Arizona citizen., 1876-01-08


 he was going through this door Dis-a 1, lin fired a second shot, which als, passed little to the left of and abov, ], Nh. Sweeney's cad. lIr Sweeney
 closed the office d5or and sprang acros. the room to my door, where I joined him and we waited 29 instant to wei come Dis-a-lin with a few shots from
 |" Colts's improved forty-fve;" but we
 were disappointed. Dis-a-lin, after
 firing the second shot, passed out oi
 the front door, where he was met b, an Indian who attempted to disarm
 him; said Indian IS shot at for hi.
 boldness. Dis-alia saen ran with all speed to the west r of Mr. Lacy. store, where he thre hin els behind 2 pie of poles, from Arch position he fired a shot at Mr. Bealford who was standing about ffty yards from him and near the gvsTd-lousc. In les than a minute after Ds-a-lin fired his first shot every policeman had his needle-gun and without orders they be- gan to fire on Dis-alin while he was running toward Dir Lacy's store. After Dis-a-lin fire!'at 3Ir. Beauford he left the cover of the poles and jumped to the corner of Mr. Lacy's corral where he was piefced by dozen bullets. and fell upon his face.-a good Ind ian. I should think not more than three minutes elapsed from the time the first shot was fred in the office, until the firing ceased and the excite ment was over, and Dis-a-lin had de parted
 ''To the kingdom OfFomona,
 To the land of the Hereafter"
 I immediately went up to where Dis a-lin fell, and I could not help notic- ing the pleased expression of the Ind ians who gathered around, as they looked upon the would be assassin.- dead, and realized that none of us were harmed. A brother of Dis-alin. and one of OUT policemen, met me with hi, needle-gun and said, T have  killed ny own chief, my own brother; he tried to kill white men, so we had to kill him." then told all the Ind ian's b go to leir homes, and keep quiet Nd they obeyed at once I had a talk pith the chiefs that evening and ali exl sed regret tl,a: Dis-a-lin had acted as did, and were glad Le had been kil d for his lreachery. Dis-a- liAs body lay ,.n5re iit.. Lntl i'hurs- day morning when it was placed in an Agency wagon and, under an escort of six police, sent to burial
 On the 23d I suppose over a thou sand men visited the agency, as had tha, day for the distribution of blankets to the chiefs, and better. humor and order never prevailed than was observed that day. On the 2ith was general Issue-day, and on this day I also made 8 general distribution of blankets. The police were never more they compelled the Indians to fall in, in single file, and the issue. was conducted with such order and system as would have done credit to a more civilized people.
 The action of Dis-a-lin was such as is liable to recur most any day here, or even in any civilized community. For months domestic troubles had harrass- ed the mind of the Indian; he grew desperate, and that he was determined 10 die is evident from the fact that he had no accomplice and made no effort 10 escape. On his journey to that bourne he wanted some and true to his Indian ma ure, he determined to take wltlr him To the next world, those who had been ais best friends in tLis.
 have given the particulars in full Or the following reasons:
 1st: To show the efficiency of the Indian police in that they despatched his brave and influential chief so promptly, firing over thirty shots and ret wounding none but Dis-a-liu. 2d: To show that there was no general dis in that the police called toI ,Ir Lacy, Mr. Beauford and others toI eek the cover of the buildings; that a brother of Dis-a-lin fired one fatal shot; hat the immediate relative of the de- ; ceased denounce the action of Dis-a- in, and commend tine action of the , police; that on the two days succeed { ng this affair issues were made at the lgency, two or three thousand Ind i ans gathering here, yet all was perfect , ,rder. 3d: To show that troops could lot have prevented this trouble in that )is-a-lin acted the part of an assassin. | Ind lastly, to allay any undue excite nent or fear on the part of citizens; T or as l write, q2 m. December 27,) d he Indians are at work on the farms, C itches dams, etc, and party of min rs are just preparing to start for the f finals. The thermometer reads JS de- V rees outside of my north window and |