The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-06-21
fFrom Wednesdays Dsily.l THE HoMIcIDEs AT GILLErT.
ss Citizens Aroused.

Mr. James c. Burnett has furnished us with the following statement of the serious difficulty that took place at the new town oi GiIlett on the 18th of this month, in which three men lost their lives. He says: "l was standing near the saloon door of Frank Smith. in the town of Giliett, on the 18th aav of June 1878, and while there standing hoard row inside the saloon. immediately stepped in and found the now deceased Set wright engaged in a quarrel with man named Farrell, and that he had struck Far rell over the head twice with bottle break inr the same. arrested Setwright and dis armed him. finding small pistol on his person which carried large ball. kept the pr;soner during the afternoon, and at about sunset MT. Weir came to me and asked me to deliver the prisoner over to him, promis- ing that he would take him out of town to his camp. about six miles distant l con- suited with Setwright and he agreed to go with Weir, and the next day would acccom- many WeIr to Prescott and deliver himself mn in the authorities for the effeDse com mitted on Farrell. I consented to this arrangement and turned Setwrignt over to Weir. I then went with Welr and Setwright to the store of c. T. Hayden, where Setwright
 wished to arrange for the packing and work
 inp of some silver ore. Arrangements were
 perfectcd with Hill, agent of MT. Hayden, | for the hacking ot ore, etc, who was to hold | the receipt for the same until Setwright re- turned from Prescott. Weir and Setwright then mounted their mules, rode to the store of c. P. Head tE O., and finders & Rowe, | froi
 leading up the canyon in the direction of Weirs camp. In a short time, about b minutes, Setwright returned to Smiths saloon, remarking, ''they thought to murder me but got my man. l asked Setwright why he had returned, he stated that he did not intend to be murdered. At this time Tom. Farrell made his appearance and was in the act of assaulting Setwright. arrested Far rell and gave him in charge of Mir. Ayers, and turned to arrest Setwright, who jumped | on his mule and started at a fast gait from town. At this juncture, Messrs. Cusack, Mann and Taylor, came up from the feed and livery yard of Messrs. Cusack & Mann, and stated that Weir's mule came up with out rider. We immediately started out on the trall taken by Weir and setwright, and at distance ofsome two hundred yards, found Weir dead, shot through the head. ordered all the horses available to be saddled, and summoned several men to accompany me for the purpose of capturing Setwright, who had gone on the Phenix road. After riding 1is miles and upon arriving at Moore's station, we found Setwright's mule, we asked parties at the station where Set wright was and were answered by some one that he had fell from the muie and had then gone down the road. Taylor and myself went out on the road but could not find him, we then returned and met a man by the name of Rodgers, at the station, who told me that the man Setwright had run into the willows
 I ordered Mir. Rice, clerk of c. P. Head &
 Co.,, and MT. Rodgers to go with Taylor and myself and search the willow patch--we i failed to find him-returned to the house and heard cough in the brush immediately in the rear of the house, we searched and found Setwright, who exclaimed that he was dying. I arrested him and returned with him to Gillett, upon our arrival at Gillett
 we found that the Coroner had held an inquest on the body of Weir, who had been brought to town and placed in house. placed the prisoner, Setwright, in the same room and summoned E. P. Raines, and Col. I Taylor, to assist in guarding the prisoner It was now about o'clock in the evening and found the whole populace very much excited and bent on dealing out some sum. mary punishment, and found 1t necessary | to clear the house of all persons except those selected by me to assist in guarding the prisoner, E. P. Raines and Col. Taylor, be- ing those selected by me to guard and keer the prisoner safe.
 From nine o'clock in the evening until | three o'clock in the morning, the citizens who had formed themselves into company intent on punishing the murderer of Weir made numerous demands for the prisoner At each time they made demand warned them to desist, promising to take the man safely to Prescott, where he could be dealt with in accordance to law ana justice. Al about three o'cleck in the morning the crowd, about 75 in number, made general demand for our surrender and the priso- ner We had broken the windows suffi- ciently to allow the free use of our arms which we pointed at the mob and called on them to halt. They then split and formed on each side of the house, threaten. ing to blow or burn up the house if we still further refused to deliver up the murderer About this time Mir. .Raines took station al
 the back window, and Col. Taylor at the front door, remarking that he had goi
 enough of this, turned the key, opened the
 door and step ed out, saying to the crowd
 have double barreled shotgun, and thi: thing has got to stop. Iheard three shots fired , and saw Taylor fall. called to the crowd that they had murdered Taylor, and to de , sist. They again demanded that We sur
 render; and finding it impossible longer tc
 withstand the excited numbers, ! told MT sspaines to tell them that we would surren
 der if pFoE..ised no harm. He called ou that '.the Sherin surrenders;" and myself
 and Raines walked away from the building leaving Setwright within, safely bound He was taken by the crowd and executed
 This is a true and fair statement of tn, } affair from beginning to end, and it is m,
 wish, Mir. Editor, that you publish tn.
 same. [Signedl JAS. c. BURNETT.
 The foregoing consider true and i'm
 partial account of the whole affair iron commencement to end, in substance.
 Signed E. P. RAISss. Yuma Items.