The argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1895-1900, 1896-01-23

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on the outskirts of the assembled
council. At the conclusion of Cap
tain Barry's talk many of the
Apaches turned their eyes towards
the writer, particularly Huero, but
they were satisfied that / had had
no part in the treachery, and my in
dignation must have shown plainly
upon my face, for the Apache chiefs
came to me Immediately and ex-
pressed themselves as fully confident
of my honesty and sincerity. Es-
cah-pah, with that peculiar cynical
smile on his face and devilish gilt
ter of his one eye, informed Captain
Barry that chad it not been by
treachery, he nor Colonel Green
could not have made much of a
massacre; that possibly the shoe
might have been on the other foot" !"
or words to that effect. That under
the circumstances, and as the Cap
tain proposed to be just, he and his
people were willing to meet half
way. The Chief then produced his
papers from Gen. James III. Carle-
ton. The Captain looked them over
carefully and was fully satisfied that
to kill these people was to commit a
great crime. In this connection it
would be well to state that at the
time Cooley, Dodd and the writer
joined Es-cah-pah at the Zuni vii
lagos, he had been to Santa Fe, New
Mexico to see General Gettie, then
in command of the district of New
Mexico, for the express purpose of
ascertaining if the promise of a
reservation was to be carried out.
But General Celtic told Es-cah-pah
to go back that it was not in his
military district; that he must see
the district commander of Southern
Arizona; and it was on his return
from Santa Fe, we three joined the
Chief and his party at the Pueblo
de Zuni.
After the commandant of the
troop of horse had examined the
Chiefs papers, and had verified his
statements through us who were ac-
quainted with the facts, he informed
the Indians that he would disobey
the orders of his superior officer on
humanitarian grounds; that in con-
sideration therefor The principal
men of the tribe must go with the
three Americans to Camp Mcdowell
and see General Deven, who alone
had the right to make peace with
them; that if the General did so he
would give them papers which would
protect them in the future from
other scouting parties of soldiers.
To this proposition the Indians
agreed and seemed very glad to do
so. The following day, August Sd,
Captain Barry returned to Colonel
Green's camp, still at the confluence
Of the east and west forks of the
White river, and reported to his su-
perior what he had done ON his trip
to the Apache camp on the Carlo.
Colonel Green became at once very
passionate at Captain Barry for dis
obeying orders in not killing all the
Indians as ordered, and Immediately
relieved the Captain of his COM
mand, confning him to the camp
limits.
Soon after Colonel Green selected
a site about three-quarters of mile
further east upon the mesa, where
post was established and
named Scamp Ord" in honor of the
commander Gen. E. o.
9. Ord.
Camp Ord was considered straget-
cally situated, being located in the
heart of the Apacheria. This done
Green returned with his
back to Fort Goodwin.
Arriving at Goodwin the Colonel at
once set about the preparation of a
series of charges and specifica-
ions" against Captain Barry, alleg-
ng "disobedience of orders, the vio-
alton of certain articles of war;"
md the inevitable winding up, viz,
conduct unbecoming an officer and
l gentleman" This rigmarole of
charges, ETC., etc., were in due time
'ent to Gen. Thomas E. Deven, COM