Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-26
BuTCnERY BY The REDSKINS.
A Child Relates How Whole
Family were Massacred.

Tucson, A. r., April 24.-The follow
ing from correspondent from Stafford
gives a thrilling account of the recent
tragedies Us follows; Little Stanislaus
Mestas, aged nine years, has just arrived
here from Stevenss sheep camp, twenty
five miles distant from this place, with
the following blood curdling story of
Indian massacre upon his baby lips:
Yesterday morning, the 18th instant,
before daylight, the Indians attacked
our camp whilst we were all asleep. My
father and five other men who were there
attempted to get their guns, but were
too late. The Indians rushed in from
all sides and overpowered them before a
shot could be fired. The work of
slaughter then began and was frightful
while it lasted. An Indian put the
muzzle of his gun against the head of
one man and fired, blowing his brains
against the floor and walls.
SCENE OF HORROR.
saw them kill my mother and two
little brothers by beating their brains
out with stones. They took my father
and tortured him most dreadfully. He
begged them to spare him, but they
only tortured him the more When
they were tired of torturing him one
of them split his head open with an
AK. An Indian squaw, wife of one of
the four friendly Apache herders who
worked with us, saved my life by hold
ing me behind her and begging them to
spare me. When all the Mexicans were
dead except me the Indians left, taking
with them our four friendly Apaches as
prisoners. But they soon were sorry
that they spared me, for they sent
party back to the house to kill me, but
the squaw begged so hard for me that
they said that they would go back and
tell the chief that they could not find
me.
THE cHILp's ESCAPE.
They then went away again and when
they were gone far enough the squaw
and left the ranch and travelled all day
and night, until we reached Stafford.
The face of little Stanislaus is indicative
of great suffering. Horror is depicted
upon his every feature and his eyes pro-
trude as if the horrors of yesterday were
still before them while he tells his story
with graphic eloquence that pen can
not depict The child's story is COM
plete and if it does no other good, the
mothers of the Eastern States, when
tucking their naughty little ones in bed,
may frighten them to sleep by repeating
the sad story of poor little Stanislaus.
| THE INDIANS IDENTIFIED.
The Indian squaw, who arrived here
with the boy, says there were ninety
three warriors in the attacking party.
They called themselves Chiricahuas and
said that they were going straight to
the San Carlos agency to kill oil of the
whites and get more Indians to Join
them. They also declared they would
kill all of the inhabitants of this valley,
as the population of the valley did not
value one cent in comparison with their
numbers, and that the Indians at San
Carlos would join. The hostiles fire..
quently declared that their whole desire
was to kill in retaliation for the three
Indians executed recently at Fort Grant
Ten persons in all were killed at the
Sheep camp, and ten horses stolen. Ste-
vens's sheep, numbering over six.thous
and head, left to themselves, are scat
tered in all directions. The people TO,
miles up and down this valley have
gathered here for safety, and occupy the
county building. Citizens and friendly
Indians are mounting guard tonight
while the women and children are
sleeping.
THE HosTILEs CROSS THR RAILROAD.
The latest news from the front is tt
the effect that the whole force of abou
three hundred Indians, including womer
and children, crossed the s. P. r. r
track last night going south, about five
hundred yards east Of Lordsburg. Tit
cavalry are in close pursuit. 1t il
thought fight has taken place before
! this. The present outbreak is thu
most disastrous which has ever occurred
| in Arizona. Not less than forty people
have been killed and not a single Indian
] Tonight mass meeting was held here