Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-08
Masked, Lawless Mob Seizes Prisoner From Sheriff After Mad Dash In Autos Sunday Morning And "Avenge Out rage"
ATTORNEY GENERAL
 ASKS INVESTIGATION
Pinal Authorities Show Signs of Cold Feet" In Prosecut- ing. Governor Campbell Remains Silent.
(By Review Leased Wire). !.

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 PHOENIX, May 7-That an
 effort will be made to prosecute
 the fifty or more masked men
 who participated yesterday morn
 ing in the lynchine of Star Daley
 for killing James Ray Gibson and
 attacking Mrs. Gibson on the
 Apache trail Thursday night, was
 made apparent today, when Attor-
 ney General Wiley E. Jones di-
 rected letters to the county attor-
 neys of MarIcopa and PinaI coun-
 ties urging an investigation At-
 torney Jones calls attention to the
 circumstance that though the
 movement eliminating in the
 death of Daley, whose real name
 is Van Ashmore, had it's origin in
 Marieopa county, and though most
 of the participants were of Mari
 copa county, the actual hanging
 of Daley took plsce in Pinal.
 Governor Campbell has so far
 issued no statement with respect
 to the Iynching.
 A coroners Jury in Pinal had
 found that Daley was the victim
 of justifiable homicide committed
 by persons unknown to the jury"
 Also the identity of none of the
 members of the mob are known
 70 the officers. The Pinal au-
 thorities expressed doubt that
 conviction could be secured even
 if any of the members of the
 mob were brought to trial.
 Taken From Sheriff
 Daley, whose right name was Van Ashemore, was taken from deputy sheriffs early Sunday morning, as he was being transferred from the jail in Phoenix to the penitentiary al Florence, taken to the scene of his crime and there executed after the gigilantes, fifty in numbr, had recited he Lords prayer.
 On Thursday night, Daley had come lpcn James Gibson and his wife ir camp on the desert, had murdered Gibson and forced the woman to sub nit to his whims throughout the night He was captured Friday when he left he Gibson automobile. in which he lad forced Mrs. Gibson to accompany lim. to get some gasoline.
 A coroner's jury yesterday returned , verdict of 'justifiable homicide al he hands of parties unknown" at the nuuest on the body of Daley. which vas buried in the sands of the des- ,rt at the place of the execution.
 Deputy Sheriffs Sam Barrett and Ben Musgrave, from whom Daley was aken by the mob. would not make a for publication, but they re, ported to the sheriff that all of the nen in the mob wore whie handker' .fiefs over thei rface sand that it vas impossible to identify anyone They were fully armed and that il vas useless to offed resistance, al ,hough the officers endeavored to persuade them to let the law take its ,ourse. Although the deputies took roundabout road in attempting to 'emove Daley from Phoenix to the tate prison for safe keeping. they ound their way blocked by the mob which had hurried out after midnight n automobiles.
 It became known today that citi ems of both Maricopa and Pinal coun' ies had covered all the roads between Phoenix and Florence, the deputies .oal. and that no matter which road hey had taken, Daley would have ,een captured.
 The prisoner was removed from the aiI here at midnight. when the of.
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