The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-05-01
"APACHE KID"
BLOODY RECORD OF AFORsIER
SERGEANT OF INDIAN SCOUTS.
Crimes Which Startled the Country
ON Both Sides of the Rio
Grande-Killing of
Sheriff's Posse.
. INCE the Apache Chief, Geron-

no redskin, according to the Chicago
Record, who has had so much public
attention as Apache Kid. For six
years he has been making bloody his
tory along the Rio Grande and Next
can border. A recent report of the
War Department at Washington shows
that movements of the military, con-
sequent upon the depredations OF this
savage outlaw, have cost Uncle Sam
altogether over $4,000, and that
troops in President Diaz's Government
across the border have been harassed
by the Kid since 1898, when the Kid
became more regular dweller in the
Republic of Mexico. At different
times there have been as many as 400
trained soldiers of the plains, both on
the American and the Mexican sides
of the Kio Grande, in search of Apache
Kid, while military scouts and United
States Marshals and Government
police officers by the score have
labored and schemed long and vainly
for the arrest of the Indian, hoping
thereby to obtain the reward OF $4,000
offered for the capture of this rene
gade.
A great deal has been written about
Apache Kid that is not true. Nothing
romantic is connected with his history.
It is one series of bloodthirst7 muir
ders, malicious robberies and unnamed
villainies. The truth as told by the
army officers and citizens who live i'll
the country adjacent to the San Carlos
reservation, who remember this Indian
well, makes him no hero. He is a
short, stocky, full.blooded Apache.
He ia wiry and bold, and has never had
an hours education in any Govern
ment or private school. He has lived
always in Arizona, and only left there
when the troops and his own race
sought to end his career because of his
many crimes. Then he persisted in
returning to add to his deeds by steal
ing stock and numbering people for
their personal property.
The Kid was sergeant of Indian
scouts under General Crook in the
Geronimo campaign, when he rendered
valuable services. He is skillful in
Indian warfare, dead shot at short
range and wonderful trailer. He
has seen enough of troopers too, to
be able to outwit them when he is
pursued.
In March, 1888. the Kid asked AL
bert Sebring, who was chief OF the
scouts of the San Carlos agency, for
permission to leave upon special
mission. When questioned about this
he stated that he had deed of honor
| to perform. Some years before a
Pima Indian had killed relative of
Apache Kid, and it deYolved upon
him once year to go out and kill a
| Pima Indian as an atonement for the
peace of his dead relative. Sebring
refused the request and tried to in
culcate into Apache Kids mind the
moral truth OF loving ones enemies.
The army men, familiar with the Kids
ways, knew that Sebring was wasting
time and they were not surprised one
morning TO find the Indian had disap-
peared.
In June the Kid came back and,
being Immediately put under arrest,
was taken to Captain d. E. Pierce's
tent. Immediately there was excite
ment among the friends of Apache KID
and several shots were fred through
the canvas of the tent. Amid the
confusion the Kid recovered his car.
bine, sprang aside, jumped upon 6
horse behind a comrade and the
mutinous scout fed The mutineeri
went toward old Mexico, killed two
white men in the Galliuro mountain
passes on the way, but were so closely
pursued that they doubled on their
tracks and returned to the reservation
All were arrested. Some were hangot
for murder and Kid and four Other
scouts were courtmarshaled and SEN
to Alcatraz. To the surprise of some
military officers the President sooI
pardoned the Kid and his companion
and they returned to Arizona.
In 1889 indictments for nnrder were
found against Apache Kid ana severa
other Indians. They were arrested oy
Captain BnIli1 agent at San Carlos
and delirsred to the civil authoritie:
of ArIzons. Sheriff Glen Reynolds,
Deputy Holmes and teamster named
| Middleton took the Kid, seven Other
Indians and Mexican and started II
wagon for Yuma, where the Indiar
murderers were to have been hanged
One day early in November, 1889, th'
party was toiIing slowly over hare
road. To relieve the horses the Sheriff
made his prisoners walk up steel
hill-all but one who was lame Of
pretended to be so. The sheriff walked
in front, the prisoners followed
shackled in couples, while Deput,
Holmes walked behind, the Wagon
containing Middleton and the LAM
prisoner bringing up the rear.
! At concerted signal the prisoner
hurled themselves upon the two off
GERS and bore them to the ground
while the Indian in the wagon.seize.
Middleton's pistol and shot him in tn
face. The officers were beaten to dealt
with stones Middleton was shot agail
and left for dead. The Mexican mad
his escape before the Indians got ri
of their shackles. They robbed tn
body of the sheriff of gold watcl
and $500 in cash. Aiming them
selves with the officers syearon
the Apaches fed into mountains
This party OF Indians constituted tn
KIDS original band OF renegades
which was increased by the additiol
of ether outlaws hiding from officer
of the Law. The band raidea back an