Arizona silver belt., 1896-07-16
THE PEOPLE DEMAND REDRESS

the murder of Bud Campbell, by h. dians, on the 5th inst, near Pleasant valley, was the direct sequence of the affray between Deputy Sheriff Ben brooks posse and White Mountain Apaches, on Cibicu creek, December ., 1895. In an attempt to arrest two Indians indicted for burglary, and for whom they had warrant, the officers were fired upon and in an effort to escape, and when chief of the band was in the act of wrestling Deputy yoris' gun from him, the latter in des- peration drew his pistol and shot the Indian through the body, and, as seems providential, favored by the approach of nightfall, the four officers made good their escape.
 Subsequent occurrences are also of record. Upon the arrival at Cibicu of Lieutenant Fenton and detachment from Fort Apache, the Indians were in state of great excitement, causing the troops to be spprehensive of an attack. The dead chief was buried with all the honors befitting his rank, and as fur ther ceremony, pretending evil to the whites, four ponies were led to the grave and their throats cut, this being the Apscbes' impressive manner of reg istering their VOW of vengeance against an enemy, meaning, in this instance, that tho lives of four white men should atone for the death of their chief Campbell is the first victim and there is no doubt that the Indians are resolved to carry out their bloody purpose.
 In view of the alarming situation, it becomes a question of serious concern 10 the citizens of Gila county, and especially to those living in the exposed locality frequented by these Indians, what steps had best be taken for the preservation of life and property from the rapacity of the White Mountain Apaches.
 The experiences of the past seven months prove conclusiyely that no protection can be expected from the acting Indian agent at San Carlos, or the sub-agent at Fort Apache. On the 18th of December last, on an order of United States Court Commissioner Kin ney, warrants were issued for the arrest of nineteen of the Indians who par ticipated in the attack on Deputy Sher- if Benbrook and posse. Armed with the warrant, Deputy United States Marshal J.. H. Thompson and posse vent to Fort Apache and sought the assistance of Sub-Agent Rivers in en forcing the mandate of the court, and relying upon the promise of Lieutenant Rivers that he would procure the arrest of the Indians named in the indictment, MT. Thompson and companions re- turned to Globe. Despite the promises of the acting agent at San Carlos and the sub-agent at Apache, no arrests have been made, although seven months have elapsed.
 Section 2152, Revised States of the United States, makes it mandatory upon agents and sub-agents to endeavor 10 procure the arrest of all Indians accused of crime, and the refusal or failure to do so subjects them to a heavy penalty.
 Despairing of redress from the gov ernment, the people must look else where for remedy for evils grown intolerable. A retrospect of Apache history reveals parallel case, and an effective cure. Reference is made to the Camp Grant affair, in April, 1871, when citizens of Tucson aided by Pap sgoes, incenssd by the repeated mur- ders and thefts committed by the band of of Apaches of which Eskininzin was she war chief, surprised the Indians camp at Grant, killed eighty-fve and captured thirty of the Indians.
 We would be very reluctant to ad- sise such heroic treatment, since it carries with it retributive consequences which might prove more injurious than our present ills. But we wonld have the government understand the gravity of the situation and that the temporizing policy so long pursued in regard to the White Mountain Apaches is liable to precipitate a more serious conflict linless vigorous steps are at once taken 50 afford protection to settlers. Two remedies suggest themselves: Either remove the lawless Indians to place remote from their present location, or else establish a strong military guard in their midst that they may be kept under strict surveillance.
 The occupation of that portion of the White Mountain reservation dates back to 1870, when Major Green estab. Iished Camp Ord (now Fort Apache) and gathered there almost HOO In disns. In 1875, when the removal of all the Indians to San Carlos was Attempted. many of the White Mount aims refused to go, and being warlike n disposition and strong in numbers.