Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-11-07

same mouth, at subsequent date, U. 5.
 Marshal W. K. Meade, becoming eogni- zant of the fact that the said Dutchy was confined in the guard house at It. Bowie, made demand upon Gen. Crook for his surrender to the civil authorities. This demand was dated July 29, 1885, and in the body of the letter stated that Dutchy was charged with desertiOn. General Crooks reply is dated July 30, 1885. and states in substance that be declines to give up the prisoner (Dutchy) without the permission of the proper authority at Washington.
 STRANGE PROCEEDING.
 U. s. Marshal W. K. Meade at once through U. s. District Attorney J. A. Zabriskie applied to Washington asking that the proper authorities instruct Gen. Crook to turn over the prisoner, Dutchy, to the civil authorities. On this letter being referred to Gen. Crook, ne made answer dated Aug. 24, 1883, as follows
 "In reply to telegram from the adJu- tant general of the army, transmitted through yonr headquarters, I write to state that it appears to me that the de- pertinent of justice must be misinformed as to the Chiricahua Indian, Dutchy, as he never deserted; he IS one of our staunchest friends, and one of the princi- pal scouts now with the commend oper- atIng against the hostiles In Mexico"
 Signed Gen. Crook,
 Commanding.
 The guard report book at Ft. Bowie does not show the date of the conhne- ment or release of Dutchy, but We have in evidence before us, that within two days after the receipt of the marshars just de- mand for the prisoner, that Gen. Crook issued a written order addressed to the sergeant of the guard directing the re lease of Dutchy from the guard house. The order dated Aug. ?, 1885, and as the body of it contains the name of ''Dutcby" as the prisoner to be released, it shows conclusively that Gen. Crook knew that the criminal desired by the civil authorities was in imprisonment at Ft. Bowie. The fact of his directing an order to the sergeat of the guard is very if not unprecedented, and shows that his object was to be able to state in his re- ply to the communication from Wash ingtOn thOt the prisoner was not in con Gnement.
 The action of Gen. Crook in the whole matter has been so evasive, and with the apparent desire and intention of protect ing a murderer. that we have presented | these facts of the case that the court may | take such steps as it may deem Pr per.
 LEGISLATIVE ExTRAvAGAScE.
 While it may be said that the acts of our territorial legislature should not | come properly before this body, its set tings being held in another judicial dis trict, yet us this authority IS co extensive with the territory, and as all taxpayers and citizens are affected thereby, We leem it our duty to call public attention To the wantOn extrayagauce of the last and that too in open viola .iOn of the law
 Sec. 1887 of the revised statutes pro gides thBt the expenses of no legislature shall exceed the sum of S4000. In the printed proceedings of the 18th legisla- .ure We find that there was appropriated from the territorial treasury, in addition To the S40O0 above mentioned, SIG, ,967.- 70 for printing, S3076SO for newspapers md S23,700 for clerk hire, independent ,f the four clerks paid by the govern nent, making a total of S46, ,7z4.50 in excess of the amount appropriated by congress and in violation of Sec. 1886 of he revised statutes.
 The outrageous appropriations need DO comment at our hands. That they were the result of venal conspiracy and hat someone should be punished in con lection herewith, as a warning in the uture to all embryo statesmen not to Ietray the trusts of a confidiDg constitu- 'ncy, admits of nc doubt. The evidence 8 before us that a short hand reporter vas paid $500 for three days work in 'ourt, by a special act of the legislature. That such wholesale plundering of the reasury if often repeated will do much O retard our growth and progress cannot y any intelligent citizen for a moment 'e denied.
 Before concluding our lengthy report Fe desire to call particular and earnest ttention to a subject, the importance of which can only be estimated by the in crest We take in the progress and pres 'erity of the territory. We refer to the 'reat wrongs inflicted upon Arizona and lew Mexico through the depredatory aids of the Apaches. It may be said hat this is a subject beyond our inves- gatlOn, that our suggestions will carry ut little weight and our demands make O impression upon those in power. But le cries of the orphans of our murdered eIghbOrs, their scattered herds and ru- led homes, appeal to every impulse of every sense of manhood, and rOmpt us to enter a solemn protest gainst the action of the government in arboring in our midst on the San Carlos tribes of Indians who either; respect the laws of the eneral government, nor the rights, nor fe or property of any citizen. So fear ss, so daring, SO murderous have they scame in their recent raids, that the bard of supervisors of COchise county ave offered s reward of $500 for the i Iptare 0f their noted war chief, Geroni- O, dead or alive, and the sum of S25O IT each of his followers. That such an 'tlon, which We note with regret, should necessary, IS a seathin2 rebuke to the overnment of over fifty million of people \ or years We have listened to the prayer the PhilanthrOpist; for years have the |, paches been fought by our soldiers, s by the ablest officers; but c either the words of the philanthropist . 'r the efforts of the soldiers have ought us peace or security. Every - eP that civilization has made in Arizo- ], has been marked by the blood
 brave and hardy pioneers, llle the silent mounds of rocks and the de crosses which dot our valleys and ountain sides show how Progress has T lted her march, and how the brave