The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-06
KILLED BY THE INDIANS.
DRUNKEN CHiIINNhS MURDER 4
TiRII or NEETEl ORS
Thev Demand N(hI-Lcy nnd Aitnck the
Whit" with Guns md Knives When
Told They COuIh Not Have II

Thev Demand Whi-Lcy and Attnck the
Whites with Guns md Knives when
Told They CouIh Not Have II
DENVER, Juno 81. H. Holt, purchasing
agent for the lmtorting Cattle Company Of
Wyoming, arrived here this morning and gives
an account OF tho Indian massacre which oc-
CURED in tho upror Grcon River country seve-
raj days a,o. lilo SAYS that u party Of Indians
Intoxicated on wli.key furnished by ranch-
mon, came TO tho camp OF tho Governments
surveyors and demanded moro fire water" u
being refused tho Indians attacked the marty,
killing Chi0f Engineer Crit enden In charge OF
tho Third division OF the Government survey,
and chain bearers +. w. 1imberlako. George
Woods. and Henry Ovcrmeyer Jessie Loo.
assistant engineer, was left upon tho field for
dead. but recovered sufficiently to get 10 q
neighboring ranch. where lie lies In preca-
rjous condition.
Tho following story OF the massacre Ia told
by Mr. ]. II. Holt, purchasing agent OF the Inn
PORTING Cattle Company, who brought tho news
TO this CITY:
"on Sunday morning eleven Cheyenne Ia
dians rode into the surveying canp. but noth-
ing was thought OF such n common occur-
renee. and they received Kind welcome.
1t was soon discovered that the ln-
dams were intoxicated and disposed
to be ugly. They demanded LIQUOR OF the SUR
yerors. which was Of course refused. Tho In
which they brought with them, at the Same
time inviting tho men to. Join them In their
hS indians men again rttsS and
threatening, Engineer Crittendon. fearing
Fe t bn, bo to ndqSs them to leave
lance. where they began drinking again.
Their supply Of whiskey soon became exhaust:
their demands for liquor Mr.. Crittenden told
them he had none but they evidently did not
Indians finding thew V could not tp get Whisky.
began to demand sugar, coffee. &C.. and were
threats; and we're ordered from Tie camp. <
quarrel then ensued when the Indians sud:
denly HTt,ha u thoG1 with Their knives and
pected that the men we're In no way prepared
fer resistance and when the Indians departed
Engineer Lee was not killed, however. and res
covered sufficiently to drag himself to tho
R,HNTty. Alter the bntchety, the Indians
orsanlzed and aiteT hard sh%SEe. the h Indians
%er rec and now Under guard Two
been arrested, and Arc now under guard
nation in the Green River country over
Inc hSa pacfSS Of GI9EE to the
have Tor drink OF whiskey and the men who
are doing this business often realize from $40
fair all Iersons who are suspected OF carrying
on this unlawful traffic have been warned to
leave the country under penalty OF death, and
lynchinGs will surely follow II there is any
more OF II discovered"
Chief Engineer Criteenden ia a native OF
Paris Ky, where his parents and family now
reside. He leaves wife. grown;np son. and
graph OF the terrible fate which befel the Green
River party. MIR. Crlttendenwas chief engineer
r. charge Of the construction Of the great EadS
profession throughout the entire country. He
WAS about A. years OF age. and was considered
one OF the most talented and promising ems
Gineers in the whole Government corps.