▁Court ▁justice ▁were ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁pay offs ▁exceed ing ▁$ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁total . ▁Near ly ▁every ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁investig ative ▁report ▁was ▁seized ▁and ▁burn ed ▁by ▁the ▁imp licated ▁polit icians , ▁but ▁public ▁out rage ▁spread ▁despite ▁the ▁supp ression . ▁▁▁ ▁Bash ford ▁managed ▁to ▁c ash ▁in ▁his ▁stock ▁before ▁the ▁rail road ▁company ▁fol ded ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁investigation , ▁and ▁fled ▁the ▁state . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁first ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁and ▁then ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Territ ory , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁Le vi , ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁Survey or ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁newly - created ▁territory . ▁They ▁made ▁the ▁ar du ous , ▁cross - cont inental ▁journey ▁accomp any ing ▁the ▁" G overn or ' s ▁party " — the ▁appointed ▁territorial ▁officials ▁led ▁by ▁Governor ▁John ▁No ble ▁Good win — and ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Arizona ▁Territ ory ▁career ▁Though ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁citiz en , ▁Bash ford ▁was ▁soon ▁appointed ▁its ▁first ▁Att orney ▁General ▁by ▁Governor ▁Good win , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁His ▁position ▁required ▁him ▁to ▁journey ▁throughout ▁the ▁Territ ory , ▁frequently ▁trav elling ▁through ▁land