The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
THE APACHE GRIEF.
Commissioners Atkins Stops Over in Admira-
tion of the Murderous Geronimo.

Commissioners Atkins Stops Over in Admira-
tion of the Murderous Geronimo.
Washington Special.
"There has not been such warrior as Geron-
imo since the days Of Rob Roy" said Indian
Com missioner Atkins to-day He has subsisted
on the roots of the desert and serpents of the
mountains for nearly two years. His has been
his commissary and chief of transportation;
he has worn out an army and has kept vast re-
gon of country in terror. Part of the time he
has been wounded and sick His barbarous he-
roism and endurance are unsurpassed by any
thing in history. There good many points
about this wonderful campaign that the public
at large are not familiar with The revolt that
has just been brought to close by this capture
was started by a woman. the wife of Chief
Mangus. She is a woman of great force of char.
acter and strikingly intellectual for a squaw
the the band" band to desperate deeds Iced she She
was thu Joan of Arc of the Apache
race The escape of Geronimo from Fort Apache
took place on May IL. 1885, With him he took
thirty-four bucks, eight boys and ninety-on0
women. They travelled one hundred and twenty
miles before camping. and their pursuers were
hot upon their tracks, but they didn't get in
sight of the Indians. For hundreds of miles
this chase was kept up until Geron mo was in
the fastnessas of the mountains. Finally, after
p desperate campaign he was captured by Gen
eral Crook. but was held only one night, when
he escaped again
"a few days after this escape he returned
into the fort with four bucks and seizng
white woman, told her that if she didn't tell
him where his wifes tent was he would kill her.
The woman pointed out the squaw's tent
Geronimo took his wife and was again at large,
having accomplished one of the most daring and
heroic deeds ever recorded. Now that he is cap
tured, after such desperate chase, he will I'M
l1.L ~ -;.~l ToaA v:~A Il
haste. General Miles will take good care that
he does not again escape. 1t would be re-
Election upon the General that he will take good
care not to have occur if this desperate should
again get at large"
At the Indian Office to-day the history of this
notorious Apache was fully looked up. His
name, spelled Eronino, first occurs in Acent
Clum's report OF the San Carlos Agency in 1J70
Mr.. Clum writes at length in that year of the
removal OF the Chiricahua Apaches. In April a
hand of these Indians attacked Sulphur Springs
Station and killed two men. The same band at
tackled the ranches of the Rio San Pedro, killed
one man and badly wounded another COM
pany Of cavalry pursued them sixty miles, but
killed no Indians. The name OF the Chircahua
Indians had been terror to Arizona and Sonora
for many years previous TO this. The reason
for their removal that they could be
managed better in the San Carlos agency than
in the mountain Businesses. At this time the
tribe numbered 500 able warriors, we'll
armed brave and experienced. They dehed
the army, and had invariably been successful in
all engagements with our troops General Kautz,
who was then in command of the Department of
Arizona. sent twelve companies of the Sixth
cavalry two companies of Indian sconts and a
company of Indian police to Apache Pass The
Indian scouts had a small engagement with
Chief Taxa. who commanded tho Chiricahuas,
but when Taxa understood what was desired. he
volunteered to go to San Carlos. About sixty
Indians under Juh and Geronimo ran away into
Sonora where their home had formerly been.
They soon tired of remaining in Mexico, and
came back to the United States 1t wonld be
tedious to follow down all the campaigns from
that time to the present. The most serious
campaign OF all is the just closed The fact
has been demonstrated 10 the entire satisfaction
of both the War and the Interior Departments
with any safety in Arizona They will DO re-
moved to some place of security farther East
Geronimo To BE Tried by Court Martial