Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-18
A DEADLY AMBUSH.
Miners Failing Victims TO the ArI-
zOnA Indians.
Santa Fe Netp Merican.

The readers of the Nea0 Mezican remem-
her the announcement of the death of John
2. RisQue, the well-knOwn Albuquel que
lawyer, who was killed recently near Gift
ton, Arizona. Yesterday morning his re-
mains passed up the road, accompanied by
his grief stricken wife and one or two other
persons. I. f. Conway, of Santa Fe, came
up also as far as the Junction, where he took
the other train for this city Hearing Of his
return, a reporter Of the Nea0 Mexican called
upon him and learned the particulars of the
death of the lamented Risque. They are as
follows The deceased had gone over TO
Clifton on business a few days before the
unfortunate event, and while there made ar
rangements to visit some mining property
about seven miles from the town. -Four
others, all old mining men, went with him.
The party was, to all intents and purposes,
unarmed. and consisted of Messrs. j. r Ma
gruder, TrescOtt, Frisk, SlOsson and Risque.
The miners were on the side of the noun
tain, and, the ground being uneven, the
men travelled in single file in the following
order: Trescott first, RsQue second,
Magruder, Frisk and Slosson. Mr..
Risque was the only one mounted,
and road a mule on account OF a tenn
porary lameness. As they fled up a
ravine, one of the party said he had heard
there were Indians in the country, and the
conversation for a few minutes ran upon
that subject. Presently Slosson who was
an elderly man, eXctaimed: 'There are
your Indians, boys" Dir. Magruder, ,whotold
the facts to Mr.. Conway. grasped his rife
and asked, where Slosson pOinte1 ahead,
and stood perfectly dsZed by the sudden ex-
element. In second more a vOlley from
the rifles of the Indians swept down the ra-
vine, carrying death to three of the party.
These were TrescOtt SlOssOn and Risque.
TreseOtt fell with a bail through the thigh,
SlOsson cied instantly, and Risque received
8 ball through the head and one through the
body. MagTuder escaped the shots and re-
treated behind clump of bushes, and Frisk
ran rapidly back down the ravine.
From his hiding place MsgrudeT could
hear Trescott's cries, and could see that
Rsque was not quite dead. Another vol
lev sileI ced the former and Magruder de-
termined upon flight. He ran up the
mountain, followed by the shots Of the H.
dians and succeeded in escaping to where
two men were at work on a mine. With
these he started away when the three were
fired upon. They ran, and falling among
the rocks and Orush escaped, the Indians
being unable to see and afraid to come
near lest they should be ambushed and
shot down Frisk had also fallen among
some rocks aud lay upon his face perfectly
sill while the red skins searched for bin.
He said they passed within six feet OF him,
but failed to discover him among the rock
and dry grass, which were about the same
color as his clothes. The Indians robbed
the bodies of Slosson, Trescott and Risque,
took the mule and disappeared Msgruder
and his two companions then went to the
bodies, Strengthened them, and went to Cliff
ton, where they found four collins, one OF
which was intended for Msgruder, Frisk
having reported that he too had been killed.