Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-18
EXECUTED By HIS ENEMIES.
Tragic Trial and Death of Indian Char
lev at san Carlos

Tragic Trial and Death of Indian Char
ley at san Carlos.
D. P. Wilcox, the agent in charge Of the
san Carlos Indian Reservation in Arizona,
says a Washington special to the New
York World, has sent q report 10 Indian
Commissioner Price which is full Of sen
satiOnal charges against the military au-
thorities in Arizona and especially against
Capt. Crawford. assigned by Gen. Crook
to the command Of the troops in the Vi
entity Of the reservation. After giving an
account OF how Capt. Crawford inter-
feres with his authority in protecting IN
dams who are muTderers and horse
thieves ne proceeds 70 give al account Of
a military murder committed under 0lrec-
ton Of Capt Crawford himself. He
SHOWS, first, that Indian munderers Of
white men. one Of them under Indictment,
are protected by the Captain from arrest.
The agent SAYS
I'm striking contrast with the prOtec-
ton Afforded these murderers Of some OF
the best citizens Of Arizona and New
Mexico, including Judge McCOmas. wife
| and boy. l viii cite the case Of Nez-hl-
"a, san Carlos Indian, well known
about the agency as Charley" who had
been faithful agency scout up 10 the
-lal-- "a AllE ul1D1uAl4EIL VI AAtAA AlA -
July 81. 1SS3. The story OF ChaTley's Of
Tense Is too long TO be detailed here,
| though II Is full Of interest and well CAL
| culated 10 arouse the sympathy OF every
| lover Of justice in a country where hearty
! approval never fails TO greet the acqulttal
| Of such as take human life and count it
no crime as against the betrayal Of wife
and the destruction Of domestic happl-
ness. Charley had bought and paid for
I MS Wife. %He had hl1u pnTicpG from MS
bone and redress had been denied him.
| John smith, chief of a band, who had re-
ceiyed the price as brother and guardian
| Of the woman, approved the deseTtlOn,
| but refused to restore any portion OF the
| money be had received for her. Charley
| fired upon Smith with intent to kill, but
| failed in the per Torrance. In the flight
| he came upon the faithless wife, who was
living criminally with another man. He
| took her life and escaped TO the noun
| tains.
after many months he was captured
| by military scouts and taken before Capt.
| Crawford. \ jury Of Indians was inn
| paneled and Charley was condemned to
| die BY the hands OF his enemies. No
| friend was present at his trial to defend
/ him. 1t was a revival OF the star Cham
| Der Of centuries ago. No white man in
the service Of the Interior Department at
| the agency had a suspicion that a great
| tragedy was being rehearsed at Capt.
CrawfOrd's headquarters.
| Between and 10 O'Clock on the night
| following the day Of the trial Charley was
| taken from his cell BY Al. >eiber, Military
| Chief OF scouts, conducted by him alone
| 70 the hiding place Of seven Of John
| Smiths band Of cut-thrOats and delivered
| u them, heavily ironed. by order Of Capt.
| Crawford, TO be dealt with as best suited
! their deYilish malice. Beaten with sticks.
pounded with stones. and finally shot
| through the body, Charley died within
| half mile Of the agency buildings, and
| his mangled remains We're buried next
/ day by a detachment Of prisoners from
| the calabOOse. in charge Of a guard Of
| Capt. CrawfOrd's military scouts.
The murder Of Charley was committed
on the night Of Nov. 80, 1883, and up to
| this time no record Of the damning act has
| gone abrOad-evIdence that even Capt
! Crawford was not insensible Of the infa-
my Of an act for which he alone is respOn-
siDle. The foregoing statements are sus-
| ceptible Of proof. Many other acts might
| be presented to show the unfitness Of the
| man TO remain among Indians, upon
| whom the Interior Department desires to
| impress the benign influences Of a Chris
| tian civilization. l respectfully request
that prompt action be taken in regard to
| the matters herein set forth, and that some
| clearly defined plan be at once adopted
for the governmental the Apaches by the
undivided authority of the department to
which ii rightfully belongs"