Arizona citizen., 1873-05-31
HHE TREACHEROUS SAPACHES.
Jacob Almy Murdered.

On Tuesday last Cochena and others of the San Carlos pets went into Lieut.. Almy's tent and demanded arms and ammunition. The Lieutenant in formed them that it was impossible to comply with their request, that he had been sent there to protect but not to arm them. Upon this refusal Co., cinema and those with him instantly seized the guns in the tent and mur- dered Lieut.. Amy on the spot. A soldier short distance from the tent saw the struggle when 1t commenced and instantly drew his gun to fire upon the murderers, but he was seized from behind around both arms by lConcepcion, @ Mexican captive, who has long been used as an interpreter by the Indian agents stationed with these Indians, and was thus prevented from saving the life of the Lieu tenant. An Indian named Jim, who has been made Captain of the Friendly scouts by Major Brown, jproved his fidelity to his white allies by opening fire on the Apaches as they came out of the tent after murdering Amy, and killed Cochena and another savage at the door. All the Apaches except few friendly scouts immediately left for the nou.i- tains. Eskevanzin and band were away at the time burning mescal and we understand that they have re- turned to the reserve and express determination to remain, but the larger portion of the Indians that lave been fed and petted on this re- s$rve for years at the expense of the people, and who have been the subjects of admiration by fanatics, dcma- gbgues, hypocrites, thieves and scoun dFels and have been held up as not ohly "childlike and bland," but really Godlike in their devotion to truth,
 Have now without the least cause taken the war-path again, and have $ignalized their departure by an act of treachery and cruelty as fragrant hs that of the Modocs. From the depth of our heart we are sorry to see h young man in the bloom of youth, Itwho was an ornament to the army and beloved by every one, stricken down by these savages. -
 We are sorry that the hopes enter tained by some that this land of blood would have @ little rest and peace, are now dissirated; sorry to know that the old harvest of death will now again commence and that those we love will be sacrificed on the altar of savagery. But we are not disappointed nor surprised. For weeks past the columns of TIE CITIZEN show that we have anticipated this result. The s1dden removal of five cavalry companies we knew could but prove disastrous. We gave the warn ing with all the earnestness we pos sessed. We plead against this fatal move in the name of peace and this suffering people, but our warning was not needed, and we fear another pro- longed and bloody struggle is in store for us. There are some other reasons quite as potent which have led to the condition of affairs on this reservation, for which the peace policy is alone re- sponsible, but we have not space now to refer to them. We have but one course left now, viz to load ourselves with arms, watch every stone and bush, be always ready for an ambush :; and with all these precautions, proba- bly, many who read this article will sleep in untimely graves before the close of this year.
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