Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-07-23
Bud oampbeIl,s Death.

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G. O. Bicknell, who returned today
from a trip through the San Carlos res
ervatiou, and who arrived ct the Ellison
ranch Dear Canyon Creek the day after
the killing of Bud Osmpbell by the H.
dams, gives bre following report of the
sad affair, winch he received from John
e. Pool, who WAS with Campbell when
he was shot,
r. L. % n2beil better known as
"Bud"-and. John e. Pool, cousin of
Dave Paol, were down on Sloan Greek
horse hun 5ing, and on July 9th they
concluded to start home for the Ellison
ranch, six miles north.
They had been out several days and
had theiE pack animals and provisions
With them. Towards afternoon they
stopped at the Voris place and ualoed
ing their pack. They left it there and
rode off on the range again-intending
TO return and spend tbs night.
Bebween sundown and dark Bud re-
turned and unsaddled; but us he wished
to take his horse up on the mesa and
hobble him, he still held him by the
rope and reached down DO the saddle to
draw his gun from the sheath. AT this
moment hs was shot at from the brush
near by, and dropping the rope he
seized his gnn and lodged behind a
boulder, end from there to the high
ground on the north side of the canyon.
His horse ran out on the north side and
was met and caught by Poole, who had
just rode up Twisting his rope around
his saddle horn, he rushed both the
horses scross to where Bud WIS calling
him. Bud then jumped on bareback
and away they flew toward home, Pool |
ahead and Bud just behind.
They had Ioped about one and one
quarter miles and it was now quite |
dark, when bang! went gun and Pool |
felt the powder burn his cheek. He |
threw himself fiat on his horse and the |
next instant there wes another report |
close behind, and he heard Bud cry |
"Ohr' Buds horse then eprspg ahead |
and forcing the other horse from she |
trail took the lead.
Pool says Bud was killed instantly, |
for be never spoke another word, and |
200 yards farther ahead, where the trail |
made a sudden turn to she right, be
fell from bis horse. Pool kept on, |
reaching the home ranch about 10 |
O'Clock that night.
The next morning 8 posse of eight |
men started after the body. They |
found poor Bud lying on his face in a
pool OF blood with bulles hole in the !
center Of his beca, which had torn s
terrible hole in coming out of his right |
breast. He wGa still cIutchiDg his VIM |
chester with convulsive grasp, showing
shat be had been killed instantly.
He wore white shiEb-e fact Which
;asy have caused his death; fog it was
quite dark when he was shot, and Pool,
who wore blue jumper, escaped unin-
jured.
r, L Campbell was son-in-law of j.
W. Ellison, and a widower-haviag lost
his wife in December, 1854. He leaves
swo IissIe girls under six years Of ege-
now fatherless as we'll as motheFless.
He was universally beloved and respect
ed, and had no enemies.
It is shought that the murderer be
longs to the Cibicu band who have
sworn vengeance on the whites for the
death OF Chief Cooley, who was shot
last December. The Chiefs BROTHER
stated openly at Fort Apache that he
would have four white men to pay for
his brothers death.
It is evident that the murdesera did
nos know that they had killed Camp
bell or they would have taken his gun
and perhaps mutilased him The fact
that rs kept on for two hundred yards
before falling from his horse made them
think they had missed him.