Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-05-02

i,ary were veiy jealous OF the civil author
tiles.
"At the agency / learned that Gsron-
imo. with about seventy men and mum
Der Of sauaws and boys, we're camped
shout three miles away. | thought
would fool him. so after lark got the re-
mainder Of my police to sneak up and
hide themselves ia the eommissary build
ing, which vas fortunstels empty. They
we're under command Of CaptsiN Beau
tort. brave and faithful felloS. Soon at-
ter daylight be sent word to Geronimo TO
come up as wanted 10 have a talk with
him. He came, with all his beautiful fol-
lowing, warriors, squaws and ali, The for
mer IN their war paint aud armed to the
teeth. They had slot guns. butcher
knives, spears, bow and arrows and every
thing in the shape of weapons that the
arder afforded.
Geronimo and his followers came up as
close as they could to me. for it is an un-
written Law with th- Indians that il they
can only get close enough to a white man
they can friRaten him by sheer sgllness,
and don't know but what they are right.
| said that | had come long way to
speak with him. and that it he was care
ful what he said no one would get hurt.
He was a little chagrined that should get
ahead for him in this left band eon,pli-
ment, hut retained 1t with the best grace
possible.
"Then gave the wink to my chief o!
police and my reserve force began to file
out one by one, each Eve PAGES behind his
predecessor, aud on the run to extend a
skirmisb line which surrounded the rene
gades on one side while deep chasn held
them on the other.
"At frat the renegades did not mihd it,
but when fifteen or twenty had appeared
and they were still coming, some Of the
Indians began to get nervous and walk OIL
| told Beaufort to stop them He threw
up his gun toward one OF the retreating
6gurers aud commanded it to stop Sud-
denly there was an awful yell. thought
that Beaufort must bo stabbed bat when |
looked saw that an old squaw had sud
denly piuloned him around the arms,
drawing his gun down and making it use.
less. instnetively turned around to see
what Geronimo was doing, and when
looked back again Beaufort's mighty right
hand had launched out and the squaw was
rolling twenty feet away.
when be raised his gnn again there
we're a dozen others raised at the time, and
this time his voice meant obey or die
Each Of my poicemea body guard had his
man picked out, aud one shot would have
been followed by many. | believe that
40 old squaw prevented bloody battle,
for by this time my sklrmish line had
grown portentious, and the renegades saw
that they were in our poTer. then said we
could talk better without our arms, and
after throw away my hunting knife gen
,ly removed his gun from his hands ana
also those of his Immediate supporters
He Did no, like this but submitted.
Whatever Geronimo s feelings were be
gave 40 sign Of them, but with great Dig
p dignity told me he had come back and he
i would hear what had to say. Knowing
the Indian appreciation of irony gave
him sons. | talked about the way he hat
come bach tho year before and SAID thai
3 of course appreciated the fact that wher
he wanted to 20 north he should naturally
+ 20 south. This raised laugh among my
/ body guard, bat he did not like it bit
However. said |, we are friends now,
/ as YOU can see, or | should ROT have come
e so far to see you, and fearing that you viii
+ stray away again have made special pro
/ visions not to let you. So you can get VI
= aud go to the guard house.
HE was sitting directly IN front Of M
t Hr looked fercely but never stirred. A
+ second tune spoke TO him, and | added
You must 20 now.
"Hs sprang to his feet. What pict
ure be made, he stood six feet in hi
moccssins and as erect as mountain
pine. Every curve of bis perfect form in
= dicated strength and endurance He wa
4. .he most perfect type Of a proud ant
graceful Apache have even seen. 1t wa
easy to see that he was halting be
tween surrender and the temptation t.
: draw his hunting knife, his only weapon
left, and Get right and left to the death
My guard did not let him ponder long.
, Zone Of them rushed forward and dis
armed him, and at the same time a dozeI
guns were leveed at his head He va
my prisoner, and with sull reluctanc
' he was taken to the guard house and iron
ed. Seven OF his companions were ais
taken, and We brought them over th
mountains to my agency at San Carlos.
journey Of 500 miles, and locked them ul
for trial and the punishment which be St
richly deserved.
"But for some reason the court new
3 came, and when | resigned my comnas
o sion IN July, 1877, Getonimo was still it
f. the guard house in irons.
= "Twice since this have been on Geron
e imo s trail and have helped to bury th'
5 bodies OF dead friends whom be aud hi
I allies have murdered" "