The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-16
DEATH or J. V. sw1rIrxe.
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 fl The following telegram, from Undcr
 Sheriff Mabbett, announcing ~fhe death c J. W. Swilling, was received this forenoon "yUxA, August 18th, 1878. lC. ". Beacd, Prescott
 swilling died at 6:30 this afternoon. vii
 write tomorrow. IRA. MABBErT, Under Sheriff. Mir. Swilling was born in the State ot
 Georgia, and at the time of his death was ( 2 little over z7 years of age. At an early day
 he married in Missouri, and settled down
 After, however, having resided in that State
 some four years, his wife died, leaving enc ichiid-a girl-which is now married and living in that State. In 1858 Shilling emi- grated to Texas, where he remained two years, when he came to Arizona, and was in the employ of the Southern overland mail
 company for quite a length of time. He
 was one of the party that accompanied Col. Snively to Pinos Altos when those mines were discovered; snd was at the head of the party that discovered Rich Hill, near Weaver Greek, in this county, in 1862. He was the pioneer settler of the Great Salt River Valley, where now the broad acres are producing all the varieties of fruit of the orchard and cereals of the field. Blr. Swilling continued to live in the Val ley until about three years ago, when he moved to Black Canyon and located good farm, built houses, etc, and moved his family thereto. During his residence at this place, the Tiptop, SwilIing, and other mines were discovered and the town of Gil 1 lett started up, three miles from Mir. SwiI- 1 lings residence, when be again moved to Gillett, having located and settled upon | valuable property at that place. Mir. s. | through life was known to be kind-hearted | and ever ready to assist those who needed | help. That he had his faults none will deny, but they were more than overbai- anced by his good deeds.
 During the Rebellion, Mir. Swilling was a Lieutenant in Captain Hunters company of Volunteers, in Col Baylor's regiment, ana occupied himself, with 30 of his men. in protecting settlers and others from the Indians along the Rio Grande, in Southern New Mexico and on the route to Tucson, in Arizona.
 During the last year Mir. s. has been in tbe habit of drinking hard and having regular ''tares,r and while on one of these wild '.jamborees, l" in April last, Mrs. Swil- ling. a very estimable lady, formed plan 10 get her husband out of town and thus 'ober him up. She secured the services of 5eorge Monroe and Andrew Kirby to join ,willing and go into the mountains, some D miles distant from Gillett, and exhume he bones of his old friend, Col Snivelv. rom the place of their rude burial, seven Tears previous, he having been murdered y the Apaches while on prospecting trip, nd bring the same to Gillett for burial. The party went out, accomplished the ob- oct for which they went, and during this ime the stage was stopped. near Wicken- urg, and plundered. When the news cached Gillert that three men had stopped he mail-coach, Mir. s., without thinking of he consequences that were to follow, pasted that himself, Monroe and Kirby ad done the deed. They were arrested. rought to Prescott, had an examination efore Judge Cartier and discharged. The however, finding that the rob cry was committed in Maricopa county, willing and Kirby were taken te that dis jet for examination, which came of du- Dg the latter part of July. Evidence was 'cured for the prosecution, of what kind e will not speak. Dispositions for the de- nse, taken by stipulation of the U. s. Dis jet Attorney, were ruled out, and the 'iseners held in $3,000, which was about to , furnished, when tho sad news reached his mily and friends of his death. although, nocent, within the walls of Yuma ison. He leaves wife and five interest g children to mourn his death.