Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-03
AN EDUCATED OUTLAW.
Points in the Life of One OF Geronimos
Most Famous Apache Cutthroats'
Speaks and Reads Several Languages.

Points in the Life of One OF Geronimo's
Most Famous Apache Cutthroats.
Speaks and Reads Several Languages
For the past six years. or since the
Geronimo campaign In 1856, the i've
renegade Apaches have been the most
written about and talked OF people In
the southwest portion OF the United
States and the north Of Mexico. The
"Kid" ESQ named by the soldiers, though
he is now a man 80 years OF age) and
Massa were the leaders OF these rene
gades, and the former is now the only
one who has not met his deserved fate,
saws a correspondent OF the San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The kid" is an example OF an edu-
Gated Indian, and is said to be like Ger
onimo, half Mexican, though he was
horn near San Carlos. he was edu-
Gated at the United States Indian school
at Carlisle, and afterward entered the
army, where he was a general favorlte,
and at the time the trouble came up In
1886 he was sergeant or the 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 June
of 1856, when an outbreak occurred at
San Carlos. Several of the scouts were
said to have been implicated, though
they always denied it, and the COM
mandant OF the post ordered their ar
rest. When the soldiers made their APP
pearance 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 were killed.
This was the beginning OF the last
outbreak, and since that time these two
Indians have been skulking from place
TO place in the mountains, robbing and
numbering when the opportunity per-
mitted. They were finally captured,
tried for killing the soldiers, and SEN
fenced to the prison at Columbus, Ohio,
on life terms. For some reason, al
legged to have been desire to get all
the fees possible out OF the case, the In
dams were afterward 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 Califor-
MIA. During the same year they were
brought back again and tried for MUIR
der In ella county, convicted and sem
fenced to Yuma. "Kid" remarked dur
ing the trial that he had travelled about
as 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 care
lessness cost him his life.
The cavalcade consisted OF three In
dams with handouts on their wrists,
Sheriff Reynolds and one deputy. AS
thew 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, arm
ing themselves with the officers wea-
pons, they went into the mountains and
from there into Sonora, turning up
every little while in Arizona and max
ing themselves felt by some deed OF
deviltry. :,
In January the soldiers surrounded
Massa in the White Mountains and
killed him. 1t was never known wheth-
er the "Kid" was with him at the time
or not, but II he was he succeeded In
making his escape, and has since been
in Mexico, coming back among the
Apaches about six weeks since. Thongn
no one saw the deed, it Is admitted that
he killed and mutiIated the boy Charlie
Dobie In the Superstition mountains
recently, and while he Is supposed TO
be in hiding among the Indians, the
officers have failed to get any clew, ana
his capture seems to be no nearer than
year ago.
He was favorite with the Indians,
and, while they are quiet on the reser-
walton, they would undoubtedly con-
ceal and protect him from arrest, and
he might safely spend the remainder OF
his DAYS there without discovery II he
would only behave himself. Besides
speaking two or three Indian languages,
he Is a fluent English and Spanish schol-
ar, reading and writing both tongues
with ease. 1t is conceded hat II 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.