Narrator:  Wednesday , July 17 , 1903 . At 908 hours , a wounded inmate was found in the prison print shop . He had been knifed in the upper region of his abdomen . The prisoner was identified as Eric Wagner , serving five to ten years for counterfeiting . At 1213 hours , Wagner died without naming his killer . Wagner 's death became page 1 of Arizona Rangers ' case file 3394 . Same date : Ranger Clint Travis was assigned to the case . Conducting an investigation at the prison , Ranger Travis established a motive for the brutal killing of Eric Wagner . A counterfeiter of known variety , Wagner had somehow managed to make a set of counterfeit plates while working in the prison print shop . A search of the plates was made but they were not found . Identity of the killer was still unknown . Saturday , July 20 , _ 1903 _ . Cane G. Devers was released from prison after serving 8½ years for armed robbery with intent to kill .