Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
FOUR MEN MURDERED.
A Band of Cheyenne Indians Massaen,
Party of Surveyors.
The Indians, Eleven in Number. were In,s,l.
eated-They were Afterwards Captured
and Lynching Is Probable.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DENVER, COL, June 5.-The massacre h.
band of renegade Cheyenne Indians, Of On,
Engineer William L. Crittenden, in char, =,
the third division of the government sur7s7 !,
Wyoming Territory, with three OF his men "a,
reported by Mr.. J. II. Holt, Purchasing ,,,..
for the Importing cattle company, who srrvs1
rom the scene Of the trouble at 4 O'Clock ~,
evening. The terrible butchery occurred in "a,
upper Green River country In.
Sunday, and in An interview Mr. Holt ,,,s
1.-THE report of the massacre is true, and ~,
one Of the most cold blooded affairs tina: a.
heard of. The crime was committed by Al h..
of eleven renegade Cheyenne INDIANS, VIII.
under the infide OF liquor furnished Them h
ranchmen who had recently moved into n,
country. On last Sunday morning the Ir5'5-,,
rode into the surveying camp. but nothing NJ,
thought Of such common occgrT51,s
and they were given kindly welcome.
1t was very soon discovered, howeye-
that the Indians were intoxicated and diyro,j
to be ugly. They demanded liquor Of the an,
vey corps. which was, of course, refused then
The Indians became boisterous and threatens.
and Crittenden, fearing trouble, tried to iB6.sss
them to leave the camp, but they only reti-s5 =
short distance where they began drinki,.
again. Their supply OF whisky soon b,
camp, they resumed their demands ~
liquor. MIR. Crittenden then told tbs-
he had none, but they evidently did not beIiav,
him. and became very impudent, and the il,
dams, finding they could not get whisky h.
manded sugar, coffee, etc, and were agri,
refused. They finally began to make threa,s
and were ordered from the camp. a genera
quarrel then ensued, when the Indians mi
denly attacked the surveying party with tbs',
knives and guns. The attack was so sudden ihat
the men were in way prepared h,
resistance and when the Indians departed Al
Eve OF the men were left upon the ground "a.
dead. Assistant Engineer Lee was not killed
however, and recovered sufficiently 10 drag hin.
self to the nearest ranch, where assistance va,
at once sent ont, but too late to save any Other
of the party.
'After the bloody butchery the Indians rids9
the camp and rode away in the mountains A
pursuing party was at once ORGANIZED
and after hard chase the Indians were cap
tureo and are now under guard. although
il is my opinion that lynching bee will dispose
! OF them shortly If il has not already. Two q
| the ranchmen, who are known to nave furnished
the indians with whisky, have been ARRESTED
| and are now under guard with the Indians"
Engineer Crittenden is native of Paris. Ky
| where his parents and family now reside, lnl
| he leaves wife, grown up son and daggh.
| ter, who have been notified by telegraph q
| the terrible fate which befell the Green
1 River party. Crittenden was the chief engineer
| in charge OF the construction OF the great Eais
bridge at st. Louis, and is well known 20 the
| profession throughout the entire country. lie
| was about forty-fiye years OF age, and was con.
| sidered one of the most talented and promising
| engineers in the whole government corps.