The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-07
Marshal Gard and a Posse After the
Apache Renegade.
A TERROR TO THE PEOPLE
Ten Thousand Dollars Is Set Upon the
Head Of the Indian Who Has Kept
His Section In Fear.


Kid, for whose arrest reward of S10,-
600 is offered, causes considerable |
amusement in this section where the |
doings of the bad Indian are so we'll |
known. If by any stroke of good look
the marshal should bag the much sought
game, his success in capturing Sontag
and Evans, the California desperadoes,
will pale into insignihcance.
Kid is a full blooded Apache, rather
undersized, but wiry and strong and
quite intelligent. In the campaign
against Geronimo he was sergeant of
scouts. He is a dead shot at short
range, skilled in all the arts of the
savage warrior, with enough knowledge
of the ways of troopers to enable him
to keep out of their reach.
Early In 1887 Kid applied to AL Seiber,
chief of scouts at San Carlos, for leave
of absence in order that he might per-
form pious duty imposed upon him
by time honorcd tribal custom. An
Indian had killed Kids grandfather,
and, although the old gentleman was
not much account and his loss was his
familys 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 Sunday
school talk to Kid concerning the en-
ormity of his purpose.
OF course Kid slipped away and killed
the bad Indian who had murdered his
respected grandfather. When he re-
turned on June 1, 1887, Sieber called
him into Captain Pierce's tent and
placed him under arrest. Some oi
Kids comrades outside the tent became
excited and fred into the tent. Kid re-
covered his carbine, sprang outside,
Jumped upon horse behind comrade
and the mutinous scouts fled, attel
shooting Sieber in the leg.
The mutineers went toward Ole
Mexico, killed two white men on the
way, but were so closely pursued tina
they doubled on their tracks and re
surned to the reservation. All wer
arrested. Some were hanged for mui
der, a ID Kid and four other scout
were court-martialed and sent to A
catraz To the surprise of some militar
officers President Cleveland pardone
Kid and his companions, and they r
turned to Arizona. In 1889 indictment
for murder were found against Kid an
several other Indians, and they wei
arrested by Captain Bulls, agent
San Carlos, and delivered to the civ
authorities of Arizona. Sherih Gl'
REYNOLDS, Deputy Holmes and team
ter named Middleton took Kid, sew
other Indians and a Mexican al
started in wagon for Yuma, whe
the Indian murdercrs were to ha
been hanged.
on November ., 1893, the outfit W
toiling on slowly over hard road.
relieve the horses the sheriff made
prisoners walk up steep hill. All
one was lame, or pretended to be. I
sheriff walked in front; the prison'
followed, shackled in couples; Dept
Holmes walked behind them, and
wagon, containing Middleton and
prisoner, brought up the rear. Th'
was a bottle of whisky along, and
officers became careless. At a c
certed signal the prisoners hur
themselves bodily upon the two ofiic
and bore them to the ground and
Indian in the wagon seized Middleto
pistol and shot him in the face.
officers were beaten to death W
stones, Middleton was shot again
left for dead and the Mexican made
escape before the Indians got rid
their shackles. They took the shae
KEYS from the dead sheriff's pocket
released themselves and also rob
his body of gold watch and $500
cash. Armed with the officers weaI
the Apaches fed into the mounta
That was Kids original band of n
gades, lot of cutthroats who kl
their lives were forfeit and that
additional crimes could not aggra'
their offense or its punishment. I
raided back and forth across the NJ
can line, killing white men and NJ
cans. stealing stock, harrassing
troops and creating panic in Ari'
and New Mexico.
But the eight did not stay toge
long. Close pursuit forced then
scatter, and some of them drifted
from time to time to the outskirt
the reservation, Kid himself skip
into San Carlos, stealing a girl
getting away in spite Of the W
that was kept for him.
Kid is not raiding for fun. He
fugitive with a price on his head
will kill rather than take chances o
ing caught. He has use for cartrit
provisions, money and sometimes
horses, and he takes what he want
the man who has what he wan
- likely to object giving it up Kid
kill him without doubt.
Not long ago Kid was on the Al
INCH in the southern part of