Two lawmen die in the incident.
November 2, 1889. Two lawmen are transferring nine prisoners–including the Apache Kid (photo)–from Globe, Arizona to the territorial prison at Yuma. The Indians overpower and kill their captors, Gila County Sheriff Glenn Reynolds and Deputy William “Hunkydory” Holmes. Stage driver Gene Middleton is severely wounded, and one of the Indians is prepared to finish him off with a large rock–but the Apache Kid stops him. Reportedly, Middleton had treated him kindly and given the Kid cigarettes. The prisoners then disappear. It’s still not clear exactly what happened to the Apache Kid.
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