Arizona republican., 1922-04-12

looked as though Gabriel had over
estimated their time in his prediction.
Lowther finally came up and un-
locked the JAIL and we showed them
in, just as four men came up, bearing
cottonwood log for battering ram.
Jerry vosberg. Wells Fargo agent,
got in front of the crowd and asked
them to hold off until he could. have
a talk with the prisoners and en-
deavor to recover the nancy.
BY this time the crowd numbered
200 or more. with recruits coming
every moment They simply surged
towards the Jail. the battering ram
in position on the shoulders of a.
dozen men. Sheriff Lowther was
swept to one side, the end of the log
hit the door of the Jail and knocked
it off its fastenings. A dozen men
jumped in and grabbed Hawley and
Grimes. ropes were produced and the
cry, Hang the damned murderers!"
came from hundred frenzied throats.
Vosberg asked the men to take the
prisoners to the court house for an
examination. saying. "All hell can't
get them away from you, hut would
like to recover that money they have
cdCDeQ out IL possible.
The courthouse at that time was
the building now occupied by the
Woolworth store on Broad street.
The crowd, with the prisoners in the
center. marched to the court room.
George Allen, at that time justice of
the peace Of Globe district, was noti-
fled, and Immediately organized his
court. Sam Wildey, a lawyer, was
appointed by the court to defend the
prisoners, and j. d. 91cCabe, the dis
trict attorney, prosecuted. The writer
hereof was selected to take the evil
dence as clerk.
After going through the usual form
the evidence of Lindsay Lewis and
myself was taken, showing that the
younger Grimes had confessed to US
while we were holding him in the
rocks near Bloody Tanks station, i'm
plicating Hawley III the robbery and
murder.
vosberg, agent FOR Wells Fargo.
asked the prisoners If they would
show where they had cached the
money taken from the express box.
To this they both agreed and the
greater portion of the crowd got
horses and went with them To point
in Upper Russell C7uich. where each
had buried his portion of the money,
which was found complete in amount
called for by the express c0mpanys
waybill. with the exception of $50
which Hawley had taken froYn his
portion and spent for a suit Of
clothes, boots, etc, in which he at
tended the funeral Of lis victims.
While the greater portion cf the
crowd was out with the prisoners to
regain the stolen monay. acting on
information privately given Lewis by
Hawley, the elder Crimes was arrest
ed by Lewis and brought to the court
room for trial. Having the confess
sions of Hawley and the younger
Grimes, in both Of which II was ex-
pressly stated that they had all
agreed the hold up was to be staged
as an Indian outbreak and that there
was to be no shooting at men, and
the confession obtained from the ell
der Grimes being found to tally in
every important particular, 1t was
considered impossible to convict the
elder Grimes as accessory TO the
murder, and he was reunanded to the
custody Of the sheriff to be held for
trial as accessory to the robbery. A
deputy took charge of him. and he
was taken to the cove in the cliffs
on East Sycamore street for safety.
The posse who went with the pris-
oners to recover the stolen money
returned about midnight to the court
house where the money was turned
over to yosberg, Wells Fargo's agent,
who formally receipted for the same.
The crowd became very restive.
shouting Hang the murderersn and
a number of new ropes with the reg
ular hangman's knot tied in them,
were produced.
Hawley said to the justice that he
would like 10 make his will ii IL
would be permitted. and then he
would be ready to pay. According |
ly. al his dictation. the writer hereof |
wrote Hawley's will, showing that he |
had at that time 5000 deposited in !!
Duryea's safe This with the pro-
ceeds from the sale Of his cabin and |
personal belongings, he willed to his