Arizona republican., 1902-01-07
GEO. BRYAE'S MURDERER
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Continued From First Page) was found at his camp Sunday morning by Ben Sweninger. about four miles from the Trilby mill in the Red Picacho mountains and about eleven miles north of Morristown. Ben SweninSer. in company with William Connors, had gone over to see Mir. Bryan on Satur- day and Sweninger had left Connors at Bryan's place. going home to his camp. about two and q half miles from Brvans camp. Connors returned to the Drew camp. where MT. Sweninger camped. about 7:3O D. m,, saying that Bryan had failed to appear and so he came back. Connors went to his camp near the Trilby mill and talked very wildly and at random to Bruce, who camped near him. He asked him what he would do if q man had a gun. all cooked and ready. pointed at him and if he would not shoot. He told Bruce that he would have to go over and kill SweninSer and the Chinaman cooking at his camp. Connors had shot q colt belonging to Bryan some seven or eight months ago and Bryan had accused him Of it. Ccnnors denied it. Deputy Sheriff Lon Young. UnGer-sheriff A. A. Johns and Deputy District Attorney sam Pattee came down from Prescott Sunday evening and Judge Gilbert i'm paneled Q coroner's jury, which brought in the following verdict after hearing a great deal Of evidence:
 Tn the matter of the inquest upon the body of George w. Bryan. deceased. we. the jurors, impaneled and sworn to inquire into the cause of the death of George w. Bryan. deceased. do find from a view of the body of said de ceased and the testimony of Ben Swe- ninger. Lon Young. A. A. Johns. w. A. Bruce and William Connors. that the name of the deceased was George w. Bryan and his age about 70 years; that the deceased came to his death on the 4th day Of January. A. D. 1902. about five miles south of Gilbert. in the coun- ty of Yavapai and territory of Arizona. and that the cause of his death was a auu-shot wound inflicted by William Connors.
 Dated. January 6. 19o2.
 'W- A. JOHNSTON. Foreman.
 GEO. BAUMGARTNER,
 .'E. F. TOWNTcR
 IVY. T. MITCHELL.
 GEO. M. HARRISON,
 ''E. F. HALL.
 Approved by tho coroner.
 'W. J. GILBERT. I. P.'' C0nnors had the reputation of being a bad man. having terrorizcd Morris town several times. lie chased F. N. Gibson of Wickenburg around his sa- loon at Morristown some time ago and Gibson was forced to shoot-hinl. inflict- ing only slight wound. There is no doubt that COnnors did the shooting. ard not doubt would have gotten Swe- nineer if he had returned to his camp Cn sunday. as Conpors was laying in wait for him.
 The deceased was well known throughout the territory. being prac- ticaHy the only cattleman left in the section where he lived. and was very well off.
 A 30-30 cartridge shell fitting Con nor's 3O-3G Marlin rifle was found forty feet from where the body lay A muzzle loading shotgun with the right barrel cooked was found lying beside tae body of the deceased.
 George Bryan was q pioneer Of pioneers. He went to California with what was known as the Missouri party in 1S44. He came to Arizona in 1ss+ and took contract for supplying the Oid Nulture Mining company with wood. After that he was eng9 ged in freightinE for several years. In his earlier life Bryan had the roughness which usually eHcascs a frontiersman. but he was well liked. The roughnoss of twenty years ago gave way to a. certain mildncss of manner and habit. Those who knew him best say that he was a good man and an honest man. It is said that his property will probably go to q cousin, the wife of ". w. Weed, formerly court stenographer here.
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