Los Angeles Tri—City News
Los Angeles, California
Saturday, May 20th, 1865
More Murders by Apaches
From a private letter received by Mr. W. G.
Still, Postmaster of this city, on Thursday
last, from Mr. S. J. Poston, dated La Paz, May
11th, we learn that Mr. Charles O. Cunningham
( formerly of the Monte) of La Paz was shot
and instantly killed on the 3rd instant by
Indians at Willow Springs, about forty miles
Richard Bell and
this side of Prescott.
Cornelius Sage were killed the same day on
the route, within a few miles of the same
place. There are three men missing, supposed
to have been killed. The Indians stole about
thirty head of mules from the Date Creek
Ranch. Other accounts say that eleven bodies
were discovered between La Paz and Prescott ;
that the murdered men were scalped with the
single exception of Cunningham, whose cloth—
ing , pistol ,
were untouched.
The
etc. ,
Indians , it is supposed, did not intend to
kill Mr. Cunningham. The whites were shot
from ambuscade. Carlton s war of extermin—
ation does not seem to be progressing against
these murderous wretches. It is to be hoped
that Gen. Mason will prosecute a vigorous war
of extermination
against these cowardly
Apaches .
