Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

first court term, Judge S. Hare pre-
siding, with Charles A. Hopper serv-
! ing as clerk and !. A. Roberts as
sheriff. looked particularly for
lawsuits that might refer to the pres
ent expanse Of Arizona. There were
two for damages against the Over
land Mail company, which had then
| stopped operations as soon the the
federal troops had been withdrawn.
The second suit docketed was an at
tachment by Hayward & McGroiarty
against the property of S. P. Heinzel
man, w. Wrightson, John r. Wright,
George Mendenhall. John Kennett and
Samuel Freckenger alleging indebt-
edness OF $4,000, and covering the
Heintzelman mines south of Tucson.
Another suit was of Andrew B. Gray
against the Sonora Mining and Ex-
ploring company, which also had a
property south of Tucson. In this
case was Intervention by Samuel C.
Bean, receiver of the sequestered
property; this on behalf Of the Con-
federate states. In the criminal cases
found nothing listed west of Pinos
Altos.
Held Only One Term
Undoubtedly this was the only
term of the Confederate court. I'm
der date Of June l, 1853. was new
and very prominent heading, United
States of America, Territory of New
Mexico" J. H. Withers, as clerk, re-
citing that the book had been re-
ceived from Henry Jenkins and had
been appropriated for the use of the
Third judicial district of New Mex
leo, this effectively indicating that
the Confederate sway Of Arizona was
over.
Baylor appears to have been rath-
er independent in his command, even
calling General Sibly an Infamous
coward and disgrace to the Con-
federate army" The colonel in April
of 1852, mustered in an organization
OF ARIZONA Guards" with headquar-
ters at Mesilla, for service against
Indians and with forced enlistment of
many Union northern men. One no.
table order Of Baylor's directed Cap
tain Helm of the guards in March OF
1852, to get the Apaches into coun-
ell. to fill them with whiskey and
then to murder all Of the grown In
dians, taking the children prisoners
and sell them to defray the expense
Of killing the Indians. He suggested
that the Mexican guard troops be
used, but IL they refused, Captain
Aycock would send thirty men from
his company. Baylor also was then
charged with poisoning food left be-
hind for Indian consumption. He
left the Confederate army to become
a member of the Confederate con-
gress from Texas.
Early in 1852. one of Baylor's COM
panies penetrated and went as fer
west as a short distance from the
Colorado, destroying stores that
might be useful of the advancing
California column. This company of |
100 Mounted Rifles, commanded by |
CAPTAIN S. Hunter, reached Tucson
on February 2S, 1852. escorting an
amissary to Governor Pesquiera of |
Sonora. At the Pima villages, Hun |
ter captured the point" of the fed
ersl advance guard of ten men and |
sent the prisoners back to Mesilla in |
charge of Lieut.. Jack Swilling. the |
same who later was the first settler |
of the Salt River valley.
Territory is Organized
The congress of the Confederate |
States of America made formal or |
ganization of the Territory of Ari- !
zona on January 16, 1862, the proc
signed by jefferson Davis.
There appears to have been no civ
ii organizat on, however. for about
that time Carleton was menacing
the new born political subdivision.
The first delegate to the Confeder-
ate congress was Granville H. Curry.
admitted to date from January 1S.
1862, though succeeded March IL of
the same year by Marcus r. McWrflie
Curry left the congress to take Con-
federate command in the field and /
Melville appears TO have continued 4
as nominal representative until the
close of the war. Curry, in later
years, was an honored resident of \
Florence and. oddly enough. for a
term represented Arizona as delegate
TO congress at Washington.
Many Of the features of this run
ming review. in themselves, would be
worthy Of an article of length. But
EEL that I have covered details that