The herald., 1895-08-31

who investigated the trouble. The dep
uty marshal's report says that "a careful
investigation of the whole affair shows
that the reports made by settlers, cnare-
i.,s the Indians with wholesale slaughter
of game in wantonnsss or to secure the
hides Of the animals killed, have been
very much exaggerated.
During my stay in Jackson's Hole"
he says, II visited many portions of the
district and saw no evidence of such
slaughter. Lieutenants Gardner, Parker
and Jackson of the Ninth United States
cavalry, who conduced scouting parties
OF troops through all portions of Jackson's
Hole, also found this to be the case. On
August IL | visited a camp of Bannock
Indians who had been on hunting trip
in Jacxson's Hole. The women Of the
party were preparing the meat of seven
or eight elk for winter use. and every part
of the animal, even the brains, entrails
and sinews were being utilized, either
for future food supply or possible source
of profit. In connection with the trouble
between the Indians and the whites.
spent some time in inquiring into the
causes of the hostility of the Jacksons
Hole people against the Indians. There
was little or no complaint among the set
tiers OF offensive conduct on the part of
the Indians. Except in rare instances
they have kept away from the houses OF
settlers and have not been in the habit of
begging. In no instance has there ever
been q we'll authenticated case whore O
settler has been molested by an Indian.
The killing of game by Indians and
by the increasing number Of tourist
hunters threatens to so depete this region
of big game, deer, elk, moose, etc.. as
to jeopardize the occupation of the pro-
fessional guides at Jackson's Hole. 1t
was decided at the close of last season
to keep the Indians out Of that region
this year and the events of this summer
= ~ ! -
This was admitted by United States Com
missioner Pettigrew at Marysyaie. and
Constable Manning said: We knew very
well when we started in on this tIing
that we would bring matters to head.
Some one was going to be killed, and
We decided the sooner it was done the
better. so that we could get the matter
before the courts.
Continuing, tho deputy marshal says:
II full investigation of the Jackson's
Hole affair should be held the fact would
be established that when Constable Man
ming and his posse of twenty-six settlers
arrested party of Indians ON July 18th
his men did all they could to tempt
the Indians to try to escape in order tina:
there might be basis of justification
for killing some of them.
'If the truth OF the matter can be
traced it will be found that the captors
did not care particularly about getting
their prisoners safely to Marysvale, whers
the same formality of fning them and
then have to let them escape would &c.
suit, but on the contrary tempted the
Indians to try to escape first by making
them believe they were to be sent to ja:l
or hung. and then by leading them to
believe if they tried to escape their horses
only. and not they, woud Do shot.
From Mr.. Manning learned that
none of the horses of the escaping party
of Indians were shot, notwithstanding
his order to shoot the horses, but that
at least six Indians were hit by bullets.
OF these Temega. an old man, was killed |;
Nimits, a boy of about 20, was wolnded
to that he could not escape. and the
others got away. Temega was an old man
almost blind, and his gun was useless.
When the body of this old. sick blind
man was found, after lying unburied in
the woods for about twenty days. it was
found that he had been shot four times
In the back. The boy who was wounded
was shot through the body and arm. He
was left OH the ground where the shoot
ing occurred and remained there, living
on some drieu meat for ten days He
crawled for three nights to reach a ranch
OF man friendly to the Indians, and
was seventeen days without medical at
tendance. The whole affair was. believe,
premeditated and prearrangedg plan to
XIII somes indians, and thus stir up sutfi
clene trouble to subsequently get United
states troops into the region. The plan