Mohave County miner., 1897-05-22
AhUote's Trail of Blood.

Flute lnQlan, was brought IO Suuuen close last Friday morning by the rifle shots of hls cousins, Steve and Pete. They had followed him down the Colo rado river on foot and at the upper end of Cottonwood Island they observed him heading for point on the Nevada shore. They watched him make his boat fast to the shore and walk rapidly up wash that lead down from the mountain. As soon as he was hidden from sight by the bank of the wash, the two Indians ran rapidly to a point far above and as the red fiend came in sight around bend in the canyon they fired simultaneously, the bullets striking Ahvote Tn the back and side. He tell forward on his face, par alized. Convulsively he clutched his gun and made an effort to return the fire, but he could not move his body. Pete and Steve questioned him as to the req son for killing the whites and he said he was "Heap mad at Indians and wanted to kill somebody" He also said that he intended to kill three more men, but did not give their names. After talking with the fiend for some time they ended his earthly career by shooting him twice in the head. The avengers returned to the camp of Hill & Rice, where they reported what they had done and asked that sev- eral white men be sent out to identify the remains. Six men went down aud were satisfied that it was Ahvote's body. The whites were incensed because the Indian was not captured alive and made many threats against the Flutes, but wiser counsel prevailed and they soon declared the ending of this most murder ous red fiend as highly satisfactory.
 Ia Fl Dorado Canyon it was almost impossible to get white man to go out of sight of the little town, but Sheriff Cohenour induced several men to go to Morton's camp at the Gold Bug mill and assist in burying the body. The Indian had apparently eaten breakfast with Morton and while the old gentleman was seated outside, after he meal was over, he deliberately shot him in the back Ahvote then robbed the camp of pro- visions and went to Round Island, where he remained until the next morning.
 Ahvote had been drunk the night be- fore and in the morning he beat bis squaw and tore her clothing into shreds. The camp outfit and all his earthly pos sessions were consigned to the f14mes Then. having squared himself with the world, he took rife from the camp of murder bent It will be remembe bered that about eight years ago an Indian killed mailrider on the Arizona side of the river, across from Ell Dorado Canyon and that the residents of that country rose up and declared war on the race if the murderer was not killed or turned over 10 the whites. The memb bers of the tribe, as is their custom, decreed that Ahvote, brother of the murderer, should go out and slay the criminal. He brought back with him as an exhibit a toe and part of an ear. As this was not an evidence of death the whites de- manded something more substantial something that could be readily recog nized. Ahvote again went forth and when he came back he carried with him a grewsome object. It was the head of his brother Since that time Ahvote has heen sullen and morose His appear. ance denotes an Indian whose experience with the world was not happy one. To say that the crime committed by Mouse had anything to do with Ahvote's crime is drawing on the imagination The Indian believed he had been wronged and he killed the white men to satisfy his own personal grievance. The body of Charles Monaghan, one of the victims, was buried at Needles last Saturday evening
 Judge Morton's body was buried at the Gold Bug ID ill, and as no coffin nor lumber to make one was at hand, he was wrapped in blankets and canvas and consigned to old mother earth
 Ahvote's bloody foray will long be re- membered in the west by all who are acquainted with the facts.
 The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Me.