Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-19

| 10 surrender Gno mu3Qofef or the Young
| Indian or Share His Fate at the Hands of
| the Infuriated Utes.
DENVER, COL, Oct. 18.-A telegram to Gov
ernor Pitkin says, In dian Agent Berry, Hoyt,
Cline and Meacham are all now in jail at Gun
| nison City. charged with the murder of jack
son, the freighter.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The Posts Washington
special says; Dispatches of very serious
tenor were received at the interior department
to-day from Colorado. The officers OF the de-
partment at present decline to make them
public. A conference was held with officers of
the war department and grave trouble is prob
ably apprehended.
THE AGENTS LAST DEVICE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. lS.-The government au-
thorities in this city have received no news
from Colorado as recent as that given by to-
days press dispatches. The following dis
patch dated Los Pinos Agency, Oct. 18th, was
received to-day At the interior department, and
Immediately made the subject of consultation
with the department Of jpstioe, but no decision
was reached in regard to it. Meanwhile the
press dispatch announced that Agent Berry and
other persons for whom warrants were issued,
had been arrested end lodged in Jail at Gunni-
con.
''To the Secretary of the Interior: I have
this day called on the commanding officer of
the post in this vicinity to eject from the res
ervation ne.Smith, and others, who claim au.
thority to arrest men, which I do not recog-
nize. Furthermore, consider that the peace
and wslfare of the Indians, and the country in
general on the reservation and in the State, de-
mands this course.
tSigned) BERRY, Agent.
sCHuRz's FxPosTULArIoN.
Secretary Schurz, before leaving Washington
to-day, telesraphed as follows:
Ito Gov. Pilkin, Denver, Col: The Asso-
ciated Press reports that two companies of
militia. have been started for the Ute reserva-
tfon to arrest Agent Berry and that a conflict
between them and the Indians is anticipated.
Il ssems almost inevitable that if this proceed.
ing goes on the conflict will go on. War Is
not necessary to eecure obedience to State pro.
cess on part of government officers and the
government of the United States will be en-
tirely ready to aid in enforcing
such Or .cets q without an aggressive movement
of Sta % troops, calculated to bring on disas.
troua conflict with the Indians. Any prisoner
arrested under process is entitled to absolute
protection against mob violence. and the State
authorities should accompany any arrests by
adequate guarantee of personal safety to their
prisoners. This being evident, there will be
not willingly obey any lawful
process and if they did not
certainly the government of fthe United
States would not countenaoe any such disobe-
dience. Imost certainly press on you to arrest
any movements or conduct ON the part Of the
State militia which can possibly lead to such
disastrous consequence as an Indian war
would be.
(Signed.) G. ScEuRz, Secretary.
MEAcHAM's STORY.
The following private letter from Indian
Commissioner Meacham has been received;
| Los PINos, Col, Dot. 2.-Doctor 7. A. Bland,
| Warrington. D. O.: We have passed through
| forty y-eight hours of the most exciting peril
have ever experienced. In an hour we ex-
| pected every moment the carnival would begin.
The Utes, with loaded guns and stripped for
fight, ,demandedlthe murderer of Young johnson
| who was in charge of citizens. Finally Peah
said to me. White man, ali talk; too much talk;
no more talkr Ute he fight; he die! all right.
| johnson die! all right; white man all right
ALI Utes fight all white mans! no more talk!'
1t was moment of great peril. I cannot
| make you understand the condition of things
in the few moments left me to write. In brief,
son Of Chief shoraaax, thirty
| miles from the agency. This occurred at
dark Thursday evening. Friday morning at
/ sunrise or little later, there were perhaps
| fifty armed UtesHin front of the agents door,
|
man with uncovered arms, and the wife and
mother of the dead boy filling the air with the
widest grief l ever heard. Berry
and l assured them the man should
be caught. We then put out for the
| scene of the murder followed by the mob of
! human tigers. To satisfy the Utes we called
| for an escort of soldiers, and fifteen men and
one officer Joined us. We reached Kline's at
| dark, and found the murderer In charge of citi
zens. We had him guarded all night by SOL
| diers, the Indians forming an outer guard.
The whole scene was one beyond description,
until saI almost .u one h.o.,a O'clock u;a, a.
with the entire army, squad or guard. There
was two elements fermenting-white citizens
who realized the situation and desired to wreak
vengeance and Justice on the murderer, and the
| Indians who sat like hyenas watching every
| movement. At sunrise the whole thing seemed
| on the point of explosion. Berry worked as
man never worked before to hold the Indians
back. At o'clock in the morning the Utes
prepared for general slaug ghter, saying: mo use;
white now die! Utes die; white man no careP'
The citizens understood the peril. Berry con-
sented to return the prisoner to their charge and
they started with him to Gunnison. The
Utes appeared to agree that the prisoner might
be taken to Gunnison and the army escort then
left for camp. Berry and ]
remained. Everything seemed settled
and every Ute had started home. Last night
the three white men-good sober men-came
into the agency and reported that white men
and Utes had surprised them and taken the
prisoner. They were terribly excited. The
fate of the murderer is only conjectured at this
| time. The Utes are coming in as l
close this. They seem quiet, and I think
the peril is over, unless some attempt should
be made to discover the rescuers of yesterday.
If that is done cannot see the end. The only
thing that will save the treaty. save blood,
procure peace, is to let the matter rest where
it is and make the payment without delay.
(Signed) A. B. MEAeHAM.
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