Arizona citizen., 1874-03-14
APACHE THEFT AND MURDER.
Murder of One Man and Theft of Stock Near Tucson by Apaches-- Prompt and Effective Work by the PapagOs.

For the first time since midsummer of | 1872, the Apaches have, within week, committed outrages very near Tucson. Last Saturday night six of them stole a mare and colt from the Papago ranches | just in the southern suburbs of town 1; and after midnight of Sunday, two Apa- ches stole three horses and two mules from the ranch of s. Heran, about 115 miles below Tucson, and also killed one mule before leaving. The mules belong ed to Francisco Romero, two horses to Heran and one to William Zeckendorf. | Monday about 9 a. m. five men started in pursuit but one lost the trail and returned. The others followed it in a northwesterly direction about fifteen miles, and while halting were surprised by an attack from the Apaches who it is thought numbered six. At the first fire two horses were wounded. Simon Sanchez and Ortiz started round an elevation to get under cover but only got little distance when they were fired upon and Sanchez was shot (with a needle gum through under the arms and killed. Romero reports that all would have been killed but for the fact that couple of men, looking for missing stock, were seen coming from the valley and the Apaches evidently | thought they were the advance of a stronger party, and got away as fast as they could, taking all the stolen stock with them. The body of Sanchez was brought to town and buried Tuesday morning. Deceased was highly esteemed and regarded as an excellent citizen.
 Sunday morning when the Papagos dis covered their loss, they followed the trail to the Santa Cruz, just below Lees mill, and there discovered that five Apaches crossed the stream and went to the mountains to the westward; another took the mare and colt and made his way eastward of Tucson. The latter's trail was followed to the intersection of the old Camp Grant road with the Rillito, when the Papagos returned to their ran- cherias by town, sent word to San Xavier, and then thirteen of them started on the warpath. That night they camped few miles below Tucson and started early next morning for Point of Mountain near which place they discovered the Apache trail leading northeast. Not far from the Yuma road, the pursuers found where the Apaches had killed horse. The PapagoS continued the pursuit and in the low foothills discovered the Apa- ches, had fight, killed one and captured thirteen horses and one mule Five Apa- ches on horses got away. Feeling that they had done about all they could, the Papagos returned, coming by way of a camp of Texan emigrants near the Smile water hole station. Before starting, two of them changed their saddles and brides from their own jaded animals to two of those captured, and pushed ahead of the main party to give the news to their peo- ple in Tucson. They did not know to whom the captured stock belonged, and were utterly surprised when they reached the Texan camp to be met with a charge of having stolen it from the Texans and demand for it and their arms; also had a pistol thrust at them with threats of shooting, and were partially disarmed and one of them was kicked by the Texans who had taken no steps to recapturc their lost stock until found in the hands of the friendly Papagos. Without now pursuing this part of the subject further, we will say that soon after the Papagos arrived and gave the news which created much excitement in this ordinarily unavoidable place. The Papa |gos did not scalp the dead Apache but Brought piece of his blanket, which the 5quaws put on pole and paraded the
 Rwn with much eclat.
 LAS with most people earnestly doing <&<ir country gratuitous service, these z|&0agos were soon charged with falsehood
 H6 of having stolen the stock they had <&pthred, and also of having murdered
 4<a Sanchez. One man sad he saw
 &u steal the stock; others said if they
 kitied an Apache, they would have in his scalp, and that they could