St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-06
Apaches in New Mexico Leave Trails
Marked by Death, Devastation and
Robbery.
Their Victims Frightfully Maltreated and
Then Mutilated Beyond Recog-
milton.
Parties Organized for Pursuit and
Protection of Settlers from Fur
ther Attacks.
Heroic Act of Lad in Saving His Sis
ter from Capture by the
Demons.
NYurdereus Redskins.

SILVER CITY, N. NJ, June 5.-The
week has been one of uneXampled suspense
and terror here. Never have the Indians
on their bloody raids come so near the city.
The first news of the proximity of the In
dians was received on Wednesday OF last
week, when man brought word that hos
tile Indians were in the hills: that an attack
on the ranch in which were gathered many
women and children was expected, and that
help was needed. A volunteer company of
thlrty-five men was organized and went to
the rescue. At $50 o'clock the ranch was
reached. All the families within a radius
OF seven miles were collected there except
one. A party set off to bring them
in, While two other parties started for a
water hole in the hills, where they expected
to lind the Indians. who, however, had
fled. Returning to the ranch, larger
party was organized to go to Juniper
springs, but the Indians had fled from that
spot also. Scouts spent two hours in
searching for the trail, which led to Little
Walnut creek. Along this stream the
most
HORRIBLE SIGHTS
were witnessed. Dead bodies frightfully
mutilated and naked were found at short
intervals. The houses were pillaged and
clothing and household articles were scat
tered everywhere. At William Ogden's
five dead bodies, all scalped, lay in a pool
of blood. The two women had been out
ragged and their breasts cut Off A five
year-old girl had both hands cut
OFT. Following the trail over the
hills the Geomez ranch was reached.
number of children were
gathered there. They had escaped death
by hiding. Their parents living in the
vicinity were all killed. Six miles further
on, at the house of Felix Marquee five dead
bodies were found. Mrs. Marquee and her
seyenteen-year old daughter had both Suf-
fered at the hands of the Indians before be-
ing killed. The ladies We're slashed with
knives and presented a sckening spectacle.
One of the heroic deeds that occur on such
occasions was performed by little Willie
Carpenter. The parents were some dis
tance from the house when the
INDIANS APPEARED.
Willie and his sister were playing in the
yard. The boy caught up his little sister
and slipped into the weeds. He crawled
long distance and finally reached this city,
having carried his sister five miles on his
back. The parents were wild with joy to find
their children, whom they supposed the
Indians had carried Off. The boy who
brought the news to the town had mar
row escape. AT one time he found himself
within few hundred yards of the Indians
He dismounted and hid in a pond of water
among the weeds for nearly an hour until
they had passed. Then he again mounted
and rode in. A miner named Clark was
working Wednesday Oh mine not far from
Jumper springs. He had just set off a
blast and rushed up the hill to avoid the
falling rock, when on reaching the top he
saw the Indians between him and his camp
He started for Little Walnut creek and
warned all the ranchmen. who moved all
their families to Stewards ranch. If it
had not been for this man every woman,
man and child in the vicinity would have
been murdered.
GOING SOUTH.
DEMING, n. NJ, June 5.-The Indians
who passed Duncan station yesterday stole
twenty horses and killed a man named
Woods. A band of Indians passed this
morning. near Hudson station, going SOUTH
The telegraph operator said they were
going as fast as their ponies could
run. Whether they were two
bands of hostiles, or hoStiles pursued by In
dian scouts, we could not determine The
line of the Southern Pacific railroad is now
thoroughly guarded to prevent any more
Indians crossing into Mexico. 1t is mpos-
sible to get information regarding their
number, as they have scattered into parties
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