The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-27
SIXTY-FOUR MURDERS
Bloody Record Of ''Kid," a Bold
and Cruel-Hearted Apache.
An Indian ScOurge Whose Deeds Rival
Those of Geronimo, and Who Is
Being Tracked to Death.
Washington Post.

northern Mexico as is inspired to-day by
the Apache Kid He is as ruthless was
old Geronimo he is cunning and crafty, he
murders not only the whites but his own
race, and so far all efforts to capture and
bring him to justice have been fruitless.
Sixty-four murders during the past four
years are placed to the credit Of the Kid
and his band, and over one-half are said
to be the work of the Kid himself.
The first murder with which the Kid is
accredited was that of two "tenderfeet' in
the Catalina mountains. A member of the
band afterward told the story. The Kid
had applied to the chief OF the scouts, Al
Sieber, of the San Carlos reservation, for
leave of absence in order that he might per-
form the solemn duty of killing the man
who had killed his father This was OF
course. refused. but the Kid slipped away
and became a renegade. He Joined to him
self three other renegades, and the party
began their murderous career. The first act,
| as stated. the murder Of the two ten
| derfeet'
AT about dusk one summers evening four
| tired-looking Indians, mounted on scrawny
ponies, rode up the mountain pass in which
nestled the single handiwork of man in
| illimitable and rocky wilderness. the cabin
| of James McDougal, a brawny son of bon
| ME Scotland. and Michael Quirk, Elmer
| aid isle boy. .Quirk, standing in the cabin
| door, saw the cavalcade vending its way in
Indian file up the tortuous path. He called
his comrade. Both took their rifles and
stood awaiting their visitors:
Kid and his followers rode up and with
| an air of absolute sincerity and trust the
| Kid dsmounted laid his rifle on the ground
and approaching the white men. said in
| perfect English: Put up your guns. We
are scouts in the employ of the govern
| ment and are after Indian who killed
| white family about a hundred miles north
| of here three days ago. You haven't seen
4 an Indian pass this way in the last day or
| two. have your
Quirk said they had not Still suspicious,
| the white men kept close watch of their
| dentials, however, and told such a straight
| story that he was at length invited to come
In and partake of the supper which was be-
| ing prepared.
Two weeks later a party from Tucson,
formed on account of a rumor that the
Pima Indians had brought to town to the
| effect that the Kid had boosted of how he
| had outwitted and killed two white men
in the Catalina mountains rode up the
| front OF the door was poor Quirk. One
hand had been severed from his arm and
derisVe attitude. A few feet distant was
the body Of McDougal. He had been fas-
tened to the earth by stakes driven through
| his body and left, a tortured half corpse
| for the mountain lion and wolf TO devour
| The work had been well done, for both
| bodies were eaten, the party soaring one
|
away with portion of the leg Of Nc
| Dougal. An avenging band was organized
| Immediately on the return Of the party to
| Tucson. Their work has never been done.
THE KID A SLIPPERY Gus TONER.
No phantom will-o-the-wisp was ever
more exclusive than is the Kid the
months went by, and crime after crime
was added to his first Giabolical deed.
new parties We're formed to effect his
capture. Pima county offered a reward of
$500 for his body dead or alive. This was
soon inreased to $1,000. Then Unle Sam,
| goaded by numerous stock depredations
and the loss of an occasional trooper, Of
fered s, 900 more. To-day $1,000 awaits the
man who brings the body of the scourge
| of the lonely miner and stockman to the
authorities. He will never be brought in
| alive. He is desperate, and, in addition.
| followed his bloody trail but would eX-
! perience a thrill of pleasure in putting
| bullet through his murderous heart.
| Down in the land where the Kid holds
forth, man-hunting is more or less of a
profession In the small towns scattered
| panse of territory fugitives from justice
hide in comparative security. Ascending
degrees seek to bury themselves in the
| obscurity of frontier towns. A few adj
venturous, spirits find the pursuit of catch
| these almost always desperate men very
| profitable business. Many of the fugitives
| take 10 the mountains Wnen the game De-
comes a decidedly risky one. These man.
| hunters have paid the Kid most assiduous
| attention for the past few years. Many
| of them have also paid their lives for their
| daring.
The Kid has been captured once. shortly
| after his first murder. He had slipped in
| to the San Carlos reservation, where Capt.
| Bulls managed, with the assistance of
some Indians, to bag him. He deliv-
| cred TO the authorities. Sheriff Glen Reyn-
Odds, deputy Holmes and a teamster named
| Middleton took Kid, seven other Indians
and a Mexican and started in a wagon for
Yuma, where the Indian murderers were
on Nov. ., 1889, the outfit was toiling
horses the sheriff made his prisoners walk
| up a steep hill. All but one were lame. or
pretended to be. The sheriff walked in
| couples Deputy Holmes walked behind
them, and the wagon, containing Middleton
| There a bottle of whisky along, and
| the officers became careless At a con-
certed signal the prisoners hurled them
| selves bodily upon the two officers and bore
| them to the ground, and the Indian in the
wagon seized AIiddleton's pistol and shot
him in the face The officers were beaten
again and left for dead, and the Mexican
made his escape before the Indians got rid
of their shackles. They took the shackie
keys from the dead sheriff's pocket and re
leased themselves and also robbed his
Armed with the officers weapons the
Apaches fled into the mountains.
| Iuey Tdlueu DGCh anu lOTlu across the
Mexican line. killing white men and Mexi-
cans, stealing stock, harrassing the troops
| and creating panic in New Mexico. But
| this original band was almost wiped out
| by the treachery of its members.
AN INTERNECINE WARFARE
Josh. Nosey and a medicine mGn were
renegades from Fort Apache They were
anxious TO be reinstated as good Indians
renegading being a dangerous and other
wise undesirable amusement. On the San
| Pedro they met up with Wash-lau-tah
Sayes and Curly, the first two being the
| Kids band, and Curly a new recruit from
the reservation. The Fort Apache rene
| gadeS fraternized with Wash-lall-ta his
| crowd and camped with them Soon il oc-
| Cured TO the Fort Apache fellows that
| they could make themselves solid with
the authorities by doing up the others and
receiving an ntimation that their surrhise
| was correct, they watched their opportunity
ions. Wash-lau-tah and Saves fought but
tab was killed and SayeS escaped badly
wounded. Josh also was wounded in the
scrimmaSc. Josh cut off Wash-lau-tah's
| head and brought il to San Carlos I'm a
sack He showed ii TO the agent as a
proof Of what he had done. and he and his
companions were pardoned their offenses
and reinstatec as good Indians at Fort
| Apache.
Sayes hid cur in the brush and some of his
supposed friends reported his whereabouts
10 the agent, who told them to bring him in
| Two young bucks went to Sayes's hiding
place without arms, under pretense CT tax
ing food 10 him. Sayes, although shot