, 1880-10-17
Correspondence Relative to the
Recent Taking-Off of
jackson.
Gov. Pitkin, Of Colorado, Represents
the White Side Of the Con-
troVersy,
Belie7ing the Murder to Be Only Another
Specimen Of Indian Brutality,
And that the Indian First Shot Was Killed
in Self-Defense.

Edward s. johnson, United States Attorney 1or
Colorado, embodying the following dispatch to |
him from United States Commissioner schenck'
dated Pitkin, Oct. Ii:
"Have Just returned from Gunnison- Clne,
arrested on u warrant issued by Justice OF tne
Peace. WIS to give bonds yesterday. warrants
e5s oas for Pe55 Hoes t ana w yneh
purties when arrested l thought best to issue
warrants myself, but was not positive about Ihe
men are in great danger. There Is no positive
evidence that jackson was killed. but various
rumors gre ahoat that he WAS delivered 10 1ne
Indians
District-Attorney johnson adds he has advised
the United States Commissioner to Issue me
to place the persons named within the jurisdic-
uon at the United States aut horities and thus
afford them protection against apprehended
violence
The following telegram from the Governor OF
Colorado was received at the Interior Depafe-
noH1s SEWER, 'Sa$ S$oo.: Oct 1s7ghs Hon. cen senzz
MsdeEa
young jackson By the Iudians Shortly after
tho reservation / appointed two trust
worthy men to examine into all the facts
Of these homicides and to report the
| reached Denver, or made their reports. There
| arr but fve persons living. who were present
When lQulHl1 WH8 H1llteI 4QuT Hu4N-a AAA 0t!V
| indian. The statement OF the four white men
| who were present is as follows: They say the
| Indian who WIS shot first began h5tnK at me
to avoid him, and that young Jackson. on seiztng
| rifle which was in the wagon. shot at the In.
dian in self-defense. This was about hah~Rast a
| + In the evening, when it was quite dark Inc
aud ' the - fre,ghters did not know
fse next aae day. exse wsen they We're
| Berry The Agent had bfteen soldiers with
him, and about LIS armed Indians wero also
| present. Young jackson was disarmed Dy INC
Agent, and plnced In custody Of fifteen soldiers.
About a0 Federal soldiers, who were being
moved from the reservation. we're campen adAe
| night near where the prisoner was in custoQy.
Jackson Impored their protection from the In
dians until be could be sntely lodged Ia jail In
aa5on ca asd tea %be Asent
low this protection, and permitted the detach-
ment Of solders to depart. retaining only fifteen
fSs furs to d. afena over tho 16 aemed
dams. dM 1T Il is stated the Agent said - the the
we're there protect the aver @e TO
Cine. Hoyt, and Holmes to be taken about sixty
miles to Gunnison City, nearly half of this sEt eis
| and Holmes state that they were ambushed after
going three miles, and that Jackson wns taken
away BY the indians Capt Cline states 2 - oent en
had surrendered Jackson to him to be escorted
by these three men to Gunnison City, the Indians
soldiers. SI ten or fifteen other white men there.
ehn enidscn. Hn' # ~" these Sc statements are true.
IN the world that would not thrill with horror
I and indignation that u man who mad peen coni-
PEELED to take the Ute Of an 1 1an 70 savS o h
Government and turned over TO % 5oftureu anu 9a
Killed BY savages. The people OF the state ce ae-
SAVAGE instincts of their race; that, especially
since Ouray's death. they neither = rear nor r.
spect the power OF the General Gosghaan Tha Sfatt
thew are q constant menace to the safety Of the
white men. women, and children upon tnell
borders They have aftGr er sSas t tribes
( without VIII any successful effort being made de
BY the General Government g punish me ganty y
socates at White River were massacred ID cold
blood and none OF the murderers nave oeen
brought to Justice, unless Douglass, wnG tb as eoo
.Jackson, who killed the lndian, as he claims, III
s self-defense, was swiftly arrested BY the GOV
ernment agent and While a ao,nsr lin and de-
randinr the protection OF this Government
was taken away BY the tribe and doubtless mME ,1f
vi White na 1al man. II the Killing Of. the Indian
Jackson called a,r for Of such The so%ags oeefs
Of % The Government, then the persons who mar: an,
ought to be speedily ~ taF aoe
: to tn Gunnison Cityfor examination before mag.
istrate. it is equally proper to take TO the same
d place aud before the same magislEate 1ne paa
= ties who murdered Jackson, and their accesso
a Hes. The people Of the State demand 3,atin tha
Jackson's murdercrs be brought to Justice
hssI ctptzens. or @ indians Il the General Govern
ment will not take measures to Runsa R1lse tnt fn
. guilty parties, then the State Gourts s,.1.3 I9
$ ghe me criminals. crit It will be my duty t
furnish all assistance that may Dc ngcsaty ,at ~.
J; General Government will not use the power
n the Federal army to protect the parties charge,
{ with murder from examination and trial oefof
i | the courts Of the county where the crime Va
i committed. I think 1t would be wise Tor IN
:, Government to remove the OncompanRle s,5 Itt =
|, from the places where they are now camped z
: @ but simply live IN tents which, they are IN th
habit Ct putting up waetesfh h S1 any road lead
/ tn9 to Ouray, Mount Nefies San Miguel, Opnli
u and other settlements in that locality, rnns 10
g nbout seventy miles over the Indian reservation
+ The road was completed by permission OF tn
9 President OF the United States under the pro pro
visions Of the treaty anu On as t n1v ROM
hv which supplies can be taken in to feed u p
towns and mining above menuonea, n - =
nrcessary to get these supplies during the T.
It mouths. At present lalge proportion OF IN
n tribes OF Uncompahgre utes are e campea .s CO.,
~ naners that, on account Of the murder OF Jacs
Is son. treighters are unwilling to take n tn tn
Ss t. fed Saea n" EfSles EGnles
is cyn be taken in,. work must be .o,1t; su;
~ Subjected to the dangers Of fa,nne. ne in
RESPECTFULLY urge upon you the necess1y O. ~ ~
mediatey moving this portion OF the trloe 70 ~
- | mouth Of the UncomPahgre river, or some ~.
- IN the Grand River. where they WILL oe felaVs
frnm the whites and from the road over ~nlc
r, the white population must receive 1000 upu p
" which they are to suhs,st this winter. II tnl
,t we're done the excitement would IN measul
. nhnte: or il it continued, the Indians anu Wnln
~ wnnid be sufficiently far apart to greatly iesss
n the danger Of conflict have telegEApneo ln
Is Sharif st Gunnison County that, II Berry an
ia ofhers are arrested, he shall SEQ they are Iun
-, nTctacted agatnst violence. do not appreae11 T.
y aany danger to them while In custody or lne oa
III GERS The people of the State arc au
to onIy desire TINT the question OF guilt or innt \
J. cence Of these parties shall be determined
IS. thn courts. It Is not true, as stared at Lue 4
10 tarlor Department according to d1spatcn lel'
vs. ! eTanhed by the Associated Press thar lars
m eiass of persons around tho reservation are ei
* deavoring to bring about disturbance Win L
i'd Tn1,ans to prevent any conSummatton OF II
treaty.. Col. Monypenny, Mr. Mears, Col bov
1t man. and Mr. Russell. four or the Comn1ss1ol
n | ers appointed to carry out that treaty- are
10 | The civ and three OF them have been on q
20 reservation and adjoining towns for montl
W | rast showed them to-day theAssociated IRE
% Gsnatch and asked them to name o.
r. nerson that mad eudeavored to bring about d
i'd t,1rfance or to prevent the consumfnatton
70 the Ute treaty, and they all replied they did
r J Ennyg Of any one against whom this cnafl