The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-06
THE ARIZONA STAGE ROB
BERS.
Particulars of their Capture and
Lynching.

further particulars of the late rot
berry of the stage in Arizona, tn
capture and lynching of the robber
murderers:
Globe City, Arizona, August "a
The Tunes has published an account
of the robbery of Wells, Fargo 4
Co.'S express and the killing Of TIVE
mt n near this place on Sunday last
On Monday last one of the perpe.
traitors weakened and made ful
comics sion, and was taken out OF
town to a place known as "BlOOdy
Forks" by the sheriff of this place
In company with the sheriff of an
adjoining county and a United
States marshal. A misunderstood.
ing occurred as to which officer had
the best right to the prisoners. one
claiming his rights as sheriff arrest
ing for murder, and the other as q
United States officer for robbing the
mail. The differences, however,
were finally settled, and at a little
after shutdown last evening all Of
the parties returned to Globe and
placed the prisoners in Jail. AS soon
as they were in jail a large but or
derby crowd assembled, and after
some parleY with the officers, took
the prisoners to public hall in the
town, organized a court of inquiry,
and decided to hang at least two of
the prisoners, one named G. B. Haw-
ley, who has family living at Salt
Lake, and a young man named L.
V. Grimes. Grimes has an elder
brother, photographer by profess
sion, also implicated in this crime,
but owing TO his not being engaged
in the shooting, and the pathetic APP
peals of his wife and three small
children, the court decided to re-
commit him To Jail and wait fur
Their developments. After the court
bad pronounced the sentence the
prisoners agreed to reveal the hid
ing place of the gold stolen from
the express, if three hours were
granted. This was acceded TO, and
the prisoners. accompanied by about
thirty men, repaired to the foot
hills of the Pinal Mountains, some
four miles from here, and there
pointed out the places of conceal
ment. The money was deposited in
two places-twO-thirds, the share of
the Grimes. in one place, and the
other third, intended for HawIey, in
another place. 1t was all found
with the exception of about $500.
The party then returned to Globe
about l O'Clock am, and proceeded
with the prisoners to the hall. The
meeting was organized,and HaWley
asked for time to write a confession
and
ARRANGE HIS WORLDLY AFFA AIRS,
which was granted him, and is sub
stantially the same as that made by
Grimes. The church bell COM
menced tOlliDg, and the slow tread
of a procession advancing in the
direction of large sycamore tree
was heard. Not word was said !;
/ did not even hear a whisper. A
short time after the Times CORE
spondent was told that two men
had by some means become entan-
gled in the branches of a sycamore
tree, and that there was great dan
ger they would be strangulated.
This doubtless was the case, for this
morning two men were hanging by
the neck dead. 1t is said that the
Methodist clergyman was present
and offered up prayer in behalf of
the doomed men, and more orderly
but determined crowd never assem-
bled for q purpose Of.this kind. ALI
the business houses had been closed
at an early hour. Not a single sa-
loon was open, nor was there a
single person under the influence Of
liquor.
Appended is
THE CONFESSION
of Lafayette Grimes, one of the exc
cuted. 1t will be seen that it is
dated from the 'sBl0ody Tanks"
These tanks are water holes in the
solid rock on the mountain side,
and have always. supply Of water
for man and beast. Some years ago
a Col. WOlsey, of the United States
army, held a council at this place
with some Of the chiefs Of the Vari-
Ous tribes of Indians in this local
lty. Several versions Of the affair
were given at the time, but altrue
and correct one, 1 very much doubt,
was ever published. It is known.
however, that some sixty Indians
left the place for their happy hunt
ing-ground in the skies above.
The confession is copied from the
original, but may not be interesting
to Ithe general reader unfamiliar
with the locality:
BLOODY TANKS, nine miles from
Globe, AriZona.-When my brother
and I were to Hawley's house, we
talked about putting up bridge at
lower end Of town. HaWley said
something about an indian racket;
that We Alght rob the stage and lay
it to the Indians. Brother spoke up
and said; II think that would be
easy to do. No one woeld be sus-
piciOned;" and We three, my bro
theE, Hawley and myself, agreed to
do 1t. / and HaRley were to do
the work, and my brother was to 60
up and help open the box If he
could, and see If there was anything
IN 1t. be was first to come ahead
OF the mail, but 1 understood it to
be settled that he was to come be-