The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-26

| that never before was a Ute reserva-
ton Indian tried before a state court for
a violation OF law in which a tribesman
or squaw was the complainant
Lastly, the Montezuma county at
| torney claims to have found precedent
in Nevada decision sustaining the
| above arguments and laying grounds
for the reversal Of the judgment which
pronounced death on Pablo. The par
ticulars Of this alleged precedent are TO
be brought out at the final hearing OF
the Indians case in the Colorado su-
preme court
The characteristics OF Pablo's crime
stamp ii true Indian atrocity. He is
of the notorious Hatch family Of Utes.
whose names figured in nearly every In
dian disturbance of recent years on the
Colorado-Utah border. He is now
about % years Old, short and suat of
physique, very repulsive in facial feat
ures and thoroughly bad in disposition.
Among the whites who know him he is
commonly called Jimmie Hatch. He al
ways wished to be known as a bad
man off the reservation
On the first OF last November him
self, two other bucks and a squaw left
the tepees of their band TO go hunting
around Mancos village, in La Plata
mountains. Pablo's three companions
on this trip consisted of one family
Ten-nup, E-WeeD and Oyer, father,
wife and son. The three bucks carried
shotguns and revolvers, while the
squaw went along to cook the game
they might kill. The United States
treaty with the Utes gives them the
right TO hunt in this region "as long as
the game last and they are at peace
with the whites" People in Mancos
village saw the four hunters go by on
their way TO the mountains, but only
one, Pablo, was seen returning. Rifle
on shoulder, he was observed following
the trail through Mancos valley and
travelling rapidly three days later. He
continued in southeaSterly direction,
as if headed for Utah, but no attention
was paid to this by the white men who
happened to notice him.
But the other members of the band
were more interested in the fate Of the
hunters than were the residents of Man
cos village. When Pablo, Ten-nup,
E-Weep and Oyer did not come back 10
their tepees in due time party of Ute
bucks set out to search for them. Re
ceiving directions from the whites. they
followed the trail into the La Platas
until they had reached a point about
five miles north of Mancos. The snow
was frozen hard, none having fallen
since the trail was made, and when the
place indicated was reached the Indians
We're brought to a standstill by blood
marks a short distance off their track
Following these into the brush the
searching party came upon two mound
ed graves in the snow, through which
blood had soaked and become frozen on
the outer crust
Quickly removing the snow from these
strange sepulchers the Utes uncovered
the dead bodies OF Ten-nup and Oyer,
his son. Both bucks had been shot in
several places. The bodies We're wrap
ped up in blankets and lying by the side
of each were the guns OF the dead men
Further search was made for the re
mains Of E-Weep and Pablo, the In
dams believing that the whole four had
been killed by white men and buried
near where they fell, but the gruesome
discoveries ended with the finding OF
Ten-nup and his son.
Taking the corpses along with them
the Utes then struck down the noun
tain side, through the white settlement
and back TO their reservation. At that
time they knew nothing about Pablo
having been seen alive after the dis
appearance of his companions, so they
passed the word among the reservation
Indians that whites and killed the
squaw and three bucks. The Informal
ton infiamed the entire tribe almost to
a retalsatory point. War paint was be
ing used and reprisals threatened before
the trouble and it's cause reached the
ears OF Colonel Dave Day, the agent on
the reservation. He somewhat quelled
the excitement by promising TO investi-
gate the killings. seek out the murderers
and, whether white of not, have them
arrested and punished; and then he set
out for Mancos.
There he learned that Pablo was not
dead. but on his way to Utah. This
news convinced him that Pablo, with
whose murderous inclna tons he was
familiar. had killed the two bucks and,
presumably, taken the squaw's life also.
He communicated with Sheriff Thomas
of Montezuma, who Immediately form
ed a posse Of mounted men and took up
PablO's trail They overlook and cap
tured him near Bluff City. in south
western Utah, and he was lodged in jail
at Cortez on charge of murder. Nh one
at the time thought of turning him over
10 TIE authorities OF MS trlOF.
At first he refused 10 talk. denying all
knowledge Of the murders. but finally
the sheriff found a way % make him
buck. who knew the Ute well. was put
into his cell. and, after much pumping.
this agent OF the white man got a con
fession out Of Pablo. II was 10 the ef-
feet that while IN camp near the place
where the bodies were found he and
oyer had quarrelled about a young
squaw living on Mancos river, and that
Ten-nup took sides with bis son a
general resort was had 70 guns, Ten
nup and Oyer running among some
rocks and shooting a. Pablo Pablo |
said he also hid behind a boNlder. and.
finally, succeeded N killing both his
antagonists. when they exposed them
selves 70 look for him
He said that E-Weep looked on SO
cally al the whole proceeding. and DID
hot interfere he then buried the bodies |
where tney were found. which task b. ]
nC ended. he made E-Weep proposal !
10 elope with him into Utah She
greed. and the two trudgei back over
tie trail until night came or when they !
halted and built a camp FIRE While /
repairing their nal compunctLoz, OF
maybe 4 was P2bl0's general gnco-nl.- /
hes. caused E-Weep % re=-et wcar n { |
happened. and sae !Itl|ated mat she
would intoTn on her new spo1ss- IL 1
finally talked her ont OF tbs idea. a15 4
they ate
Fed Rock. n his testimony before the 4
-ou-t. described Pablo making Corfes-
son 10 things having taken tbs tara-
after the meal and while the eddy as-
sorted couple Ee7e sitting ~ tie IRE
This IS Red Rocks language.
Then Hatch sad - himself WAT \
: the use ~ ne taking THIS woman E-iiE i
REP I have killed hcr husband. s1e Is I