Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-21

was shot in the groin and was obliged
to remain behind the rock where he
had taken refuge. Shy Kept up the
fight nearly three hours, when tho
Indians abandoned the field M wen
in the direction Of the Goodsight
mountains.
When several miles from the ranch
whore the fight took place the In
dians surprised Ycatcr and his wife,
returning from Deming. nOth were
Killed and the bodies were left by the
roadside. The Indians traVcled to-
ward Lake valley and the following
day killed a man named Hay and m
other man, some fifteen on twenty
miles out of Lake Valley.
News of the killing OF ycatcr and
his wife reached Dcming Saturday
evening, and a company started for
the scene OF the killing without de-
lay. The bodies of Mr.. ana Mrs.
Yeater were brought to Deming and
Shy and his son we're found without
much trouble. though tho boy was
still in hiding. 1t was morning be-
fore Mrs. Shy was found some two
miles from the ranch, with her cloth
Ing torn to shrcds in making her es-
cape through the brush. An were
taken to Deming, whore the boy,
though dangerously wounded. finally
recovered.
For months the troops were handi-
capped in the pursuit of Geronimo
and his band by not being able to
pursue him into Mexican territory. on
several occasions when closely pur-
sued Geronimo crossed INTO Mexico
where the armed troops of the United
States did not dare to go. This mat
ter was finally arranged between the
government Of The United Stataes and
the government of Mexico SO that the
troops OF either country might pur-
sue bands of hostile indians on ci-
Their side of the line.
While Genera Miles was in COM
mand and directed the campaign
against Geronimo. he had ordered
Lieutenant Lawton. who aftcrward
became a general, and was killed in
the Philippines, to pursue n capture
Geronimo. Lieutenant LaWton was a
man Of fine physique and indomin-
able energy and he concluded that
the way to capture Geronimo was TO
pursue him and continue the pursuit
without cessation until he was worn
out, and that was exactly what was
done. When Iawton adopted this
plan he continued the pursuit of Go
increasingly. He asked no sol
dier to 10 where he did not lead. For
weeks the chase was continued until
finally Geronimo was caught and
vas obliged to surrender in Septcm-
Der. 1856. The willy old chief did not
surrender. however. until he had Sc
cured a promise from General Miles
that he would be treated as a prison.
er of war and protected Had it not
been for the foresight of Gen. Miles
the life of Geronimo would have been
shortened by about twenty-five and
a half years. The cowboys in the
vicinity of Dcming had planned a re-
ccption for the bloodthirsty chief who
had. in less than a year and a half.
murdered more thar two hundred
citizens of Southwestern New Mexico
and Southeastern Arizona The re-
ception was planned TO be- purely in
formal and was TO be held on the spur
of the moment. but the big chief. !
his military escort. rolled into
the station at Deming on a southern
Pacific train from tho west and tho
cars n hardly stopped when tho
blue coats swarmed from the ends
of the ears and formed lines on both
sides Of the train. Conditions did not
appear To favor the holding Of a re-
ccption n necktie party and tlisi
cowboys ruefuily witnessed the depar-
Of the train carrying Geronimo
as a military prisoner
With the surrender Of Geronimo
Geprodations practically ceased
In the southwest. though Apache Kid
md a few followers committed den