The sun., 1897-09-17
A MURDER OUTIN ARIZONA.
DETAILS OF TEE KHLIyG OF jim
BURNETT REC EITED HERE
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jim Bururtr. Justice OF the Peace at Psarre
Camp, who shoe Gnd killed at tombstone,
Ariz.. on July l By William GREENE, rival
ranchnlal vas an old New York boy. He
was corn as Eighteenth street and Eighth ave-
uas in the Sixteenth ward, and bis family ana
relatives were wed known an the west side Of
town Yeas ags. He WAS 81 yenrs old when he
killed He left hts home IN thus city when
lad ot 10
He was at n wild restless disposition. but
also hart-aenisd aad chock.tun of pluck ant
determination He wen5 to California DIST
and gsmainhG thars tor several Yeurs. Then
his ruTtng temperament asserted Itsee And be
camhled Around through tho mining camps IN
the W est IN I'll be settled down IN Artzuna The
story sold About hlm n TIE SCS on Wednesday
1e last week characteristic ot him He
vus oue of the early settlers N Chariesson- On
the san Peiro River. IN Arixpun when that
mining town Was a community OF GesperafSes
he WAS made Justice of the Peace and when
the County Supervisors cue down hfs fees
haf he Just quit sending IN bills and financial
r-ru-us And punished al offenders by timing
them. and pockeGed she dnes. BE tned n man
$1,000 for killing another man and declined to
issue appeL papers. When the man cum
suited q lavyer the latter advised him Co pay
snt skip cut. Il was said thai Burnett made
s2a, ,oto IN this way.
Henry Barne1s Lieutenant Of Engine Conn
pany 10 IN this city, Is brurher Of the hate
Justice of the Peace Burnett Lisut Bur
nett had heard erum bis brother IN the West
only at intervals OF years. When jim was
killed Lieut.. Burnees wruce 60 his hruther's
r-renfa ~ TDnf aSkft,r for Du-yit-ttli
and rum the rrpltes that he received ir sp-
pears that civilization has nor arnEsther pre-
vailed over wild Western methods aS TCrrb-
s5cne- One letter WIS t-1rc P. B. WarnrSroa
OF tombstone. And read ~ follows:
Y an glad co bear trorl you, and VII give
you such details a. know. had known and
tru~ business with your hrurher for the lase
twelve years vnen he WIS contractor A. Fort
E1nchucn- about sventT-tcur miles e-Orn here.
I Used 10 supply him Aai our business rriS-
tsons have Always been pleasant Always
found him strictly honorable IN Al bis deal
inss. Es married Mexican woman about nine
teen yenrs Ago. She had 4 tarity shers Of
three grown girls az which be uas very fond
And Lways pruTtted tar shsm the best he
ouuiG- Es ouuShs ranch On The san Ped-o
River lhous thirty miles rum Tombstone.
vnIch he gave u bis WIFE And De gave her Al
tns money he naIts 20 invest n u. Es lived
nnst'of he Eiu,e AZ Fort Huachaca, where be
hlt beef, wood hny and mail Contracts"
This lna. W. c. Greene. that nardersd pour
i'm. owns L ranch IN the RIVER L.tcialnx rhns
owned ay lin Greene was accused BY Jis1 !
wife OF Stealing ami Cling aer Gastla- and mis-
sta--ed oai taeitas between me Two taIailteA
Greene ,snred about forty acres OF bis land 20
some Cinnamon for vegetable yartienlnSr. and
sur aig rent. Tho Cinnamon tiIsoiyed Add
Of - -
came rlvas J!ms ChirauAn raised dns
crpps this ysa- which made Greene envinul.
About he middle of June Greers dAaSnrers
and another SIri ald Gr-snes stspdaIgaters
husband vent - shs dam lenr lin cacch 70
dsn- They isnaG sILh giant powder the yoJ.a.s
-aa throwing The powder n ant he <tris
vLGttrg N RftErTvarIi and catching me ash
Ehsg CAME 20 the sdrfaHs, They enjoyed them
c9r some EIule 4Ed when Il CI-ls. 20
- home shs Cx0 9ter xtris requested TIE
FGunE llal 20 ~ ansna With the younger S1ri,
saying hey world fut0S -ncar, as EneY wLa5sd
70 Lake . swim 1n :ha cther sias az the lam
tta vent l.onIs aor1s Alc wnsn the -wo girls
Others sss uut n search df -hEm. They tsuaa
-lErr Coolies II me ootrDrl II zne river. Que had
svt;an1lE !o7S her 'GortnE And t:il IN the rtver
and EIs othrr aat tried "a save her. ~ aoSa sat
A. saei- Clothes ou- Greene vsa Ivag aG Tho
El4ne tai When ae rstIrre,i &c v.4.ss,t she scene
2r me t-uwainE and :gt!ad a sTtck Of IL. pow
der a-s .cu-Ea-.hv had heen asiag.
NIr-ena i5 nuis pruc!alnstt snn- i'm ha1
Blown - a-s tIn WITH powder AM: t-uwnsE
1ti girls. Ee Thought spch 4 Taporr would
rlstity a1n n dang VIA; lie men caf On ais
mini de want - Tie Ca-aamaa that had
Lsas-Ht Iinl'i Lid tlc suEZCe4.eG lin, AZ the
PctlE u 14s revolver Go areLx lEt isalrng J N
d44 n I've nr IL 2s.Ifez- Iat :hen -arel5sna't
Jun AZ liIs E!nl- running a store ttIr n
Feargr can't LanEJ CTTsuEy .igaG niles t-p1l
here ant .iNtY niles rom cis -aach-
The ChEnaIiaa rsiex-apnrf; ,Gr aim - GEMS
hnns- Ealing UhAE laat lappsnet- Jun ~its
came n lRG nsr nLm :oul.aS INTO Tomb
stone I'm iat GApers 1lalte out t1r Greene
arrest 'or t-sf-ayInS his dam rhis on
June 5O. GA the morning n July sha Sheri;
.alle n VIII G-esnE- Es wa TAKEN 20 sAs
Igar!cn Car.r- ard me- r-taI ser s1r rhaF a--er-
aDnn- Greene Snew -sar Jun would MAKE arm
pay sgr "a damage done % ia .And 1y destroy
.ng 5Ae tLEa, 5estGes, Ia lad dlulAyet al L6s
ether -aaChrS along Ehs river, and & .rasDsr
tte,t aim ~ that lie thoGght he E7J-ld XII Jun
and allow Tie Euht.r 90 -A-lk la Id tr ID
aEanEe the tenLl II the Z1-.s EAaE we're drown
y N altt an tea zhas GrEsus would attack
aim n the manner IL tlt. Tor when they met N
the morning Greene cnnmeuced t0 abuss Jim
u the street IN JnIt hlGl 20 stop that abuse,
and said that 4 he wished 20 ierJ4e rle GrnrIbie
personally With aim aa could step Gnt II town
amt De w0u-d give hini SaEisfI:sinn- Greene de-
ci:aer;- :" IhnT5 o'clock after i'm dad bad
h+s .unch le lac dnva outside u stable And IT
lis ptps. Ha had tIIAt been talking wIzh our
supervisor when Greene steposd OUT 0t tho
odicn N the stable. CGI-nsG around, ta.,ef Jim,
and shnr him while he sitting down i'm
must have EDcran ~, for !t WAS several seconds
ssf0rs a. tred the s.cnuG shot, and IA h.s ared
the .hirt .noG jim ran ABOUT ten t.sI and seif
on Iha sidewalk Greene waIkec; cut lnd down
/ the str--t. De rnraet and noticed jim lying
4
I oyer jim, hinEed vita spoC- and deliberately
| shnc dim LIrltn-
| Ny store 10 only a shurs distance from tho
| stabi-. Ant ny wife Lha hrst 10 r1a ouE.
! She .aw Greene dre rhs LAAt shot and when ahs
heard whom DE had Killed aha .ew coward
J Green and begH=t The psnple 70 tear him limb
from 1mh- she then vent 70 poor Jim and
-uruet aim ever lnd liSret; Ai4 head, but -oar
i'm lead. H- never sp0ka after he vas
ait, and h19 ptre lay be+lts aim, He hL.t nos
7T=n pocket kiE1s ann. Greene deiiy.
cred h!lnseit I'd an Officer who h.LG run TO the
scene, ana waa taken % .aiL He sni0y.d
every liberty Ln! trpe.ouu, The sheriff II a
personal friend Of hIs. We Gai Door Jim
nurleG nsEt day and be aad many trlend.- NoC
person speaks at J.ns but waa5 hey -er Il
some tlvGr or EindnesS be haG done for them
az time other Greene WA examined
aad nounf over TOR thn Gralt Jury. cut they
took his caase before The CourL Commits .oner lnd
/ he fixed hail ae $50 600 tor Gresnr's appear-
ance 1t the Nayember term
"Greens and hta trienrI have heen having
stories circulated In papers Throughout the Ter
/ rt5orT stating trat the shooting was Iu4tinahis,
! ard representing jim man WHO had kt lst
/ a good many men and generally aa4t chIIrle-
ter. several home pagers attempted Cd 10 the
same, hut we're quickly ovgrhauIad. Jim.
reputation hers WAS too well established He
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