Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-10-29
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Few of the most intimate aeqnain- tancss of Murray McInernsy. the Re- eublican candidate for sheriff. have prehAhiy ever heard him mention his connection with one of the seyerest h. dian fights that ever took place in Ali zonS. The fight in question occurred on Sunday, the s6th day Of March, lSTi. four miles nOi tn oi what WAS then known ss Duf1o's, and afterwards Cal 5srwcoi's StaLion, near the Agus Fris, on the road between Phenix and Pres- colt.
 In company with William Hanna. James Stanley. a Mexican herder, and Hon. Thomas Halleck, who has several times represented Mohsve county in the Legislature, besides holding other prominent public positions, Mir. Me inernsy was attacked by band of h. iians numbering about l50 bucks, who were lying m ambush. At the first kre William Hanna, who owned the txo teams constituting the outfit, was killed, as was also the wheel horse which he was riding. NIT. McIoernay, by the same volley, was shot in the face and knocked of the seat of the wagon into the road. while James Stanley received shot ID the right knee, which completely disabled that l-mh Ar McInernay al once reccv- cred himself, and knowing that there vas in the wagon Winchester rife and shotgun, climbed up to secure the former, but unfortunately 1t had got xedged in between the sacks of wheat sn such = way that he could not ex- tract it. Finding this the case, he picked up the shotgun, and just as he did so he received $ shot m the left breast, which again knocked him off the wagon. Rsgaining his feet he opened fire on the Indians, who i'm. nlediately retreatea to q safer distance. Taking advantage of thIs opportunity. Mr McInernsy examined the body of Hsnns, with whom he came into the Territory in the fall of 1888. and finding hin dead he assisted Stanley to arise and, aided by Tom Halleck, succeeded in reaching the station. Unfortunately the shotgun Was the only weapon m the possession Of the three men. and after the ammunition for that was ex- hsnsted, all they coI.ia do to mold the Indians in check AS to point the gun at them The three Oi them at last reached the station in safety, when 1t vas found that Hslleck was the only oue who had escaped without a wound, while in addition to the wounds already mentioned, Stanley had receivc'! twelve and AcInernay seven arrow wounds, with nearly all of the arrows still stick lag in their bodies. At the first fire the Mexican herder staapeded and was captured by the Indians, and on the following day was tied to A N--husro fgiant cactusl by them and, after being subjected to the most iiend-  ish torture, was siosly roasted to death; !; his body heinz discovered few days afterwards by Major Sanford, of the First cavalry, who with his command vas sent in pursuit of the Indians. Although MT. Meinernay had en- listed while lad of but thirteen years, n Go. I. Fifty-iourth Regiment N. Y ! Veteran Nolun teers, and served
 through she War, ani was M many
 other Indian fights during his residence N ia YAgapAi county in the dark and N,aedy days, it is doubtful ii he ever
 had a more narrow escape.
 ons of the peculiar facts connected
 gs;h :he event, outside of the Indian
 fight, Was that the train WAS loaded
 with the greater part of the first cror
 of wheat ever shipped to Prescott from
 thsl portion of the Salt River valley where Phenix now stands.