Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-08
HELD UP BY THE KID.
The Thrilling Experience of E. c.
 Montgomery,

' published q report lelegraphed Iron Fort Apache, that Frank Montgomery a former Government scout, had bean
 held up by She Kid and relieved of his grub and gun, and that in oonsidera. tion of tbeir former acquaintance, tha Indian bandit returned the gun but kept the grnh.
 6, c Montgomery the eparty alluded to in Che telegram .noI Frank arrived in Globe or Thursday, and in ar inter view with the editors Of the BELT re-
 counted his thrilling adventure vith the notorious outlaw We givR Mir Montgomery'l gtatemeat verbatim
 Having learned Grom 5hs Tnd:aas
 of some extensive cave dwellings, on
 the head Of Canyon Creek, nly eui4c.
 sity and desire to explore tho nrahis-
 toric ruins were aroused, and ag-
 ranged with a young Indiaa puck, enc 1 of John DaAn's 2an6. sandliar wj5a
 their iocaGion and approaches. e act
 az my guide The day having srdvaa
 when we were to start on oua 5aerhey
 of discovery i repaired to lee piace
 where my guide had promisso ao nzet
 ne, whereupon lsaEneG ggsat ha rad gone with party of ipdians og tas i reservation. some disJanoe away ana
 'e5s then .amped on sae areals 9f UnarrF C9aek dry avroyes uaat tae i head os tbe otreaoT which ies3 shs
 watershed
 Not wishing tC ses3d ag Indian mes
 sengec off the goaar8eUos without Der
 mission from She commenting aniaar
 at Apache, aud knowing shc .oa&itg
 well where tbe Indians wsgssaia a 5a
 csmped, ! determined to ge myseF in
 quess of my f3rgetla qaide phe tup
 almoa. accomplished euG wh-s within
 half mils 9l tho place to whsta aad
 been .iiractea. I coo!d planly sec
 slender column of 5moSe aacoa5lng Through .he cs!m stgaospAage ara clearly lannea a.ansf 'e background
 oa dark greaa ,oliage aud which ag pas me 1f ghe 9aatoE 99 shs Al
 iiaEs canp shortly itg wards gained sigbf Of .s camp araaad shree fhdisns moving ahoug le, aud H s probable tlal a yisiblo .o taen froW the Jine I discovered iaa mclg aalt. , arrived af eae canfp
 'In order to gagh sba u aa compelled ogko 3er9Gs tA head 9g tbe canyon, owing i pga
 ip'fopg wal3g. While mas.ug 5ae ca cuio Eas within 20 aea of aha camp n 6 airvct Hua. althoaga I had t0 Gravel almoa hai5 miia sc eaca iti every object sbopt the 1anp um plainly visible Co me and recognized the indian waom ! had cme after, ont as ao time tiQ aee m1e ban the threo whom bad ea q eG aDal.g ueaIe6 1ae amp sad har within .wea4 aat o5 tae a d;s mounted, saIt Gly Sbarg.s rifle @ the hoistes Cn the sad3lo Icarpea the Aridie r9ils Ves he acaH'a hcsa. ana started toward the Gr had a.Eap 9nt my tobacco poueh aud hsc4u ic hli my pipe, when tha raeu,io otigua oi ,ae lndians aC tA8 ase excited my and glsncing lurHga .o Qpe aide Z saT thai was covered br Winchester ln she laud7 5raa Indian.
 The sensation was no. plaaaau, ue. assHra yen, especially when turned coward tho nan wha hsla lay le m ais hands. and recognized aim a oh Kid. Assuming an indifferent air. said bim Hello old m9n you've 5o' ma Yea she gly A9aeao piled. 'buc me ac Gghl isy yoa no Sight. This declaration relieved sama0 Aab my nantal agi,at,oc7 and aaurea lim that did ne san. 5o 5gh. bia and told hint ao eut his gun away. Whcn he had let th1 hamm of Ais gun down, Z offered ay 5obaoco aad asked him to smoke t tWas the prof 'er Of pence ani apon his acceptaoce r refnsN depended my ajety, for .gaB egnploteiy at hss aercy. He ootel pe souars iu tbo Iaoo fglly h.8 ] f!inoio before h.s intention was dis ,lase4, azd iinahy took the .o5acco rom ny hanG.aVd said it gas good My suspense during that haIf mluae vas intense and my reliefoorrespoud ngly great wheH nc accepted my q overture for paoce
 Having rolled 8 cigarette and iit it, { le grew more communicative; he first .sked where Al. seiber was. evidently with nc friendly feeling Cor the cx- ( thief of scouts. told him 1 did not o snoB Juo thought he was mining $ Ho then asked where the ? nan was who used to fetch his meals ' e him when he was in the Globe jail referring. doubtless. to the late Jerry fyan then deputy for sheriff Bey lolds, which was nnao!e to answer } ie said the latter was good man. n
 'rhe Kid then made sign to one n f the other Indians who went to my w Iorse, took my gun from the saddle, ol the cartridge and pot t i |, is breech-clout, and set the gun up E gainst tree with their own rifles. e
 This precaution taken, he asked bout the reward offered for his cap lre said he had heard it was Sl5,00O ut l assured him 1t was only S5,000, Y nd that l didn't want any of it. which ~
 
 'as gospel truth iust at tbat moment r Ie informed me Shat he did not in- end to do any fighting on his present