Arizona citizen., 1874-07-11
G. R. whisIer Murdered.

Col. King S. WOOlSey or StanWlX Sta- tion, on last Tuesday, telegraphed Gov. Stafford that G. R. Whistler of Burk's Sta ton was that day murdered by Ventura -, a Mexican; and that on behalf of the Territory he had offered S5OO for the Hldrderer dead or alive. Ventura is slen- der bsilt, dark complexion and aged about twenty-five. He started east from Burk's Station. The dispatch gives no name but Ventura, which is quite likely his christian names and from the descrip- ton it is probable that the murderer is Ventura Martinez, a notorious cattle thief with whom many of our readers will re- member John Rogers had a shooting bout and almost captured couple of years ago on the Gila.
 Col. Woolsey did right to offer the re- ward for the man dead or alive. No effort or reasonable expense should be spared to rid the earth of the fiends who murder our exposed settlers and flee into Sonora for safety, where this Ventura no doubt has gone. Some of these men must be des- troyed at all hazards and without regard to the means employed, else the station keepers along the lower Gila will contin- ue to be killed off, and the stages and travellers will also be attacked. The bor- der bandits have at various times within a few years threatened to kill all the set tiers from Gila Bend to Yuma, and there seems to be only one way to prevent them from making their threats good, and that is to kill off the bandits.
 G. R. Whistler was a man aged about forty-five to fifty years, and has kept Burk's Station (nine miles above Wool sey's) for several years. He was a very clever, sociable and honest man, having the esteem of all who knew him so far as we ever heard. He was industrious and must have saved considerable money, and in the absence of any other cause known to us at this writing, Thursday, presume he was murdered for it. We shall proba- bly receive further particulars of this mur- der before going to press.
 Following is our news dispatches giving particulars of the murder:
 STANWIx, July 7.-G. R. Whistler was murdered at BHrk's Station, ten miles east of here, to-day at F o'clock, by Ven tura, a Mexican, employed by Whistler. Wm. MatlOck, stage driver, was the only one about the place at the time the mur- der was committed. He was lying on his bed when the shooting was done, and eS- capped, but was chased some distance. He made his way to the Agua Caliente ranch, bare-headed and bare-fOOted. The bottoms of his feet were so burned by the intense heat, that all the skin peeled off them. After tie murder, the Mexican plundered the house and took one of the stage horses and made his escape-gOing east. K. $. WOolsey started three men after the mur dereY with the stimulus of $500 reward for him dead or alive. Hopes are entertain ticulars will be given as soon as they can be learned.
 STANWIX, July 9.-The party that went in search of the Mexican who murdered Mir. Whistler, have not yet returned. Will liam Fourer of Oatman Flat, followed the trail some twenty miles. The suppOsition is that they have gone to Sonora and that they will find him there if not before over taken.
 Wm. Matlock, who was followed and shot at by the Mexican and escaped, is now suffering the greatest pain that man can endure. The bottoms of his feet are mass of raw flesh, and though he he has the best of care, it will be some time be- fore he can walk.
 The remains of G. R. Whistler were bur jed yesterday. On examination, two balls were found, one in the left side just below the nipple. and the other on the top of the head. When found, he was in a sitting position behind the counter. From ap- pearances, it seems the Mexican had bought some cartridges and gun caps, as they were found lying on the counter, and that while the deceased was waiting upon the Mexican, he fired the fatal shot, and afterwards shot him in the top of Inc head. A party of teamsters who were camping here, Immediately proceeded to the place and rendered such afd'as was necessary.