Renegade: The Apache Kid
Bandits weren't as common in the Old West as Hollywood would have us believe but they were common enough, and they came from every nationality and ethnic group. Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl, better known as the Apache Kid, proved the equal of any White or Mexican bandito when it came to cattle rustling, murder, staying hidden and fading into legend. The Kid was born around 1860 as a White Mountain Apache, but taken captive at an early age by a Yuma war party. He was later freed by the U.S. Army and spent his youth as an orphan hanging around army camps looking for handouts. He was eventually adopted by Al Sieber, Chief of Apache Scouts and, in 1881, enlisted as a scout during General George Crook's campaign against Geronimo. By 1882, he had proved so good at his job of tracking and skirmishing that he was promoted to Sergeant and trusted by both Sieber and Army commanders. During a raid into Mexico, the Kid was involved in a riot and arrested by Mexican federales...