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treacherous scuundrel, whose existence and turbulent actions of the present are attributable solely to tho grave mistakes of General Crook, as we will proceed to show, from official records and Gen. Crooks own words.
 The Chiricahuas left the reservation on their raid of 1882, some time in April. At that time Dutohy was a government scout, ahd his apparent sympathy with his erring kindred led to his discharge from government ser vice while in New Mexico short time after the outbreak. With several companions he came by rail to Wilcox and thence proceeded to the reserva- ton. As bis tribe was on the war; path he was put on parole and was required to live close to the agency, On the night of July 18th, 1882, Dutchy with three of his companions, went to the camp -four miles from the
 
 agency) of some parhes who were passing through to Globe, and, after standing about for time, seIzed their opportunity to get possession of the campers two guns, and shot and killed one of the men, a Mormon named Jacob s. Perrin. The others hid in the willows after witnessing the murder, and were afraid to, ven. lure out Kit Reynolds, of Globe was one of the campers and was witness of the crime. After shooting Perrin, Dutehy and his companions went over to the place where the vaqueros were guarding the freight teams of Fully < 0choa, under charge of N B. Appel, but the Mexican vaqueros were too cunning to permit them to approach them and they probably saved their lives by their wise precaution. The Indians then stampeded all the stock near by, and left to join the hostilesin the Sierra Madres,
 On September l1th, 1883, informa. ton was filed against Dutchy, before U. s. Commissioner W. F. Gregg, in this city, and warrant for his arrest was placed in the hands of the U s. Marshall for service. At that time it was known that Dutchy was at or near Turkey Greek, on tho reserya. ton, having been brought from Mexi- co as prisoner of war" and Mar shal z. L. Edball wrote to Gen. Crook to secure the cooperation of the mili- tary to make the arrest, in order that no conflict might arise and no tumult ensue. Gen. Crook referred the mat ter to the War Department, through the proper channels, with a recom- mendation that the arrest be deferred, owing to the peculiar state of affairs on the reservation and the trouble it would likely precipitate. Upon the conclusion of considerable correspon- denee with Gen. Crook and the depart ment at Washington the matter was allowed temporarily to slumber.
 The United States grand jury found a true bill against Dutchy for the murder of Perrin, on November 18th, 1884, and bench warrant was issued for his arrest. On the 18th U. s. Mar shal Tidball wrote again to Gen. Crook, asking his instructions to the officer in charge of the Indians on the reservation to assist him in obeying the mandate of the courts. The Gen. eral again referred the matter to the War Department, and in one commu- nication upon the subject he said:
 1.-The Chiricahuas are now all on the reservation and are doing their best in eultivating the soil. They are con- tented and if encouraged and treated with fairness, will give no further trouble. If, however, the Indian Dutchy were to be arrested, the whole condition of affairs would be imme- diately changed, the Indians would become suspicious, and knowing that all have been engaged in depredations, the good effect of the policy of the last year would be wiped out. Tbese In. dians understand that their past of fences will be overlooked, provided Shat they will behave themselves in the future and I respectfully urge that the interests of the people of the United States and Mexico should be considered before a step is taken that would very likely cause them to re. turn to the Warpath.
 "The arrest of Dutehy would be thought by every Chiricahua to be a breach of faith and even were he ac. quilted of the charge against him, tbe feeling of insecurity and want of trust in the intentions of tho government which l have done my best to eradicate would be so strengthened that the diff faculties of their management would be much augmented even # an out break was prevented"
 He elsewhere stated that this Indiar was no doubt guilty of the oAens, charged, but that the whole tribe wa. necessarily equally 80, and that thl crime was but contingent of th,
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