El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-16
SPRINGS A SENSATION.
Gus kline's Story Will Stand Before
the Public.

For the first time since the middle
ages, the Tribune yesterday sprung a
sens stiCn on its readers in the follow
ing article:
sin reference to the reported scrap
with the Apacbes ~ as h wing occur
red last October bout $50 mi es south
west Of Casas Grdndes, at viii one
Gus Kline was snot. he SAYS is all lie.
There was no scr p and there a~e no
Apaches in that country-they don t
raeee that far south. Gus Kline shot
himself accidentally with his own gun
while beating burro over the head
with it, when it was discharged. TIL 5
occurred a. place about II or IA miles
south of Lord Beresford's ranch h use,
and about 60 miles from Casas Gran
des. Mr.. Gest saw no Apaches in that
country, but quite number of Opatas
and Yaquis, Of which the country is
full :"
At he time G us Kline return Ell from
the 20 yer couu try with shot torougn
his arm the HERALD reported what te
ga d about fight with renegade Apa-
ches aud white men. He had the
evidence that tie had be n in some
kind of fl hit. His words were the
uniy evidence Of what really occurred
Now as to the stateme of Mr.. Gest
here IS nor evidence IL The form of
letters to show tat he did Lot know
what be was ia kiOg about when he
made the above sta eme ut to the Til
bune These let ers are from the
party who starred to the Yaqui country
with Gus Kline aud they were writ IN
from small Mexican towrs, that show
on the map to be from 100 to $50 miles
southwest of Ca as Grades. right near
the back bone of the Sierra Madre5
and all of these letters was written
before Gus Kline was shot, but in the
letters he wri:ers say they have been
warned that trouble awaits them ahead,
ard they write of the same kind cf
trouble that Gus Kline reported when
he returned to Ell Paso.
Gus K inc sid when he first returned
that for ohvious reasons he tod in
all the Mormon settlements tbrcuyh
which he passed that he had shot him
self. He said he I'D that story so as
to save his compaoions who were push
ing on into the Yaqui country further
trouble if possible, and this probably is
the story of the affray that Mr.. Gest
head in the Mormon settlements
southwest of Casas Grandes.
Gus Kline now says that his party
met many white men in that country
VINO ar. rene gadeS from this section,
and that while they are provided with
p'el,y of ammunition they will not
trouble anybody, but when they are
short of that necessary thy will
resort 20 any M ans to secure it.
Gus. Kliue's statement is much more
plausible thai that of Mr.. Gest, as he
has the evidence of being shot: letters
received from other parties state that
they expected just such trouble as he
and another fat is that it is
not likely that Gus Kline who has
handle d gun since bOyhOod, would
have taken loade d gun by the nuzzle
and Lit burro with the breech-
that would have been tenderfoos's
act.
Fred Wafer came in last evening
from the Yaqui country and repo' is
that he met t7e patty who were with
Kline at The time he was shot, and
says tn at the psr5y reported the fight
about the same way that Ktire report
ed it, but that Mitchell with when he
Lied, believed the parties who at
Is CT ed them were all AmeriC ans. Mr..
Wa 'er also says that the reports of
gold in the Ysqui country are not ex-
age Grated and that Kline's party have
4 good claim that they are now work