Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-14
A WHITE APACHE.
Incidents In the Career OF a Renegade
American.
Tnc.on q. II ar. MaY 8.

Tucson a. IT, s'ar, May 3.
The Hermosillo dispatch some days
since announcing the woundlng and
capture of q white man, supposed to
be l. n. Streeter, while heading an
Apache foray near there, would seem
to be confirmed by G, j. Wimple, who
recently returned from Hermoalllo,
and states that Streeter has certainly
been taken and his speedy execution
by the Mexican authorities may be
looked for. In anticipation of his
carly demise the following brief &C
count OF the man may prove inter.
esting: He Is about fifty
years of age and was born
In California, his father being
Captain CT an English merchantmen
trading on the Pacific coast, while his
mother wal q native Californian. OF
hts boy hood or early manhood very
little Ia known, he 6rst coming into
notice In Arizona by his connection as
clerk with the San Carlos agency dur.
Ing Governor Safford's administration
In this territory. While there he had
some difficulty with the officials,
caused, 1t iS said, by his giving aid
and comfort to hostile Apsohes. He
left there suddenly and went straight
for the camp of Juh and Geronimo,
/ which was then near Janos pass, on
] the line between Sonora and Chihua-
hus.
1t is stated that while at the agency
he became epsmored of a tquaw be.
longing to this tribe, and 1t was that
induced his leaving civilization to cast
his fortunes with the Apaches. Gov.
Stafford offered q large reward for his
apprehension, some stories placing the
amount as high rs So, 0O0. He was
not apprehended, however, and has
never returned to Arizona. Since his
residence in Mexico he has visited and
lived many times In the towns and
been employed by citizens In various
civil capacities. He has been arrested
q number of times by TIE Mexican
authorities for completely In Apache
raids, but invariably was discharged for
want of evidence. During the re.
cent numbering forsy Of Juh's band
through Sonora he was engaged near
Grenados In surveying ranches and
was arrested and turred loose ae
usual, 1t Is stated that at the time
General Torres and escort were am.
buscaded a few months since by the
A~paches, Streeter was the general.
Quite q number of the escort were
killed, and the remainder, with Gen
eral Torres, who was severely wounded
sought safety in flight. Streeter wa,
missing for a while, but finally turned
up in Hermosillo, safe and sound.
He Ia said by those knowing him In
timately to be very intelligent anc
well educated. and a manuscript now
In the hands of the writer, writer
when Streeter was at Granadcs, goel
to prove 1t.
To his intimates Streeter has Away
claimed that his trouble at the Sar
Carlos agency was caused by his takln,
ground against the wholesale stealth,
which WAS practiced by the Indiar
ring. In trying to give the Indisl
his just dues he incurred the emit,
of the thieves and naturally the graft
tude of the Indians. When he wa
forced to leave the agency he wa
obliged to join the Indians, as tho rinI
at that time was all powerful and h
was bounded and hunted down t
starvation point. He speaks tn
Apache dialect huently, and Is said t
have great Influence with them. Hi
, standing among the savages, by whor
. he Is known as Don Cassamiro, ma
, be seen when 1t Is known that the elt
est son of Chief Geronimo is name
after him.