Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-08
BELIEVES INDIANS
WILL MURDER
HER SISTER
People Hold the Fort
Against Angry ApaCheS- Re
fugee Tells of Dangerous
Conditions on Arizona ReSer-
walton.


Practically unprotected, ana sur
rounded by 400 enraged Apache In
dams who threaten murder. Mrs. San
derson, "A young Arizona woman calmly
continues to teach a group of little In
dian children al the school at aban-
doned old Fort Mcdowell, In Mari
copa county.
Frightened by the blood curdling
threats Of drink-crazed tribesmen who
are wild for revenge because Of the
killing Of Austin Navajo. a chief. the
Indian police have all fled the reser-
Walton. Sub-Agent Gin. a minister Of
the gospel. and his wife and baby are
the only other whites within miles of
Mrs. Sandcrson. The preacher, armed
10 the teeth, Is %barrfcaded in his home
and declines to fee. .
one OF those to flee from the rescr-
walton in the presence of "A danger
that would unnerve most men was
Miss Elizabeth Reilly, sister of Mrs.
S~andcrson, and also employed as "A
teacher at the chool at Fort Mcdowell.
She has just arrived at MaricOpa and
gives the clifton the first authentic
story Of the trouble which may lead
to an Indian outbreak;
Miss Reilly's story throws much
new light ON The causes leading to
the present Indian troublc She says
that some time & Sub-AEout GIN
began 70 punish the Apaches for max
ing "tisswa' |tfcrmentcd CORN ana
that Austin Navajo, who Is "a sort "
chief among the Indians. was found
To be q @ persistent offender. Fin
ally Sub-Agent GIN put Austin OF tho
"u~nfaVorablc list which greatly en-
ragged the Indian. He made rcaptcd
demands to be rcihstatcd and finally
even appealed 10 the Indian commits
sion at Washington, which sustained
GIN.
Then Austin Navajo went on tho
warpath. Upon learning OF the conn
missions ruling he went over to Gills
house. and pccping through the vim
dow saw GIN lying ON the Moor play
ing with his baby. without warning
he fired eight shots from a revolver AZ
the agent % the child, but some
how 10Th escaped. Fearing death I'M
less the Apache was %subduod, GIL
seized a gun and ran 10 the door
where he fred AT Austin Navajo.
striking the Indian In the middle of
the forehead with his first shot and
causing instant death.
The shooting tool place last week
and almost Immediately following 1t
the trouble with the Indians reached
a head. There was plenty Of "tisswa'
in circulation and the ApaChes were
in an ugly mood. Indian friends #
GIN warned him that unless he left
the l|tStlNdilNn ne Nohlu meet a Ger
death, GINS answer was to send
to PhoeniN for guns. ammunition and
help. Tell them I'm not afraid" he
said, and forthwith he began making
his house "a fort. on Sunday the In
dian police. who keep matters quiet at
the reservation, an disappcarc ].
Things grew $50 threatening that word.
was passed among the few whites
wins with "a radius Of several miles
Of Fort Mcdowell that il was time to
leave, Most OF them went 10 Mesa
eighteen miles away. Among
those 10 leave was Miss Reilly. She
begged her sister 10 depart with her.
the latter resolutoly refused. She
declined absolutely 90 be frightened
and kept right on teaching her class "a
Inc little school.
Gin desired his wife and baby TO
leave hut the mother decided u
stand hN her husband. Gin said that
ho believed sticking o. his post would
"a good moral effect ON the uu-
rulN Indians n that perhaps even
the presence OF his wife and baby
would add o. his effect.
In Tho meantime Superintendent.
Goodman, at the Fort Mcdowell