Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-08-14
THE GOOD INDIAN.
MT. Montgomery GiVes a Graphic s,. count of his Fight with the In
 dians and his Capture of

AAN prise force kept lookout for hlm ,r order to learn some details not ye; pnl, lished Tn regard to the affair. But ..
 go long haired Kit Carson-Buffalo R1i. Jack Crawford sort of man YVES sec, the search was given up. However. a. Card soon entered the office. sccornDr
 med by gentleman who had the sn l pear6nce of spTIghtiy prospset,,r
 whom he introduced as Mir. Nopt gonery. The Indian-slayer WAS elad i, a ioose-httlnG blue shirt, tight iittip, ! Flaluly made trowers, over the botto,,.. ot "nich came the tops of heavy boo.s itls hAir and beard or medium lenp.h
 "ere sprlnkled with gray. though tbe owner was apparently oIly forty wears ot age. Small of stature, neatly buiIs 4olck ID speech and motion, he gave s- impression of belng wary, and dsupe-. ous ID combat. He proved hlmself ar. intelligent gentleman, a good converse | Honsllst, evidently truthful ana deyoi ! ci swaggering or botstful spirit. In the course of the conversation that fol. lowed, and m response 10 numerous questions, NIT. Montgomery told bI. story about as follows:
 'lester,i6y l WAS at Deming, and as ! could not go where desired Tor a dny ur two, concluded to wait over he!,. and see my old friends the Cards. | used 10 live here. On the way up. a San trancisco paper Vas put into my hands. Ihls contained 8 lnte telegram from Tombstone saying that 1 had been ar rested by troops. who charged that the fellow l killed was friendly scout. | had not seen eny account of the affair published, 70 l came ID 10 tell you the straight story, and thyn l shall stop talking. 50 many people have asked questions, many very foolish, that I am sick Uf II all. l am aunter, and ,he scalps of animals klll are paid for bv Arizona. For mountain hon ge: S2l and for bears, Sl0. l have been on She frontier sixteen years. These scars you see on my body were
 MADE BY INDIAN ARROWS
 When was setting Rs a scout in a war waged upon Indians by McKenzle.
 The place where l had thIs recent fight was ID Arizona, twelve miles from the reservation and about forty miles from Clifton. l was thoroughly fgmil- lar with the ground, having hunted there about four years. l was going along a trBIl with my horse and pack mule, on which were provisions ana on !mal scaips, intending to reach water and make @ stand about two o'clock. Was near my destination when ] saw fresh Indian trRIl Ap- parently there was party ot three or four with a horse. Soon l saw another aud concluded 1 wss Tn for 1t aId that there were Indians behind me and others wayisyIug the trRIl. l led my horse Up lenind swell. where bullets would pass over him, and the mule followed. My dog was growing all the time Then l began picking my way along g ridge, protecting myself 8s far us yCssi- b!e, and watching. Soon two Indians, about two hundred yards away, but some distance apart, fired at me. | tried Co return the fire but they disappeared 1t that instant my dog gave sharp grJaL l wheeled, and as l did so ! Saw big burly fellow who was t-0ttus for he, apparently thinking | had been shot. l felt burning sensation Tn my iIgat eGT, the ball passed s0 close. A he was attempting to put another cart ridge ID his gun, l threw up my rifle, saw hls breast through the sights, ele- vated the weapon, aimed at hIs head and crashed hIs skull just sbOve the eye. He tuIubiec forward upon his gun, dOu- UleC up. He was between he and the horses, l had found where the Indisns were and saw that the animals must be moved. As 1 ran toward them l passed tle Indian, who had been straightenel out by the dog. 1 took my hunting knife, cIrc.ed the neck snd twisted the head of. In going to the horses l was shot Gt several times, When tbe horse and mule had been moved l sneak back and waited, fearing shat tle .- d;ans were al arouud me. 1 waited twenty umutes aud heard EO sound. leu ! took tbe head, partially exposed myself Bud waved IL above my head ss LIS Sh as l could reach.
 THAT BROUGHT THEM.
 They arose and shot at me. Isgw the outline of the form of one as be sank 8galn. l fired and he tumbled forward and lay there. The otber fellow vas not game. did not See either again, RnI when an hour bad gone stole away and then began journey. 1 would go hall E mile, tie up, pick my way back, tO pre- vent them slipping on me, and then travel again. 1 kept that up until dark, then uuloaded the mule and male a flying ride, usiDg the mule and horse al teruasely. At day break l came Go O u hiie mans ranch and restei |. From there l went to Clifton. IL was s good square fight, and ] won. Luck was with me wren they had the drop on ne, and after that 1 was even. les, l was eX cited during the fight, but could shoot 2 etter then than l cOult now, Gs l had. been keyed up tight for twenty minutes, but when 1 telg that l lad got away from tue gang, 1 had to get down from my horse, bathe my head and lie down few minutes. Two hours of such suspense uBuerves Q man. No, dId not have Winchester rite. That's good saddle g-n. but whea q man lesds the life I do one shot is usually all ,he wants and he needs a better gun than a Wincheste-. 1 had one of the latter kind in a fight with a bear once and while l was try ing to remove a shell that had lodged, the bear mutflated me so that l could
 NOT SIT IN A SADDLE
 during the next six VI, eks. l had a Sharp of forty-sIx calibre m thls hghI. am going to wait until that scalp ls thoroughly tanned, and then write its record upon 1t, and give che ornament Co my sister, who has two others thot took years ago.
 A gear ago last spring my partner Jim Montgomery was killed. Then l ,gas one of party camping together and hunting. 1 am the ouly one the inc,aLs have not killed. There were eighteen men killed theresbouts that spring, all friends of mine. l dropped oUe Indian off his horse n previous fight anu ever after when l told about 1t the boys zuyeG ne and said couldn't kill any ihlnE but horse. 1 thought Of tbat Hs | rode along that night. aud putting ny hand behind the saddle could feel the head, and SD felt little satisfaction. | thought of sending the head to Gen eral Miles. but it would not. keep and " IS buried m front of the hotel at Clifton.
 A to the TumOr of my arrest, can give YOU Rn explanation. Lieut.. OBrien went to Clifton to see me. He was &C., by party of Navajo scouts. and was somewhat doematic in demaud- Ing to know where I could be fonnd. He is a good fellow. but the boys did not understand him. A crowd collected --,.b r,f,,s and rarAridyss and eurrourl-