The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-11-11

 much of a celebrity. says the St. Louis Post. Dispatch. but for miles aloug the Guadaloupe canyon be was great guns.
 Kid was a mean Indian, who tried to kill a white man or grengo every day, and turned his head to thieving when he couldn't find human game.
 There was great rejoicing in the Apache country when squaw came down from the mountains and said that the outlaws body was rotting among the rocks George Hickey, who runs tobac conist shop at 1918 Franklin avenue, langhed when he read the story.
 "Apache Kids body has been rot ting in the Sierra Madre foothills oftened than I have fingers on my hand," was his comment on the dis patch.
 Hickey is an old prospector. He was born in Germany and educated for metallurgist. He came to Amer ica and prospscted for twelve years through the Apache country. He is still a young man. though an occas- ional gray hair betrays his adventur- ous life.
 When the bottom dropped out of silver Hickey came to St. Louis. He is making money selling cigars and thinks of starting mining school this winter for prospective Klondikers.
 During his soiourn in the west he made the acquaintance of Apache Bill, and once had an experience with him that overtops the romancing of writers of wild western tales.
 al can't believe Apache Kid dead."l said Hickey, Saturday. ''He wasn't built for dying like rat in his hole. When he quits it will be from shock of lead. That story about his iody rotting among the rocks has been told by half dozen women he has turned loose. He has that story circulated when he wants to keep quiet and stop the endless pursuit that keeps him always On the move.
 '.He'll turn up again before the winter sets in. He's not over 35, and he's too tough to give up to disease.
 ..I met him first when he was scout ing for General Miles. He was at- tached to the San Carlos reservation. Frank Leslie was the chief of scouts and the kid was his best assistant. He couldn't talk much English, and for this reason doubt the rumor that he went to school at Carlisle, Pa.
 '.He began bis career as an outlaw by running of from the reservation and killing buck against whom he had au old grudge. He was sent to prison in California, but was pardoned by President Cleveland. He returned to Arizona and soon the country was aroused by the murder of two pros peetSIs.
 "rhe Kid turned up, was accused of the crime. tired and sentenced to life Imprisonment. He. two Indians and a Mexican. were being brought by Sheriff Reynolds and deputy to pris- on when they escaped. They were haudcuffed. but Apache Bill told bis mates to strike the deputy with their msnacles and stnn him. He did the same Ew the sheriff. They told the Mexican to skip out. killed tue officers and took their guns and proyislons.
 After that the Kid waged iucessant warfare on the whites. had the misfortune to fall in with him in De- cember. 1890.
 .I was prospecting in the Guada- loupe canon. and making my head auarlers at John Halls ranch. Hall. myseli. John Bridger of Blue Mills Mo. and Bunk Robinson of San Seba county, Texas. both of them cowherd- CTS. were the only ,nsn op the place.
 ..On Dec. 10 Bridger. who had ".ci' up in the hills branding cattle. said that the Apaches were about. for he had discovered slaughtered beef. with the entrails and tenderloin taken 4st.
 y.sRobinson aud I agreed 10 go out with him in the morning, but it rained