever since.