Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-09
TALE Of EARLY ARIZONA
 DAYS
EngliShman Furnished Music to Lure John I, Brickwood Into Camp of FreebooterS Near St. Johns,

Hon. E. c. Bunch, a member of the legislature from Marlcopa county, the other day was relating incidents of the early history of the territory. He was then on the ground and wit ness to much of what he was speak ing of or had it from first hands.
 He spoke of one episode in the career of Captain John T. Brickwood of Nogales. He said that MT. Brick. wood came to the Territory young man, recently embarked upon the practice of law. He found employ ment with a firm in Prescott. This was when all of northern Arizona was in Yavapai county. The firm had some business of importance at Springeryille now in Apache county and MT. Brickwood was sent to attend to it. There was no railroad in those days. The long journey had to be made on, horseback. MT. Brickwood set out with a good mount and sl75 in cash for his expenses.
 One afternoon when nearing the end of this journey he reached the soda springs opposite the town of St. Jphnsj As he approached the springs he heard the sound of music and as he drew nearer he saw sey- eral men standing about and one in their midst seated playing an accor- dion. Mir. Brickwood thought he had encountered a picnic and so he had but not for him. As he rode up he found himself looking into the bar rels of reyolyers and sawed off guns. He was in the midst of outlaws, MT. Bunch said probably the first that ever formally operated in the terri tory The man playing the accordion was migratory Englishman who had just been captured. He was making his way across the country without any definite object in view. One place was as good as another to him. MT. Brickwood understood that he was a person of wealth and could get more money as soon as he reached town which had bank or telephone of flee. He was therefore taking his captivity cheerfully.
 Mir. Brickwood had been seen from a long distance and the bandits ad- mired his horse. They ordered the Englishman to get out his accordion and lure MT. Brickwood in. The Eng lishman acquiesed with a willingness which almost made him particeps criminis
 Mir. Brickwood and the English man were detained over night. The next morning the Englishman was permitted to resume his journey with his tenn but he had been despOiled of what little money he had with him.
 But the robbers took from MT. Brfckwood everything that he could possibly spare, his money, his horse and saddle, his watch, everything but his clothing. They, however, left him means to pursue his journey. They gave him mule for which they had no use and on that bare-backed animal he set out for Springerville fortyfive miles distant. There was not a water hole by the way and MT. Brickwood therefore had to keen moving.
 Old timers say that when he reach ed Springerville he was the sorest man that had ever been seen in the new and flourishing territory. He was past talking. de could not make his business known for two or three days even if he could have remem bered what beside the mule had brought him to Springerville. He was in a state of deliTium most of the time
 Eventually he was able to return tc Prescott. People who have known him intimately for years say that they had never heard him speak of this narrowing subject. The incident, how ever, throws some light on one oi Captain Brickwood's characteristics. Though to those who know him well he is an exceedingly companionable man to the stranger and the casual acquaintance he is morose and almost cold and repelling.
 It is surmised that his mind keeps running back much to that turning point in his career when he taveled from the soda springs to Springer vile in the company of that mule. The Ride to Khiva" and "On Horseback Through Asia Minor" were eventless
 pleasure jaunts in comparison witt the voyage of Captain Brickwood.
 AaHrY, hn