Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-07-20
TIBURON ISLAND.
Recent Events Which Recall the Tragic End of Robinson and
 O'Rrien of the Yacht Exam

Demanded From
 Hermosille.
 (L. A. Herald.)
 It is probable that the Ceris Indians of riburon island will at last be punish
 ed for the murder of c. E. l., Robinson
 and James OBrien last year, when these men called at the island in the sloop Examiner. Five Americans, as
 will probably be remembered by most newspaper readers, built ten-ton sloop on the Colorado river at Yuma, with
 which they intended to proceed to Gusymas. During call at Tiburon they were entertained in friendly man. ner by a party of Ceris Indians, who after night of dancing and fessting in- vited them to go on a blacktall deer hunt. Robinson, newspaper man, and O'BrieD, miner, accepted and were killed in the hearing, although not in the sight of the rest of the party. These got away and reported the mur- der at Guaymss.
 The Mexican government sent some troops to TIburon in a small steamer to investigate the outrage, but the major commanding the detachment evidently had a wholesome fear of the Italians, because, as was sfterward ascertained, he never permitted his men to march any where but on the sands of the shore while the boat stood out at sea, and not Ceris was seen during the exdeditiop, which lasted nearly two days.
 The leader of the Examiner yacht ex- petition was trapper named George Flavell, 8 shrewd and courageous man, with good deal of experience respect ing Colorado river and gulf Indians. After the military demonstration at Tiburon was concluded, he proceeded to the San Fernando rancho, which lies | ID Sonora opposite the island. This i'm mense st. etch of land belongs to a very old Mexican named Encinas, who raises | cattle. Years ago he taught the Ceris 1 Indians to respect hlm, his people and | hIs stock by using the lex talonis on | tEem with the utmost severity when | ever they trepassed upon his ranch and | committed depredhtions. When Flavel | was there he made frienos with Encirss and was well received by the ancient rancherO. FIavell was burning with | the wish for revenge upon the trescher- ous Indians and offered 10 come at any time that a chance should Cffer to ex | terminate them. Old man Encinas' idea of how to make good Indians had beer practically Cem nstrated by him during | the warfare of former years, in which Il he had brought the "bar baros" to fear him. lie caused the CeTi5 to be shot by ols vaquerous on every occasion, whether there was an excuse for 1t or one at all. until they submitted to q sterner will and gave up their predatory lncursions tla7ell offered to come at any time that they sLOuld again break out, bring some from the states that had -and in them, and insugurate a war to 8 finish with the Indians.
 After the MeXIcans had left the islspo | Joe Ceris remained very quiet, and for several months hid in the mountain fast lesses of TIburon, and Fl veil, finding hat there was DO show to punish th. n, or the killing of his companions, de Jarted. He Is now in California, not ,weDty miles from Los Angeles, still
 irsting for revenge.
 A prlvate letter received here from dermosIllo which is dated the 9th, says hat the cannibals have once more be- :ome aggressive. They had some rOuble with four bucks and & sauaw # t0er own tribe. and these, fearing rouble fled from Tiburon, to the main and on old man Encinas' ranch. Their 'nemies followed and came up with the title party CD the San Fernendc ranch, when battle was the result ID which h lumber of Indians were hurt. The .ttacklDg party wae composed of those vho had killed Robinson and O'Brien. nd 1t is believed that the others, after
 row over something. had expressed he determination to come to Senor Gncinas to explain how the killing had 'een done and who took part In it. The eiails of the murder have never been | xplained, all Indians who have been remaining remarkably re Icent about 1t.
 After the fight among themselves the I arty who attacked the squaw and her our companions became more aggressive nd proclaimed the desire to dig up the atchet against the Mexicans. As soop s this was learned courier was sent to iermosillo calling for aid in the shape men willing to fight, as we'll as fo' rms. There Is great deal of uneasi ess existing on the ranches lying op he gulf shore just now, because of the umors floating in the district that the 'eris are surely coming to commit de relations. If these rumors should be confirmed y any acts of violence on the part of he Ceris it is almost certain that Senor .ncinas will open a war of extermina- ion. against the cannibsls and that ieorge Flsvell will go out there to aid ] avengIng the murder of MT. Robin on.