The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-08-12
A DAsTARDLY ASSASSINATION.

We have the particulars of n tragedy re- gently enacted at Beale Springs, Wallapai District which, if they do not constitute deliberate, cold blooded murder do, at least, picture most dabolical outrage and an in- instance of high.handed atrocity which satan might blush to initiate. From letter to us, written at Hardyvile under date of July 20, we glean as follows: That on or about the 25th party of soldiers, rendered desperate by starvation, deserted from the post at Beale Springs The officer in command had, for some time, been subsisting bis men on just sufficient food to retain body and soul intact.n with a view to the accumulation of provisions to dispose of Co the miners, for [ cash The dcserters were followed by Cap tain Burns, at the head of squad of Walla- pal Indians, and, when overhauled, one, for whom the Captain entertained an old grudge, he shot down, or caused his posse of savages to shoot. The balance were surrounded by | the Indians and marched back to undergo another course of starvation. Our cores ! pondent says "Tbe people are justly indig- "nant and there was quite talk among the "mners of hanging him, (the Captain.) Tic smallest spark would have set the ball in motion and another crime would have been added Ut is moreover stated that Cap tain Burns has received the Wallapai Indians at his post in violation of General Orders, No. 1l from Department headquarters; but this | s.l l.. IL sL. do. beyond A determination to make known any abuse, by his subordlnatcs, of Gen. Crooks manly policy.) The full particulars of the tragedy under consideration, are stated in the following communication:
 UNION Pass, July 25, 1871.
 We the undersigned citizens Of Wallapai District on the 25th day of July while on our way from llardyville to the above named district, found an unknown man, at Union Pass, dead, with two gunshot wounds rang ing downwards, entering the right side and passing through, and coming out on the left side. The shots were about five inches apart --one apparently from large bore gun. the other from pistol. The body had shirt, drawers and socks on when found.
 We dug grave and buned the body as 
 B. \. HARRISON.
 W. E. RIDENAUR.
 JoHs SrvERY
 C. NJ. DoDGE.
 JsNEs WEApELI.
 GEO. II. DAKIS.
 We can be found at any time and will vouch for the truth of what follows. with much more, should it be required to show up the miserable, cowardly act:
 The murdered man had been stopping ., the Toll Gate, st Union Pas., some two or three days, dressed in citizens clotbes Mr. Doolittle, the gate keeper, states that he had no weapon of any kind, and that he had money to the amount of about S30 m green backs. Captain Burns, commanding the post at Beale Springs came to the Gate with five or six Wallapai Indians, and said that he (Burns) had shot a son of a b. and sent him to h--l, where he should have been years ago, and said he would not bury hiIn and if be was not in h--l he ought to be- We buried him after this man had refused to do anything with the body We believe that this man was cruelty and unjustly killed, and afterwards robbed by this party, headed by i Captain Burns. Burns states that he order f ed the man to halt; that the man did not halt and that he then shot him in the back There is no evidence that this man was running from him.
 Here, then, is the case in full and foul, murderous deed is that which it portrays Ii we have civil law in this Territory, let ii, officers now assert themselves, and te ach this military despot that his variagated piumsgc is not given him as a commission to satisfy his rapacious appetite for blood, or to turn the government arms against an unsrmed, half starved soldier, while he cajoles the ,heve: and murderers whom it is his duty to sub. due. Let this case pass without investiga. ton, and then ask what security for life i. there guaranteed by the lava as enforced here ? None whatever. Murder is a crime that demands punishment homicide calls for investigation; and if there is no law to fulfil these duties there are outraged citizens who will take the administration of justice into their own hands, and administer the sam, , summariy.
 ASoTHER polar expedition is contemplated ,, which promises to eclipse that sent out hy