The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-17
The RardIe Killing.

Prospector, came in town from Fucker canyon yesterday and the Prospector took occasion 10 inter- view him on the killing of Hardie, knowing that he was one of the first on the ground after the killing. ''Tex is a pioneer of Arizona and has been in nearly every Indian campaign which is matter of his- tory in this Territory. He was with Crook in his campaign when Crook made a reputation for himself as an Indian fighter; he was with Miles in his campaign against Gero- nimo. He has in the past twenty years helped to bury more than fifty whites who were murdered by Apaches, He knows an Indian trail when he sees 1t; can tell an Indian signal fire and understands all their tricks. In speaking of the killing of Hardie, he said: II was on the ground the morning after the killing and examined every track and found that there were three h. dians present at the time. They were hidden under the banks of the White river along which Dr. Haynes and Hardie were riding. The heavy rains of previous years had caused the stream to cut under the bank and in that immediate vicinity there was heavy growth of scrub oak which had been thrown p rtially over the bed of the river y the undermining of rushing wa ters. There were three clumps of this brush about fifteen feet apart, and the trail along which the men rode was within ten feet of these clumps of bushes at this point. I examined closely the ground along the creek and saw plainly enough the evidences of the exact locality of the murderers. Un Ter each one of these three hiding places was an Indian. Their moccasin tracks and the prints of thier knees in the moist earth could not be mis- taken and the trail Up the bank was quite as conclusive piece of evidence as even a tenderfoot would wish for to convince him of their identity. The first Indian did not sheo at either Hardie or Haynes and the two men passed by him and were just opposite the middle clump ofbushes when the Indian far thest down the stream, and almost in front of him, fired the fatal shot
 Hardie was riding in a stooping position and the Apache had crawl ed to the top of bank where could plainly be seen his position when he fired. The same Indian whose tracks were under this clump of bushes was the one who followed Haynes. The tracks plainly show ed that he ran to the point where he fired at Haynes when the latter dodged into the brush and this point he turned and went back to Hardie's body. Two of these In dians were mounted and one was on foot. The latter lassoed a Alley belonging to the daughter of Mr. Hunsaker and rode 1t away, since which it has not been seen. The trail led down into the San Simon valley and from that place they were no doubt joined by others judging from the fact that they sig naled from the hills with smoke just before leaving. Any man who says the Indians didn't kill Hardie dosen't know what he is talking about. If General Miles doubts it, I can give him enough evidence to convince him and he knows me we'll enough to know that 1 know an In
 dian sign as quickly as anybody who ever piloted him over the south western country"
 Lieutenant Fuller of the second cavalry is camped just below Capt. C,o,,tc ,Dlooo of c1J Cop,T Ruol-