Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-09-30
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\ mass meeting of the citizens O
Globe district, Pinal county, was hel,
on the evening of the 18th instant, a
which George Scott, was chosen presi
dent and f. VI. Pcarcc, secretary. tn,
object of the meeting was stated as be
1 ing called to obtain information in re
gard to the death of the late ThOma
Hammond, and also to contradict th,
report that had gone abroad, that i
was supposed to be justifiable Tn,
chairman stated that he was one of the
party who went out to bury Hammond
1t was unquestiOnably the work oI
Indians, and from the scouts who af
forwards followed the trail leading
northward, it is believed that the deed
was committed by renegade Tontos
numbering about a dozen Indians.
5. 5. Bullock, who had been pros.
pecting with Hammond, says that
when he returned in the afternoon he
found his comrade dead, having been
shot several times and in different
parts of the body, and from appearan-
ceS he had been ambuscaded. An ar
row picked up on the spot where Ham
mond lay, was recognized as one Of the
kind used by the TOntOs | also went
back next day with the party who left
here To bury Hammond. and found
that Hammond's body had been moved
in my absence and that the camp had
been plundered of many things while
| was absent 1t was unquestiOnably
the work of Indians.
On motion of Mr.. Parker a commit
tee of three persons were appointed to
draft resolutions expressive of the sen
timents of the meeting MeSSrS Par
ker, Cahill and Pcarcc were appointed
by the chair. The committee after Il
short absence reported the following
which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas: We have learned with I'M
feigned sorrow, of the killing of ThoS
Hammond by the Indians; and,
Whereas: Reports have been spread
abroad that the act was justifiable:
Resolved: That i'll all the relations of
friend and citizen he was honorable
and upright, just and true.
Resolved: That we deprecate the
publication in THE CITIZEN that the
killing was justifiable, and pronounce
the source of information that he med
died or intertered with the Indians in
any manner as untrue, and a heartless
Islander upon the dead.
Resolved: That we believe the muir
der TO have been committed by Tonic
renegades, not living upon any reser-
Walton, and in all probability were
Indians whom the said Hammond had
never seen or known.
Resolved: That the secretary be in
structed to furnish a copy of these res
olutions To the Silver City Herald, THE
CITIZEN and Prescott Miner; and all
other papers publishing these proceed.
Ings will have the thanks of the miners
Of Globe dIstric:.
Signed: GEORGE SCOTT, Pres't.
f. VI. PEARCE, Sec'y.
Signed by the citizens: T. B. Jones,
J. ID. Parker, John W. Read, J. II.
Caldwell, T. J. Newland, 5 II. Epley.
W. ID. Rutherford, John W. Foster, 5.
w. Blakely. John Cahill, c. A. Evans,
S. s. Bullock, \. ID. Brewster, \. T..
Epley, J. Liflingwell. Charles Delarty,
Neil Dougherty, Theo. Cooper, John
Osborn, J. II. Kingsley, John w. Cool,
w. III. Davies, J. F. Clinton, w. W.
Harrad f. o. Kennedy, G. Calhoun,
G.. w. Rennard, W. II. Beard, J. viii
Iiams, Camille Moulard, Louis Papin,
p. +. Clanton, Albert Rose, Edward
Rose, w. Soltan, A. J. Brawley, James
Wiley, III. ID. Winchester, Frank Stei-
ner. r. III. Choate, w. Emerson, John
J. Devine, J. II. Brent