The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-09
CANNOT FIND THEM
The kurderers Of Merrill and bis
Daughter Still at Large.
sHERIFF's POSSE RETURNS
Renegade Indians We're Seen. But
They Escaped In the Noun
tains - The Country IL
Being Secured.

Fort Grant. Ariz., Dec. s.-Tne party
of White mountain Apache Indians
who are missing from their camp on
the San Carlos reservation and who are
supposed to have murdered Merrill and
his daughter near Solomonville three
days ago. were arersted and brought
into the San Carlos agency late last
night by a detachment OF Captain
Bells troops. Seventh cavalry. and the
Indian police. The party consisted OF
seven men and a boy. all mounted and
heavily armed. two Of them carrying
cavalry carbines that fire the Identical
bullet which brought Merrill and his
daughter to their untimely end. The
Indians claim to have been hunting
in the mountains near Fort Thomas.
and the so miles from the mountain
to the ella Bonita valley in which Mer-
rlll and his daughter were killed, is
only a step for these willy Apaches.
They are being held under guard at
San Carlos for further investigation.
A prominent cattleman at Fort
Thomas reports having seen party OF
six or seven Indians near the trail lead
ing TO the valley in which the killing
took place. Evidently these are the
same Indians.
SolomonviIle. Ariz.. Dec. s.-Great
anxiety is felt here on account OF no
news arriving from the posse of 10 who
are following the trail OF the murderers
of Merrill and his daughter Indians
undoubtedly committed the deed. as
nothing was molested except the pro-
vision box. which was emptied and left
near the scene OF the murder. The
commander at Fort Grant was notified
| OF the uneasiness felt for Sherin
| Wight and posse. IL Is presumed ne
will send troops on the trail. II Is
not impossible that the posse has been
ambushed. but II would seem that OF
10 all would not be killed. IL no news
comes to-day. another posse viii prob
ably go out. Six years ago a sherin
posse from Tucson followed train rob-
bers to Mexico and all were put into
fail bv the Mexican officials and not
heard from for 10 days. 1t may be
that Sheriff wights posse has met q
similar fate. The report sent from
Phoenix that four miners had beer
killed near Fort Thomas Is not true
Such a rumor was heard here. but In
vestigation failed to confirm It.
Sheriff wright's posse. which fol
lowed the Indian murderers or Merrill
and daughter returned this evening
Near the base OF tho White Loci
mountains tho posse came In sight
the Indians, but had been discovers
first by the reds from en- elevated posd
ton. The posse came within 500 yard
OF the Indians as they were going a
THE side OF the mountains and had IN
advantage OF being among rocks an
Juniper brush. The Indians were nre
ON and returned the fire but escape
over the summit into the rough rock
country, over a trail hard to follow
The posse kept IN close pursuit. but On
trail was lost on Friday. There wer
but two Indians and they doubtless b
long to a band OF renegades uhat he
been of the reservation several year'
Additional Troops.
, st. Louis. Dec. "a special 10 tn
Republic from Silver City, ". M. says
orders were received at Fort Bayar
to-day ordering out all the remainin
. cavalry at that post to make force
marches across into Arizona to assis
, in the capture of the band or renegad
, Indians that committed nine murder
! near San Carlos reservation last weei
1 The troops left at once.