The herald., 1897-05-16
By Bullets Shot by Brother
Plutes
EL DORADO CANYON MINERS
THREATENED DIFFERENTIATION
OF THE TRIBE
Unless the Murderers Were Promptly
Killed-A Tale Of . Typical
Indian Conscience
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
| KINGMAN, Ariz., May 15.-Ahvote,
the Piute Indian, who has within the
last three days murdered no less than
ten white men, is dead. He met his fate
at the hands of members of has own
tribe. who were compelled by the miners
IN Ell Dorado canyon to trail the assas-
sin to death, the penalty of their failure
to do so being fixed at the annihilation
of every Piute they could hnd.
Eight years ago the brother of All
vote who has just murdered many white
men near Ell Dorado canyon, killed a
mail rider The whites demanded that
the murderer be killed, and Ahvote was
ordered by his tribe to kilf him and
bring back convincing proof that he had
executed the order. He brought in one
toe and part of an ear, but the whites
said he must bring in better proof. Two
days later he brought in the head Of
his brother Since that time Ahvote
has been morose and sullen and lived
apart from his tribe. Three days ago
ne took a rifle and killed Lars Franzen
and Ben Jones, teamsters; Christian
Nelson, a miner; Charles Monaghan, 4
miner; Judge J. M. Morton, an assaye-
and millman, known all over the coast;
John Powers and Blank Conley, we'll
to-do mine owners, and three other men
whose names are unknown.
The killings were all cold-blooded
butcheries. The miners congregated in
Ell Dorado canyon and told the Flutes
that if they did not bring in or kill
Ahvote they would kill every Piute
they could reach. Six Piutes immedi-
ately took the trail and followed it to
the place where Franzen and Jones were
killed, then to another teamsters' camp.
where he had waited Wednesday after
noon to kill the man, but failed to sc.
him; then he went to the cabin of Neil
son and shot him In front of his door.
Then the fiend took boat and set all
the other boats adrift and went down
the river to Morton's camp, where he
killed Morton. Crossing the river again.
he came to Monaghan's camp some tirN
in the night, crept up TO the window Of
cabin and shot him while
asleep. When found Monaghan looked
as if sleeping, having not made the
slightest struggle.
From side to side of the Colorado
river went Ahvote on his pilgrimage of
The Indians followed down the
river and found wnere he had made his
last landing. and followed him ten miles
up a canyon into the mountains. where
they crept up and shot him as he was
going over the range. An Indian went
10 the river and signaled to John Appel,
who was going down the river in boat
with the body of Monaghan. to come
ashore. He tied up the boat and went
with the Indians and viewed the body
of Ahvote.
The board Of supervisors of Mohave
county offered a reward of $3.50 each
for Ahvote and Mouse, who murdered
Davis and Sterns last February. over
100 white men and Indians joined in the
chase for the murderers. Telephone ad-
vices from White Hills, fifty lHiles north.
state that fifteen armed Piutes came
into the town this evening and made
threats that If the whites molested them
they would do some killing. A deputy
sheriff attempted to disarm them, but
only got one gun. Three Indians were
placed under arrest and the others fled
from town. 1t is feared they will kill
many men who are in the hills unarmed,
and a posse may so after them in the
morning.