The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-20
THE CONFLICT OF AU.
THORITY.
The State Will Make the
Arrest-The National Coy
eminent FOrbids 1t,
Provided

Denver, 17.-Last night Governor
Pitkin telegraphed Secretary Schur,
that he had no sdvices OF two com
psnies OF militia having started fol
she reservation and disbelieves the
rumors, and says, although bis efforts
at escape strengthen the conviction
as to his guilt, l have no apprehen.
sion as to his personal safety when
once IN tbs custody of the sheriff at
Gunnison. He requests the secretary
to instruct the commander OF the
fort 10 deliver Berry to the sheriff
The governor received q telegram
from Gen. Pope to-day, stating ths.
he had orders from the President to
protect Berry from arrest pending
consideration OF the subject by the
attorney general.
The governor, this evening, re-
ceived advices from the interior
department, that q telegram had been
sent to Agent Berry to the effect if q
criminal process of the state is to be
served upon him by lawful officers,
and his arrest made. United States
troops cannot interfere. In case the
militia are with the officers and
without process, the United States
troops may be called upon to eject
them, but no collision snail be pro
voked, and if discretion is used none
need occur; that a United States at
torney has started for the agency and
will give all the necessary advice for
the preservation of peace, which at
tho present time is all important, and
the department will cooperate to that
end.
Washington, 19.-The following
dispatch was received at the interior
DENVER, COL, 18th.
Hon. G. SEIZURE, Secretary of the In
terror:
AS there is no Geographic COM
TO Gunnison City, l am
unable to get accurate and reliable
reports from there. I have no ad.
vices OF two companies of state militia
having started 70, the reservation, and
1isbelieve the rumor. Information
which has reached me is that the
sheriff arrested Berry over a week ago
At the agency; that Berry persuaded |
The sheriff to accompany him to q
about four miles distant.
Rhere he escaped from the sheriff. |
Two dispatches have been received
here to-day, one stating that he is
eoreted by the Indians, the other that
lie is protected by the commander at
he pest.
1 respectfully request you to require
he commander of the post to deliver
lim to the sheriff of Gunnison
Iounty, at Gupnison City. TOTS will
void the necessity OF the sheriff
aking state force with him to make
be arrest. Although his Efforts to
scape have strengthened conviction
s to his guilt, I have no spprehen.
on as ID his personal safety when
nee in tbs custody of the sheriff at
unnison. Captain Cline has been
/ jail for about a week without being
Iolested. The sheriff has telegraphed
le that Berry and others will be safe 1
ON the mob in Gunnison. If you
esire to have the military COM
lander deliver him to the sheriff, /
lould like to be informed of the de-
sion that l may notify the sheriff at
ice that further preparations for {
sking the arrest are unnecessary. o
(Sigued F. w. PITKIN. Il
South Arksnsss, COL, 18.-Berry 0
not al the agency. It is supposed
is concealed among the Utes,
Isifng instructions from Washing 7
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