The Clifton clarion., 1886-07-28
A DEAD INDIAN IS 4
 GOOD INDIAN.
BRINGS IN THE
 HEAD OF AN APACHE.
Experience of Lieutenant In
 Search of Information.

Montgomery brought the head of
 an Apache into town. Mir. Mont
 gomery had been hunting for
 some time past in the vicinity of
 the Blue, and Tuesday last while
 on the divide between that river
 and Eagle Creek was attacked by
 three Indians.
 Two of the Indians must have
 attacked him from one side, and
 the third from a position at a right
 angle to the others. The Indians
 fired, and the one alone, evidently
 thinking that his companions had
 killed their man made a rush for
 the booty. Instead of finding a
 corpse he met with a leaden recep-
 ton, the bullet entering his fore
 head and ranging down through
 his face and jaw into his chest.
 Montgomery rushed up to the
 body, discovered the head, and jumping behind rock shook the
 bloody trophy at his other assail- ants. They responded with howl and several shots, which whistled uncomfortably near. Catching a vlew of one of the Indians Mont gomery fired again, and as he thinks either killed or wounded one of these, but did not dare to go to the spot where if killed the body would be found. After re- maining some time awaiting de- velopments, Mir. Montgomery de- cided to pull out and securing his horse not far distant, made his way as speedily as possible into town, which he reached the next day, Wednesday.
 The head of a hostile Apache created quite ripple of excite ment in town. and Montgomery was made the hero of the hour. A subscription was passed around, and about S100 was raised on short notice, and presented to Mr. Mont gomery.
 The scalp was removed, tanned, adorned with ribbons, red, white and blue, and for several days kept on exhibition at the office of the CLARION.
 At present writing it is not l known whether other Indians than tho three above mentioned were in the band, or whether these were returning hostiles or fresh out break from the reservation.
 The excitement had hardly | cooled down, when Sunday after | noon Lieutenant O'Brien with six Navajo scouts rode into town con- ing from Fort Bayard. It became noised about that the Indian whom Montgomery had killed was a friendly scout, and that the object of Lieutenant O'Brien's visit was to arrest Montgomery and take him with him.
 Lieut.. O'Brien on attempting to enter the hotel, was thrust out by the irate landlord and forbid den to enter the house Gt being that he was in search of Montgomery and crowd speedi- fly gathered together, to resist such arrest.
 Explanations followed; the Lieutenant disclaimed any such an apology for his rude was offered; and Lieu tenaut OBrien then explained that his object in coming to town was to see Mir. Montgomery, obtain such information as he might be able to give, if possible to secure his services as guide to return up the river with him; and togeth- CT join Lieutenant Sayre who with detachment of Troop H, Sth Cavalry was making for the Blue. After considerable barley with the citizens about town, who seemed impressed that the object of his visit boded no good to Mir. Montgomery, and were disposed to dissuade the latter from going; the Lieutenant succeeded in re- this idea, and in the after noon with his scouts and Mont gomery as guide proceeded to join Lieutenant Sayre and thence take the trail of the Apaches.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. Wallace, form erly of the Longfellow, are back from Colorado.
 Mrs. M. W. McGrath, of Lords burg, spent few days last week in Clifton. yisitinp friendS