Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-08-08

Troops-Intcrview With an Ex-Governor
of New Mexico.
Washington Republican.
A representative of the Republican
called upon Ex-Governor w. f. NJ. Army,
OF New Mexico, to ask his views in re-
gard to the recent murder of young Pugh
~ band of rowing Apache Indians.
Governor Army said: II am pretty fam.
iliar with that portion of the territory
where young Pugh was murdered; have
travelled ali over it on horseback. Ten
years ago took the census of the south
e n 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. / am perfectly satisfied
Pugh was tortured to death by these
Apaches, and it is my opinion that the
murder will be eventually traced to the
intriou' Of certain parties interested in
,....-..e claims in that section of New
Mexico. [ believe that these parties
wanted Pugh out OF the way and put the
Indians up to numbering him, The ori.
ginal cause of the trouble with the
Apaches dates way back in the past and
originated when DIR. Teck, of Virginia,
was their agent. At that time Mangus
Colorado, their chief, was driven from
his rancho and period of active hostili.
ties followed. Cochise, the brother.in-
law of Mangus Colorado, took the wIr-
path and went into Cooks CANYON. where
he stopped everybody, robbed the mail
coaches, and $50 skeletons OF his victims
were afterward found there. Manpus
Colorado finally came into Fort McCan-
non and told the military authorities
that he wanted to make peace. He was
placed in CT nement in one of the
adobe buildings. his Iwife and children
occupying the adjoining room. After a
consultation among the officers it was
decided that the imprisoned chieftain
must die, and in order to exasperate him
into attacking his guards, q bar of iron
heated red hot was thrust through
crack in his cell to stir him up. The
scheme worked successfully, and as he
made rush upon his guards Manpus
was killed, every sound attending his
death being plainly audible to his wife
and children in the adjoining room, DR..
Sturgeon, of Pittsburg, Pa, then sur
geon in the army, took the skull of the
dead chieftain and sent it to Washing
ton. 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 educated. All this
L know OF my personal knowledge, for
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 de-
manded that Il future all white captives
should be given into her hands. She
gathered around her band of some forty
squaws, and when any hapless whites
fell into the hands of her kinsmen the
unfortunates We're turned over to these
furles and tortured to death at the
stake.
"Ihis reminds me of case in point.
A young man named Bariea 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 yoIun-
teers. In the course of time his duties
took him to Fort Craig and southern
New Mexico, where he was under the or
ders OF Kit Carson, then colonel Of reei-
lnent. Shortly afterward young Bariea
started with detachment of men from
La Mersila to Fort Craig. At Donna
Anna he dropped behind his column with
two soldiers, and stopped for a few min
utes to get drink OF wine. Before they
overlook the column, ct Point of Rocks.
the three men We're 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 all three of the whites.
There is q superstition among the
Apaches that the heart of brave man
will make great warrior of him who
eats it. Accordingly Bariea'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 mutt
latlon OF Mangus Colorado's corpse. Bar
jea's body was aftcrward recovered and
carried to Fort Craig. Subsequently it
was brought to Washington, aud his
bones now lie in Oak Hill cemetery,
The killing of Mangus Colorado when
he placed himself in the hands of the
troops to sue for peace and offer to re.
turn all the white captives then in the
hands OF his braves was the prime cause
OF long years of Indian troubles, the end
OF which is not yet. have had many
years experience with the Indians. /
succeeded Kit Carson as the agent of the
Utes in Kansas, and as
long as they were fed,
given tobacco and whisky kept away
from them had no trouble whatever
with them. Afterwards I brought q
deputation OF Navajos to Washington
Having gone east my dental rooms