The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-19

Governor PiGkin Stands by his
State as Against
Government.
Some Lively Business Ex-
pected.

POCtC0s
| Washington, I6.-Agent Be-ry's re-
port to the commissioner Of Indian
affairs Of the jackson murder was re-
celved st the war department to-day
and agrees with Berryis telegram 10
Secretary Schurz. Schurz believes Berry
acted in good faith in making the ar
ranyement that resulted 90 d,sastTously
for jackson, but which aYerted a mas
sacre at the agency. Berry insists that
Jackson's shooting Of the Indian Is
proven hy eye-witnesses to be q wholly
pnprovoked and unc4lled for murder, as
jackson himself admitted,
Attorney General Devens received dis
patches from Colorado from United
States Commissioner Schenck and Ed
ward Johnson, United States attorney
showing that the intention is to get
Berry, within United States jurisdiction,
II the law is favorable, and to protect
him from violence The interior depart
ment received q telegram from Governor
ttkln saying Il 10 true great excitement
prevails In Colorado on account of the
Berry matter. Only four white men saw
the killing OF the Indian, snd one Indian
Jaw il. The white men say the Indian
fred fret at the white man, who ran be-
bind tie wagon to avoid him, and that
young jackson shot the Indian in self
defence. The Indian and bis compRn-
ions then left, and the freighters first
knew he was wounded next day, when
Berry arrested them. Berry had $50
soldiers and l25 armed Indians with him.
be dissrmsd Jackson, who implored pro-
lection OF about 200 soldiers encamped
near there, IN ii he was lodged safely in |
jail IN Ganuiion. The agent refused, |
and gave him only fifteen soldiers TO de- |
fend him against the furs Of over 100 |
armed Indians, saying it ia clAimed, that |
the troops were there TO protect the In
dams, not whites. Jackson wsE turned /
over to Cine, Hnyt and Holmes, TO be
taken sixty miles to GunnisOn City,
through the reservation. Cline, Hoyt
and Holmes stale that they were am
pushed after going three miles and
Jackson was taken by the Indians
Cline declares that unless jackson had
gone off in their escort the Indians would
have mastered the VIII lie fifteen soldiers
and all around them, including Cline's
wife and children. The governor says
this is the horrible statement, that man
FOR defending himself against Indians,
should be denied the protection Of has
government. ard turned over to
be tortured AID killed by the
iavages. People of the state desire
peace, but believe this tribe, especially
,ince OurAy's death, neither respect nor
Ear the general government, and as LONG
Is they remain in the sta e, menace the !
afety of whites. Numbers of whites 1
lave been murdered and unAYeDged. t
lie mentions Meeker. Jackson, acting in 7
eli defense. was willfully arrested, ard
lisarmed by government scent, in de-
handing protection, was taken away by /
he tribs and doubtless murdered. Our c
,eople don't believe the life Of an Indisn I
more valuable than the life Of white /
nan. If the killing of the Indian by I
ackson called for such summary action I
N the part of the officers Of government,
hen the pertons who murdered Jackson, I
'ught TO be speedily arrested and held
or trial. II it was proper to take Jack
on TO Gurnison City for examination be- i
ore a msgist ate, it is equally proper to I
ate to the same place and before the I
Magistrate the parties who murdered 7
ackson and their accessories. People |
4 the stale demand that Jsckson's muir I
erers be brought to justice, whether Z
hey be government officers, private q
y 4
government will not take measures to | c
unish guilty parties, then the state b
ourts for Gunnison Couoty should pro-
sed to investigate the matter, and issue Q
for the criminal. 1t will be my 8
uty to furnish all the assistance that |
lay be necessary to enforce the process C
the courts. trust the general govern Y
lent will not use the power of the federal | v
rmy to protect the parties charged with e
murder from examination and trial before 81
10 courts Of the county where the ime u
as committed. think it would be wise y
,r government to remove the Uneom o
shgre Utes from the places where they e
re now camped to some point further q
orth. They have no houses, but simply 8
We in tents, which they are in the Il
abit Of putting up wherever night over Il
Ikes them. These Utica are encamped II
q the only road by which fFeighters 81
IN take supplies for the winter to the q
inning camps and towns which are e1- 81
Iuded by snow from outside commu- CT
ication curing the winter. Unless the Il
ties are removed the freighters will no, e.
the trip, and these people n
ill be subjected 10 famine. He had ad- 81
ised the sheriff Of Gunnison County To =
70 that Berry, if arrested. was protected Il
IN violence. He apprshended no Il
singer to Berry, as Colorado people Il
ere law-abiding. desiring only a fair n
,urt trial. He denies that many personsi
round the Ute reservation arr endesvor-
x to bring about disturbance with
le Indians to prevent tho contamination
I the Ute treaty. The commissioners c
say they know no such per- d
IN. People dislike the treaty. but will
OF defeat it by any dishonorable meas 81
res. a
Denver, IS.-A telegram TO Governor r
'itkin says Indian Agents Berry, Hoyt, a
line and MeachAm are ell in jail st d
iunnison, charged with the murder of .
aekson, the ireightsr. Y