Arizona republican., 1893-09-10
THE APACHE KID
Reproduction of an Old
and Silly Fiction
Concerning His Educa-
tional Attachments.
Another but a Plain and True
Story of the Renegade's Life.
He Is Neither a Gentleman nor a
Scholar and Perhaps Not
Judge Of Whisky.

There is disposition to throw a
glamour about the lives of persons
whose fame or notoriety may be large
" matter of accident. When this
glamour is removed the existence Of
heroes, demieods and desperadoes be-
comes commonplace. The aforesaid dis.
position finds its most frequent exer-
else in the case of outlaws. Jesse and
Frank James, the noted Missouri ban
dts, were reported by newspapers and
sensational biographers to be gentle
men Of education and refinement, brave
and with lofty ideas of honor. They
are known on the contrary to have been
uniformed almost to the point Of il
literacy, destitute of honorable instincts
and most of the killings by them were
not only wauton but cowardly.
Eastern papers have bad much to say
about the Kid, who lie represented to be
a graduate Of the Indian school at Car.
Isle, Pa, and the possessor OF polished
manners behind which he hides his Apa-
che bloodthirstiness. The Kid is in fact
totally illiterate, unable to speak the
English language and with very i'm
perfect knowledge of the Spanish.
He was naturally harmless Indian
and when at San Carlos was surpassed
in intelligence, bravery and despera-
ton by many OF his tribe.
The Herald last night reproduced the
old eastern fiction Of the Kids educa.
tional attachments, devilish smooth.
ness and suavity.
The attention OF a REPUBLICAN re-
porter was called to the article by q
gentleman thoroughly acquainted with
the KIDS hirtorY since he was thrust
into prominence some six years ago.
Said he:
81 see the Herald OF last evening
makes the statement which has 80
often been made that the Kid is a Car
! Isle student. He never was at Car
Isle. He was regularly enlisted
scout. Some six years ago he with
some other Indian got into some trivial
trouble and were commanded to sur
render their arms. Instead OF doing so
} they discharged a yolley into the tent
of Al Siebert, who was chief OF scouts at
San Carlos. 1t never was shown salts
factorily that the Kid was a party to
the shooting. He, however, with 9th,
ere, were arrested for it and tried at
Phoenix before Judge Porter Of the
United States court and convicted.
The supreme court subsequently
held that the United States court had
not jurisdiction and the Kid and his
associates were sent to Globe for trial.
In October, 1889, he was tried there and
foundIguilty OF an assault upon Siebert,
the chief of scouts. He was sentenced
to ten years in the territorial prison at
Yuma.
"a number OF other Indians were
convicted for other offenses and were
likewise sentenced to the penitentiary.
.Glen Reynolds, sheriff of ella
county, accom- panied by 'Hunkidori'
Holmes, started from Globe with eight
Indians and one Mexican convict en-
route for Yuma.
Eugene Middleton, the proprietor OF
the Globe and Florence stage line. was
driving the stage, four-horse concern.
At a point five or six miles west OF
Riverside in Pinal county, while as.
cending long sandy wash, Reynolds
and Holmes directed six OF the Indians
to get out OF the stage and walk in Or
der to tighten the load
"Of the two Indians who remained in
the stage one was Kid. When the stage
had got some distance ahead OF the
prisoners, who were walking, they made
a sudden assault upon Reynolds and
Holmes, disarmed and killed them.
The Kid was all the time in the stage
and not one OF those making the assault