Interview with Roy Wilhelm, December 24, 1992

'''Roy''': The Indians got worse and finally the war was on for good and here come a runner and told them, "Come along in the evening and don't wait till morning.  The order is to tell every rancher, everybody, to go to [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]].  No matter what religion you are or what color you are.  Go to [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]] and bunch up there for safety."  I guess Snowflake was another strong point. But that's where they had to go so [[Zemira George Wilhelm|Pa]] said they got them in the wagon and after that Indian experience up there, he was pretty Indian wise and scared and he was telling about when they'd drive them as fast as they could in the dark and he was lookin' out the covered wagon, they had to cover up bout that way so they could see out. Said he'd get to imagin' he could see Indians ridin' along with their bows and arrows, keepin' up with him on both sides and then he'd shake his head and it ud' come to him that it wasn't.  It was just his imagination.  He'd get fearin' to see if he could see 'em and he always told us guys if you peer hard enough you'll see what you're lookin' for.  So they moved in [[St. Johns, Arizona|here]] and they had an election.  They organized and there was all these different factions there.  There was the Jewish merchants, the Mexicans, there was the outlaws that was outlaws and their counterparts, the guys that had been sent by the government as officials for the county, everything was appointed, see.  There was them and anyhow, they were all at each other's throats, they didn't trust each other, see.  But here comes [[Bateman Haight Wilhelm|B.H. Wilhelm]] and they all liked him, he was kind of like Andy, he was a good mixer and a good drinker and they liked him and so they trust him and they all centered on him as the captain of the guard.  And they put him on the payroll and he was the captain of the guard.  And so he, I don't know how long he was here, 2 years anyway I guess, as captain of the guard. ''(Ed. Note: This was '''The United Forces of St. Johns''', formed [[September 5]], [[1881]])  ''  

'''Roy''': The Indians got worse and finally the war was on for good and here come a runner and told them, "Come along in the evening and don't wait till morning.  The order is to tell every rancher, everybody, to go to [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]].  No matter what religion you are or what color you are.  Go to [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]] and bunch up there for safety."  I guess Snowflake was another strong point. But that's where they had to go so [[Zemira George Wilhelm|Pa]] said they got them in the wagon and after that Indian experience up there, he was pretty Indian wise and scared and he was telling about when they'd drive them as fast as they could in the dark and he was lookin' out the covered wagon, they had to cover up bout that way so they could see out. Said he'd get to imagin' he could see Indians ridin' along with their bows and arrows, keepin' up with him on both sides and then he'd shake his head and it ud' come to him that it wasn't.  It was just his imagination.  He'd get fearin' to see if he could see 'em and he always told us guys if you peer hard enough you'll see what you're lookin' for.  So they moved in [[St. Johns, Arizona|here]] and they had an election.  They organized and there was all these different factions there.  There was the Jewish merchants, the Mexicans, there was the outlaws that was outlaws and their counterparts, the guys that had been sent by the government as officials for the county, everything was appointed, see.  There was them and anyhow, they were all at each other's throats, they didn't trust each other, see.  But here comes [[Bateman Haight Wilhelm|B.H. Wilhelm]] and they all liked him, he was kind of like Andy, he was a good mixer and a good drinker and they liked him and so they trust him and they all centered on him as the captain of the guard.  And they put him on the payroll and he was the captain of the guard.  And so he, I don't know how long he was here, 2 years anyway I guess, as captain of the guard. ''(Ed. Note: This was '''The United Forces of St. Johns''', formed [[September 5]], [[1881]])  ''  

==Feeding the prisoners==

==Feeding the prisoners==