The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-02
N ARIZONA JUSTICE.
.,cro LEGAL FORMS AND COL
VI 'ecrep FINES FOR MURDERS.

s,wsrlasle Events In the career OF
'' character The Court Did Rush
..,ness A Picturesque Existence
o., 10 an End by Pistol Ball.
.,ornv life it was that ended the
aov when old Jim Burnett was
eln' as N Tombstone by William Greene
''' I;fo full of experiences of the border
IA that would supply material for 20
Ala ,bSmost thrilling of the yellow back
d novels ,o,,;,,o ,ho ,iso
no,t a iustice of the peace III Pearce
Duln n had left his work in order to go
c ,p on the San Pedro river, 90 miles
uU" Wv and blow out with giant powder
w. ~" ;irrioating canal dam of his enemy,
c ss Below at the time, probably
ntnovn 10 Burnett, were two young
u ~, one a daughter of Greene, aged
!. and her friend from Bisbee. They
~ 60 cancht in the flood that followed
' %1' evnlosion and were drowned. The
S,her learned of the presence of his foe,
'"S5lod his horse, rode over TO Tomb
.,ono found Burnett on the main street
,nd sbot him down. The town stood be-
blvd Greene in his deed lie has been
aamitt,d 10 light bail and will be ac-
unified if ever brought 70 trial
Since Bulnett's death many are the
,,le, being raked up about him. His
,ros singular personality Strong will
ID and violent in temper. he especially
.bone in a frontier camp. 1t was there
tre quite appropriate that he should
have been elected justice of the peace i'll
1891 at Charleston, on the San Pedro,
where the rich ores Of Tombstone were
at that time milled.
Charleston was then a bowling camp,
full Of freighters, miners and the wool
lost Of cowboys The whisky sold
wasn't of the mildest brand, and conse-
Oueptlv ribulation safe within the
community, and the justices court was
always open. Burnett did a rushing
business. st the end Of three months
he duly reported, as by law required,
10 the county supervisors, sending in
his bill for the amount due him from
the county. The county fathers cut the
bill down one-half Burnett swore Wig
Orously when he got the returns but
held no further communications with
the county seat. Another three months
eapsing, the county treasurer wrote
Burnett to furnish his quarterly state
ment The reply came promptly. 1t
was; 1.-THE blazes with you'll This court
after this will be self sustaining. +"
And so it was, in great shape Every
time cowboy would get eXhilarated
and shoot up the town the judge would
fine him several hundred dollars and
would pocket what remained after pay.
ing his conStables for the arrest.
One day cid man Schwartz got ex-
cited and killed man. After the jus
tce, as eX oficio coroner, had finished
The inquest he had Schwartz hailed be-
fore the bar, found him guilty Of the
crime and fined him $1,000. Schwartz
wanted 10 appeal the case, but Burnett
would issueno papers on appeal So the
defendant sent mp to Tombstone for At.
tomey Mark smith. now delegate to
congress from Arizona Smith came
down at once and heard Schwartz tale
dwoe twas clear case of murder
Pay the money, you ass, " the law
yer fairly shouted, and then go bury
yourself somewhere down in Mexicop'
schwartz paid and skipped. and the
ease was never again heard Of in court.
but the county never received any of
mat coin Those who figured on the
proposition said that Burnett came out
$4,000 ahead on his Office in two years.
philadelphia Times.