Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-01-24

iected arrangements and filed out about
W strong to move that night to within
the neighborhood of the enemy and
surprise them early the following morn
ing. When within about five miles
from the bluffs VIC met party of five
men frcm Kittitos valley. Our compa-
ny moved slowly to the summit of the
Crab creek mountains in nearly an cast
erly direction and distant II miles from
the bluffs, when off to the northeast, on
the southern slope of the mountain on
the opposite side of Grab creek could
be seen camp fires. We suspected them
to be the hostile camp and started for it
at once, leaving the trail to pick our way
through the fog across broken aud
trackless region. Our march was slow
and tedious, not exceeding two miles an
! hour.
We reached the neighborhood of this
fire at about o'clock A. NJ, when the
command was brought to halt and so
men ordered forward, the remaining As
being held as reserve. When within
100 yards of the camp the advance
rushed forward on the double quick,
surrounding the camp, which proved to
be Moses and nine of his followers.
They were awake, some standing, the
others lying down. The surrender of
their arms was demanded when Moses
said " Wake, wahe"' But at the sec.
ond demand Captain Splawn and sever
al of his men dismounted aud began to
hunt for their guns, some of which
were concealed in their blankets. Be,
fore this, however, Moses attempted to
rally his men, so one of the police In.
dians tells US, but before he had time
several guns were cooked on them and
the result was surrender.
We rested there until daylight, when
our march was continued to the sup
posed camp Of the hostiles, taking our
coptives with US. Before we had gone
more than three miles we reached the
northern declivity of the mountain that
overlooked the head waters of Crab
creek. Leaving the prisoners III charge
of guard Of nine men, Captain Splawn
ordered the charge down the mountain,
as the eneuy's camp was thought to be
in sight, and we wanted to take them
as quick as possible. On arriving on
the creek thorough search was maze Of
all their camping places, which had al
recently been vacated. We found piles
of wood and other evidences of their in
tention to Winter there.
On Wednesday evening, the 18th. n prop
osition was made by Moses to let him nc
his men go and they would bring in tn,
murderers, but after some parley we con
c'nded to allow six of them to go, re
tanning Moses and three of bis men, Thu
party of six left our camp on Crab Creel
at 8 O'Clock A. NJ, arriving at the hostils
camp, as we learn, about six in the even
, ing. They succeeded in capturing one o
/ the mureerers and returned to White Bluff
the following night stating that one of tn
murderers had killed himself while the
were making an effort to capture him
We have now in our possession four u
a the mnrderers of Perkins and his wife, an
other has killed himself, and We have ais
one of the murderers of Charles Jewell o
Umatilla county, Oregon.
$ Moses and his three companions wer
brought to this place and given in th
, hands of Father Wilbur who has remove
them to Fort Simcoe.
As to the truthfullness of the With
statements witness our names:
{ GEO. W. GOODWIN, Capt. VIM. SpLAwN
: G. 0. NERvIN, J. A. SpLAwS,
2 W. II. FLETT, Deputy Sheriff
III. CRAFT, W. YORK,
Il w. T.. BuRCH. D. B. MAY.