The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-12
A RED ROMEO.
Every Now and Then the Indian Out
law Captures a Maid or Matron.
E,rn,,n Tho nnnver Nina


wife of Apache Kid, is not credited by the
officers at department headquarters. They
say that the woman who has for the past
eight months been with Kid. is well
known to the scouts, who accompaniei
Lieut.. F'urlong, whose command buried
the murdered squaw, and if they mad rec
ognized her in the dead woman. the lieu
tenant would surely have mentioned the
tact in the report he recently forwarded
TO headquarters.
Apache Kid, or Es-ki-bi-nadal as he is
known among those of his own race has
had a remarkable career, and not the least
notable Of his adventures have been those
in which the dusky maideus who have
been the objects of his passions have hg-
ured. Numerous have been his cOnquests,
and they have included maidens and ma
irons from the highest Apache circles.
In 1883 Kid, who's San Carlos Apache,
was employed as a scout for the govern
ment. The statement that has often been
made that he is an educated Indian is de.
MED, although it is said that he speaks
English fairly we'll and Spanish quite
tiuently. Some years previously another
Indian scout had killed Kids father. and
one day the son found an opportunity to
avenge the crime, and he did not let II es-
cape.
When an attempt was made to arrest
among the scouts, and, after seriously
wOunding the interpre ter and shooting the
agent, with seven others, he fled from the
reservation. Later the soldiers captured
thd entire party, and they were sentenced
to imprisonment at the military prison in
San Francisco harbor.
Later the men were brought back and
turned over 10 the civil authorities, and,
upon trial for attempting TO kill the inter
prefer. they we're sentenced TO long
terms in
THE YUMA PRISON.
Sheriff Glenn Reynolds and one deputy
named Holmes started with the eight
prisoners for the prison. While they were
walking upa hill near Riverside, Ariz,
with the sheriff in the lead, and Kid him
self Immediately following, the latter
picked up large bowlder in his manacled
hands, and striking the officer terrible
blow on the back of the head, crushed his
skull, killing him instantly. Quick as
thought he seized the dead mans pistol
and before the deputy was aware of what
was going on lie tell mortally wounded
The Indians then knocked OF their irons
and escaped
Since that time the search for the rene
gades has been increasing and all but Kid
have either been captured or killed The
companions of Kid were Wash-lan-t tab |
Lak-gon and Has-tin-dO-tOOdy, who were
killed while resisting capture Say-is and
Has-kay- -youl-tel, who have been cap
tured and are now in prison at Yuma; 10
klissy-an, who was wounded bya party of
Mexican troops, and then killed by Say
IS, because he could not zeep-up with his
companions in their fight and Miguel. |
who was killed in Mexico by Mexican
soldiers.
The hunt for Kid has been unavailing,
though the willy savageh has had numerous
narrow escapes. He is represented as a
man not remarkable for his courage, but
with wonderful cunning and an almost
tireess frame. He makes his living by
raiding the camps of herders while the
men are away at their duties, and he is
said to have no scruples against taking
life when there is anything to be gained
by 1t and no risk to run. 1T is, however,
claimed that he has been unjustly charged
with many crimes. When a desperate
wishes TO remove an enemy he puts on
pair Of mOccasins and kills his man. and
the tracks he makes are pronounced TO be
those of the Apache Kid
Lieut.. George l.. Bryan, who was sta
toned at San Carlos from Dec. 10, 1892. to
July 20. 1898, had considerable experience
chasing Kid, and was in command of
Troop e, Of the First Cavalry, on one or
two occasions when il came very near
capturing the renegade. On one occa-
slen the lieutenant was close enough to
Kid to
TAKE FLYING SHOT
at him, but being in the gloom of the even
ing, the shot was without ERECT
Though Kid had wife and family be-
fore he became outlawed, he has made no
attempt, so far as known 10 have them
join HIM, bus he has never seemed con
tent without female companion His
custom has been to make a sudden de-
scent upou the reservation, captures a
squaw and bear her away TO the noun
tain hiding places. After keeping her
few months he lets her return to her
people and soon after captures another.
Sometimes he takes a maiden and some
times another Indians wife.
In October, 1899, Kid had with him two |
women-One named JO-ash-Gy, who was
taken by him in Septem oer, 1880: the |
other h-tah-goyah, daughter Of an In |
dian scout named Jack Long. whom he !
had taken on Oct %, 1892. The irst of |
these escaped from him in Mexico and re- |
turned to the agency on Nov 10, 1892 |
The other was recaptursd by a detach- /
ment of Troop e, First Cavalry, on the
night of Dec. II, 1892, while Kid was at |
tempting TO recaptIre 10 ash-ay. So far |
as is known Kid had no women with him !
from that time till Feb. % 1893, when he !
captured n sister of Nal-tay, an indian |
the morning Of Feb % by detachment
Of Troop j., First Cavalry.
From then till the latter part of Nav.
1898, Kid is supposed to have been alone !
About May = he captured one of the
wives of an Indian named John Morgan
and the officers mere believe that she is
still with him. If their Oniecture is cor
rect, it is hardly possible that the squaw
buried by Lieut. FurlonR was Kids wife, /
for the scouts would have recognized her /
at once. and Apache <ld is altogether TOO !
important parsonage to admit of his be- /
ing ignored il the report of an expedition !
like that OF Lieut.. FurOnQ
1t Is thought probable that the man
who shot the squaw In a row with
hunting party is now trying TO defend his /
action by claiming that he was attacked /
by Apache Kid.
A report has been received at depart /
mont headquarters from Capt. A. L. |
Mayer, comamndlnt and agent at the |
san Carlos agency, stating that the I
squaw killed by Clark, the prospector. |
was not believed by the soldiers who |
buried her to belong to the reservation at |
all, but was probably one of party Of I,
tramp Indians who were on cattle steal |
ing expedition.
Her Only Longing-Mrs. Norris-Since I /
have been married 1 have had only one wish .
unqualified.
Mr. Norris-And What is that mn, 5..,.s /