Bisbee daily review., 1907-11-05
AFTER PAPAG0S
TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO
Herbert Brown of Tucson Tells
About An Expedition In
Which He Took Part N the
Early Eighties.

after an Indian murderer de ScTibeS
as follows a similar expedition in
which he participated a quarter Of
century ago:
Sometime during the early eighties,
say about 1883 or 1884. an Indian
from the town OF Coyote. at the north
end of the Boboouivari mountains,
was charged with having stolen
horses. Bob Paul was sheriff at the
time, and Bob left here single handed
to arrest the man. At Dobbs' well,
about four miles east of the village,
he was Joined by Dobbs, and the two
went boldly to the village and ar
rested the man wanted. No resist
ance was offered at the time, but on
the way down to the well they were
ambushed by about twenty Indians.
Dobbs managed to get away, but Paul
would not let go of his man. A young
Indion tried to shoot him with an
arrow. Paul, a large, powerful man,
persisted in keeping the captured In
dian before him. The older Indians
finally compelled the young Indian TO
desist. and Paul 70 let his man go.
Paul was held prisoner for most of
the day. but the Indians were like
the man with the bear, they wanted
some. one to help them let go. In the
meantime Dobbs had reached home
more dead than alive. The day was
a very hot one and he had run hard
and far Being badly scared to be
gin with he feared for some time
that he was going to die. He man.
aged, however, to send in a courier TO
Tucson. Tom Cords was undersher-
\ InSrNIareal he of
raising a posse to go to the RELIEF of
Paul II was at the time understood
that Paul was still prisoner. Among
the hastily raised volunteers were
some of the best men of the city, but
unfortunately considerable riffraff
was gathered up at the same time.
The party left here about three
O'Clock in the afternoon and reached
Dobbs' well at two O'Clock on the fol
lowing morning. and were relieved to
find that Paul had been liberated. All
told there were between twenty and
twenty-five men. Probably they had
among them not more than a half
dozen old campaigners, and they ap-
parently had sense enough to keep to-
getheF With them under the ar
rangements made, Paul was to cut
through the center of the town; the
others were to be sent above to get
between the Indians and the hills
On reaching the place just as the
dawn began TO appear, the men were
divided as stated. The town then
stood on a high mesa and was easy
of approach in the dark from below
All parties were strictly cautioned
not to shoot unless compelled to dc
so as a matter OF protection. After
waiting sufficient time to allow the
other party to get in place the Pau
party climbed the bank and stood in
| full sight of the town. About 100
| yards away an old Indian was stand
| ing watching the sun CLINT up from
the east. On seeing the armed force
| he turned and ran back q short dis
lance, then apparently ashamed OF
| his weakness he stopped put his
! hand to his mouth and let out a sue
cession of yells. At this the IndiaI<
| poured out of their wickiups. nen
I wOHF5H anu CHiIuTRH, PeII mHV OTEe
/ 5sftsI the other IN the sTsat51Sst tstJst
fusion, and running througE/fhe Gown
/ crossed a deep CANYON OF the wesi
and disappeared in the broken grouBa
and thick brush beyond. Almost sim
ultaneously with the appearance Of
the Indians firing commenced at the
/ south or upper end OF the village
/ This was stopped by messenger as
soon as possible. II was the ir
responsible rabble shooting at the
fleeing Indians. but, fortunately. thes
did not succeed In killing or injuTing
any. In a few minutes the Indians
were all hidden in the brush and
| rocks west Of the mesa As Elans
of them were known to be armed M
I, great rush was made to follow them
| Besides it was not the intention o.
Paul to have any of them injured i
such course could be avoided, nor die
any of the late rabid shooters evinct
any desire to catch chance bulle
| by following the Indians into the
brush. but gathered around Pau
about 100 yards from the edge of ths
| deep gulch across which the indians
had laken refuge Chas T. Echeils
| Herbert Brown. e. p Vancuren anS
another party. whose name the writel
has forgotten. alone stood on the
edge of the canyon. On the opposit'
1 side the only Indian visible was f:
middle aged man with a Winchestei
rifle. Speaking in Spanish he de-
rided the whites, upbraided them To-
4 their poor craftsmanship and defiet
them to cross the canyon and enfel
/ the brush Notwithstanding his lous
/ Taunt the fellow looked harmless;
/ enough, and the writer, being news
paper man, decided to cross over ant
give him a closer interview. As ;
sort OF Hague conference affair h
/ stepped into thu open and IN plais
i sight Of both parties, grounded hi
arsenal and csssng to Paul TO lool
after them, crossed over to the In
dian and took Ais gun away from him
Il The Indian was TOO surprised to re
4 sist- In a few minutes the whol-
Il party was across the canyon, anf
/ peace negotiations were at once com
menced At the call Of the old che
he was Joined BY others Of his coun
Gil II was then agreed that th'
! horse thief should be surrendered, tn
Indians agreeing 70 bring him int
town in few days. AS they did no
I come in at the appointed time wors
was sent to them Of the consequences
4 and they came il to the number 0
/ about twenty. Not only the hors'
/ thief was surrendered bat the lndiani
! that we're known to have captured IN
sheriff and liberated his prisoner. be
cause OF the apparent good faith Q
the Indians and OF their ignorance Q
1 the white mans ways OK administer
INK justice. they were given apou