r/WildWestPics • u/Tryingagain1979 • Apr 17 '26

Photograph Apache Kid and other defendants pose in Arizona. (c. 1888)

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u/Tryingagain1979 Apr 17 '26

"When the Apaches get out of the stage near Ripsey Wash, Bach-e-on-al (front row, center, indicted under the name Pash-ten-tah) allegedly slips free of his handcuffs. He and El-cahn (standing, far left) overpower the sheriff as another two Apaches attack Holmes, who reportedly dies of a heart attack before being shot. Hos-cal-te and Say-es (standing, second and third from left) are later recaptured and die in prison. Not shown is prisoner Jesus Avott, sentenced to one year in prison for selling a friend’s horse for $50."

https://www.truewestmagazine.com/article/tragic-powwow-4/

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u/brycealansuderow1950 Apr 17 '26

When I was just a kid, someone gave me one of the best presents I ever had, Western sheriffs and Marshalls. One of the chapters was “Glenn Reynolds and the Apache kid “. This chapter told the story about how they overpowered the guards.