The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-13
A MURDERER AND A (ANN!HAI..
isaquache. Colorado, dispatch Of Sc, tender
10 st. H. nis Globe

lSaquacle. Colorado, dispatch Of SCI TENDER !!
10 st. l., nis G.obr.I
Here IN Saqulche county. Southwestern.
Colorado, the people have lately been awak
ened to one of the most dreadful au,: liaboh
cal Crimes on record. few W. eks ago !. mar
who was bound over to await !rial NJ the sit.
ling of the H. xt district con.', escaped from.
the custodr ut the sheriff o! This county.
About two week. aiterwlrt. ..Ugu,t ~ the
remains OF five bodies we've found b: j. Capt.
Graham and party near the lake fork VI
the Gunnison River, about one ITn6.c! miles
from the town If Saquache. IN San Luis Park.
The murd, red and the murde. we.. easily
identif I'd
On the las: Gay Of Novent,. ~. /. party d.
twenty-one miners left Southc IN Utah - come
across the mountains to the new san .juai.
mines in Colorado They vcr. III wagons
and struck what is called thc .l.d Joln,u
trail They found it \ perilpu. season 81 The
wear to travel through the mountains. After
travelling nearly tw" month. Through ieel,
SLOWS after losing their WAY and having I"
make, with pick and shovel. .h.lr own .old-
over the mountains, they happened to com.
upon the winter camp ct the Ute Indians. ~.
"A stream called the Tncompa4l- ilno~.
famisbed and worn out, they sele mos, kindly
received by the Ute chief, Onay. VII. minis
tered to their wants, and urged them -
remain, and not attempt further passage nntli
spring. These men speak most highly 81
their trea mcut by the Ute.
Most Of the men were content Z, remain.
but two small parties Of them struck ont.
thinking they could get through to the settle
ments The first OF these con, sting q five
men, Travelled about twenty days, sad wouif:
doubtless all have persisted had they ;, 1t iallen
upon the cattle camp Of the Indians. The,
Il Inv ~ !,.,.t
all given out but one man by the name Of
Burk They were wise enough not {" make
another attempt soon.
The second company stated " day
after the first, taking different route. Ih'y
are supposed to have SUITE red much. aud !"
have lved on wild berries Tor some time.
Their LAST camping grounds were those above
spoken Of. where their remains were found All
but one of tie six He who eat by the name
of Packer a,rvei at the Los iinos Indian
Agency in about two months, ulblng 1t the
latter part OF March He told q sad enough
story O. the fate OF his comrades: sad they be-
came crazed with starvation and cast lots 70
see who shouid be shot to furnish food for the
rest This horrible tale OF cannlhalisin was
published in the Territorial papers at the time
he claimed to be the lucky and last man AS.
indeed he was the List
Blu his companions of the orig NAL party did
not Give credtnce to his story. and were sure
Of foul play. And one day while on a bi, spree
in Saquarhe he incantionsly displayed some
Of the property which was recognized - hav-
ing BELONG d to those who We're missing. Then
he was arrested and bound over rs abov. lno n
toned.
The bodies found were recognized as thos.
missing and it was further to be seen that
they had all been struck about the head with
a hatchet; only one shot He must have taken
his chance when all Of them were asleep lhey
were IN A small grove of pines. sheltered by
steep g if. The rPmtins Of 2 rude brush tent
showed that Packer h ID remained there some
time, Ia partly lived of the tlesh OF hs dead
conrad, = Most Of them had money, saIch
WAS more Than indictment enou II for suca II
iend { m II Ter them. The names. etc. OF
the des l n n ate as follows:
lan,e. Swan, torm r,y from Missouri. .5ed
about { ,rty-ive years
H,ofge Noon, Of California. about nineteen.
shannon ". Bell, thou yht 70 b from Ohio.
aged about thirty.
James II lnpey. thought - be from ih.'a-
delphia Pa. ag ID about twenty-~ix.
Frank NJ Her, Garmln, about thif' .-i.ise",