E. Hunter
Arizona  Republican Newspaper, Phoenix
December 16, 1903

A stranger by the name of E. Hunter was brought to the county 
hospital yesterday with a gunshot wound which will likely prove 
mortal.  He had been shot the night before by a Southern Pacific 
brakeman this side of Yuma.  According to Hunter's story he was 
the victim of a great deal of brutality.  He said he had come 
from Philadelphia and was taking a ride on the train.  There 
was another man with him and when they came to the station 
where the shooting occurred they were discovered by the 
brakeman and ordered from the train.  Hunter said he had no 
words with the brakeman but he believed the man who was with 
him had.  The brakeman went into the caboose after they 
jumped off the train and reappeared with a gun.  Hunter says 
that by that time he was 200 yards away.  The brakeman fired 
three shots at them.  One of the first two whistled by a woman 
who was standing on the platform of the station and she 
screamed.  The third shot entered the right groin of Hunter 
after cutting off one of his fingers.

He fell helpless and begged the trainman to take him some 
place where he could be treated but they refused.  He was 
left at the station which was probably Sentinel, until the 
next train came along and he was taken to Gila Bend where he 
was visited by a doctor who dressed his wound.

Then he was brought to Phoenix and a message was sent to Dr. 
Hughes the health officer, to take him to the hospital.  Dr. 
Dameron went to see the wound there which had already been 
dressed and there was nothing for him to do.  Hunter was laid 
away in a baggage car on a sidetrack and when the hospital 
wagon came to town no one could be found who knew where the 
injured man was.  The wagon returned to the hospital without 
him.  Late yesterday evening he was found some way and taken 
to the institution.

Dr. Hughes says that the chances are against his recovery.  It 
is the opinion of the doctor that the company ought when 
inflicting such charges upon the county, at least delegate 
somebody to make arrangements with the board of supervisors 
for their admission and not just dump them at the depot.