The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-26
Regular Riot.

= v estern Ss,oshonr Indian Reser-
va1l"a VAS the sctnp ON Tuesday OF a
batle OF no mean Importance. A
roniier arrived at Tuscarora Thursday
evening with the information that a
shooting serape with several participants
occurred at The reservation. From what
been brewing for some three months
and eliminated Thursday in Indian
Agent j. s. Mayhugh and several others
having a general mixup. 1t seems that
Mayhugh has been attempting to re-
move the lady superintendent OF the
Indian school for some time past, pre-
sumably to make room for his daughter.
In this work he was aided by a German,
who is a farmer at the reservation. On
the day noted above, the German picked
u quarrel with the lady teacher, who
drew a gun on him and held him at
bay. About this time the reservation
doctor happened along, and, taking the
lady's part, fired a shot at the German,
the ball grazing his side. Agent May
hugh then made his appearance and
was greeted by a bullet from the doc
tors gun which just touched the skin OF
his head and clipped away his hair.
The Indian chief of police, hearing the
shots, FASTENED to the scene and took a
shot at the doctor, but missed him. At
that juncture several more Indian
policemen began to shoot. After a time
everything was quieted and seven of the
guners placed under arrest and taken to
Mountain City.
From Mr.. Butler says the Tuscarora
Times Review, we learn that the shoot
ing is the outcome of a fractional feud
which has existed for SOME time between
the employees and the Agent John S.
Mayhugh. One faction siding with the
Agent and the other with the Superin-
tendent OF school, Miss Egan. The i'm
mediate cause of the present difficulty
arose from the presence in the school OF
a half breed Indian girl, whom Mr..
Mayhugh charges is immoral and not a
fit companion for the other wards of the
government. This Miss Egan denies.
MIR. Mayhngh and an employee named
Meyers went to the school and attempt
ed to forcahly eject the girl and Meyers
drew n revolver on the lady Sulerint-
ent to enfoice their demands. The lady.
however was armed, and also drew a re-
volver. At this jun ture the reserva-
ton physician, DIR. Merriweatler, TOOK
a hand IN the proceedings ann taking
the gun from Miss Egan fired three
shots at Mavhnvli anil MEYERS, none OF
which took effect, although one shot
graze,i Mr.. Mavlugl,'s scalp and another
passed ihrongli the clothing of Movers
across the alNlUmen. An Indian police
man known as long John also fired II
shot at nr. MerriwemtlIer without effect.
When the news reached Mountain City
by an Indian messenger, Deputy Sheriff
Hall went to the reservation and placed
all the parties in the affair under arrest.
1t is impossible to correctly judge until
an investigation is had as 10 which fac.
ton is in the right. Both parties being,
as far as We can learn, about equally
divided and the same condition exists
among the Inuians. The affair is to le
deplored as the effect cannot fail to he
demoralizing IN its influence on the In
dians and the proper conduct of the al
fairs at the reservation. The u. S.
Marshal and a government Inspector are
e expected TO arrive here in a few days to
investigate the matter.