Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-01
STORY OF AN INDIAN
His Fate Was Far Worse Thar
 That of Capt. Dreyfus.
Apache Chief Who Was the Victim 0i an Army ORscer's Hatred Wronged by the Men He
 Had Befriended.
Especial Washington Letter.1

HIS is the story of Es-kim-in.
 gin, the Apache chief who suf.
 fered unmerited imprisonment and died in confinement.
 It is a pathetic story of wrongs never lighted. The whole world sympa thized with Capt. Dreyfus, but he lived to be restored to his family and friends. Poor old Es-kim-in-zin never received justice, and was re. turned to his home and family, only in a dying condition, within a month of his dsceaSs.
 One of the Stanch friends of Els kim-in-zin was John P. Clum, post of flee inspector. Formerly MT. Cum was Indian agent at the San Carlos agency, in Arizona. His record there was superb, and he was regarded as the best Indian agent in the service. His word alone ought to have been sufficient to secure the release of the persecuted Apache, but it was not. Gen. o. o. Howard was also one of the firm friends of Es-kim-in-zin, but even his efforts to procure his release were unavailing.
 In the war department the state ment of Es-kim-in-z gin is on file, under date March, 1892. He says: Seven teen years ago I took up a ranch on the San Pedro, cleared the brush, and took out water in a ditch which l made. I plowed the land and made fence around it like the Mexicans. When started I had three horses and 25 head of cattle. was on the San Pedro ten years. Then had IF horses, 38 cattle, a large yellow wagon, for which paid $40, and an other wagon, which cost me $9O, but which had given to some relatives. I also had many tools. For about three years I drew rations from the agent. After that did not draw any more till I was sent to the agency by Lieut.. Watson. I bought all my fam fly clcthing and supplies with the money made. In 1888 Lieut.. Watson came to my ranch and gave me a pa per from Capt. Pearce, the agent, and told me that I had better go to the San Carlos reservation, as citizens would kill me if did not that there were about 150 citizens coming with pistols.
 "They came the next day after I left my ranch, and they shot at my women, putting bullets through their skirts, and drove them off. They took 515 sacks of corn, wheat and barley, destroyed 523 pumpkins and took away 3s head sof cattle. After that went to Washington, and when I returned they asked me if did not want to go back to my ranch on the San Pedro. I said no, I would not be safe there, and would feel like a man sitting on a chair with some one scratching the sand out from under the legs. Then Capt. Pearce said that l could select a farm on the reserva- ton, so I went with Lieut.. Watson and selected a piece of land on the Gila just above the subagency. Lieut.. Watson surveyed it for me. I made a ditch for irrigating, and had water flowing in it, and had nearly finished fencing the farm when was arrest ed. Since I have been away my wife and some of my children have looked after the farm for me-
 Es-kim-in-zin, in concluding his final plea, says: .Since put down stone with Gen. Howard many years ago, and promised that I would never do anything wrong, I have not broken my promise. ask to be sent back to my family at San Carlos and given the land surveyed by Lieut.. Watson; that it be given me forever, and will never ask for rations or anything else for myself or my family, from the government. I want to work like a white man and support my family. I can do it, and I will always be good man.
 It was claimed by those who inter- ested themselves in Es-kim-in-zin that