Year: 1871

THE ENu Ut UhUSSMANs

 We arc pleased to chronicle the fact that at least one instance is open for record in which the Indian Bureau robbers have not only failed to perfect their ncfarious designs, but have literally suffered check which will probably deter those of the Pima reservation from stretching forth their tanished claws to steal the substance ot the settler m all tu- ture time This is a case in which a certain Grossman by name and gross than by nature, not many weeks since, made an abortiye at tempt to plunder the store of W. Bichard & Co., near the Pima reservation. The par tculars of the outrage were published and otherwise duly noticed in the MINER at the time of the occurrence, and we have since collected few additional facts connected with, and growing out of, this affair which are worthy of more than q passing notice. The mills of the gods grind exceedingly fine, so t is said, and in this instance there is every probability that they will continue to grind until the woud-be robber abovsahamcd shall have been pulverzed ss completely as though he had been submitted to the action of 20 stamp quartz mill

 This functionary had just failed in bis first attempt and was nerviDg himself for sec ond onslaught when be was, very properly, elected from an office which he not only per. verted by acts Of lawlessneSs, and abused by either criminal negligence or piti(ul imbecl- ity, but, in which his presence seemed to kindle and retain in life a serious discori be tween the Pima Indians and their white ncighbors IL is a remarkable fact that since the date of his removal we have received only one report of difficulty between the Pimas and tho white settlers, and that having occurred immediately after his dis missal it is fair 10 suppose that 1t was wrough, through his influence. But thi. was only the starting point-the first act O retribution. 4 man who takes possession O the property of another without authority 0 | law IS either a robber or thief; and as such ! we are informed, the law regards Mir. Gross

 man, whose case is now in the hands of Ger

 tain legal gentlemen of San Francisco. W.

 have not learned whether the indictment

 upon which it is the intention to have hin

 argaigncd, is burglary, grand larceny or som

 one of the other kindred offences, or whethe | 1t consists of all these combined but enougl

 that steps have been taken to teach thi

 iunctionary and his colleagues that an Indian agent is not e ohcio licensed conhscator 0

 public property. It is gratifying to observe

 through all this, that the laws of the coun

 try, while they wink at every class of rob

 bery by which the Government is victmized

 whether the robber be an officer of the In

 dian, Military or Revenue department, wi

 not look with unconcern upon the robbery (

 citizens by white men also citizens No, thi

 is a privilege extended only to foreigner, as in the case of Sonoranians, or to Indians

 as in the case of the Apaches of Arizona an . other hostile tribes elsewhere. But next { the prosecution of tie offender tho most sa r isiactory feature of the whole proceeding that the Messrs. Richard have not only su tained but a very trifling loss in goods , whatever may have been the loss in tune ar n trade-but they have been secured again s further interference by Indian agents and a e authorized to carry on their business as her e tofore. Hereafter, we presume, they will o

 serve no class-standard of burglary as e 0 empt, but will treat all burglars alike and k a manner that will ensure the protection | their property from the hand of unscrupulo r despoilers.