Butte record., 1854-07-08

DR.. D. r. CATE
ns- The party who went in pursuit of the
Indians who murdered Mr.. Person, returned
to this place on Sunday last. A party Of the
Kimshew Indians accompanied them, and sue
ceeded in tracking them through a desolate
and barren country, to the Coyote tribe Of
Indians in the vicinity of Oak Grove, Sierra
County. They succeeded in capturing two of
the six who committed the murder, and
third whom thoy had captured, lost his life in
attempting to escape from them, having been
overtaken and despatched by the Kimshews
The Chief of the tribe to which this murder
GUS gang belonged, has promised to deliver up
the remaining four as soon as they could be
found, and committee Of settlers and miners
of that vicinity have taken the matter in hand
and will not permit them to escape The
company in pursuit had long and tedious
tramp, having been absent seven days They
could never have succeeded in finding them
had not the Kimshews tracked them from the
scene of the murder to their tribe. A gold
pen belonging to Mr. Person was found in the
possession Of one of the Indians az was also
his revolver. The Indians confessed the muir
der, and stated that they first discharged their
arrows into his breast, which probably did not
injure him materially, as he then drew his
revolver, which contained but enc charge,
and fired. The Indian avoided his fire by
falling down. Person then turned and fed
when he was killel by q rife shot, which en-
tered between his shoulders and passing above
the region Of the heart, came out in front 49,
The numerous arrows with which his body
was pierced, must have been discharged into
his body after he had fallen. These partcu-
lars were gathered from the two Indians who
paid the penalty due their crime by dangling
at the end of a rope thrown over tue project
ing limb of a tree.
After the return Of the company to this
place, meeting Of the citizens was called,
for the purpose of adopting measures to secure
the four remaining murderers, and to assist
in defraying the expenses Of the expedition.
The meeting WIS addressed by DR.. Pierson,
or, as he IS familiarity known, 'sArkansaw'' of
the Mountain Spring House, at which point
the pursuing company met and organized
The Doctor has the appearance of veteran,
iron sided mounta;neer, and addressed the
meeting in an eloquent and spirited speech,
stating its object, and giving full and sue
cinct account Of their trip, and the course
pursued by the party under his command.
4 committee consisting of P. H. Harris, t.
Enslow, Oliver Toms, J. B. Barker, and Peter
Spear. was appointed by the meeting to cor
respond with the committee at Oak Grove
concerning the capture Of the remaining four
Indians
The meeting then appointed financial COM
mittee consisting of T. Wells. Esq. Capt
Thompson and Russell johnson, for the pur-
pose Of raising money by subscription to de
fray the expenses Of the party.
A vote Of thanks was unanimously rendered
to those composing the party.
The financial committee collected one hun.
dred and sixty-fve dollars.
The Indians who committed this murder are
said to be the very worst of bad tribe OF
indians. They had wandered something like a
hundred miles from their tribe, to which they
fed Immediately after perpetrating the crime.
They would never have been caught had not
the Kimshews taken their trail and followed
them home. Should the remaining four be
caught ns We earnesfIr hora tbav mac xra
trust it will have the effect to teach them that
they cannot make excursions into the terrific
~ OF neighboring tribe, there commit dep
relations, and thus bring unjust punishment
upon their enemies