Connecticut western news., 1881-08-10
THE APACHE TENDS.
PuGh's Fate and What Led to it. The Murder ofMangus Colorado by
 United States Officers-Interview with an ex-Governorof New Mexico,
From the Washington Repub,ican I

From the Washington Republican
 A representative of the Republioun called upon ex-Governor W. F. M. Army, of New Mexico to ask his views in regard to the recent murder of young Pugh by band of rowing Apache Indians. Gov. ernor Army said: CT am pretty familiar with that portion of the Territory where young Pugh was murdered; have travelled all over 1t on horseback. Ten years ago took the census of the Southern Apaches when Cochise was the chief of these tribes. Previous to Cochise, Mangus Colorado was chief, but he was killed by the troops and his skull sent to Washington. I am perfectly satisfied Pugh was tortured to death by these Apaohes, and it is my opinion that the murder will eventually be traced to the lntrigues of certain parties who are interested in mining claims in that sec- tlon of New Mexico. I believe that these parties wanted Pugh out of the way and put the Indians up to murder ing him.. The original cause of the trouble with the Apaches dates way back ln the past and originated when Dr. Teck, of Virginia, was their agent. At that time Mangus Colorado, their chief, was driven from his ranche and a period of active hostilities followed. Cochise, the brother-in-law of Mangus Colorado, took the warpath and went into Cooks Canyon, where he stopped everybody, robbed the mail coaches, and 15O skele- tons Of his victims were afterwards found | there. Mangus Colorado finally came into Fort McCannon and told the mili- tary authorities that he wanted to make peace. He was placed in confinement in one of the adobe buildings, his wife and children occupying the adjoining room. After consultation among the officers it was decided that the imprison- ed chieftain must die, and in order to exas- perafe him into attacking his guards a bar ot iron heated red hot was thrust through crack in the wall of his cell to stir him up. The scheme worked suc- cessfully, and as he made rush upon the guards Mangus was killed, every sound attending his death being plainly audible to his wife and children in the adjoining room. Dr. Sturgeon, of Pitts burg, Pa., then surgeon in the army, took the skull of the dead chief and sent 1t to Washington. In the confusion attending the killing of Mangus Colorado his wife managed to escape from the building, leaving her children behind her. She never saw them again, as they were sent East to the States and educa- ted. All this I know of my own knowl- edge, for I was there at the time. The wife of the dead chief succeeded in making her way to the hostile band under Cochise, who was her brother. She told him how her husband had met his death, and demanded that in future all all white captives should be given into her hands. She gathered around her band of some forty squaws, and when any hapless whites fell intosthe2hands of her kinsman the unfortunates were turn ed over to these furies and tortured to death at the stake.
 "This reminds me of case in point. A young man named Barjea came from | Washington to New Mexico. He was a gallant young fellow, had formerly been private secretary to General Quitman, and, as acting Governor of New Mexico, appointed him lieutenant of volun- teers. In the course of time his duties took him to Fort Craig and southern New Mexico, where he was under the orders of Kit Carson, then colonel of 8 regiment. Shortly afterward young Barjea started with detachment of men from La Mersla to Fort Craig. At Donna Anna he dropped behind his column with two soldiers, and stopped for few minutes to get drink of wine. Before they overlook the column, at Point of Rocks, the three men were assailed by Cochise and his band. The lieutenant and his escort fought hard, Barjea killing three of the Indians with his own hand; but the Indians killed ali three of the whites. There is a su- perstition among the Apaches that the heart of brave man will make a great warrior of him who eats 1t. Accordingly Barjea's heart was torn from his body and devoured on the spot. His head was also stricken off and stuck on pole in revenge for the mutilation of Mangus Colorado's corpse. Barjea's body was afterwards recovered and carried to Fort Craig. Subsequently it was brought to Washington. and his bones now lie in Oak Hill cemetery. The killing of Man gus Colorado, when he placed himself in the hands of the troops to sue for peace and offered to return the white captives then in the hands of his braves, was the prime cause of leng years of Indian troubles, the end of which is not yet. I have had many years experience with the Indians. l succeeded Kit Carson as the agent for the Utes in Kansas, and as long as they wore fed, given tobacco and whisky kept away from them I had no trouble whatever with them. Afterward I brought deputation of Navaios to Washington"
 A Speedy Reconciliation.
 The New Bedford, Mass, Mercury relates the following: "Monday even- ing woman came to the Central Sta tion in furious passion, saying she was about to leave ner husband, that it