Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-18
FIGHTERS
OUT To GET BAD
INDIANS
Rangers and Posse Start on
Trail of BIoodthirsty Band of
PapagoeS,
tTueson ciuzen)


Not in wears has Tucson seen 50 pic.
turesque a sight as the gathering her,
today OF the Arizona rangers p
tory to q 15O-miie march into tn,
widest section Of Arizona to capture
John Johns. The Papago Indian mur.
derer Of Darlano Alyerez. The Pap.
- Indians have hidden defiance Il
tie authorities and have announces
that the first white man 10 enter tho
A1o section In pursuit Of Johns VIII be
Killed. Sheriff Pacheco and Captain
Wheeler Of the. rangers have picked
up a gauntlet which the lndiags have
iluug down Al 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning q posse ~ fourteen men
caves Tucson IN pursuit Of Johns.
Each mar Is mounted ana carries a
rifle and a revolver. Nearly every
man in the party has at some time
o a notch for his gun In Justly
enforcing the laws sof the territory. II
the Indians curry out their threat of
shooting M whoever comes IN pursuit
Of Johns, each nan Is met By a band
Or the coolest and bravest fighters IN
the entire southwest.
This afternoon Captain Harry
Wheeler, Of the Arizona ac-
%companied by eight Of his men. ar
rived In this city. They will be Joined
by sheriff Pacheco and three Of his
deputies, and the combined party,
armed to the teeth and prepared for
a long desert trip, win leave about r
O'Clock tomorrow morning on horse.
back for the Papaeo Indian village
known as El Cobo, which is located
100 miles southeast Of Tucson. III.
TRIP VIII he made by way OF Quiiotoa
and Ato.
Some time ago this paper printed
The particulars Of the killing OF q Mex
lean al El Cobo by an Indian named
John JohnF. Later Sheriff pacheco
deputiyed Tom Childs. Jr.. OF the Ten
Mile well To make the arrest Moth.
ing was heard from Childs for some
time. until August 9Th q letter wnF
received nv Sheriff Pacheco from
him, IN which he stated. 81 herewith
return you the warrant sent me 1t is
utterly impossible for one man to
make h arrest as the Indians are an
~ arms. aud threaten to kin the first
white man that attempts to travel the
Cohn tran"
When this letter was received from
Childs, sheriff pacheco Immediately
sent the following communication 10
the board Of supervisors
Some fifteen days past a murder
N"N ''ihilN''u ~ "A IdphEu ndlHu
rancheria called ri Coho. This
rnnchcria ls about twenty miles south
west Of the Gunsight minc In this
county A. soon as | was notified Of
this murder I took immediate steps
To effect the capture Of the murderer
FOR this purpose I went 10 ella Bend.
but had to return as ! was unable To-
get necessary transportation into the
Indian country Before returning 10
this city, I dcnutized Tom Childs. .rr.
q very reliable man who knows tie
country and Indians wen. To go after
tie murderer. Childs. accompanied.
hv some ~ his n%eighbors. made The
TIP. hut they were unsuccessful in ac-
complishtng their mission Tor the rca-
son that the Indians were up in AIMS
and absolutely refused 20 give up the
criminal They tthe Indians) have
made the threat that any white per-
son soon travelling over the 'El Cobo'
trHtl viii be shot down hy them.
In my opinion these Indians must
De mmdc To respect the law. otherwise
more serious complications will arise
i'm the future. For this purpose ]
have made arrangements with Captain
Harry Wheeler OF the Arizona rang
ers, to accompany me. together With
eight or ten OF his men. will take
with me all available deputies. de-
sire your sanction Tor The expenses in
CURED, which Will be moderate. as mai
compensation will be paid to any Of
the posse, simply supplies and Incl
dcntals. Trusting To hear from YOU at
once, as we expect Ia start on the
18th inst, ! am, respectfully yours.
Pachcco, sheriff of Pima
county"
Upon receipt Of this message from
The sheriff the board OF supervisors
decided to allow the expenses Incurred
by the posse. and "a resolution To- this
effect was passed by them.
This uprising OF the Indians brings
ono back 90 the early days Of the ttr-
ritory. when the redskins were out ln
numbers to ambush the lonely travel
er oi the plains This "a the first
time Tor "a good many years that the
indiana have taken arms i'm nny num-
Der Co resist the laws of the White I
n % is the opinion of SHEER
~ fachcco, ass expressed in hts COME
nunication 10 the board of ~supcrtI--
,rs that " U.s. best Co suppress fh,m
lcforc they are led Co believe from
he lack OF action on Uhe part OF the
officers that thev are i"uNiurIhlp and
commit their depreciation and
.cmain unmoicstod. To This ,rH thD
iosse will leave town early tom rruW
morning aud will not return until.
hey have captured the murderer and
down the threatened uprising lf
hr Indians
Every man in the posse goes armed
% the teeth. and ready fo NshI f1
last In the effort To- maintain .u T.
nd order among the half civilized.
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