The herald., 1893-07-09
An Interesting Incident at a
Marriage Feast.
Squaw Shooting Looked Upon as a
Masculine Right.
Lieutenant Baker VelIs OF gome Hap
penings at Wedding Cell
ebrated with Tlzwin
and Bullets.

Indians in Arizona to be thoroughly
converted to that good, hearty western
definition. This tribe is notorious as
the most savage and cruel of any of the
poor Los now the children OF the
United States government. They are
the ones who have caused all the trouble
in the department of Arizona for years
past, and 1t ia probable that they will
continue to do so as long as they live. A
leopard cannot change his spots, neither
can an Apache blot out what is bred in
him. The bucks have an adherence
for work, as they regard it as far beneath
them. The equaws were made to be the
drudges OF their rightful lords and mas
ters, and upon these humane principles
is the domestic circle governed. If a
squaw is killed that is email affair, but
il buck dies with his gee string on
few have boots-the whole crowd arise
in righteous anger and proceed to find
out The cause.
The Indians regard for the squaw is
well set forth in story related by Lieu
tenant Baker, aide-de-camp to General
McCook and engineer officer of the de-
partment OF Arizona. The affair oc-
Cured several monts ago, when Lieuten-
ant Baker was upon trip surveying the
water systems at the various posts.
He was at Fo-t Apache when the
scenes about 10 be related took place.
They were among the White Mountain
Apachss, and several miles from the
post.
During our stay at the post" said
Lieutenant Baker, 'the Iudian settle-
ment was alive with,a marriage celebra-
tion. The tribe was out in large num-
bers and everyone was having q good
time. The occasion was the observance
of the nuptuals of young buck and the
former belle of the tribe. SIZE was we'll
advanced in yeare, being fully So years
old, but in the eyes of the beaux her
charms were as fresh and her beauty as
undimmed az they had been several
years previous. She was very large,
which probably accounted for her popu-
larity. She showed much diplomacy,
however, and set high premium upon
herself. Twenty-six ponies must be
paid before she would pledge her troth
to any loves sick buck.1iS S6 sh
'AfFairs had been going along at this
rate for some time past until at last
young buck had gotten the requisite
number of ponies together and presented
them to the idol of his dusky heart.
"Enterprising Lo and his 26 ponies
were accepted, 80 the immediate friends
of the families and the immediate friends
of the friends were invited to join in and
celebrate.
sThs Indians have kind of drink
called called tizwiu that 10 made from
corn. The grain ia fefmented and the
liquor made on much the same prin-
cipal as is beer from hops. 1t is q fre-
quent occurrence for the Indians to come
to the posts and beg a little corn with
which to make some of the favorite
beverage. The. drink lis an intoxicant
and go affects the Indian as to render
him fighting drunk.
"As the time wore along in the cele-
bration the bucks began to get drunk.
Finally one noticed that his wife did not
drink the tizwin; 90 he went up to her
and commanded her to drink.
"She refused, at which. her husband
got very angry. He; commanded her
again to drink and che again declined.
'sAt last he picked up, his rife and
said, If you don't drink I'll kill you
Her father, who was standing by,
thought that his beloved son-in-law was
joking, SO laughed and said: Yes,
that's right; make her drink. Kill her
if she don't Tie woman still refused
to drink; 30 to the surprise OF all Mr..
Husband shot her dead.
'Her father no v started for his now
ex-son-in-law, but the half-drunken
buck was too quick for him, and, draw
ing his gun, shot him also.
another buck went for Mr.. Husband,
but he met the same fate as had father
andlwife.
'The triple murderer, however. was
almost Immediately killed by another
buck, probably some friend of the MUIR
nothing was done to the latter man.
"rhe shooting Of three bucks over
such trivial thing as the mere remov-
ing of squaw cast shadow of gloom
over the entire party. All felt very sad
and regarded 1t as shame.
"One of the saddest was Loco Jim. To
think that a miserablesquaw had caused
all of this trouble, and that buck
could not kill her when hhe refused to
obey him, was narrowing to Jim's early
teachings. He would show them that
he could kill squaw and do it in quick
order too. So armed with righteous in
dignation over the disregard of one OF
the dearest precepts of his fathers, and
also fortified with good sized
tizwin jag, Jim started out. Jim didn't
chose any female in particular. Any
one would do. He did not care II he
had been il not bother
about gettin as the princi-
pie OF the tiNg lhooting for,
30 any squav
"Accordin iass9as lis rifle up and
blazed away tia z. oman he saw.
He shot ab0t s 1ut the tizwin
had unstead "a sgFgee and he missed
the object his es0en tention.
Then Jill wsds > grasping the
gun he proc pu , the woman a
merclless bt 7as nally managed
to get away A hiai snd came to the
fort. She W. h3ly h.qiged and beaten.
SO her wou css sed and two of
the scouts ,leA Aee MSater Jim.
'As soon ae ols va an left for the
fort Jim SIX g9e1 aa1 mt into hiding.
he was car few days. The
scouts hsnoaaq md started for
Fort Apac ~ ai8, came on and
they had ~ }sa'a' their journey,
tney tied l9f ~ and laid down
and went
They bog owed by one OF
Jim's enc ga xFsr, who had been
watching proceedings. So
when the ea aleep the Indian
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