Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12
AWFUL BUTCHERY.
SHOCKING DISCOVERIES ON THE
hPACHES' TRAIL.
Women Trightfuliy NIaltreated and Mu-
tilated Narrow Escapes - Boys
Heroic Deed-Thc Troops Power
less to Put Down the Red Eiends.

week las brtu one OF uneAdlllptu su'pcllSe
and terror in Silver City. Never have the
Indians on their bloody raids come so near
the city. The newspaper accounts seat East
are very ncngre. because of the fear that it
will prove 1t emigration to this section. The
first news of the proximity of the Indians
was received on Wednesday of last week,
when a boy riding a horse white with foam
dashed into town from Welty's ranch, on
Bear Creek. lie brought word that hostile
1ddians were i'll the hills and that
an attack on the ranch in which were
gathered many women and children, was
expected AMI help was nee led A volunteer
company of thirty five men was soon organ
lied and wen to the rescue. At $3.50 o'clock
the ranch was reached. All tie families
within radius Of seven miles were collected
there except one. A party set off to bring
them in, while two other parties started for
water hole in the hills, where they expect
ed to trd the Indians, but the latter had He'd.
Returning to the ranch a larger party was
organized to go to juniper Sprin S, but the
Indians had fed from that spot also. Scouts
spent two hours in searching for the tran,
which led to Little Walnut creek.
Along the stream the most horrible sights
were witnessed Dead bodies, frightfully
mutilatel AMI naked, were found at frequent
intervals. The houses we're pillaged, and
clothing and household articles were scat
tered everywhere. At William Oglens five
dead bodies all scalped, lay in pool of
blood The two women had been assaulted
and their breasts cut off A 5year-oll girl had
both hands cut off. Following the trail over
the hills Gomez ranch was reached. A num-
Der of children were gathered heie who had
escaped death by hiding Their parents
living in the vicinity had ali been killed.
Six miles further, in the house
bod
were found Mrs. Marqucse and her
7-year-old daughter had both suffered at the
hands of the Indians before being killed.
The bodies were siashcd with knives, and
presented a sckenng spectacle. From this
point the party proceeded fifteen hours ride
eastward into the Pinos mountains without
food or Sleep but without over,aking the
redskins By this tim all but X or seven
Of the posse were exhausted AMI the horses
disabled. a telegram was dispatched to
Gen. BRADLEY asking for fresh horses, but he
replied tLat he had none. Three troops
were sen. out to take up the trail where the
citizens had left it,
The citizens who followed the Indians must
have been very close on them, as eight dead
and three live horses and one mule Were left
by the Indians along the trail all showing
signs of being completely worn out. The
troops proceeded on the trail but the enemy
was by this time too far in advance and the
chase was given up. On tn return trail the
dead were brought in in wagons The Ameri-
cans We're cared for, hut the bodies of the
Mexicans lay here for hours be ore anything
was done to them. Finally Josie" and
Jennie" two well known women of the
town, with the aid of Mexican woman,
washed the bodies, clothed the women with
their own clothes, went about and procured
clothing Tor the children from others and
laid flowers about them.
One of the heroic deeds that occur on such
occasions was per formed by little Willie
Carpenter. Tn" parents were some distance
from the house when the In iianS appeared
Willie and his 1-year old sister were playing
in the yard. The boy, with wonderful
wisdom, caught no HIS Little sister and
slipped into the weeds. He crawled a long
distance and finally reached this city, hav-
ing carried his sis er five miles on his back.
The parents were wild with joy to find their
children, whom they supposed the Indians
had carried off.
The 10y who brought the news to town
had a narrow escape. At one time he found
himself within few hunlred yards of the
Indians. He .lismounted and hid in a pond
OF water for nearly an hour among the
weeds until they had left, when he again
mounted ana rode on. A miner named
Clapk was working Wednesday on a mine
not far from Juniper 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
their families up TO Stewards ranch. Ii il
had not been for this every man, woman
and child in the vicinity would have been
murdered.
The authorities claim there are only 81
Indians Off the reservation, but 1t is believed
there are Il good many more than this. VI
to this time the only fight between the troop
and the Indians was brought on by indiana
attacking Capt Smiths command while the
men We're bathing in Devil Creek. Two O
the men, a trooper and an Indian scout, were
wounded AMI two horses killed. The wounded
scout is said to be a son Of Chief Loco. The
Indians were beaten back but they manage
to carry Off everything with them except
quantity Of jeriied beef After this fight til,
Indians went On to StalwOrth'S ranch, OF
which they made an attack, but we're drivei
off after Wouuing worth. The story i
that bulldog heard the lnlianS. Stal
worth heaIi the roN and came out with hi
revolvera TO see what was the mater an,
was shot IN the wrist.
WASHINGTON, June 5-The adiutant
general Of the army has received dlspatcl
from Generals Schofoid ana Crook stains
that as many troops are now engaged il
pursuit of Indians in Arizona ana Ney
Mexico as can be used for that purpose
that they are, however, unable to afford ampl
protection 10 the wiiely-sCattercd settlers
that the troops are now eldeavoring to pre-
vent the Indians crossing into Mexico
and that no further outrage have bee
committed since those of lasu year.