Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-04
THE NAVAJOES.
Reliable Information from the Scene
OF TrOuble-The Murderer in
Jail at Aztec.
Correspondence New MEXICAN.

Correspondence New MEXICAN.
FRIUrLANDs, N. NJ, pril 29.-On Thurs.
day afternoon courier brought word to
Friutlands that Tom Whyte was corralled
by Indians at his store, ten miles down
the river; that neither he nor any one
! else was allowed by the Indians to leave
the place. The courier escaped through
the brush to the river bank and came up
the valley for assistance. Mrs. Whyte
is field matron for the Navajoes and near
them lives Mrs. Eldridge, missionary.
These people are on most friendly terms
with the Navajoes and the alarm at their
condition was great. Capt. Dougherty,
u. 5. army, retired, was refugee at
Whyte's, his life having been threatened
by Indians near River View, Utah, where
he had compelled them to return ferry
boat they had stolen belonging to the
trading firm of Hyde d Dougherty.
Lieut.. Plummer and Mr.. Francis, far
mer for the Navajoes, went at once to
Mr.. Whyte's and the courier went m
the river tn Farminotnn tn h-ino
A large party was soon on the road to
Whyte's under Sheriff Dustin and Deputy
U. s. Marshal Miller. Upon arriving a,
Whyte's it was found that the Indians had
left the place.
The excitement was caused by an In
uian going across from the reservation
to the opposite side of the river the
night before, leaving his horse
and promising to return the SAME
aight but he failed to do SO. The
Indians heard several shots and as their
man did not return they supposed tht
whites had revenged themselves on him
for the murder of Welsh. They crossed
in body to Whyte's and intimated that
if the whites had commenced killing there
would be trouble, commencing right
there. Mr.. Whyte held himself in readl-
uess to protect his wife and Mrs. Eldridge,
and Capt. Dougherty remained with them.
expecting every moment that the Indians
would attack them. Finally the Indians
consented to Capt. Dougherty going up
the river few hundred yards to make in.
quiry regarding the missing man. For
tunately, he was found and brought back
by Capt. Dougherty, and the Indians we're
persuaded to disperse. A party OF over
thirty citizens, fully armed, remained at
Mr.. Whyte's all night. Friday morning
this party decided to go to Navajo Springs
and commence driving all Navajoes be-
lore them onto the reservation. A party
was sent to Fruitlands to notify Lieut..
Plummer, who went at once to Navajo
springs and induced the citizens to await
the arrival of troops.
Lieut.. Plummer assured settlers that
the government would protect them and
place all Indians on their reservation.
The whites in the valley have been sub
iect SO long to the outrageous demands
and violent conduct of the Indians and
suffered so much loss of stock and crops
that their patience is exhausted, and they
are determined to take the settlement IN
their own hands if not protected as they
should be by proper authorities. It IL
expected that troops will arrive on Sun
day.
THE MURDERER JAILED. "
AZTEC, N. M, April 80, 1S9S.-The mur.
derer of Mr.. Welsh, Mesh kai-hay, wae
caught last night by four Navajoes who
bound his hands, put him on pony and
started for the agency farmers house
where the agent was. They sent forward
a request that the agent meet them viii
a party to protect them in case any at
TEN pt was made by other Indians to res
cue the prisoner. The agent started a
2. a. m. accom- panied by Mr.. Francis (th'
farmer) and few trusted Indians. A
$3.50 the party with the murderer was me-
and haste made to get him off the reser
vation. At 8 a. m. he was turned over t.
the county clerk at Aztec and placed il
Jail. He was caught at the junction o
Chaco and San Juan rivers, about fifteel