Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-05
TIE genera! public has but little con.


 ception Of the picture o. extreme bru- tality and torture that marks the bloody attacks of the Apache Iudians upon iso- lated settlers, for theEe is usually no one left to tell the tale or depict ihe horrors. One can only reason out the scene from tbe evidences of the struggle remaining about the victim. but these are often ievolting ID the extreme. A simple in stance is recorded that occurred but few days ago, and while il lacks much of the accustomed cruelty of this tribe that has been tostered and petted by the government, it will draw a sigh of sym pathy from the strong heart even If a tear Of pity reiuses to fall. Mrs. Clark IS a widow lady living in Wilcox, whose only support beyond her own ability 10 earn a living, was stvelve year old son in the employ of George Graham, a freIghter between that place and Glohe, snd his duties were {. herd the animuls on the route and look after the stock. When within few miles O. the sub-Rgency, near the reservation, a halt was called and lunch taken, the little boy being se0t out 10 look after tbe stock. He was mounted on a httle sony of which be was very proud. ard was more SO 10 thiuk that be WIS earn lng something for his poor widowed mother. He had been gone some time and Mir. Graham thinking that he had been away too long ve3t cut to look for hIm. Alter search of an hour or two, be came upon ihe unfortunate little fellow, who had so recently left the camp full oi life and happiness. He WIS lying upon his back with his head SO beaten to a ielly with lsrge stones that be could scaEcely be recognized. The fiebds had ev,deatly come suddenly upon the lad and wounded him, and then with a sav ge Glee that is almost beyond the imagination Of a civilized being, they beat his head with stones ss one mi b; c'ush B serpen They had then stolen such of the stock as they carei to t.ke and left npon their trail leading ic other scenes Of bluodshec. Mr. Graham was SO mortified at the ter rIble sight that the strong man could not help weeping over the torture and dead child. Then tend,rly he lifted up The lfiel ss boy and bore hIm in his arms to the camp aud laid it gently on the bed which had been prepared for hum for tEe night. He then went 10 the nearest telegraph offire and wired the snd message to the waiting mother. When she received the snrrowful tijiBgs no one will ever know the sensations they created. She st once gave way ;o her feelings and franticslly be- moRned the cruel dispensatIon that had robbed her of her only hope ID life, and frUn paroxy-mal hysieris she passed rapidly into wild and inexpressl. ble demonstrations of grief and has final iy become a raNing man,ac. This is @ simple and plain tale. and Is but one among tbe many phases ot cruelty wlth attendant woes that follow the trnils of these sHvag-s. The tortures the vic tims are made to endure are sometimes cruel beyond belief and with & knOwi- edge of all these details Is IL much won- der that the settlers who endure these barbariiies, conceive if duty to recOil | npOn the ven0Laous creatures ID utter 1 desperation gnd strike blIndly at every | semblance of the race? Yet suffering | still, their fDEbtarance Is a vi,tue that | seeus 10 pass unrecognized hy the gov ernmeut that ehuuld throw iis whole ! army. If necessary, about them for pro- l tection. The people demand the ut'er extermination Of every Indian known to have committed murder, and the imne dig;e disarming of the rest of them.