The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-31
INDIANS VIOLATED NO LAW.
Nor Did They Wantonly Slay the
Deer and Elk for the Hides.
Because Professional Guides Wanted
Big Game for Rich Tourists the
Red Men Were Objected to- shame
fui Murder of Blind Old Timega-
The Criminals Cannot BE Reached.

Wyoming the official reports OF their in
vostigation into the Bannock Indian
troubles. made by the direction of the at
forney general. The reports are dated
August q. The district attorney for Wy
onning reports as follows:
Il have no doubt whatever that the kill
ing of Indian Tamega on or about the 18th
of July ives an atrocious outIag Gus cold-
blooded murder. and il was a murder per-
petrated on the part of Constable Man
ming and his deputies in pursuance OF
scheme and conspiracy on their part 90
Drevent the Indians from exercising
right and privilege which is, in my opifl-
ion, very clearly guaranteed 10 them by
the treaty before mentioned.
should the prosecution on the part OF
the United States he determined on. IL
Will be useless to commence IL before-a
commissioner. As the law now rs. we are
bound TO bring the prisoners before the
United States commissioners nearest 10
the place of arrest. and in this case IL
would he before Mr. Pettigrew, the COM
missioner of MaIysvale. | am informed
that he is thoroughly in sympathy with
the citizens OF that region. and that he
advised Consts bic Manning and his posse
that the provisions of the treaty under
which the Indians claimed the right to
hunt on the unoccupied lands Of the
United States had. for some reason.
ceased to he operative. Hence, ] think
that to cause the arrest of these men and
take them before this commissioners.
would simply result in their discharge.
1T seems TO me to he great pity that
there is no national law which can be GER
tainIy invoked for the protection of these
our domestic subjects. weak and defense
less as they are in their right To enjoy
those privileges guaranteed to them by
solemn treaty. to the enforcement OF which
the honor of the country is pledged, and
that their only protection against forcibie
resistance to the enjoyment of these rights
must be found in the courts of the state.
wherein the iuries will unquestionably look
upon them as possessing no rights which
a white man Is bound 10 respect
The district attorney has been advised
that the department concurs with him IN
the opinion that there is no Federal statute
under which the offenders can be pun
ished.
ACCOMPANYING the report of the district
attorney, a scathing arragnment of the
Jackson Hole settlers is made in report
of the United States deputy marshal who
investigated the trouble. The deputy mar
shal's report SAYS that careful investi-
cation of the whole affair shows that the
reports made by settlers. charging the In
dams with wholesale slaughter of game
for wantOnness or 20 secure the hides OF
the animals killed have been very much
exaggerated. During my stay IN Jack
son Hole" he SAYS. II visited many por-
lions of the district. and saw no evidence
of such slaughter bieuts. Gardner, Par
ker and Jackson of the Ninth United
States cavalry who conducted scouting
parties of troops through all portions OF
Jackson Hole also found this TO be the
case on August IL | visited a camp OF
Bannock Indians who had been on hunt
ing trip in Jackson Hole. The women OF
the party were preparing the meat OF
4s.- all n
using every part Of the ami
NAL even the brains, entrails and
sinews were being utilized either for
future food supply or a possible source OF
nrofit In connection with the troubles De
tween the Indians and. the whites, spent
some time inquring into the causes OF the
unconceaied hostility OF the Jackson Hole
neopIe against the Indians There was lit
tie or no complaint among the settlers OF
Offensive conduct on the part of the IN
dams Except IN rare instances they have
kept away from the houses of the settlers.
and have not been in the habit or peg
ginE In no instance has there ever hee1
a weli-authenticate case where a settler
has been rnolested by an Indian. The Kill
ing of game by Indians and by the IN
creassrg number Of tourist hunters threat
ems TO 50 denlete tbs region Of big game,
deer. elk. moose. etc. as to Jeopardize the
occupation OF the professional guides al
Jackson Hole. II was isci0Ed n tHe CioSe
Of last season to keen the Indians out Of
that region this year, and the events or
this summer are the result Of carefully
prepared plans This was admitted BY
I1e1ited states Commissioner Pett!gTew,
NTarvSyaIe and Constable Manning. VINO
said. We knew very wei when we start
ed IN on this thing that We would bring
matters to a head. Some one was gong
IN he killed here on both sides. and No de-
N~ z IA G0na
Ter 81 that We could get the matter be
fore the courts
continuing. the deputy marshal says:
..Ff a fun Investigation OF the Jackson
Hole affair should be held, the fact would
10 established that when Constable Man
ming and his posse Of tweniE-stS arrested
a party Of indians on July b. and started
with them for Marysyale. no and his men
did All they could TO help the Indians 10
try TO escape. IN order that there might
he a basis OF justification FOR killing some
OF them. II the truth Of the matter can be
reached. II will be found that the captors
did not care particularly about getting
their prisoners safely TO Marysyale. where
tho same gormality of ining them and
then having 20 let them escape wouid re-
suit but on the contrary. tempted The IN
dlans 20 try 20 escape. Arst by making
them believe they were to he sent to jail
or hung. and then by IeadiuZ them 70 be
EtHFe Or fuef fffFa 70 tarstdER fNf4f AleiN -
only. and not they. would be shot.
From Hr. Manning ] learned that none
# the horses of the escaping party of n
dians was shOg. not wjthsiandirg hts or
der 10 shoot the horses. but that at least
six Indians were hif hy bullets or these,
TimeEa. an old man. was killed and
Nimits a hoy of about n vas wounded
so that he could rot travel Timega was
an Old man. almost blind. and his gun
was useless When the body of this old.
ssrk blind man was found. after lying
unburied in the woods for about twenty
savs. II was discovered that he had been
shot four times in the hack. The hoy
vro was wounded xas snot through the
hosg- and arm. He vas left on the ground
where the shooting occurred, and rt-
r,,afnea there. living on dried meat. for
ten savs. He crawled for three nights -
reaeh the ranch of 3 man friendly 20 the
Indians. and was seventeen days without
medical attendance
The whole affair wag. ! believe, pre-
r7e8stated and prearTauEed plan % siii
some Indians and tb0s stir up sufficient
trouble 70 subsequently, get United states
trosons into the region. Tire plan ~&s sue
-eSsftsWv carried out and the desired re-
s4,Its obtained. II w0uld. however, be huI
a., act az simple Justice 20 bring the men
zsho murdered the Indians 70 trial Anefe
49, however. no officials IN the Jackson
Hole country. state or national VINO
,s.,,.ts hola any Of &anniuE's posse Tor
.-xaf Either the anfa-Iu6isn prorNNitlf~
- ,nasn officers or the fear OF opposing