El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-24
The Persons Killed BY The
Mormons We're Unmis.
takabIy indians.
BOWS AND ARROWS
Used BY the Women, While
the Men Carried Win
chesters and Wo e
Head Dresses.

| A. w. WINS. president of the Mormon
colonies in Mexico, arrived in the city
| last night and gave some additional
details about the Indian fight that oc-
cured in the mountains near Colonia
lacheco two weeks ago.
There were three Indians killed but
none wounded so far as the people were
able to learn.
! Said Mr.. Wins: There is a ranch
ibout ten miles from Colonia Pacheco
where Thomas Allen and Martin Will
liams live. 1t was near this ranch
and not at Colonia Pacheco that the
fight occurred.
"On Sunday morning the men on the
ranch went out to the field and dis
covered that some one had been husk-
stolen. Other things were missed
about the house and they determined to
follow the parties and discover if pos
sible who they were. Arming them
selves with a shot gun and Winches-
ter. they followed the trail of the par
were Indians from the moccasin tracks
they left in the sand Following the
trail the best they could up the side of
the mountain west of the ranch they
soon found themselves near the sum-
NIT of one of the highest peaks in teh
range Soon afterwards they saw
camped on the top of the peak small
squad of Indians. They then had to
retrace their steps for over a hundred
yards before the ycould find cover
Fortunately they were not discovered
by the Indians and they then went
around and came upon the Indians face
to face
There were six of the grown In
dians and one baby about three years
old. The men got behind some rocks
when they saw that the Indians were
about to mount their horses to travel
on womand and what appeared to
be the chief got on their horses and
came direct towards them. The wom-
an first discovered the men and gave
the alarm. At this the chief tried to
draw his rife and the woman drew her
bow and arrows. Just at this juncture
Allen and Harris fired at the chief. He
fell from his horse just as the other In
dams fired volley and turned and
thought they hit no one.
Examining the dead Indian slightly.
Allen and Harris returned to the ranch
and sent word to Colonia Pacheco. /
went out the next day to examine the
place. The killing had occurred at 4
O'Clock the day before but we had no
trouble in finding the place We found
the chief with more than a dozen buck
shot in his breast. On his back strap
ped as tight as could be. was a child
about three years old. which was also
shot in the neck and dead A short
distance further was found the body of
a dead woman. whom the men did not
think they had shot until she was
found.
The chief was dressed in the most
ancient but perfect Indian style. He
wore buckskin suit all of Indian
with a buckskin skull can
decorated with feathers and other par
aphanalia- Around his neck he wore
a string of beads. medicine bag. sew
.ral Catholic crosses and other little
things He had on belt filled with
cartridges. some of which were the
same as those furnished on the reser-
vations by the government
The most peculiar thing was the
way he had the child strapped to his
back. 1t was in something like a buck
skin sack with holes cut for its arms.
A wide strap ran around it and fast
,ned tight in front of the man.
The woman was rOught lOOk}n1