, 1890-12-11
A SQUAW Is WOUNDED
Eight Shots We're Fired at
Close Quarters.
OKANOGAN COUNTY THE SCENE
The Officer Rides Away to Ruby
City With the Dead
Body.

LAMorr, Wash, Dec. "A notorious.
ly tough character, an Indian, was shot
and killed this morning by Deputy
Sheriff Ives. The affair took place near
the Methow river. Tho dead Indian was
suspected of the crime of numbering
Freighter Cole some six weeks ago.
Early yesterday morning the deputy.
who lives near the mouth ofthe Methow
ryer received information that an In
dian upon whom suspicion rested, had
been seen in the vicinity. lie left his
work and took up the trail. lie over
took his quarry ut a small clearing on
one of the Methow's tributaries. The
Indian was heavily armed. and appar-
emily in great haste to oyertake he star
OF empire in its westward way. The
deputy took In the situation at q glance.
He spurrcd his horse TO oyertake the
mun he sought to capture.
The scene of the desperate duel Is u
very romantic one for an Oknnogun pro-
duction in tho way OF scenery.
The clearing is on the bank of rush.
ng, sparkling stream. Pines and the
lender aspen surrounded tho open
space. From the road IL Is invisible
aud only to be arrived at through path
way cut out OF the forest. Interlocking
branches are overhead, and the sunlight
rarely penetrates to the interior Of the
murky passage way.
Into this pathway the Indian turned
before Ives could reach him. The deputy
left his horse and followed in hot pur-
suit the Indian reached the clearing
before he again caught sight of him.
There was q log house near The center of
Al ha It,f 4 ha
stanting In the open doorway he fired
three shots in rapid succession at the
officer, none of which did any m aterial
damage, except to the twigs OF the trees
overhead. The intrepid Ives made n
rush across the open aud closed in with
his would-bc slayer. The Indian pulled
the trigger of his pistol, bat 1t failed to
do its work. Ives shot three times ut
short.arm range, the third shot wound.
ing a squaw who was within the hut.
The Indian retreated to the interior. but
Ives followed him closely enough to
prevent the closing OF the door, Ives
drew his revolver and fired again,
woundinG the man in the left side. An
other flash and "a report made q good
Indian of one of the worst specimens OF
boiled down rascality that ever wore
paint and "a seal lp-lock.
Ives calmly lifted the dead body of
tho Indian on his shoulder. and carried
him through tho crooked pathway.
Throwing him on his horse, he rode to
RUBY City. His ghoulish pack was
identified as the body OF an Indian who
has long been suspected of having
murdered 5. 5. Cole, IA freighter, who
mysteriously disappeared from his
friends between October 10 and II last.
The Indian woman's wound was super
ticial, and Ives states that she left the
cabin in an opposite direction to the
one he took.
During the month of October q freigher
named S. b. Cole left Cummings ferry
to go to Wilbur. He had about $50 in
his possession. At night he camped at
q small lake few miles from the ferry.
Since then nothing has been seen of
him, and although freighters in the inn
mediate vicinity noticed the wagon and
hobbled horses grazing near by, no alarm
was felt ut the time, II being surmised
that he had returned to the ferry on i'm
portant business.
Later on foul play was suspected.
Several of his relatives made diligcnt
search. Traces of bloou were found
on the ground and there were
indications that n heavy body had been
dragged over the ground some distance
from the wagon. A thorough search was
made in detail over the country for ten
miles each way from the camping
ground, but no trace of tho body has
ever been found The lakes have been
dragged with like results.
Tho murder theory was given ad-
ditionalcolor by the TACT that for some
time before drunken Indians had been
very numerous on the other side OF the
river und n few days prior to the dis
appearance of Mr.. Cole, another ireighter
named Rogers was held up by them
and compelled to give them ~ before
they would let him pass.