Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-10-31

lions, ana ne showed his anger by Insults
aud by over be airing behavior. saying
that if he had known Gen. Mar
tinez was 30 stingy he woald
not have taken the trouble to come.
From words he passed to blows, and TAX
ing the general by the beard he gave him
jerk. General Martinez, who was a
brave man and not easily frightened, took
hold of a chair and struck Panacilla on
the head Telling him to the ground. His
wife, frightened at the row, went forth TO
the outer rooms and called the guard +,
which consisted Of several soldiers. On
observing this, the Indians were alarmed
and made their escape by window
fronting the plaza.
One OF the guards who was at the en-
trance door in the palace ran after them
to cut off their retreat, and warned the
people in the plaza of what had happened,
at the same time firing his gun at the
Indians, the shot striking PanaCilla in
the breast and killing him instantly. The
rest of the Indians ran around the square
trying to escape.
The workmen and people about the
plaza, on hearing that the Utes were try
ing to kill Gen. Martinez, hurriedly took
up their tools, and, attacking the Indians,
killed all OF them in the middle of the
square, with the exception of one who
was able to avoid their blows until he
reached San Francisco street, near where
the Webber block now is where a man
crushed his skull with All axe, killing him
at once.
The rest of the Indians were at their
lodging place and knew nothing of what
was happening; but an enterprlsing citi-
zen, intent Oh appropriatlng their effects,
told them that their companions had
been killed, and that the people were
coming to make way with them. On
hearing this the Indians Immediately
started toward the western part of the
town. AS soon as they were gone the
man who gave the warning made haste
to carry away all the saddles, brides
and other articles belonging to the In
dians.
The Indians had their horses in a
pasture about six miles from the town
and we're not able to get them, for the
reason that as soon as they retreateG
more than 500 citizens followed after
them, mostly unarmed, and for several
miles pressed them closely, but unable to
get at them, because the Indians as soon
as they saw them approaching threw
down what articles they had in their DOS
session, and their pursuers lost much
time trying to get them and disputing
among themselves for their possession.
When the Utes retired they sent two
Indians for their horses but these were
unable to get at them for fear that the
citizens might kill them but on their way
back toward the hills they met man
named Valdez, who knew nothing of
what had happened in the city, and they
killed him at short range few miles
from the town, and went ON their way
north to join their fellows. Besides the
eight Indians killed in the square, the
citizens despatched two more who were
hiding in the neighborhood, making
total of ten Indians killed on that occa-
sion. Happily, the Indians had no
thought OF defending themselves and
their sole endeavor WAS to escape, which
was fortunate thing for the mob of I'M
armed citizens who were after them.
Afterwards all the soldiers in town Joined
in the pursuit and the danger of the Utes
making stand was past.
The Indians pursued their flight toward
the north until they reached their villages
on the farther side of Abiquju, killing two
persons they met on the road. Gen.
Martinez sent runners to all the upper
settlements advising them of the events
which took place in Santa Fe, and warn
ing them to beware of the Utes.
The Indians then started on the var path
and committed many atrocities in the isola-
ted settlements where nothing was known
of their hostile attitude, and for long
time after continued their depredations
against the property and persons of the
inhabitants. The horses left in Santa Fe
were taken in hand by the authorities
and sold, and the dead Utes buried in the
upper part of the arroyo running north OF
Santa Fe.
Such were the stirring events which
this city witnessed during the month of
September, 1874. Many people are living
yet who took part in the pursuit OF the
Utes and helped to kill some Of them.