Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-03-08
CID GERONIMO.
Interesting Facts Concerning His
Treachery Related by John p.


agent in this territory. Mr.. Clum is now
in New York on business, and to the
Herald reporter said: a worse Indian
never lived, than this self-same Geroni-
mo. I cannot understand why General
Crook should say otherwise. He was
tricky, treacherous, deceitful, dishonest
murderous, and in everysway lawless.
Words cannot picture the infany Of his
life during the years that lie was ter
ror on the Arizona borders. The only
time that he is good injun is when
he is in chains, and Crook knows it as
well as any one.
Geronimo was not known until 1876.
He was one Ct the famous chiefs belong
ing 10 the Chiricahua branch Of the
Southern Apaches which for many years
had made their homes in the Dragon
and ChiricGhua mountains. Old Co
chise, was their chief He was q great
warrior, old Cochise, and did much to
populate the earth of southeastern Ari-
iona with the clay Of white men. In
1872 General Howard and a single aid
went into the very den OF Cochise and
succeeded in making treaty of peace
which the venerable Indian faithfully
kept till his death. At the same time
a tribe farther south, whose chiefs were
Hoo and Nolgee, expressed a
desire to be included in the treaty, as
they had an itching to share in the "a
tions connected Herewith. Cochise left
two sons, Tahzay and Nachee, the form
CT Of whom had to kill old Skin-yea, the
head warrior of his fathers cohorts. be-
fore he held undisputed possession of
the craftsmanship. 1t was to keep faith
with the white man that he did this
deed, and the young warrior afterward
became one or the most trusted Iieuten-
ants. he died of pneumonia in Wash
ington and his faithful bones now rest
in the Congressional cemetery.
at was at this time that Geronimo,
the serpent, appeared on tho scene. Ac-
by Hoo and Nolgee he sought
me out, and told me how he and his
people bad joined with Cochise in the
Howard treaty. They were terribly
anxious to go to San Carlos with the
sons Of Cochise and their people. They
knew nothing at all, of course, about
the outbreak which had been started
by the wicked Skin-yea. They wero the
very incest, tamest savages in all the
world. Would please give them pass
so that they could go and get their fam
Ines, who we're about thirty miles away?
I said yes; but l could not help suspect
ing the Indian, and | had him Swallowed
by my Indian scouts.
HE SKIPS.
at turned out that his camp was only
ten miles away instead of thirty. AS
soon as he got there he gave orders to
march The band was got into light
order. The dogs were killed,
IS their barking might lead to detection;
The old and disabled animals were taken
10 a lonely canyon where they would
not be likely to be discovered, and then
away they went at Il rapid pace toward
the Mexican line and the Sierra mous
Lains, which for so many years afterward
hiding place and fortress for
tn renegades.
AFTFR THEM.
SIN March. 1877, a young officer, Lieu
tenant Henley by name, was passing up
5he Rio Grande, when ne saw and recog-
liZed Geronimo at Los Palomas, whittier
The latter had come to trade of some of
,he stolen stock, as was his custom.
Henley shrewedly surmIsed that the
Chief was making his headquarters
1T the Southern Apache Agency
1T Ojo Caliente or Hot Springs,
md telegraphed General kautz to that
Effect. The latter telegraphed to the
War Department, which turned the case
over to the Department of the Interior,
and I got the following order by tele-
graph:
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 90, 1877.
Agent Clum, San Carlos:
If practical take Indian police [some-
hing OF my own invention, by the way
md arrest renegade Indians at Southern
i pache Agency, seize stolen stock in
heir possession, restore the property
o rightful owners. remove rcnegades TO
San Carlos and held them in cOniine
nent for murder and robbery. Call on
military for aic if needed.
SMITH, Commissioner.
"This meant business for me, | tell
'ou. If take little pride in the way
carried cut those orders / DO not not
link it is without reason. | left San
Carlos on March %, with 40 of my
rusty'Indian Police. armed with improv-
d needle guns and good supply of fix
ID ammunition. The distance as we
vent was about three hundred and fifty
niles, and it had to be made by my little
army on foot. In New Mexico General
Hatch had ordered companies to render
ne all tho assistance in their power in
,ase | should meet with serious trouble.
OUR way was enlivened by the reports
hat from two hundred and fifty to four
hundred renegades were in the
in the vicinity OF Ojo Caliente
waiting to give us a warm reception,
)Ut We kept straight Gu as swiftly and
silently as we were able TO 20. With
ny police | marched cautiously TO with
Il ten miles OF the agency, then ] Left
Ill bat % in hiding, and rode boldly in.
Major Wade VAS to meet us there but
vas delayed, perhaps by accident, per-
laps by design, for the military were
cry jealous CT the civil authorities.
RAGGED.
"At the agency I learned that Geron-
mo, with about seventy men and
lumber of squaws and boys, were camp
ID about three miles away. thought
would fool him, so after dark / got the
of my police to sneak up and
hide themselves in the commissary
which was fortunately empty.
They were under command of Captain
Beaufort, a brave and faithful fellow.
soon after daylight sent word to Ger
,nimo to come up as l wanted to have
ak with him. He came, with all his
beautiful following, warriors, squaws
md all, the former in their war paint
md armed to the teeth. They had shot
runs, butcher knives, spears, bow and
arrows and everything in the shape of
that the larder afforded.
Geronimo and his followers came up
Is close as they could to rae. for it is an
law with the Indians that il
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