Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-06-27

'h"foe'efs o' the ferkins family, gives
his evidence as follows, winch is re
ported to the Oregonian:
Some l.d'ans say | am chief or
leader OF party. | am ashamed oi
this. | an II" chief; am very des'i
tute. Some Indians say it was by my
order that these people were killed;
this is n", true. One lncan named
Chuck chuck. Who killed himself las,
winter. said, "These people perkins
and wite) have much money and we
must kill them" Saluskin said he
would XII them and take the horses
S'luskin took Chuck chuck's gun ann
Chuck chuck took my gun, which was
"ade for rabbits with light charge |
Perkins and wife were seated hy the
branch Of Rattesnake springs eating
their lunch. Saluskin crept stealth'l,
clnsc to aud above them, while Chuck
chuck and Tome Hnpt howe ny wea'
below. Sa'u>kin fired aud struck Per
kns in the arm; p rkins and vile then
crossed over the rnn to where their >al
dies were: | heard Perkins tell his wife
to saddle his hrse for him; she did %,
aud called to her husband to come TO
whore she was. They both mounted
ard started ~ ,un down the creek; s.
J !nskin and T"neown mounted aud gave
chase; Chuckchuck aud Tomehopthow
ery followed on foot: Sallsk Il gave the
war whonp, nd Mrs. Perkins looked
around ard fell off her horse. stayed
at the place where they first started t.
RIM; the others surrounded Perkins aud
wife; then heard gun fired, which
Was done by Chu1kchuck who had
killed Mrs. Perkins; ! then said t.
Mnstonic and Kype let us 90 to them;
Mustonic said It was wrong to kill them.
that he did not like tn have them killed;
Pprkius and his wife were batli dead
wien got 10 them an were lyin2
some lu'|e distance apart; was told
that they were locked 10 each others
arms when killed. and that one shot
killed 10th: IL re were three shots
fired in all. one that hit Perkins in tn
arm and two after she fell fron h r
horse when they lad embraced each
other to die together; proposed to
Mustonic to 20 any buy them, but the
other five said no, ,heg would let them
lie where they were; | finally prevailed
IN them, and they all assist d ia carry
ing them across the creek short di
tance. and bu led them there by
c,vcring the bodies with rocks. the
ground tein. hard we could not di. a
hnle; after hurying them about 10 OF
l6 feet apart in this manner We all re
turned to the baggage which was iyin4
where Perkins aud his wife had toppe(
20 lonch; | came in last and tount
Chuck chuck dividing the stuff, there
were four good blankets which wer'
given out by Chuckchuck, who claimed
the RIGHT to give out this property, a
he wa. responsible for the whole mat
r ter, | got nothing bat a poor old sad
, die blanket; Chnckchuck took one o
the blankets and three others each tool
one; Chuekehuck told Mustonic to taxi
Perkins saddle; he hesitate awhile
and finally took it; Chuckchuck the'
I rut the outside rigging of from Mrs
Perkins, side saddle, threw away tn
, tree and kept the rigging himself
Chuckchuck said he killed Perkins t"
1 his money, but ioand 20 money on him
. Salu>kin got Mrs. Perkins av mare
: he claimed it and got it; Chuck chuc
then asked who wanted the cr'an col
ored horse which Perkins rode; Kyp
r said be wanted it and took it; kyp
says | ordered these people killed;
r say it is not so; | did not ord ther
t killed; I gave no order for til kill n.
IT | had | shonld have kept all TIL
c stuff myself. This is all | know.
e know this to be.true. When | wa
small I learned to speak the truth. an
when | became a big man | did nc
II forget it.
d 4 rigid cross-examination trough
IS out the facts concerning the prisoner
n whereabouts after the murder and unt
'es his capture, showing tat most OF III
y time he was with Moses and his peopl
Ie that Moses knew all the time ju
where the whole seven were. and tha
IT it was no great stretch of imaGinatio
u TO conclude that Moses was aceessor
d this murder. at least after the fact.
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