Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-05-22
AHVOTE MET HIS FATE
pIUTEs RUN TO EARTH THE MUIR
DHRER OF TEN MEN.
Indians We're Threatened with Ex-
termination If They Failed to
Wipe Out the Assassin.

Kinpman. Ariz May 17.-AhVote, the
piute Indian. who has in the last three
DAYS murdered no less IMAM 10 whlte men,
is dead lie met his fate at me hanus Oh
members of hts own tribe. who were coHl-
PEELED by the miners III EidoTa1o canyon
TO trail the mur=eref 20 ms uta'h, tie
penaItv for their failure to do so oelhg
6xed at humiliation of every Piute the
miners could reach.
Eight years ago a brother or AhVcle,
who a few days ago murdered several
white men, killed mail rider. Inc
whites demanded that the murderer DE
killed. and Ahvote was ordered by the
tribe to kin him and bring back conviac-
ing proof that he had executed the order.
He brought in one toe and Il part OF an
ear. but the whites said he must BRING
better proof Two days afterward he
brought the head of his brother.
Since that time Ahvote has been morose
and sullen, and he lived apart from his
tribe Three days ago he took rifle ana
killed Lars Franzen and Ben Jones, team
sters; Christen Nelson and Charles Mon
Afghan, miners; Judge G.. M. Martin, an
assayer and mill man, known all over the
coast; John Powers and w. connolly
well-to-do mine owners, and three other
men, names unknown. The Killings were
all cold bloodEd butcherieS.
The miners congregated in ]1ldorado
canyon and told the Piutes that if they
did not bring in or kill Ahvote they would
kill every Piute they could reach. SIX
Piutes Immediately took the trail and fol
lowed it to the places where his victims
were killed. From side to side of the COL
orado river went Ahvote on his pilgrim
age of murder. The Indians followed MN
down the river, found where he had made
his last landing and trailed him ten miles
up the canyon into the mountains, where
they crept up and shot him as he was go
ing over the range. An Indian went 10
the river and signaled John Appel, VINO
was going down the stream in a boat with
the body of a young man. to come ashore.
He tied up his boat and went with the
Indians and viewed the body of Ahvote.
The board of supervisors of MoJaVe
county Arizona, offered a reward of sou
each for Ahvote and Mouse, who MUIR
dered Davis and Stearns last February.
over 100 white men and Indians joined
in the chase of the murderer Tele-
graphic advices from White Kills state
that Is armed Piute Indians came into
town this evening and made threats that
if the whites molested them they would
do something desperate. The sheriff at
tempted to disarm them, but only got
one gun. Three Indians were placed Under
arrest, and the others left town. II is
feared they will kill many men in the
hills who are unarmed, and posse may
go after them in the morning.
Indian Murderer Killed.
Kingman, Ariz., May 1S-The sheriff S
posse has returned to White Hills from
the chase after Ahvote, the Piute Indian
murderer. They report that the body Of
Judge ]. M Morton was found in cabin
at Gold Bug, seven miles below Eldorado
Canyon, shot through the head. Morton
had lived SO hours after being shot, and
the body was not cold when found. Ahvote
was killed on Cottonwood island, in the
Colorado river 30 miles below the CANYON,
The bodies of five of his victims have beer
found.