Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-08-26

was there when the killing occurred. When the pack train reached the ambush, the treasure mule was near the center of the train and hid, by the rocks it had just passed around from the messenger and packer who were behind. The rob- bers opened fire, killed the treaure mule and then commenced shooting at the men. The packer exclaimed, Andy, some one is shooting at usr' ''No, I guess not" replied Andy. But at this instant bullets commenced to fall about them like hail. 'tIndiansr' exclaimed Andy, and he turn ed his mule down small canyon leading of to the left of the trail. The packer was of the same impression and seeing that the messenger meant to make fight, he called out, "Andy, I'll go to the ranch, get gun and return" He then started over hill to a ranch which lay to the left of the trail and nearly two miles away. The robbers kept up steady fire at him till he had passed over the brow of the hill, then Grimes left his cover, cut the treasure box loose from the dead mule, pried the staple out the box with hatch ct brought along for that purpose, and emptied the treasure into pair of saddle bags. Their booty secured, the highway men began their retreat over the hills ill north westerly direction. A short time after they had left the ground Dr. Vail, who was on his way to one of his mines, appeared on the scene of the robbery and almost at the same moment Frank Porter, the packer came back over the hill, armed with rife. Seeing Dr. Vail among the mules and taking him for robber, Porter commenced shooting at him. Dr. Vail, having discovered the train had been taken in, supposed Porter was one of the highwaymen, put spurs to his horse and unconsciously followed the triil of the robbers whom he overlook about two miles away. He recognized Hawley and Grimes, who were on foot, and rode along in front of them, not dreaming that they were the perpetrators of the robbery They allowed him to travel with them about two hundred yards, then shot him four times in the back and left him for dead. They con- tinued their flight for about two miles then sat down in rav1ne to rest. While sitting here Andy Hall suddenly appeared out of the chaparral only few yards from them They fired at him and he dropped behind bunch of grass, then raised up quickly with his revolver in his hand and exclaimed, Hold on; l thought you fel lows were Indians. There are some back wonder and they shot mo in the leg; see, here's the bullet" and he approached them with bullet lying in the palm of his hand And we thought you were an Indian too, replied the treacherous Grimes. ''Let's get away from here and get into town as quick as possible" said Andy" The three moved of, the cunning and cowardly cut-throats keeping their in- tended victim between them, ''For," said the heartless Hawley, "when saw him eyeing those saddle bags, (thrown over 1 Grime's shoulder), knew d-n well he knew what they contained and was only watching for chance to shoot us both. !" They moved along this way some time, but finally the cowardly Hawley thrust his gun against Andy's back and sent a bullet through vital spot. The dying man dropped to his knees, but with that presence of mind and resolution that nev
 CT desert brave man while conscious ness remains, he turned and fired five ineffective shots at the assassins. They shot him eight times. Thus he died, a martyr to duty Of what man could more be said When found his eyes were fixed and staring in the direction whence came the assains' bullets, his arm extend ed and finger still crooked on the trigger of his empty pistol as if he had expired while firing his last shot. It is evident that he had caught sight of the robbers while they were passing over the hill after leaving the trail, and, though wounded in the leg, followed them four miles. He proaply did not expect that they would stop to rest and had his eyes fixed on their trail when he ran onto them so sud denly. Seing they had the drop on him the Indian ruse flashed through hls mind in an instant and he adopted it as the only hope of having some chance to hold hls own with them. After the killing the murderers buried their booty and then made their way into Globe where they were captured and lynched as above stated