Arizona republican., 1909-06-10

Frank T. Pomeroy looking after a
 Eock "f sheep and he vas ""S-ly
 found and was at once identified by
 Coward as the oootlegger.
 Howard said he had known him for
 a long time by sight. He had been
 pointed out to him by 6ther Indians
 as a man who would aid thirsty h.
 dians in distress. On Monday morn
 ing about ten o'clock Howard with
 Smith met him on the street anu
 Howard gave him the high sign
 Moreno recognized it and the Indians
 went to him. One of them slipped
 two silver dollars into his hand and
 Moreno told them where to be. They
 went to that place and a little later he arrived with the whisky. Three times that forenoon Moreno procured whisky for them.
 The witness of the deal was Ramon Navarro. who will come to town this morning. His statement of what he saw italics with the story told by Howard. Navarro said that the In- dians were then very drunk. It has been suspected at Mesa for some time that Moreno was engaged in illicit traffic with Indians, but evidence against him could never be procured until now. perhaps for the reason that there was never before so much in- terest in procuring it.
 Howard said that he and Smith re- mained in Mesa until shortly after noon when they started north, he for McDowell where he lives and Smith for Evergreen where he was They had two horses and an Indian boy who was with Smith rode the same horse. After they had a short distance, Smith got on the horse behind Howard so that he would be nearer the whisky of which the latter was the custodian. Smith was drunk and noisy and Howard cautioned him to keep still Smith replied that no white man could arrest him.
 Just before they got to the store at Lehi. Smith fell from the horse and Howard rode on to Mcdowell What happened after that he did not know but smith, before reaching the Lehi store turned off on a read to the east and then went north to the road on which the Allen residence Is sltu- ated Syhere he met the little girls in the road. The rest has been told.
 Howard has always been considered a very good Apache; at least he has always enjoyed the confidence. of the whites. He was a scout under A Sieber and he was with lilies and Crook in their campaigns. He was present at the capture of Geronimo and he assisted in entraininG him ana the other renegades for their journey to Florida whence they have nevei re turned How1rd speaks botl Eng fish and spanish well and is altogeth- TT aa intelligent Indian.
 The more that Is learned of the Apache smith the worse his record seeras tn be. He was employed Gs fore nan for the Indian workers on the work at Roosevelt in its early stages bat he was not liked by his iribesmen. They said he had q dem on; that he had no morals at all and when the absence of morals attracts the attention of an Apache, it is pretty complete.
 The Indians said that Smith had murdered his sister whom he had iisgraced and that when she was about to become a mother. lie xii eG her with stone and threw her body into a canyon. That incident was never brought to the notice of lie whites, for the Apaches have for | long time held the notion that "hen 2 girl or woman has permit ted herself to be disgraced. her life $ forfeit. One of the reasons why smith is not held in high esteem lmong the members of his tribe is Jec3tusc of his character of a deceiver If Indian maidens. for the Apache. | in spite of his many failings has -igid notions of virtue.
 couple of Mesa men called at the jail yesterday to see Smith. After the jailor armed with the key was starting to the door, a deputy called put to know if the visitors were arm ed The inquiry was jocular, yet