Arizona republican., 1922-04-12

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Hawley and the younger Grimes to
await the arrival Of the pack train.
What follows is mainly from the
confessions of the three men. These
confessions were made after their
J arrest, and were taken by the writer
hereof, as well AS Hawley's will.
leaving his property and what money
he had to his wife and family, whom
he had deserted in Provo. Utah.
The plan of the hold-up originated
with Hawley. At the suggestion of
the elder Grimes. it was fully agreed
that they were to shoot down the
fire a fusillade to make the mail
| rider and guard think the Indians
had jumped them. But they were not
to shoot either of the men. This plan
and agreement was fully authenti-
| Gated by the separate confessions of
the three criminals, taken by the
| writer, at the instance of George AL
In, justice of the peace in Globe.
Here is what really happened:
| When the pack train appeared on the
trail opposite them, Hawley who was
a good rifle shot, killed the mule
carrying the express box. In the sub
/ sequent fusillade shot from the
boys rifle hit Andy Hall, the express
| guard. passing through his thigh and
| into his mule. At the firing the ball
! ance Of the mules broke down the
trail and could not be checked for
about half mile. when Hall, dis
mounting, told Porter to hurry into
Globe and get a posse on the trail
at once, while he. Hall, would trail
the robbers to where they took hors-
| es- Hall crept back, and without
| doubt saw Hawley and Grimes break
/ f1n sc<seg t1x1x AfxyfJ h. e
/ which it contained, consigned to the
| McMorris company for their current
pay roll. As shown by the confess
sions Of the younger Grimes and
Hawley, this money was divided into
! three portions, Hawley taking one
| portion and young Grimes taking
| two-one for himself and one for his
brother They then struck north
along the east slope of the Pinal
mountains, about one mile from
where they shot down the mule They
met DIR. F. w. Vail of Globe City.
who, with saddle horse and one
pack horse loaded with supplies, was
enroute to the Captain mine where
he had some men at work. Vail
asked them what the shooting was
about and Hawley told him that the
Indians had broken out and that he
and Grimes were trying to get into
Globe City. Vail said: Help me un-
load this pack and we will cache
the grub under the brush We can
ride and tie with the two horses.
and get into Globe quicker than you
fellows can walk in
This was done and Hawley and
Grimes rode the two horses for a
mile or so. when Hawley got off and
gave his horse to Vail. allowing the
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front of him. Hawley deliberately
shot Vail from his horse, then turned
his gun on young Grimes and com
PEELED him TO shoot twice into vail's
body, saying: I'VE are into this
thing together and you have got TO
go as far as do" In Hawley's con-
fession he stated that he did not
want to kill Vail, but that Vail knew
them both, and on his arrival in
Globe would connect them with the
robbery. hence it was necessary to
kill Vail
In the meantime, Porter, the mail
rider. had left his pack train and
hurried into Globe. Three taps OF
the bell on the Methodist church re-
peated at intervals, called the citizens
together and Porter told OF the hold
UP. A posse was formed and within
ten minutes was mounted and on the
way to the scene of the hold-up,
where we found the shattered express
box. For short distance the coun-
try was open with no brush. over
this portion Andy Hall had repeated
ly scraped the heel of his boot across
the trail. making sign that we
might lose no time. Further along,
we found he had broken small
branches from the brush, and left
no feae 4,14S
the trail; still further along hA had
torn his handkerchief and dropped
pieces of it at intervals for us to
follow.
When we found Vail he was still
alive, but unconscious. Hall had
taken off his coat and rolled it up
and placed it under Wallis head. We
left D. 3. Lacey with Vail and sent
man into town for a litter and men
to carry the body into Globe.
Leaving Vail. the bits Of handker-
chief and broken branches showed
that Han was still making sign" and
the robbers were ahead of us. Fol-
lowing along the foothills, we came
to an open country near the head OF
Russell Gulch where the grass was
knee-high and the trail showed
plainly. Just before dropping into
Russell Gulch we came upon Andy
Hall, dead. Eight shots had been
fired into his body---all from behind.
The robbers had evidently seen him
following their trail across the open
country. had crossed the ridge, dis
mounted, and crept back, and wheh
Hall came along shot him down FROM
behind. When we found Hall he
had turned and was lying with HIS
head toward the back trail, his right
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stretched out full length, but his gun
had not been discharged. A man was
left with Halls body and another
sent to Globe for a team and wagon
which could be brought to where
Halls body lay.
The two horses belonging to DR.
Vail were Abandoned by the robbers
at this point and the men made their
way on foot and, as subsequently
shown, they got into Globe during
the night, after having cached their
loot in Russell Gulch.
The following day, which was Mon.
day, the funeral services for DR.. Vail
and Andy Hall were held in the
Methodist church. and il was after
ward remembered that Hawley. in
rand new suit from hat TO boots, was
in attendance, and calmly walked in
the procession of friends permitted q
last look at the two men as they lay
In their coffins, just below the pulpit
Hawley confessed to having taken
four $40 gold pieces from HIS share
of the robbery and. coming to Globe
bought new outfit all round to so
to the funeral of his two victims
1t was said that before his death
Vail became conscious and with
stick dipped in his blood wrote the
1at.
account book. My impression was |
that he recnNer his faclllties after |