Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-04

taken SICK WITH malarlal IeVer. OWING
to the rigid inspection made at New
Orleans, an officer of the board says
it was not deemed absolutely neces-
sary to continue the Vicksburs sta~
ton. Complaints have been made by
those interested. and in compliance
with tlie general desire foT the re-
opening of the Vicksburg station,
the board has ordered Inspector
Dunlap, of Memphis, to proceed to
Ficksburg at once for that purpose.
The Murder %: Thomas IA. Pugh.
Washington Special to the Cincinnati
Gazette.
Ex-Governor Arney, of New Mexi-
co, we'll known in connection with
Indian affairs, gave the Republican
some information bearing upon the
late outrage in the Territory. He
said:
[ am pretty familiar with that por-
ton of territory where young Pugh
was murdered, and have travelled all
over it on horseback Ten years
ago I took the census of the South-
ern Apaches, when Cochise was 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 that Pugh
was tortured to death by the
Apaches, and it is my opinion that
the murder will eventually be traced
to the intrigues OF certa parties
interested in mining 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 original cause of the trouble
with the Apaches dates way back in
the past, and originated when DR..
Teck, Of Virginia, wos their agent.
At that time Mangus Colorado, their
chief was driven from bis ranch, and
a period of active hostilities follow
ed. Cochise, the brother-in-law of
Mangus Colorado, took the war path,
and went into Cooks Canyon, where
he stopped everybody, robbed mail
coaches, and $50 skeletons Of his
victims were afterward found there
Mangus Colorado finally came into
Fort McCannon ant lold the m litary
authorities that he wanted to make
peace. He was placed in conhne-
ment IN one of the adobe buildings,
his wife and children occupying the
adjoining room. After consulta-
ton among the off icers it was decided
the imprisoned chieftain must die,
and IN order to exasperate him into
acsacaing his guards Il bar of iron
heated red hot, was thrust through q
crack in the wall of his cell to stil
him up.
The scheme worked successfully,
and as he made a rush upon the
guards Mangus was k lied, every
sound attending his death being
piainly audible to his wife and chill
!, dren in the adjoining room. DR.
Sturgeon, of Pittsburg, Pa, then
surgeon in the army, took the skull
of the dead chief and sent it te
" Nashington.' In the confusion at
tending the killing of Mangus Col
orado, his wife, managed to escape
from the building. leaving her chill
dren behind her. She never saw
them again, as they were sent East
to the States and educated. All this
, | know from my own knowledge, fol
| was there at the time. The wife
|, |, of the dead chief succeeded in maxi
ing her own way to the hostile band
under Cochese, who was her brother
,, !, She told him how her husband
had met his death, and demanded
that in future all white captives
should be given into her hands
She gathered around her some forty
squaws, and when any helpless white
fell into the hands of her klnsmen, thu
! unfortunates were turned over tC
these furies and tortured to death a,
the stake.
; This reminds me of case in point
A young man named Barjea came
from Washington to New Mexico. Ht
was gallant young fellow, had
formerly been private secretary tc
Governor Qultman, and as acting
. governor of New Mexico, / ap,
pointed him lieutenant of volun-
teers. In the course of time his
duties took him to Fort Craig and
Southern New Mexico, when he was
under the orders OF Kit Carson, then
colonel of regiment. Shortly af-
terward young Bariea started with
detachment of men from La
Mesilla to Fort Craig. At Donna
Anna he dropped behind his column
with two soldiers, and stopped fol a
few minutes to get drink of water.
Before they overlook the column 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 all
the three whites. There is suppo,
sition among the Apaches that the
heart of a brave man will make a
great warrior of him who eats it.
Accordingly, Barieas heart was torn
from his body and devoured on the
spot. His head was stricken off and
: stuck IN a pole in raveDoe for the