Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-08
SAYS GOV, HUNT TOOK
 "INSTRUGTED PART" IN THE LYNCHING BEE
Old Timer Purports to Describe a Double Hanging in Arizona to Which Hunt Marched With Other Globe Residents.

Among the exchanges received yes terday by The Review was The Ciu. gen. published in Elk Grove. Sacra- mento County Cal Under the head ing. "Arizona's Governor Squeamish", the following article appeared on the front page: An old timer of the west sopourn- ing for the past few weeks In Elk Grove. who has toured the country from Alaska Co Gulf of Mexico. and who knows the early history of Ari- zoua like a book remarked Co The Cit izen editor. after reading Che above: Those fellows down in the Copper State particularly the Governor, are getting mighty squeumish about hang ing murderers. remember one night in the early sos in Globe, the town from which the Governor was elected. that he took an interested part in the lynching of two murderers
 These two men-Hawley and Crimes-had robbed a pack tram a dozen miles from Globe after killing the driver and messenger About S12.- GOO in gold was secured. Making their way back to town, Hawley and Grimes met a Dr. Vail. who knew them, and on the principle that dead men tell no tales. they murdered Vail
 CLet me add here that three men were engaged in the murder and rob bery, but as one of them. Cicero Grimes. was halfwitted and led into the crime by the other two. he was turned over to the sheriff, afterwards tried and received a life sentence. He was a brother of the Grimes that was hungl
 "The next day the men were ap- prehended links of evidence gathered here and there, forming a chain that established their guilt beyond the pos sibility of doubt The men were given a fair trial by the court of Judge Lynch and condemned to death. Flaw ley and Grimes then confessed and the former agreed to escort posse to the place where they had buried the gold. the entire amount of $l2,OOO be- ing found intact
 About o'lcock in the morning the  posse with Hawley returned to Stallo hall, where the trial had been held and where the citizens of Globe were impatiently awaiting their arrival. The night or rather morning, was a beau tiful one! A round, full moon shining in a. cloudless sky ulnmed the pro ceedings. as the citizens of the town two by two, marched down the street of Globe. Among others in lne-anC there were men from every walk O Iife--was George Hunt, then wait CT in the Pasco restaurant now govern or of Arizona
 "Down the street the men moved t the solemn sounds of a church bel which some one thoughtrully remem bered 10 toll
 "The scene was an impressive onC
 "The place of execution was @ col tonwood tree on the bank Of Pinf creek, a few hundred yards from th han where the trial was held Rev. w. Calfee. a pioneer Methodist mini ter of Arizona and well known througl out California, offered spiritual cons, lation. The reverend gentleman, a dressing Hawley, reminded thi worthy that he was about to enter tt presence of his Maker that the futul looked rather dark, and offered
 pray with and for him. Parson replit Hawley, it aint the future that's tro bling me; irs the present. If ] cou just get away from this mob no I'd be willing to take chances on q future A few seconds afterward q bodies of the men were dangling D tween heaven and earth
 "And say, that talk of Warden Sin that the executioner who could stai the strain of dropping the trap und n persons does not exist is an bun They can hang a dozen or more
 easily as one # the scaffold is lar enough, or they can dispose Of the one at a time At the Florence D the trap is sprung by electrici There are seven buttons and sey convicts are selected each to tou
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