Mohave County miner., 1886-05-23
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
War kMrEG THE WAllAplls.
Five IEd ans Killed nd scy.
eral Wounded 80 Far.
\ Rev Over y Squsw the Casse
or the Whole Treable.
bur stsckton Correspondent Tells
All About the Affair.
sroekros HnI. May 20. lsss

sroeKros HnL. May 20, 1856.
Editor MMER:
Early this morning our quiet
,nmp was arou ed by the sound Of several
rifle shots at the Indian camp near by. Half
IN hour later other shots were heard in
quick Succession, and excited Indians were
i'e-n running in every direction. II being
i,bout a. m. whom most Of the miners were
on their way 10 work, about twenty Of them
vent down TO the Indian camp to investi.
gate. On arriving at the camp they found
q terrible state Of affairs, two Of the Indians
having been killed and four others wound
ed. Those killed outright were a buck who
went by the name Of All Quinihe (this Is as
near rs can come TO spelling it) and his
sqnaw, who was daughter Of Chief Leye.
Ls,s. Another buck. McCarty, was shot
through the BODY, M was also another of
leye-Leye's daughters, big squaw named
Kate. B,th Of these are mortally wounded
aud will die in few hours. Another squaw
had received two balls In her leg, ono of
which had shattered tue ankle bone, and
the other haa. .ploughed furrow from the
ankle 10 the knee, laying the flesh open to
the bone. This one will probably tie, but
with proper care ought t, Iccover Another
was wounded, but not dangerously.
From what can learn the trouble origin
sted from jollousy. squaw being the cause
Of IL all. The indian who did the killing
went by the name of Pizzur, and has been
In the employ of Sheriff Steen more or les
Of the time for the last three or four years,
though for the last month he has been
working for Chas. Elliboe. The shooting
Was done with a wincbest~r rifle. some 20
or % shots being fired in sll. The whole
tribe lis gathering and roore tfouble will be
UP soon, As of course the Indians must have
ieyenge, and revenge with them means re-
taliation and at least lite for life. The
murderer has fed. but Is being pursued by
three mounted Indians armed with Win.
chester rifles, and others are starting oai
Every few inmates to join in the pursuit Al
tho killed and woundsd belong 70 three diff
ferent bands or captains think the end !,
not yet.
At2 p. m. the two dead Indians were car
ried TO the side of mountain where wool
was plenty, and their bodies crsm ated
Both doctors are here. the one from King
man arriving soon after the one from ti,,
Park. They came. believe. at the reques
Of Mr.. X. W. Marsh, who suppose will b
required to foot their bills, and probabi,
the county will be called On for additiona
pay. There is good deal Of discuss,ol
over the occurrence, and hear many re
marks such as these: ''whsre is the deput,
z. 8. Marshall There Ii fine chance 70
him 10 get Ia some fees and mileage q
wonder il the county will he held for IL
cost of criminal proseontioDsf' The couIl
ty officials Rad better let the Indians man
age IL cir own AFFAIR."" these and othe
remarks of 81 miiar nature show the drif
Of public opinion on the Hill.
Since writing tho above Chief Surrem hA
arrived, and Immediately issued ordsrs :
the tribe to kin all the relatives of shs nnul
derei IN retaliation, and the sqsws and litsl
ones have already struck out for the hill
10 hide themselves.
Friday, May Hst.
The squaw Kate died last evening, an
the Indian McCarty this morning. and bot
were ersmated at noon to day. After Chic
Surrum had or dsred all the relatives of th
murderer killed yesterday, many Of thei
coueht protection and hiding places in th
miners cabins. After awhile the miners il
tsrfsred and told his hiehness that the
/. woul d not allow his orders to be carried OF
and hat he must oOunienoard them ,
once, " hieh lie very reluctantly did, but i
5 sued fresh rders to bring in the murder
2 at any cost. At least ten weil-arped Ind
ans started in pursuit yesterday, and folloS
/ ed his tracks several miles into the Wall
= pai valley until dafifLess compelled them
!, desist. They then came back TO camp Il
: water. food and fresh horses, and at 2 a. n
!. start ed for the place where they had le
r the tracks the evening beforo. After 70
9 lowing them about twelve miles furth,
: they came upcn the dead body Of the nu
4 dersr. It seems that he had run bis bor
the entire dist snCe, and IL being very war
the horse gave out. Be then killed Il
. horse. and placin & the rpuzzle If his rifle
. his right eye, fred, the ball literally teariI
the top Of his besd Of.
:, Tie pursuing n dams returned gbout
:, p. m to-day, and as soon as the rest Of II
!. Indiaps Learned The news they started &
their camps. the crying soon dried up, ~
quiet was once moro restored. TIE lndial
=, say that Surrun has given orders y a b
! povvow at Cafion Station tomorrow, vi
!, hs'Ier apy further action will be taken
! the matter will depend on the results
:, that meeting.