The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-17
THE UTES.
rrsep. Orasred ts the Asea~y. aad
Trsable Feared
Gsv. Piikia Gives ma. Sis~. OF the
sifaafIoa.
A.a Viii Reader A..l.aaaee % Pun.
ish the Muraerers.

Denver, Oct. IA conflict with
the ULes seems imminsnt. Yesterday
morning two companies OF militia left
Gunnison City for the reservation TO
arrest agent Berry and others on writs
issued by the district attorney for Gun
nison county, under orders from the
governor. and have probably reached
the reservation by this time. Governor
Pitkin was very much surprised at this
movement Of the militia without hay-
ing informed him. He expressed fears
that they would not be able 10 cope with
the Indians In his judgment they
should have taken at least twice
a. many again rs they took. The
United States attorney this morning
left for Gunnison county. 1t is pro-
bable that he will Issue writs for the
arrest Of the agent and bis associates
and have them examined by the United
States commissioner Agent Berry
makes the statement that II jackson
had not been delivered TO the Indians
the soldicrs and all whites present
and all freighters on the road inside OF
the reservation would have been mas
sacred. Should the military 20 on the
reservation for the prisoners there Is
every danger OF . conflict.
If the killing Of the Indian called for
such summary action on the part of the
general government, then the persons
who murdered Jackson ought to be ar
rested and held for trial. II II was
proper TO take jackson TO Gunnison
City for examination before a magis-
trate, 1t is equally proper to take TO the
sams place and before a magistr ate the
parties who murdered jackson and
their accessories. The people OF the
state demand that the jackson murder
srs be brought 70 justice, whether they
be government officers, privats citizens
or Indians. 1.-THE general government
will not take measures to punish the
guilty parties, then the state courts for
Gunnison county should proceed in the
matter and issue warrents for the GRIM
inalA II win be my duty to furnish all
assistance that may be necessary to
offer process Of courts.
l trust the general government will
not use the power Of the federal arm to
protect the parties charged with the
murder from examination and trial be-
fore the courts whore the crime was
committed. think It would be wise
for the government TO remove the Un-
canpahgre Utes from the places where
they now camp 10 some point further
north. They have no houses, but simply
live In tents which they are in the habit
Of putting up wherever night overtakes
them. These Utes are encamped on
the only road by which the freighters
can take supplies for the winter to the
mining camps and towns which are ex-
cluded by snow from any outside COM
munlcation during the winter. Unless
the Utes are removed the freighters will
not undertake the trip and these people
win be subjected to famine. lie had
advised the sheriff OF Gunnison county
TO zee that Berry, IL arrested, MS pro-
tected from violence. He apprehended
no danger to Berry, as the Colorado
people were law-abiding citizens and
only wanted fairness. He denies that
many persons around the Ute reserva-
ton are endeavoring to bring about
disturbance with the Indians to prevent
the consummation Of the Ute treaty.
The commissioners themselves say they
know Of no such persons. The people
dislike the treaty but will not defeat 1t
by any disreputable means.