Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-19

In ,be,NEws Of September Goth ana
so,h there appeared accounts Of
murderous attack by Apache Indians
on family OF Latter.day Saints III
Nlsxleo. The following additional par
,lcul,r OF the terrible affair were
received today:
Correspondence Of the DEsrRrr Nhws'l
CAVE VALLEY, Colonia Pseheco'
Chihuahus, Mexico.-Some time ago
word was received that Apache In
dams had boon seen passing through
this section OF country, but little atten-
ton was paid TO the report, most peo-
nile contenting themselves with seeing
that their horses were secure. About
i've miles below North Cave valley Is
CnT Ranch, owned by Brother Heie-
man Pratt, but occupied by Brother
H. Thompson md family, consist
ing of his wife Karen, hissons Hyrum
and Engmark,a and graudchild Annie
On Monday morning, September 10Th,
Brother Thompson was absent from
home at Pache eco, eleven miles distant.
The family had done their morning
chores, had breakfast and the boys
started to the field 10 work. This was
about s O'Clock In the morning. They
took feed for the pigs as they went 10
work; little Annie, aged six followed In
order to bring back the empty buckets.
After feeding the pigs they observed
an Indian coming round the southwest
corner OF the house. The Indisn I'm.
mediatoly fired, hitting Hyrum, aged
eight. Engmnrk exclaimed, "Itun for
the pistol" (which was In the barn
where the boyL slepp. Engmark,
whose ago ia fourteen, started for the
house, TO get the Winohester rifle.
when another shot was fired from the
northeast corner OF the house. Eng
mark fell, shot through the body.
Hytum stood few moments md was
again shot. One ball passed through
his body from the back, the other went
In at the len breast, and, ranging down.
ward, came out at the right eide.
The Indians then entered the house
by the font door. Sister Thompson
and tho little girl went into the
kitchen and barricaded tho door,
but the Indians soon broke 1t
open. Sister Thompson thereupon
ran out Mt the back. She was shot
through the LETT arm and also through
the body, but whether by the same
shot Ia not known. Eng mark on re-
covering ran to tho chicken coop, there
hid and watched the proceedings.
After shooting Sister Thompson the
Indiana threw heavy rocks at her head,
crushing 1t horribly. One Indian
watched the little girl. When she
started TO run he would trip her down
and strife her with his gun scabbaTl.
The Indians stripped the house OF
everything, even taking two suits OF
Temple clothes. They also ripped
open tic feather beds. took neg
wagon cover, two saddles, cut up the
harness, In fact they left scarcely any
thing.
Little Annie ran TO the chicken
coop where Engmark was hiding.
After tho Indians had gone the chill.
drea came out OF their hiding-plac
and stnriel for the ranch OF G. q. viii
liams, two miles distant Engmark
soon tainted from loss OF bl, l. Little
Annie ran on and saw Bro,ier Sulli-
van Richardson, who took her In sight
OF the ranch, then FASTENED 10 Cave
Valley and gave the alarm. Brothers
N. II. Perry and James Hortensen
went villa team and on horseback to
bring In the bodies ami the families OF
Brolhers Richardson and Whiting. A
company was organized and started In
pursuit, but failed to find the Indians.
Thnt night we kept watch while the
collins aud burial Clothes were being
prepared, and on the goth the bodies OF
sister thompson aud her son Hyrum
Were laid side by aide at Gave Valley.
rarties have been scouting most OF the
Time but no trace OF the Indians has
been obtained. Engmark says no saw
seven Indians, including one squaw
and ono boy ten or twelve years old.
Besides stripping the house the In
ulans took Brother Thompson's horses
anu other animals that came to water
AZ The CHI ranch. They did not
mutilate the bodies nor fire the place.
Ensmnrk says that when the Indiana
came out OF the house ana missed him,
,hey seemed in hurry To get away.
As EngmHk and Annie passed the
mouse they observed Sister Thompson
ioli her head back and forth, but both
sue and Hyrum were dead when the
partyhrrlved with the wagon.
Sister Karen Thompson was horn
September sth, 1888, at Aaby, Anrbuus
amt Upland, Denmark; was baptized
contender 0, 1861; came to Utah In
Isos and lost three children by death
on NC plains, which she crossed In
captain John Sandere' company. She
went TO Fountain Green, Sanpetc.
,hlosher Thompson took his family to
.he SEWER In 1865, During the Indian
trouble In Utah he was shot twice by
hulauk-once with an arrow In the
,high and once with a ball In tho hin.
~ lob1 no moved back to Fountain
Hteen, and from there went to Spring
wy In 1881 Brother Thompson was
called to 81. Johns, Arizona, and in
SSnnnaly, 1885, moved TO Mexico.
p'stet thompson and son were faithful
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