The Helena independent., 1892-07-04
An EDUCATED OUTLAW.
Points in the Life of One Of Geroni-
mos Famous Apache Cut
throats
"The Kid" q Graduate Of tho United
States Indian School at
Carlisle, Pa.
He Speaks and Reads Several Languages
Eluently, hut IL Nevertheless =
TrcacherOus Murderer.

For the past six years. or since the Gero-
nimo campaign in 1886. the Ave renegade
Apaches have been the most written about
and talked Of people in the southwest por-
tion Of the United States and the north Of
Mexico. The kid" (so named by the SOL
diers, though he Is now man thirty years
of age) and Massa were the leaders of these
reneRades, and the former Ia now the only
one who has not met his deserved fate. says
a correspondent of the San F.ancisco
Chronicle.
The "Kid'' is an example of an educated
Indian. and is said to be like Geronimo.
half Mexican. though he was born near San
Carlos. He was educated at the United
States Indian school at Carlisle, and after
ward entered the army. whore he was
general favorite. and at the time the trouble
came up in 1886 he was sergeant Of Indian
scouts. When the first opportunity came
to choose between his people and the whites
he took the part of his own race. This was
in juno OF 1886, when an outbreak occurred
at San Carlos. Several of the scouts were
said to have been implicated, though they
always denied it, and tho commandant of
the post ordered their arrest. When the
soldiers made their appearance the kid"
and Massa opened fire, and were assisted by
all tho armed Indiana about the post. Sew
eral soldiers were killed or wounded and
one or two Indians were killed.
This was the beginning of the last out
break. aud since that time these two In
dians have been skulkinR from place to
place in the mountains, robbing and mur-
dering when the opportunity permitted.
They were finally captured, tried for kill
ing the soldiers, and sentenced to the prison
at Columbus. o., on life terms. For some
reason, alleged to have been desire to get
all the fees possible out of the case, the
Indians were afterwards btought back to
Arizona, tried on another charge. and SEN
fenced to San Quentin. This sentence was
allowed to supersede the other and they
were taken to California. During the same
tried for murder in Gi!a codnty: convicted.
and sentenced to Yuma. "Kid'' remarked
during the trial that he had travelled about
a. 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 heed, and his carelessness cost
him his life.
The cavalcade consisted of three Indians
with handouts on their wrists, Sheriff Rey-
nolds and one deputy. As they came down
the lonely Canyon del Orc. on 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 the kid" shot him. They
then removed their shackles. and arminR
themselves with the officers weapons they
went into the mountains and from there
into Sonora. turning up every little " hile
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 the
"Kid' was with him at the time or not. but
If he was be succeeded in making his
escape, and has since been in Mexico, COM
ing back among the Apaohes about six
weeks since. Though no one saw tho deed,
it is admitted that he killed and mutilated
the boy Charlie Dobie in tho Superstition
mountains last week, and while he is sup
posed to be in hiding among the Indians,
the officers have failed to get any clew, and
his capture seems to be no nearer than q
year ago.
He was a favorite with the Indians, and,
while they are quiet on the reservation,
they would undoubtedly conceal and pro-
spend the remainder of his days there with
out discovery if he would only behave him
SELF Besides speaking two or three Indian
languages, he is fluent English and Span
ish scholar. reading and writing both
tongues with ease. It is conceded that if
he lives and there is ever another Apache
outbreak he will be chosen their war chief
instead of Geronimo, who is now in prison
in Florida.