Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-30
Lieut. Baily, who commandsd the com.


 pany of scouts is absent from the b f partment on leave, or I would have Il
 opinion also.
 Letter marked No. 5, contains th | statements of the escort that accou
 panied me to the b-Agency on the da
 in question, Sept. 3O) which confirms a
 the others in regard to my actions at th T sub-Agency.
 Letter marked No. 6 comes from Iii fany, Agent at San Carlos. His letter shows how Major Sanford captured an , took" the bucks spoken of in Genera WillcoI's report while he places tn blame for the outbreak on Genera 2 Willco1's action, and shows that he haC protested against its taking place on is l, sue day. He never once but consider my action of the best while there and s, ] does his Sub-Agent, Mir. Hoag, witt whom acted in unison at the
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 On General Willcox's staff. This wa. the person that referred in enclosure No. 1, as follows: "I was also advised by person conversant with MT. Hoag and Indian affairs, to confer with Mr. Hoag. '
 While at the agency, and everything wss going on apparently right, Capt. H. c. Egbert. 18th Infantry, who was acting op General Wilcox staff as Judge Ad- vocate of the Department, arrived He was en route from San Carlos Agency to Camp Thomas. He stopped and asked me how things were getting along. told him all right. He said, these troops ought not to have been sent here to-day, protested and telegraphed General ] Wilcox from the agency to-day to try and prevent their being sent" But he got no satisfaction, so he informed me.
 Letter marked No. [, Is Captain Chaf fees statement. A man of the coolest and most discretionary judgment, his views and opinions are evident that it was through no action of mine that the outbreak of the Chiricahuas took place. The Captain was acting Indian Agent for long time at the San Carlos Agency and knows the tribe we'll
 WILCOX RRsPoN-IBLK.
 will here state that the great mistake that was made was made by the Depart ment Commander, General WillcoI, in having brought the band Of Chiricahuas under Jnh out of Mexico. They came or were brought out almost as co Iquer- ors, not as captives, and the most cen serious and automatically worded letter I ever saw was from the Mexican author ities to the Department Commander, General Willcox, for giving these red handed murderers an asylum in the United States.
 Now comes the letters marked Nos. 8, 9 and 10 The man (name not givt n) spoken of was one of the chef advisers Of General Willeox. He was called upon for information at most and all times, to the exclusion of some of his officers. His reputation was well known. He was despised by most of the officers, and General Mackenzie, on coming into the Department, ignored him.
 Last is letter marked No. II. This letter has in reality no bearing in one sense on this case, but as I charge that General Wlllcox's report is not correct, and I think knowingly so, and as knew of the facts stated in Col Ksutz's letter, l got it to show that it IS not the first | time that General WillcoI has not been | accurate in his reports, and this is why | was more than careful Tn carrying out l all orders eceiTed from him; and to that 1 care and fear is due the vast amount of | evidence that bring to bear to clear myself from the charge. I now seek to | vindicste myself. seek this mode of l redress, and APPEAL TO THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY, | As my name has been teralded forth to the wide world as either a fool or a dal- Her with my duties. am to all intents and purposes charged as being of the above stamp of man, with the murder Of inOffen i've citizens. knew that such a charge had been indirectly made against me to Col. kelton, A. A. G. Div. of the Pacific, by General Willeo1, and be. Col. kelton. had reported me as responsible for the Chiricahua outbreak to General On Col. Kelton's coming to Camp Thomas I spoke to him about the matter, and said I would refer some of the officers that were with me to him. He saw them; and believe changed his views entirely, and so stated. It will be seen by the date Of my letter to the offcers (and No. D that was preparing for just such an attack as General Will COX has made on me-the dates of the replies being long time apart but gave it up and let it rest, as he came to my house freely as my guest; also wrote ne as My dear Col. Riddle" am a plain soldier, and cannot "taffy" man to his face and stab him to the heart be- hind his back. so I thought the matter was dropped; and while knowing all the 'acts tha. I here present, and feeling to myself that he, General Wilcox, was re- ,ponsible for the outbreak Of the Chiri- I let the matter drop. and thought he could not be willing to asso- riate Tn friendship as be has with one be now indirectly charges with murder. respectfully ask that be either tried by a COurt-martisl or have Court of Inquiry on the subject, or that the Gen eral of the Army give his opinion from the facts, am an hvnora- Dle man and worthy soldier, and ha 1e lone my duty in this affair. or in his opinion erred in any way.
 I send this report aud appeal to you, ls it is evident that General Willco1's report must have been received at your office. Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
 (Signed,) JAMS RIDDLE,
 Maior,Sixth Cavalry.
 wILLco1 wKIKESs.
 HEAD QRs. DEPT. OF ARIZONA.
 IN rHR FIELD. FORT GRANT, A. T., April 9th. 1882 To the Asst. Adiutant General, Mil. Div. of tbe