East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-06

Antonio Apache, alleged full blood
Indian of the tribe made famous by
Geronimo and the Apache Kid, and
who has masqueraded as such from
the east to west, has been proclaimed
of negro blood and is denounced as
a faker as well as former convict.
Apache has been in Pendleton on
several occasions and while here was
courteously treated by Major Lee
Moorhouse and others whom he met.
He is fine specimen physically, and
showed excellent education, which he
claimed he had received in England.
Those who met him here will be in
terested in the following expose
which has just been sent out from
New York, the extracts here given
being from the Denver News account
of Apache's downfall,
The crash came yesterday, when
two well known painters of Indian
life, Edwin NJ. Deming and William
NJ. Cary, denounced Apache as fake
Indian. They declare that Apache
wears a wig to hide his kinky hair
and bronzes his face that he may
have the complexion of a red man.
Cary said:
''It is about time that the true
character of this imposter be made
publicly known. He is not only a
faker, but a scamp. He is the same
negro who stole painting from me
about 19 years ago and in conse-
quence served two years in Sing Sing
prison."
'The alleged grandson of Chief
Cochise is n fraud" said Mr.. Deming.
General Richard n. Pratt, now liv-
ing at the Parrenoud apartments,
Seventeenth and Emerson, but who
was founder and superintendent of
the Carlisle Indian school, said last
night.
''In my own personal talks with
Apache, he has never been able to
give satisfactory proofs against the
charge that he is a negro. Further
more, the accusations have been
openly made for many years and
never disproved at any time by
Apache that he is of negro blood. 1t
has been generally believed for a
great many years that Apache is not
an Indian.
Girl Unc0vers Kinks.
"a friend OF mine told me that one
night at a function in high society,
a girl snatched off his wig, disclos-
ing his kinky hair
"I have also known Mr.. Deming,
the artist who makes the charges
against Apache, for many years, and
I do not believe he would make such
a statement without substantial
proofs.
"I know that the Indians on the
Apache reservation have always re-
pudiated the man, saying that the
Indian whom he claimed was his
father had no children.
APACHE is a man of about 40
years of age. 1 first met him when
I was in charge Of the Carlisle
school. l have always been interest
ed in Indians and I invited him to
come down to the institution. He
was employed in the archaeological
department of the exposition in Chi
cago in 1898.
HE has always been quite lion
among the younger social sets of Chi
cago and New York, having a taking
way about him that gave him en-
trance to all the functions of both
cities.
Is Polished Man.
ain appearance he is tall, fine
looking fellow, and very dark. He
is very attractive, very clever and
suave in manner. He has always
moved in the best society and has the
polish that comes from such associa-
tions.
"He worked for the Columbian ex-
POSITION in gathering the exhibit of
ancient Indian curios. He spent quite
q large sum of his own money in ac-
| curing the collection. His business
is dealing in these curios and he
makes considerable money in this
manner"
President Roosevelt has frequently
dined with this "Indian" lion. An
tonic told the president that he was
\ graduate of Harvard and aroused
the suspicion of his host. The latter
| Piled HIM earnestly with questions.
Antonio's answers, however, were
always so prompt that the president
turning to General Wood, said:
"He is certainlw fine type of the
real American, the kind that can be
developed out Of race which Is sc
| generally considered to be decaying.'
Apache, It is claimed. has been
masquerading for years as an Indian
Recently he was taken up by Mrs
John Jacob Astor, Mrs. John r
Drexel and others OF New York's so.
cIal leaders