Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-10-09
SOMEBODY HAS LIED.
Is It the Military or the Indian
 Agents.
They Can ssttlo the Question Between Them
 solves.

They Can Settle the Question Between Them
 selves.
 Friday morning the CITIZEN sent the following dispatch to its correspondent at San Carlos:
 TUCsoS, October Military say they never had George and Bonito in their charge; never paroled any hostiles-say George and Bonito were at Thomas under Hoag's safeguard See Tiffany on these points and any other tending to place responsibility for the Chiricahua out break and telegraph result immediately.
 Our correspondent sends the follow ing in reply:
 Especial to the CITIzES
 SAN CARLOS, October - have talked with Col Tiffany on the subject of parol- ing prisoners. On September 17th he visited Gen. Wilcox at Camp Thomas, taking with him an Indian scout whom he captured at the sub-agency. This scout came in sixteen days after the Cibicu fight. He was allowed by Gen. Willcox to go into Clark's scouts to serve out his enlistment. About the same time Col. Tiffany turned over two other scouts and they were released, as the following dispatch will show:
 THOMAS, Sept. l9, 1Ss1-Tiffany, Agent, San Carlos: Examined scouts and re- leased them this morning. (Signed,l
 O. B. WILCOX.
 On Sept 19 Col Tiffany telegraphed to Commissioner of Indian affairs that Sanchez desired to come in under a safeguard, with a view to an un- conditional surrender, and on the 20th of September telegraphed to same official that Sanchez and band were willing to surrender and be tried. On September 20th the Indian Commission CT replied that "all propositions from hostile Indians should be submitted to the military No arrangements should be made by you without approval by the military. H. PRICE, Commissioner"
 On tns 21st of September Acting Commissioner Stevens telegraphed that "the hostiles must surrender to the mill tary. You can cooperate" On Septem- Der 21st Sanchez and four other chiefs came in to talk and General Wilcox was notified of it the same day. On Sep tember 23d they surrendered and were turned over to Colonel Stacy, of the l2th Infantry, and Lieut.. Haskell, A. D. c. to Gen. Wilcox. It was reported as fol- lows:
 Commissioner of Indian Affairs:- Lieutenant Haskell, A. D. c. to General Willcox, received the five chiefs who came in to me and surrendered to him at your orders at ten this morning, talk ing the chiefs without their men expecting them to come in this evening. It was reported to Gen. Willcox's head quarters the same day.
 Major Arnold, A. A. A. G. I have ar rested and turned-Over to Capt Stacey the five chiefs and am now gathering in the Indians belonging to their bands
 On Sept. 22, Col Tiffany notified Lieut.. Haskell as follows: T told the chiefs that the Indian soldiers would have to be tried by the military as insurgents" Eleven Indians surrendered on Sept 24, and were turned over to the military here, but were not put under guard. Reported to Gen. Wilcox that Stacey and Haskell had concluded to let them remain in camp. Hoag, at sub-Agency, was notified Sept. 24th that eleven of the hostiles were brought in by Toulchard' After Col Tiffany had arr0Sted them and notified Captain Stacey they were allowed to remain in camp On the 26th of September Colonel Tiff fany telegraphed General Wilcox as fol- lows: T believe every Indian who has been implicated or participated in this outbreak can be arrested, and they ought to be punished according to the degree in which he has participated A letter was sent to HOag at the sub agency. September 23d, that it was re- ported that a part of Georges band that was out and did not remain at the sub agency, are charged with being connec- with the hostiles, and also Bonito and the men who were with him. It Is de sired that they yield themselves up to be tried. Sanchez and others came i'll and surrendered, having the prom ise of fair trial and coun- sel. If George and Bonito will not give themselves up so inform the military, and send runners to me at once. Watch closely and secure George and their men,"
 George and Bonito were arrested and taken to Camp Thomas. Both were released and returned to the sub-agency. Hoag telegraphs "I turned the prison CTS over to the military and they did not give them safeguard back. They must have been paroled or they could not have come back to the sub-agency.' Sixty, of the bands of Sanchez and oth' CTS who were turned over at San Carlos were camped about half a milo from the military headquarters without guard, and fifteen escaped the night be fore Gen. Carr arrived. The five chiefi were guarded by the military few : days and then were released, go 2 ing to the Indian camp. l saw personally all the surrender , here and Colonel Tiffany turned them over immediately to the military , Had now time I could give you ofhcia e dispatches and letters, but they are to' U voluminous. The Indian Agent mad no negotiations without consent of Gen . Wilcox and turned over all prisoners t i him. The later history is known.