The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-09
THE UTE COMMISSION.
The End Of the PaIaVsr-A Highly ORA.
Hauc Scene at the Agency Goua.
cll-The uteS Give In Pro.
Vlded Concessions f
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DENVER, COL, December s.-specials t,
the Denver Tribune from Los Pinos, datet
the 9th, represents that Saturday witness
cd some decidedly animated occurrence
at the Courts meeting. After Jack had de
clined toinform the Commission what In
dians had been concerned in the White
River massacre, the Indians retired tC
ouray's House to debate what course tC
pursue. No Indians appeared at the agency
until Saturday, but seem TO have been en-
gagged at Ouray's in conducting the widest
dances and in making speeches. A man
was sem. from the agency 10 0uraY's with
feed for the horses of the Indians and
discovered from the noise on the inside
that the Indians were greatly excited.
What he saw Of them were hedecked in
feathers and war paint, and he was so
frightened that be turned back and did not
deliver the hay. Saturday at l2 o'clock
the Utes came into the agency and took
seats inside Of the agency building. Jack,
Colorow, and twelve other White River
utes, and, Of course, 0uray being among
and the Commissioners had taken their
seats, Gen. Hatch addressed the Indians,
setting forth the full demands OF the Com.
missloni It's right to make the de.
mand, and the patience already exercised
with the Utes. To-day" he said, ais your
last chance. Wewill wait no longer. We
want your final answer and we want no
evasions." A list Of the Utes charged BY
the agency women with taking part in the
massacre was then read, and the question
put by Hatch: "Wlll yon surrender the
men whose names are in this paper to be
tried and the guilty punished and Innocent
acquitted" The question was put twice,
and after consultation, evasive answers re-
turned both times.
When the question was repeated three
times, 0uray replied without consulting
the other Utes: "How do we know that
these Indians you name were at White
River at the time OF the massacre; or even
il they were there, we do not know thar
they were concerned init These women
mentioned the names which came first 10
their lips, whether they know them to be
so or not: We cannot depend on what
they say"
"That is what we depend on" said
Hatch.
Adams then addressed the Indians,
making speech over an hours duration,
saying, among other things, that the
Commissioners did not want to punish
Colorow, Jack and others that took part
In the Thornburgh fight, but the cowafdly
dogs who participated in the massacre Of
unarmed men at the agency. He closed
by saying, ave want those Utes and we
will have them"
The Indians held q consultation in q
low tone Of voice among themselves, but
none seemed inclined 10 reply at all,
When Hatch rose and asked II the guilty
Indians were TO be surrendered, saying
he had made his last appeal, no one
moved or spoke for a few moments. When
Colorow lighted big pipe, "the pipe Of
peace" each Indian present drew his
knife and laid 1t on his knee. The Ques.
tion OF peace or war being the one pend.
ing, Colorow passed the pipe 10 the next
man without smoking, and it went round.
When the circle was finished he Jumped
to his feet, straightened up TO his full
height, pulled his belt around until his
knite sheath was in front, pulled his knife
out, threw 1t with force on the floor, quiy-
ering and ringing, Instantly every In
dian present dropped bis hand to his hilt
and laid his hand on his knile or pistol.
The whites did the same, aud the two
parties stood fronting and deiying each
other for some moments, each waiting for
the other to make forward move. There
were but six white men while there were
twenty-five Indians in the room, and
fifteen soldiers in an adjoining room.
Finally, 0uray spoke: ave cannot de.
liver up to you those Indians, unless they
are tried in Washington. They must not
be tried in Colorado; Colorado people
are all our enemies, and TO give them up
to be tried in this State would be 10 sur.
render them to be hanged. We will
bring those twelve men here for you to
see, and then those whom you decide
guilty shall be taken to Washington
and, the PresidentI shall determine as
tol their guilt or innocence. Douglass
will have to go. Weknow he was in the
White River trouble, and you shall decide
who else.. Upon this condition and not
otherwise will We surrender the guilty In.
diaus."
This was said with great arrogance and
boldness. Ouray said it would take about
week to bring men IN. Hatch told him
he would accept the proposition, 80 far as
bringing participants in, but as for taking
them to Washington, he had to telegraph
for permission to SChurz. Colorow and
Jack at once dispatched to bring in the
l9 named, including Douglass and Per.
sine, saying he would be back in five DAYS,
After they had taken their departure,
Ouray again spoke, reiterating his state.
ment that the Utes could not get Justice
in Colorado, and could only get 1t in
Washington. "Yon three" meaning
Hatch, Adams aud legal adviser Valoie,
are all my enemies. am one against
three. You hate me; you are all Colorado
or New Mexico men, and French devil.
! have not one friend among you; YOU
will not give me justice, and that is why
! want To go 10 Washington, where can
haVA nj lpuak 0na friapdN "