Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-24
How the Hualipais Deal with Murderer.
The MnhaVe Miner

The Mohave Miner
Early this morning our quiet camp
Stockton Hill) was aroused by the sound
of several rifle shots at the Indian camp
near by. Half an hour later other shots
were heard in quick succession and ex-
cited Indians were seen running in every
direction. It being about A. NJ, when
the most of the miners were on their way
to work, about twenty of them went
down to the Indian camp to investigate
On arriving at the Indian camp they
found terrible state of affairs, two of
the Indians having been killed and four
others wounded. Those killed outright
were a buck named All Quinthe (this is
as near as l can come to spelling it, and
his squaw who was daughter of Chief
Leve. Another buck, McCarty, was shot
through the body, as was also another of
Leye-Leve's daughters, a big squaw nam
ed Kate. Both of these are mortally
wounded and will die. Another squaw
had received two balls in her leg, one of
which had shattered the ankle bone, and
the other had plowed furrow from the
ankle to the knee, laying the flesh open
to the bone. This one will probably die
but with proper care ought to recover.
Another was wounded, but not danger
ously.
From what | can learn the trouble Or
iginated from jealousy, squaw being
the cause of it all. The Indian who did
the killing went by the name of Pizzur,
and has been in the employ of Sheriff
Steen more or less of the time for the
last three or four years, though for
the last month he has been working for
Charles Ellibee. The shooting was done
with a Winchester rifle, some twenty or
twenty five shots being fired in all. The
whole tribe is gathering, and more
trouble will be up soon, and of course the
Indian must have revenge, and revenge
with them means retaliation, and at least
a life for life. The murderer has fed
but is being pursued by three mounted
Indians armed with Winchester rifles,
and others are starting out every few
minutes to join in the pursuit. AS the
killed and wounded belong to three diff
erent bands, or captains, [ think the end
is not yet
At 2 P. NJ. the two dead Indians were
carried to the side of a mountain where
wood was plenty and their bodies Gre
mated.
Since writing the above Chief Surrum
has arrived and Immediately issued ord
the murderer in retaliation, and tn
squaws and little ones have already struck
out for the hills to hide themselves.
The squaw Kate died the same even
ing and the Indian McCarty next morn
ing, and both were cremated at noon.
After chief Surrum had ordered all the
relatives of the murderer killed, many of
them sought protection and hiding places
in the miners cabins. After while the
miners interfered and told his highness
that they would not allow his orders to
be carried out, and that he must counter
mand them at once, which he very re-
luctantly did, but issued fresh orders to
bring in the murderer at any cost. At
least ten well armed Indians started in
his tracks several
miles into the Wallapai valley until dark
ness compelled them to desist. They
then came back to camp for water, food, |
and fresh horses, and at A. NJ. started
for the place where they had left the
tracks the evening before. After follow
lowing them about twelve miles further
they came upon the dead body of the
murderer. 1t seems that he had run his
horse the entire distance, and being very
warm the horse gave out. He then kill |
ed the horse, and placing the muzzle of
his rifle to his right ear fired, the ball
literally tearing the top of his head off.
The pursuing Indians returned about I
2 P. NJ. and as soon af the rest of the
Indians learned the news they started
for their camps, the crying soon dried |
up and quiet was once more restored.