The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-12-03
A MURDERoUS OUTLAW,
The Story of One of the Most Notorious OF

Geron!rlo'S Fol
For tho past six years, or since the
Geronimo campaign in 1856, the five
renegade Apaches have been most
written about and talked of people in
he southwest portion Of the United
States and the north of Mexico. The
kid" $50 named by the soldiers.
though he is now n man OF 80 years
OF age) and Massa were the leaders Of
these renegades. and the former is
now the only IL who has not met his
deserved fate, according to u letter in
The San Francisco Chronicle.
The tsEid" is an example of an cd
ucated Indian. and is said to DO like
Geronimo, half Mexican. though he
was born near San Carlos. He was
educated at the United States Indian
school at Carlisle, and afterward en-
tered the army, where he was a gen.
eral iavorite, and Mt the time the
trouble. came up in 1886 he was a
sergeant of Indian scouts. When the
first opportunity came to choose be-
tween his people and the whites he
tool tho part of his own race. This
was in juno of 1886, when an out
break occurred at San Carlos. Sew
eral of tho scouts were said to have
been implicated. though they always
denied it. and the commaudant OF the
post ordered their arrest. When tho
soldiers made their appearance the
kid" and Massa opened fire, and
were assisted by all the armed Indians
about the post. Several soldiers were
killed or wounded and one or two
Indians wero killed.
This was the beginning OF the last
outbreak. and since that timo these
two Indians have been skulking from
place to place in the mountains. rob-
bling and numbering when the oppor-
tunity permitted. Thoy were finally
captured. tried for killing the soldiers.
and sentenced to the prison at Column
bus. Ohio. on life terms. For some
reason, alleged to have been a desire
to get all the fees possible out Of the
case, tho Indians were brought back
to Arizona. tried on another charge
and sentenced to San Quentin. This
sentence was allowed TO supersede the
other, and they were taken to Cali
ifornia. During the same year they
were brought back again and tried for
murder in ella county. convicted and
sentenced to Yuma. kid" remarked
during the trial that he had travelled
about US much as he was going to.
and when Sheriff Reynolds started
with them to Yuma his friends warned
him to watch. but he failed TO give
heed. and his -carelessness cost him
his life.
The cavalcade consisted OF three In
dams with handouts on their wrists.
Sheriff Reynolds and one deputy. AS
they came down the lonely Canyon
del Orc. or the Little Colorado, kid
dropped to the rear and. riding up
to the sheriff. caught his pistol from
the holster and shot him dead. Massa
at the same time struck the deputy
with his handouts. knocking him from
his horse. when tho kid" shot him.
They then removed their shackles
and. arming themselves with the Of
ficers' weapons. they went into the
mountains, and from there into So.
nora. turning up every little while in
Arizona and making themselves felt
by some deed of deviltry.
In January the soldiers surrounded
Massa in the White mountains and
killed him. 1t was never known
whether tho Kid was with him at
the time or not. but If he was he sue
ceeded in making his escape, and haa
since been in Mexico. coming back
among the Apaches about six weeks
since. Though no ono saw the deed.
it is admitted that he killed and
mutllated the boy Charlie Eobie in
the Superstition mountains and while
he IS supposed to be in hiding among
the Indians, the officers have failed to
get any Glow. and his capture seems
to be no nearer than II year ago.
He was a favorjte with tho Indians.
and. while they arc quiet ON tho res
ervation. they would undoubtedly
conceal and protect him from arrest,
and he might safely spend the re-
mainder Of his days there without dis.
covery II he would only behave him
sell. Besides speaking two or three
Indian languages. he is u fluent Eng
lish and Spanish scholar. reading and
writing both tongues with ease. 1t
is conceded that If he lives and there
ia another Apache outbreak he will
be chosen their war chief instead OF
Geronimo, who is now in prison In
Florida.