The Nevada journal., 1854-09-01
Murder kmoag the Indians.

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Some six weeks ago a fine looking young
squaw, ON Bear River, suddenly disappear
ed, from among her associates, and on her
absence exciting some enquiry, young
Indian Of heracquaintance reported that a
white man had taken her off. Thus mat
ters remained, though not without exciting
some suspicion until last Sunday, some
men being in the woods near Storms, ranch
found the remains of human bones, partly
consumed. 1t was a l.o remembered that
fire was seen exactly in that locality on
the night she was last seen. These cir
cunstances Immediately aroused sus.
picion among the Indians and others in the
vicinity, and Mr.. Storms began making
enquiry, upon which it was soon ascertain
ed that the Indian who reported she had
been carried of by a white man, in compa-
ny with another Indian, had taken her out
there, murdered her, and burned her up.
The suspicion rested upon these two as
she was last seen with them. AS Mr..
Storms has en- extensive knowledge Of this
whole tribe, he Immediately set about to
capture him, in which he succeeded on
Sunday night. He confessed numbering
the squaw, and also that he, with the as.
Sistance Of the same Indian, (whose name
is Jack and who is now at large on Bear
River) and two others had murdered a
Mexican last spring. The Mexican had
been at work for MIR. Storms, was paid of
at Grass Valley. from whence he was 60
ing down TO the Valley to drive cattle; and
until this confession, the contrary was not
known. He also Confessed that they had
killed four Cinnamon within the last six
months, one Of them last week. He was
delivered over to the tribe, headed by We
msh, and was hung on Monday morning,
in presence Of over a hundred of the tribe,
He was most desperate fellow, and it
was not without some difficulty he was ia
ken. After being hung until he was sup
posed to be dead, he was taken down, and
according to their custom his body was
given to the squaws, who carried him of
short distance to give respectable bur-
ial. But they found he was not dead,
whereupon they were struck with the
greatest terror; but as sentence of deaf h
was passed upou him, it was necessary he
should die: owing however, to their super
stition, it was difficult to get any one to
take hold Of him. Wemeh alone perform
ed this task unaided, not being able to
bring any one of his men to his assistance,
who carried him some ten rods to a COLI
venient tree, tide the rope around his neck
and hung him up. lie hung an hour Ion
ger, during which time they had prepared
his funeral pile, and the instant he was
taken down, he was thrown upon the burn
ing pile and consumed.
The sentence of death has also been pass
ed upon his accomplice, Jack ; who will
be shot down by any of the tribe who may
find and recognise him.
1t is also supposed these same fellows
have murdered white men but to this
he would not confess,-making no answers
to questions touching this point. He how
ever informed Mr.. Storms that a great
many white men and Cinnamon were kill
ed, of which nothing was said.
He also confessed to having contempla.
ted the death of Storms, but had been de-
tered with the fear of immediate detec-
ton, and by Mr. Storms knowledge of the
Indian peculiarlties, which always kept
him on his guard when they were about.
BIG LUNA lump of pure gold