The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-10
70 CAPTURE THE KID.
MARSHAL GARD AND POSSE ARE
AFTER THE APACHE.
Ten Thousand Dollars Is Set Upon the
Head of the Renegade Indian
Some of His Exploits.

The report that Marshal Gard has ar
ranged with General Cook TO run down
Apache Kid, for whose arrest reward
of $1,000 is offered, causes considerable
amusement in this .ection where the do
ings of the lad Indian are so well
known. If ty any stroke Of good luck
the marshal should bag the much-sought
game. his success in capturing Sohtas
and Evans, the California desperadoes,
will pale into insignifcance.
Kid is a full-blooded Apache, rather
understood, but wiry and strong ana
quite intelligent In the campaign
against Geronimo he was sergeant
of scouts. He is a dead shot at close
range. skilled in all the arts OF the savage
warrior with enough knowledge OF the
WAYS OF troopers 10 enable him TO Keep
out of their reach.
Early in 1887 Kid applied TO Al Sieber'
chief OF scouts at San Carlos, Tor leave
OF absence in order that he might per-
form a pious duty imposed upon MIN by
tlme-honored tribal custom. An Indian
had killed KIDS grandfather, and, al
though the old gentleman was not OF
much account and his loss was his fam
nys gain, 1t was imperative that Kid
should even up the score by killing the
Indian. The chief OF scouts refused
leave OF absence and made a Sunday
school talk TO Kid concerning the enor-
nifty Of his purpose.
OF course Kid slipped away and Killed
the bad Indian who had murdered MS
respected grandfather. When he returned
on June l. 1887, Sieber called him into
Captain Pierce's tent and placed him
under arrest Some OF Kids comrades
outside the tent became excited and hred
into the tent. Kid recovered his caroine'
sprang outside, jumped upon horse
behind comrade and the mutinous scouts
fed. after shooting Sieber In the leg.
The mutineers went toward Old Mexico,
killed two white men on the way, but
were so closely pursued that they doubled
on their tracks and returned TO the reser-
walton. All were arrested. Some were
hanged for MURDER and Kid and four
other scouts were contaminated ana
sent TO AlcatraZ. To the surprise or some
military officers President Cleveland soon
pardoned Kid and his companions. and
they returned 10 Arizona. In 1889 indict-
ments for murder were found against
Kid and several other Indians. and they
were arrested by Captain Bulls, agent
at San Carlos, and delivered TO the civil
authorities Of Arizona. Sheriff Glen Rey-
holds, 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 muir
derers were 20 have been hanged.
On November 2 1889, the outfit was toll
ing slowly over a hard road To relieve
the horses the sheriff made his prisoners
walk up steep hill. All but one was
lame or pretended 10 be. The sheriff
walked in front; the prisoners followed
shackled In couples; Deputy Holmes
walked behind them, and the wagon, /
containing Middleton and one prisoner, /
brought up the rear. There was a bottle /
OF whisky along, and the officers became f.
careless. a concerted signal, the pris-
oners hurled themselves bodily upon the
two officers and bore them To he ground
and the Indian in the wagon seized Mid
dleton's pistol and shot him In the face.
The officers were beaten to death with
stones, Middleton was shot again and
left for dead and the Mexican made his
escape before the Indians eot rid nf their
shackles. They took the shackle-keys
from the dead she. ms pocket and re-
leased themselves, and also robbed his
body of a gold watch and $500 in cash.
Armed with the officers weapons, the
Apaches fled into the mountains That
was Kids original band OF renegades,
lot OF cut-throats who knew their lives
were forfeit and that any additional
crimes could not aggravate their offense
or its punishment. They Taided back
and forth across the Mexican line killing
white men and Mexicans, stealing stock,
arassing the troops and cFesung panic
IN Arizona and New Mexico
But the eight did not stay together long.
Close pursuit forced them 10 scatter
and some Of them drifted back
rom time to time, TO the outskirts Of
the reservation, Kid himself slipping into
San Carlos. stealing a girl and Cetting
away In spite OF the watch that was
Kept Tor him.
And now comes the part OF the
story that shows the Apache 10 be
! icW-lived t.cacher .lg. $50,
put any OF the nobility OF nature
credited to the red man and Ut
'erly devoid OF sense Of honor or loyal