The record-union., 1897-05-16

KINGMAN (Ariz), May 15.-Ahvote,
the Piute Indian who has in the last
three days murdered no less than ten
white men, is dead. He met his fate
at the hands of members of his own
tribe. who were compelled by the min
ers in Ell Dorado CANYON to trail the
murderer to his death, the penalty for
their failure to do so being fixed at the
humiliation of every Piute the miners
could reach.
Eight years ago a brother of Ahvote,
who, a few days ago, murdered many
white men near Ell Dorado Canyon,
killed a mail rider The whites de-
manded that the murderer be killed,
and Ahvote was ordered by the tribe to
kill him and bring back proof that he
had executed the order He brought in
one toe and a part of an ear, but the
whites said he must bring better proof.
Two days afterwards he brought the
head of his brother.
Since that time Ahvote has been mo-
rose and sulen, and lived apart from
the tribe. Three days ago he took a
rife and killed Lars Franzen and Ben
Jones. teamsters; Christian Nelson,
miner; Charles Monaghan miner;
Judge ]. NJ. Morton, assayer and mill
man, known all over the coast; John
Powers and -- Conley, well-to-do
mine owners, and three other men.
names unknown. The killings were all
cold-blo0ded
The miners congregated in Ell Do
RADIO Canyon and told the Piutes if they
could not bring in or kill Ahvote they
would kill every Piute they could reach.
Six Piutes Immediately took the trail
and followed it to the place where
Franzen and Jones were killed. They
then went to another Transfers camp,
where Ahvote had laid in wait all
Wednesday afternoon to kill the man,
but failed to get him.
The trailers then went to the cabin
of Nelson, whom Ahvote shot in front
OF his door. The fiend, it appears, then
took boat and set all other boats
adrift, and went down the river to
Morton's camp, where he killed Nor
ton. His trail led across the river to
Monaghan's camp. He crept up to the
window of the cabin and shot Mon
Afghan while he was asleep, the rifle
being held so close that the neck was
powder burned When found Mon
Afghan looked as if sleeping.
From side to side of the Colorado
River went Ahvote on his pilgrimage
of murder The Indians followed him
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 going over the
range. An Indian went to the river
and signaled to John Appel, who was
going down the stream in a boat with
the body of Monaghan, to come ashore
He tied up his boat and went with the
Indian and viewed the body of Ahvote.
The Board of Supervisors of Mojave
County, Ariz. offered a reward of $3.50
each for Ahvote and Mouse. who MUIR
dered Davis and Stems last February
over 100 white men and Indians joined
in the chase of the murderer
Telephone advices from White Hills
fifty miles north, states 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 at
tempted to disarm them, but he only
got one gun. Three Indian were placed
under arrest. and the others fled from
town. 1t is feared that they will kill
many men who are in the hills unarm-
ed, and a posse may go after them in
the morning.