Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-09
APACHE MURDERERS
Slayers of Several Persons Captured by the
Soldiers.
MUCH ANXIETY ALONG THE BORDER

Fears that Posse In Pursuit oi
Rencgndcs Has Been
Cut on and
N Killed. u
FORT GRANT, Ariz., Dec. S.-The 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
Solonvills three days ago, were arrested
and brought into San Carlos agency late last
night by a detachment of Captain Bells
troops of the Seventh cavalry and the Indian
police.
The patty consisted of seven men and a
boy, all mounted and heavily armed, two of
them carrying cavalry carbines that fire the
identical bullets which brought Merrill and
daughter to their death. The Indians say
they have been hunting in the mountains
near Fort Thomas, and the fifty miles from
these mountains to the Gila Bonita valley, in
which Merrill and his daughter were killed,
is only step for these willy Apaches. They
are being held under guard at San Carlos
Tor further investigation, but there is very
little doubt but that Colonel Bell has the true
murderers.
A prominent cattlsman at Fort Thomas re-
ports having seen a party of six or seven
Indians near the trail leading to the valley
in which the killing took place. Evidently
these are the same Indians.
GREAT ANXIETY FELT.
SOLOMONVTLLE, Ariz., Dec. S.-Great anx-
iety is felt here on account of the fact that
no news has arrived from the posse of nine
teen who are following the trail of the muir
derers of Merrill and daughter Indians un-
l,,,h "a
was molestad except the provision box, which
was emptied and left near the scene of the
murder. The commander at Fort Grant was
notified of the uneasiness felt for Sheriff
Wight and posse. 1t is presumed he will
send troops on the trail. 1t is not impossible
that the posse has been ambushed but it
would seem that of nineteen all would not
be killed If no news comes today another
posse will probably go out.
Six years ago sheriff's posse from Tucson
followed train robbers to Mexico and all
were put into Jail by the Mexican officials
and not heard from for ten days. 1t may be
that Sheriff Wights posse has met a similar
fate.
The report sent from Phoenix that four
miners had been killed near Fort Thomas is
not true. Such a rumor was heard here, but
investigation failed to confirm it.
Sheriff Wights posse, which pursued the
Indian murdeerrs Of Merrill and daughter
returned this evening. Near the base Of the
White Lock mountains the posse came in
sight of the Indians, but been seen by the
Indians from an elevated position. The posse
came within 500 yards of the Indians "a they
were going up the side of the mountains and
had the advantage of being among rocks and
bush. The Indians were fired on and returned
the fire, but escaped over the summit into the
rough, rocky country over a trail hard to
follow. The posse kept in close pursuit. but
The trail was lost on Friday. There were but
Two Indians, and they doubtless belong to a
band of repegades which has been off their
'eservation several years. =
DETAILS OF THE CRIMES.
DEMING, N. NJ. Dec. S.-News from the
scene of the murders in Arizona committed
by renegade Apaches from the San Carlos |
reservation state that the troops from Forts |
Bayard and Grant are on the trail and that 1t |
eada to the line Of old Mexico into the Sierra |
Madre mountains the stronghold Of the rene |
,ades for years. By treaty soldiers can cross
he international boundary to pursue the In
Hans, but the country is so rough and |
that it is very improbable that
hey will ever get within a hundred miles of
he murderers In all six murders are re-
ported, the first crime being committed on
asst Monday, on Eagle creek, when three
,rothers named Hinton and a man named
'earles were killed and horribly mutated.
)n Tuesday farmer named Merrill and his
6-year-old niece were slain In the road six
niles west Of Ash Springs. The girl had
nutilated. The scenes are on the borders of |
he reservation and many miles distant from
Geographic communication, so that particu-
ars are not obtainable. There were six
indians in the party, two mounted and four
II foot, but 1t would be an easy matter to
teal horses for the entire party.
A party Of miners from Duncan, Ariz left
advance OF the soldiers. heavily armed and
ell mounted, and at last accounts were fol-
'wing the Indians within two hours. These
rimes do not indicate an outbreak or serious |
'ouble being the work of few murderous
ucks, whose actions are condemned by the
'servatlon Indians. who are contented.
AVALRY MAKING FORCED MARCHES.
ST, LOUIS, Dec. S.-A special to the Re-
lblic from Silver City, ~ M, says: "Or-
'rs were received at Fort Bayard ordering
1t all remaining cavalry at that post to I
AXE forced marches for the capture of the
and of renegade Indians that committed | \
e murders near the San Carlos reservation :
st week. The troops left at once. The
ders were accompanied by report that the !
tiZsns' posse which left Duncan, Arz., i'm ,
edately after the discovery of the muir :
rers, had run into the Indians near Cliff
n. Arz., and that fight had followed in
lch one or more of the posse mad been =.
He'd and the order for moving the troops y
rs for the purpose of closing upon the band
fore the Mexican line could be reached. The = =
sse was under the leadership Of the Parks J
others, skilled rontiersmen and Indian 5
hters. Il
FORT GRANT, Ariz. Dec. S.-There is no b
VS. tonight from the Indians nor from the d
'uting parties who are out from the various q
litary posts, The wires between this point ! q
d San Carlos agency and Fort Apache went n
wn about noon today. and, it Is believed, Ia
" were cut by the renegade Indians A o
rty is out on the line for the purpose Of b'
king repairs, Sheriff Wight and posse h
We not been heard from. and much anxiety d'
felt for them.
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states VIII Build n Railroad. Jt
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