Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-04-15

laged-NeceSsity for Short and
Sharp Work.
The people Of Tucson and all southern
Arizona were rudely awakened from the
pleasant dream OF peace, in which they
have been INDUCING for more than three
years past, by the receipt OF news last Mon.
day morning that a band Of Chiricahua
ApacheS had left their reservation, had al.
ready murdered several settlers and were
marching toward the San Pedro settle
ments. Knowing from past bitter ex-
perience the daredevil and blood-thirsty
nature OF the Cachise Apaches 1t was no
wonder that this news sent a thrill of hor-
ror through every heart in Tucson. The
news flew like wild-hre. Those who had
friends or relatives in exposed localities
in the threatened region, being the most
interested, were the most excited. Mr..
Samuel Hughes who has had his family at
Camp Crittenden for some time on ac-
count of their health, lost no time in max
ing ready TO go to their rescue and bring
them away from danger. He first put a
messenger on a horse and sent him to
Crittenden to warn those there, and then
to go farther down the valley towards the
Huachuca mountains to apprise the set
tiers Of their danger.
As the news Of the outbreak settled down
to reliability the order Of bloody occurren-
ces appeared thus:-A Mr.. Spence, who had
bnar, for coma t3y,o q, tra .,,,,,ly,- 90 ~ ~
Rogers at sulphur Springs, some % miles
west of the Chlricahua Agency, was at the
agency on business and left there for Sui
phur Springs on Friday morning, April :.
On the night OF that same day, shortly az
ter midnight, an Indian arrived at the
agency bringing the Intelligence that both
Rogers and spence had been murdered
at Sulphur Springs station by two In
diaus,-Pion-se-na and his nephew. name
unknown. As we get the account, il says
" the Indians We're crazed with whiskey
and Pi-on-se-na had just before this last
outrage killed two OF his sisters" An hour
or so after the arrival of the Indian, Mr.
Brosier, who had just gone down to Sui
phur Springs TO see Mr.. Rogers, arrl ged
and corToborated the sad news. lie found
the body OF Rogers outside of the house.
developments led 10 the con-
clusion that at the time OF the killing,
Rogers and Spence were sitting out in
front of the house. The Indians rode up
and fired upon them, instantly killing
Rogers where he sat. Mr.. Spence mani
aged to get inside the house and secure al
Henry rife, but before he could use 1t he |
was a dead man.
At the first it was supposed at the Agency /
hat only n small band ofthe Indians We're
,n the war-path. but this was either mis-
AIKEN idea or the instruction spread like
l contagion, soon embracing all the mi
lians on the reservation, except chief
known as Towza or Kah-Cheez, a son Of
I'D Cachise, and a few followers. Imme-
lately upon receipt OF the nea at Camp
Bowie, Lieutenant Henely, with Company
4, 9Th Cavalry, was ordered ont in pursuit
,ur dispatches published elsewhere this
Gree overlook the Indians on the 18th, en-
,aged them and after the loss OF one sol
lier, and finding the Indians In large num-
,ers, withdrew and returned to Bowie TO
prepare for more effective pursuit.
Next, II would seem, the murderous Apa-
hes proceeded towards the san Pedro
coming out below the juno
ion ofthe Babacomeri creek with the san
PEDRO, about Is miles above san Pedro
crossing, among the ranches of Messrs.
Grown, Lewis, O'Brien and others. This
ras evidently last Saturday morning, the
IN instant. At Mr.. Lewis ranch the pro-
,rletor was in his fields with a Mexican
10Y, at some distance from the house, irri-
ating the land. Looking toward the
.ouse he suddenly saw there some or S
indians and he and the boy started to-
ards them when the Indians fired, in
family killing Lewis and Kidding the
oy's clothing with bullets. The boy es-
lped into the brush and ultimately found .
is way to san Pedro Crossing. Mr.. TheO.
rown's ranch a short distance from
evils, was the next scene Of tins hellish ,
ork. Mr.. Brown was also on that morn
X, irrigating his fields, when he was fired
pom by Indians and severely wounded in ;
lie leg, but he escaped into the brush and
,ncealed himself There he laid suffering
trough the whole of the ensuing night fl
nd until he was found the next day by n
party of settlers who had left san Pedro L
pom the report which was brought in by 4
.e Mexican boy, hitherto referred TO. 7
II. Brown was brought to san Pedro Cross h
g and at last accounts was doing well h
I'd likely to recover. Mr.. !. O'Brien, who n
as reported among the killed, when the p
st news was brought in, and who had [,
nch in the vicinity, IS not mentioned in Il
e later news and Is believed to be safe f
he Indians seemed 70 be well supplied Il
Ith provisions, as they took none from n
e ranches which they Iaided. At Browns g
,use there were four sacks OF -four but II
ey were LEFT untouched. Why should o.
ey carry -four or provisions from distant n
inches when their great fathers store Il
,use at Chiricahua has bread enough and
spare? At the houses, the Indians broke
| the shot-guns they found and carried h
r all the needle-guns. Mr.. Lewis had e
lr fine American horses; these the In p
ans took. Mr.. Brown had four large c
ules, but they were loose and as The In il
ans couldn't readily catch them, they 81
IRE left. 1t is strange they didn't shoot il
EN-. h
This report Of the san Pedro killing is II
lde up from the statement of Mr.. Bur ie
IS, of California, who was en- route to the It
o Grande but returned here yesterday "l
orning, after reaching san Pedro Cross a
? and learning the state ofalairs. Speak ~
2 of the apprehenSions for the safety of
man sent by Mr.. Ohnesorgen. on sun
y, to sulphur Springs, and also of the
% men known TO be at the Bronkow =,
inc, Mr.. Burgess says these had all