Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-23
KILLED BY INDIANS.
William Montgomery, Brother of Miss
Alice Montgomery, of Emporium,
Killed by Indians I'm Arizona.
Phoenix (Arizona) Republican, Nov. 16.

this morning of a sanguinary conflict
between Navajo Indians and a sheriff's
posse at point thirty-f miles south
east of Flagstaff. Five out of six In
dians were killed and one member of
the Sheriff's posse, Will II. Montgom-
cry, was shot through the heart Two
other deputy sheriffs were wounded,
one perhaps fatally. The cause of the
fight was an attempt on the part of the
posse to arrest the Indians for NAL
treating Montgomery, who worked as
cowboy for the Roden ranch.
The sherif's posse consisted of Dan
Hogan, viii Montgomery, Bill Ronen,
a well known cattleman, and Durham.
They left here on Thursday armed
with Winchesters and six-shooters and
carrying warrants for the arrest of the
Indians. At six O'Clock last evening
the posse surprised six of the Indians
near Walnut and not anticipating any
serious resistance, the officers dis
mounted from their horses, leaving
the Winchesters strapped to the sad
dies and walked towards the Indians.
The latter opened fire upon the posse
from the brush. The horses stampeded
at the first volley and at the same in
slant Montgomery fell. The deputies,
undismayed, returned the fire of the
Indians with their six-shooters until
their ammunition was exhausted, when
they were compelled to retreat.
Roden was shot through the groin,
but walked to Angel, a station on the
Santa Fe Pacific railroad, being sup
ported by Durham, a member of the
posse, who was uninjured. Dan Hogan
was shot three times-once in the right
arm, another a flesh wound over the
heart, and the third time in the back.
He walked to Walnut.
Hogan's wounds are in the fleshy
parts and will not result seriously.
Roden is in a bad state, however, and
is being given the best possible medical
attendance.
The Indians engaged in the fight
were hunting deer in violation of the
game law and ton of dried venison
and antelope was found to-day in their
camp. a report from Canyon Diablo
this morning was to the effect that all
the Navajoes in that vicinity had left
for the reservation.
Deputy Sheriff Dan Hogan was a
member of Troop A of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders and served through the
Santiago campaign. Deputy Durham
was the only one who escaped unhurt.
Sheriff Johnson and posse left to-day
for the scene of the fight.
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
(By Associated Press
FLAGSTAFF, Nov. 12-One white
man and five Navajo Indians killed.
two whites and Navajo Indian wounded
was the result of an attempt of dep
uty sheriff to arrest a Navaioe yester-
day, ten miles south of Walnut and
thirty-tive miles southeast of Flagstaff.
On November a band of Navaioes
who were hunting on Canyon Padre
below Anderson Rim, in this county,
held up William Montgomery, cow
boy in the employ of William Raden, a
cattleman. They accused him ofsteal-
ing horses and threatened to kill him.
He came to Flagstaff and obtained a
warrant for their arrest and with
Deputy Hogan on Thursday left to
make the arrest. At Roden's camp
they were joined by William Roden
and Walter Durham, who went along
to show the deputy where the Navaioes
were camped.
Arriving at the camp the party dis
mounted and anticipating no trouble |
Hogan attempted to execute the war
rant and entered brush coral where
four Navajoes were, when the Indians
made resistance and shot was fired |
at Hogan, striking him in the back, he
at the time being in tussle with one
Navajo who was trying to shoot him,
Hogan drew his pistol and killed his
antagonist. The fight became general
and ended when the ammunition of
the white men was exhausted. Short
as had been the affray five of the
Navajoes were dead and one wounded.
Montgomery was shot through the
heart. Hogan was wounded three
times, all flesh wounds. Roden was
wounded seriously in the groin. Dur
ham escaped uninjured.
Governor Murphy received the first
news of the fight between a
band of Navajo Indians and sheriff's
posse near Flagstaff, on Saturday
night, his informant being f. S. Clark,
district attorney of Coconino county.
Late yesterday afternoon he received a
second telegram from Dan Hogan, a
member of the posse. In both instances
the governor replied, urging that the
situation be not exaggerated by the
people of Flagstaff and that they act
with GOODNESS and GOOD iudonoant