Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-27
Robert Hardie Murdered i'm
Arizona.
Shot from Ambush by COwardly
Redskins.
Narrow Escape of His Companion,
DR.. f. L. Haynes.
The Murdered Man Well Known Lawyer
of This City-The Bereaved Wife
Completely Frustrated.
Associated Press Dispatches.

geleS, was shot and Killed saturday DY
Apache Indians, in Rucker caflon, about
two miles from Mike Gray's house, and
about fifteen miles east of here Har-
die, in company with DR.. Francis L.
Haynes, of Philadelphia, now sojourn-
ing in Los Angeles, was on visit to
George Pridham, prominent cattle
man OF this section, and they were riding
through the cafion when volley was
fired at them from ambush, which in
stantly killed Hardie and shot Haynes's
horse from under him. The latter Sc
cured Hardie's horse and escaped. The
number of Indians in the band cannot
be estimated, as after the first volley
nothing but single firing was kept up for
a while, but there can be no doubt of
their being Indians, as DR.. Haynes posi-
lively asserts that he saw one not over
forty feet distant. The coroners Jury
appointed a committee to draft resolu-
tions, and the following will be wired to
President Harrison:
To has Ercellency Benjamin Harrison,
President Of the United States:
Two weeks ago a large freight team
was captured and burned in Sonora the
driver escaped, wounded. On the same
day citizen of this town, one Adams,
was killed, and party of surveyors was
attacked-all committed by band of
Apaches numbering about ten. The
nucleus of this band escaped from Gen
eral Miles, ,and since has been re-enforced
by desertions from the San Carlos
agency. Our delegate in congress, NJ
A. Smith, was assured by the general of
the army that steps would be taken
toward the protection of our frontier.
Overtures were made by the authorities
OF Sonora, whose troops were in pursuit,
for assistance from the United States
army. Not soldier has left the security
of his quarters, notwithstanding the
fact that the probable route of the band
of Indians was indicated to them.
Yesterday, Robert Hardie, of Los An
geles, was shot from ambush, presum-
ably by the same band, and his COM
panion, DR.. Haynes, of Philadelphia,
narrowly escaped Today a coroner's
jury, composed of representative citi-
zens, rendered the following verdict
"We, the jury, properly impaneled to
Robert Hardie, find that he was a ma
tive of Canada, a citizen of the United
States OF America, resident of Los An
geles, and by occupation lawyer, and
about 45 years of age; that on May 24th,
at about 80 p. m. he came to his
death by a gunshot wound inflicted by
hostile Indians in Rucker canon, Co
chise county, Arizona territory, at
point about two miles from the ranch of
Mike Gray"
1t has been repeatedly asserted by the
San Carlos officials and the army au-
thorities that no Indians were off the
reservation. To the contrary, not
month has passed in two years without
at least two murders along the border
between the United States and Mexico.
Indians have constantly raided back
and forth, been frequently seen and
counted, and on reliable advices are
estimated to be from twenty to thirty in
number. The army headquarters are
maintained in Los Angeles, 600 miles
from the scene of the atrocities, and the
body of citizen of that city, which we
now send them, should be accepted
as evidence of their error. The
present time seems most fitting to re-
peat the protest which the inhabitants
of this territory have been making vainly
for years against the system which
maintains an unpunished and uncon
trolled horde of murderers in our midst,
and to pray once more in the name OF
humanity and justice for relief.
General Mi1es's Statement.
SAN Francisco, May 26.-Oficial news
of the murder of Robert Hardie, Los
Angeles attorney, by a band of Apaches,
at Rucker canon, was received at army
headquarters today. General Miles
stated: "The Indians are Kid and his
party, who attempted the life of the
agent at San Carlos, in June, 1887, and
were captured, tried by the military au-
thorities and sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary at Leavenworth, but
were afterwards, in January, 1888, sent
to Alcatraz; in October, 1889, were re-
leased by order of the authorities at
Washington, and were sent back to Ari-
zona. At San Carlos they were arrested
by the civil authorities, tried and SEN
fenced to be hanged. But these Indians
were released from the penitentiary at
Columbus, o., and returned to Arizona
to be again tried, the United States
supreme court having decided that
the United States district court
for Arizona could not try them.
They were again tried by the
civil court in Arizona, and sentenced.
While on the way to Yuma penitentiary,
in charge of Sheriff Reynolds and a
guard, they, on the I'd of last Novem-
Der, killed the sheriff and escaped to
Mexico, where they have been engaged
in depredations in Sonora ever since,
killing several parties of teamsters and
prospectors there. The killing of Robert
Hardie, of Los Angeles, is the first
crime committed on United States terri
tory since last November The Apaches
secured their arms from teamsters and
prospectors murdered in Mexico, and a
proof that it is the same party is that
one of the Indians killed had Sheriff
Reynolds's watch on him. The Indians
at large are only eight, and they are
Kid, Miguel, Sayes, Washlanta, La
Cohn, Tonto, Todody ard Caddayduon
The first four were originally under sem
tence for four years, the fifth and sixth
for twelve years and the last two for
life."
Orders were issued last November to
all posts to look out for the escapes, and
further orders were issued this after
noon by Major r-General Miles to pursue
and capture or destroy the hostiles.