SAXTON, William M.

Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Saturday, September 14, 1867, page 3 Indian Attack - One Man Killed - Two Wounded On Tuesday afternoon, as W. M. Saxton, of Round Valley, and Mister's Cummings and Manning of Mint Valley, were driving to Prescott in a farm wagon, drawn by two horses, they were attacked, at the well this side of Round Valley by a party of some 50 Indians in ambush. At the first ------- all the men were severely wounded. and one who was shot through the wrist,m lost his rifle. Th Indians made great efforts to capture the little party, but by fighting bravely and whipping up their animals, and escape was effected. Mr. Saxton, who was shot through the body, died just as the wagon reached Prescott. He formerly lived at Prescott and Walnut Grove, and was well known as a pioneer here. He came from Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y., where his parents and other relatives live and held a prominent position in society. He was a clever man and had many friends. Mr. Manning received four shots and is seriously injured, but we hope not fatally. Some half a dozen bullets passed through his hat. Mr. Cummings was hit in three places, but not severely hurt. Both men are in town receiving good care. --------------------- Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Saturday, September 14, 1867, page 4 Verdict of Coroner's Jury - Mr. Barnard, Justice of the Peace, gave us the following report of the examination, by a jury into the cause of death of Wm. M. Saxton. We, the undersigned jurors, summoned by G. W. Barnard, Justice of the Peace, to hold an inquest, do to the fact that the name of deceased was William M. Saxton, that he was a native of the State of New York, that he died from the effects of a gun shot wound, and that said gun was, when discharged, in the hands of an Indian. Prescott, September 10, 1867. Above article provided by D. Sue Kissel. -------------------------------------- Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Saturday, September 14, 1867, page 4 Grave - Two men engaged to dig the grave for Saxton charged $20.00 in gold. Our devil says this is running things into the ground with a vengeance, and that he cannot afford to die here. ------------------------------------- Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Saturday, October 5, 1867, page 3, col. 1 Local Intelligence - Fred. Manning and Martin Cummings, who, it will be remembered, were badly wounded by Indians at the time Mr. Saxton was killed by them, are rapidly recovering. Dr. Kendall extracted a bullet from the knee of Mr. Manning, on last Monday. Both men will soon be on their feet again. --------------------------------------- Long Islander (Huntington) 1839 - 1989 October 25, 1867, page 2 A Long-Islander Killed by Indians From the Daily Arizona Miner, published at Prescott in Arizona Territory, we take the following account of an 'Indian Attack - One Man Killed - Two Wounded' Indian Attack - One Man Killed - Two Wounded On Tuesday afternoon, as W. M. Saxton, of Round Valley, and Mister's Cummings and Manning of Mint Valley, were driving to Prescott in a farm wagon, drawn by two horses, they were attacked, at the well this side of Round Valley by a party of some 50 Indians in ambush. At the first ------- all the men were severely wounded. and one who was shot through the wrist,m lost his rifle. Th Indians made great efforts to capture the little party, but by fighting bravely and whipping up their animals, and escape was effected. Mr. Saxton, who was shot through the body, died just as the wagon reached Prescott. He formerly lived at Prescott and Walnut Grove, and was well known as a pioneer here. He came from Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y., where his parents and other relatives live and held a prominent position in society. He was a clever man and had many friends. Mr. Manning received four shots and is seriously injured, but we hope not fatally. Some half a dozen bullets passed through his hat. Mr. Cummings was hit in three places, but not severely hurt. Both men are in town receiving good care. Immediately on hearing of the attack, Gen. Gregg sent Lieut. Frechet and 50 cavalrymen out to hunt up the Indians. We ----- sincerely hope they will be found and "reserved" in the most appropriate way. Mr. A. Saxton, father of the deceased, had a numerous family of sons, several of whom have visited California, where one of them, Champlain - died and was buried. Two of the sons, Elisha and Thomas, are now residing at Patchogue. ---- Watchman. Transcriber's note: Mr. Saxton's exact place of burial has not been found.