Arizona silver belt., 1886-08-21
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The Courier says its editor, Marion,
has neither tame nor inclination To-
handy words with old Indian Ring or.
gans, So the Glohe SILVER BEIT must
excuse us if we settle the question Or
Crooks ability by reminding its editor
that bat Tor Crook he would not now
be able to write slanderous articles Of
our deEyerer, under the shadow of
Pinal Mountain, the Indians Of waich
region were, many years ago, whip
| ped and reconstructed by Gen. Crook
Mind that, now, MIR. Hackney,
Whipped and reconstructed by
Crook" is a mistake. Had the Courier
credited Major w. H, Brown, in
stead Of Crook, with having whipped
and reconstructed and removed In
dams to San Carlos, IN 1878, there
would be now no room TO contradict
/ the Courier's statement. Crook It's
true was in Arizona at that time, but
then, as in his last appearance IN the
Territory, he proved valueless in a
military point Of view, and had it not
been for the superior ability Of Brown
during the campaign Of 1873 Arizona
would have continued to suffer, bat,
| perhaps, less from indian depreda-
tions than during the last year (lSs5)
Of Crooks command, when the Chinca-
huas made Sraveyards Of New Mexico,
Arizona and Sonora,
The editor Of the Courier says he
has neither time nor inclination 10
handy words, II his time is so pre-
cious, why did he open the discussion
concerning Crooks ability as an In
dian fighter? A recurrence to Crook 5
management and its results is, GER
talnly, not pleasant. ALI that the
public are now Interested in is know
ing the number Of millions Of dollars
wasted by Crook in his Indian cam
| paigns. The graves Of citizens can te
counted without reference to military
! tally lists. A revival Of the fact that
Crook shielded Indian murderers Of
white men, after indictment by U. y,
and Territorial grand juues, would
also prove distasteful to the ear OF the
editor of the Courier, but nevertheless
a recurrence to it viii be made during
the ensuing Congress, with view d
ascertaining whether or not Briggs
der General backed By an Attorney
1 General Of the United States, eap
stultify congressional law and the
power of Federal and Territorial
courts, as in the cases versus ChattC
and Dutchy, murderers OF white men
and a white woman. But not salts,
fed with thwarting the executives oi
| the law, Crooks ambitious desire Il
! rule led him to the arrest and impris,
onment of citizens without warrant oI
| law and for no offense. He also EN-
| bargoed the commerce Of the road be,
tween Globe and Wilcox and placed
Indian scouts on trails crossing tht
4 reservation with orders to arrest al
1 white persons found and bring theu
! to the Agency to be dealt with as his
| subordinate, Crawford, saw ct. Noi
only did he do that, but be requiret
| all persons, tea:nSters as well, to I'd
out Of their way to Agency headquar.
ters and report and register, thus in,
commoding travel and delaying The
commerce Of the road for no practical
| purpose. He further showed his ami.
mus to the whites Of the Territory BY
deiaming them in communication
over his official signature. Crook also
protected ChirIcahuas after their re.
turn from Mexico in the retention oi
horses and cattle stolen by them in
| Mexico, after proof Of ownership had
been made by owners who had fol.
4 lowed them from Mexico to San Car.
| los, and all this, you, Mr.. Editor oI
the Courier, approved, BY editorially
endorsing Crook.