Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-30
THREATENING ANNIHILATION.
4 New Mexico Judge Murdered by the
Apaches, and His Wife and Child Cap
tured Fifty Whites Slain in -four Days
Arizona Full of Hostile Savages.
THE M'coMAs MASSACRE.

COAAS MASSACHEs
TUosoN, A. T., March 29.-Judge A. G.
McComas and wife were murdered yester-
day by the Apaches at Thompson Canon,
eighteen miles east of Lordsburg, New
Mexico. Their son was with them and is
supposed to be captured. Judge McCo-
mas was a member of the law firm of Nc
Comas & McKyon of st. Louis. His wife
is sister of Senator Ware, of Kansas.
There is rumor that the troops and the
hostiles had an engagement on Whet-
stone mountain last night, and that. the
troops were worsted. The citizens of
Benson held meeting last night, setting
forth the inability OF the troops as hand
led, and urging the government to adopt
vigorous policy.
SILVER CRY, N. NJ, March 29.-Judge
McComas, of this city, formerly of Illinois
and en- route for Pyramid City with his
wife and child, was killed by the Apaches
at Thompson canon, twenty live miles
northeast of here. His wife and child are
prisoners. party left this morning to
bring in his body. A large body of armed
citizens are now equiping to follow the
trail and rescue the captives. The soldiers
stationed at Fort Bayard are all in the
field. The country along west of here is
full of Indians. Several camps along the
Celia have been attacked, and probably
fifty whites have been murdered the last
four days. Arizona reports to the effect
that the Indians threaten the annihiliation
of all the whites IN Grant county.
SAN Francisco, March ga Lordsburg
dispatch says: A party just returned from
the scene of the massacre in Thompson's
canon, found Mrs. Judge McComas shot
through the head and lying by the side of
blackboard, and stripped naked. Judge
McComas was found about 200 yards south
of his wife, shot iu four different places,
and also stripped naked. The boy is miss
ing.
TO HEAD THEM OFF.
TOMBSTONE, Arizona, March 29.-Capt.
Crawford with 100 Apache scouts will ar
rive tomorrow and proceed to the frontier
to head off the Apaches, begin driven from
Sonora by General Peguas' troops, sta
tioned!alcng the line and waiting to inter
cept.
SIGNAL FIRES.
| Tucson, A. T., March pa Benson
special just received says unusual fires
were seen from that place last night at the
footof Dragon mountains. They we're
successive flashes and il is understood a
large number of Sonora Apaches are ap-
preaching the line near Negales. People
there have called for United States troops.
| One company has been sent to that point.
| There is rumor that a skirmish occurred
! between the troops and Indians in Whet-
| stone mountains last night.
| A PRIVATE DISPATCH.
FoRT SCOTT, Kas., March 29.-Private dis
patches were received here this after
noon from Silver City, N. M.
stating that Judge j. G.. McComss, late OF
| this city and recently of st. Louis, was
killed yesterday by Indians and his wife
and young son, Charlie, were taken into
captivity. Judge McComas was brother
of Ex-G Governor McComas, OF this city, anG
son of Hon. VIM. McComas, of Cobell county
| West Virginia. Since leaving st. Louis,
about year ago, he has been practicins
law in Silver City, with j. M. Wright, o.
that place, and has been developing hi
large mining interests in that vicinity
Mrs. McComas is sister of Hon. E. p
Ware and Charles Ware of this city. 4
dispatch received at 10 o'clock tonight in
dicates that Mrs. McComas is also killed
and her child carried off.
| WHEREABOUTS OF THE TROOPS.
SANTA FE, n. NJ, March 29.-Six com
panies of the Fourth cavalry are out scout
ing after the hostiles. Col. Forsyth ant
Major Moves, each with two companies
are on &hein's range. Capt. Thorn pson
with two companies, are on ella river
Capt. Black, with company of New Mex
leo volunteers, is on the line of the rail
road, near ella.