Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-05
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Full Particular. Of the Indian Murders.
From the Idaho Statesman-Extra.

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dian massacre of yesterday have come
hand, and they are Of the most heart
rending character. So far as. could
be learned there were but eight Indians
in all, but they were we'll armed with
both guns and arrows. Younger and
Gilman were both killed, also o French
man named Buchee, Of Silver City. Our
account of the terrible affair, this morn
ing, was entirely wrong in n respect,
We got the names of. Bennett and
Pomeroy transposed; and there were
errors. The three survivors, Ben
nett, Reichenberg and Pomeroy, all ar
rived this morning, from whom we get
the facts as follows:
The attack was made about II o'clock
in the forenoon yesterday, as the stage
was coming down the canon, near where
the attack was made on the teamsters
last fall. VIM. Younger, the driver,
was probably MORALLY wounded at the
first fire, his right shoulder and arm be-
ing terribly shattered, with a great
wound in his right side. He dropped
the reins, when Pomeroy, who was on
the seat with him took them up and
drove on as fast as possible. Before
going far, however, it became apparent
that Younger could not remain on the
seat, and they stopped the team, when
Bennett and Reichenberg got u and
took Younger into the stage. This halt
gave tho Indians time to overtake the
the stage again, so that they fired an
other volley at the stage before it start
ed. As they started, Bennett asked to
drive, as he was accustomed to drive Il
stage team, but Pomeroy insisted that
be was a good driver and drove on,
making very good time, Ut least sufh-
cicnt to gain upon the Indians.
The next misfortune that happened
was the breaking Of the hold-back strap
Of the near wheeler, which soon threw
the off horse under the tongue. Ullman
and Pomeroy loosed the leaders, when
one of them got away from Pomeroy
and ran down toward the ferry. Pom
eroy said to Ullman, "Let me take this
horse and 60 and catch the other one"
About this moment the Indians came in
sight again. Pomeroy mounted the
horse that Ullman had and rode off to-
ward the ferry at full speed, the latter
following on foot. Bennett and Reich
enberg had been meanwhile getting the
wheel-horses ~untangled with II view to
drive on with two animals if possible.
Six or seven minutes had been consum-
ed since they stopped, but before they
could get hitched up again the Indians
came within easy range and commenced
firing. There being no prospect Of es-
Gaping with the stage R~eichenberg start
ed off on foot, while Bennett mounted
the horse that wa loose to leave, sup
posing that Younger was dead. But
Younger seeing Bennett mount begged
him not to leave him. Bennett then
helped Younger out Of the stage on the
horse behind him, the Indians firing all
the while. That they were not both
killed seems n miracle. Bennett says
be felt the wind of several balls or slugs
as they passed his face, and Younger
received one ball in the right leg rs he
was getting on the horse. Younger
soon became so faint that be could not
hold on the horse, and begged to be left
in the brush. Bennett kept him on,
however, until he got n little out Of
sight of the Indians, and then left him
in a small rayine q few yards from the
road. The Indians did not find him
after that.
Bennett now took Reichenberg on the
horse with him and began again to
make his escape. Ono Of the Indians
had by this time cut the harness off
the horse that was left and came down
upon them again on the right, the
others following behind. Ullman by
this time had secreted himself among
some rocks, but seeing Bennett and
Reichenberg como along, came out after
them. They had no arms to make a
fight, and they could not all escape on
one horse. So the two rode off toward
the ferry and Ullman started again for
his hiding place; but it is presumed that
the mounted Indians discovered him as
he was found dead near the place.
Bennett and %Richenberg made good
their escape, arriving at the ferry some
time after Pomeroy. A party Of seven
soon started back to rescue the man
left behind, but the Indians had done
their worst and fed. Ullman was found
near the rocks where he had hid, shot
through the heart. He had three shots
in his body and q wound on the head,
rs if made with a rock. Younger had
died on the spot where he was left, and
had seven shots in his body and limbs.
On going back to the stage they found
it riied, the mail bags cut open and the
letters strewed about. The Frenchman
Buchee was also found near the stage,
murdered and scalped. The supposition
is that he came up behind the stage
before the Indians had left, and as they
could see him for some distance back
on the hill, would wait in ambush for
him to come up. His baggage was
found in the stage. The party brought
the bodies Of Younger and Ullpan down
to the ferry, leaving that Of the French
man till they could 60 back with a team
and bring in the stage. A team was
hitched up at the ferry and the bodies
brought to tqis city, arriving about
three o'clock this morning. The sur
viving passengers came at the same
time.
James Ullman has been for several
years q resident of Idahoe City, but
lately, we believe, of Silver. ..1ssuNSe
VIM. Young has long been adriver on
the different stage routes in this Terri
tory, and was o universal favorite. His
former home was in Walla Walla. The
bodies were laid out in the District
Court room this morning, where they
were visited by most of the citizens dur
ing the day, and buried at FIVE o'clock
this morning.
1t is understood that Buchee will BIO
buried at Fruits Ferry.
After hearing all accounts it is evil
dent that Bennett is entitled to much
credit for presence of mind and courage
in making repeated attempts to ave the
lives of all the party. Ullman might
have been saved on the horse with
Pomeroy, hod the latter not run off in
such haste. Bennett thinks that with
one breech-loading gun he could have
killed nearly every n of the Indians
And perhaps not lost a q besides the
driver. who received his fatal wound at