The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-23
INDIAN FEUD||:'||
IS RENEWED
Hostile Feeling Between the
NayaIos and Lagund:s.
.NARClS so SU RRENDERS
After Evading His Pursuers for wo
Weeks He Rides Into Town and y
Gives Himself Up--Armed Red
Men Attend the Hearing.
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rust TIA Navajo Indian named Narcis-
30. who Is accused OF the murder OF the
Laguna. Jose Ensino.. at Pa3nate. mas
yoi,.niarllv surrendered warrant had
hnen issued for the arrest OF the Navajo
nut none OF the territorial ofticers had
noen successful in locating Narclsso' The
fugitive, after leading them afmerry cnaso
for about fortnight. rode into the little
town OF Cubera and quietly announced
his pretcnce to Emil Bibo, the postmaster.
Don Carlos Baca, the sheriff OF ,A!eh,
the Indian is now In jail at Los ELnnas,
awaiting trial. At tho preliminary hear-
ing about nifty Navajos, all heavily armed,
acted as a bodyguard to Narcisso. 80.
Tar ia violence has been attempted. but
there is bad blood existing between tne
Nnyajos and the Lngunas,' and trouble
coming al any time would prove no sur.
arise. Every precauton Is being taken
h,. The authorities. and every effort MADE
~ effect some sort OF conclliation be-.
tween the tribes. ~ . Is
1,,s the same old story OF an Indian
feyd. Bad blood has existed for some
time, and when band OF drunken MAYA.
los swept down on Laglna pueblo and
attempted 10 raid the village the situa-
ton Was In no way improved IN the raid.
however, the invaders received the worst
OF II and were routed completely. Ihey
rode out OF the pueblo. carrying the'r
Wounded and vowlng TO be revenged on
III. mrs, Laguna they should meet Two
day. after the raid jose Entino, r1cn
r,aruna. was missing from his nome. a
i1hy later Ensino's horse returned to the
lnneblo rIderless, hut the saddle was COW
r;n,l5 With blood. Suspicion Immediately
rol, mon the Navajos. and hundreds OF
I,ar,lras and thoir friends were soon
ACQUIRING the country IN search OF MN.
A marty or searchers found the hooy OF
the murdered man at the !, bottom q 9
deem arroyo, about three miles from La
cu,,a, Examination proved conclusively
that Enslno had been subjected 70 the
most cruel tortures and then beaten 70
death With clubs and stones. The trail
lending to tho arroyo also showed that
Fnsino had been riding IN company WIN
two others. his horse being in the MID
ale. Who his companions were Is nor
known. but II they were from Lasuna
II is probable that they, too, shared me
fate of Ensino. The Lagunas arg greatly
wrought IN over the affair, ana d9s not
heaitate TO declare that tho fmurdsrSe IS
tho work OF the angry Navajos. they
declare that they will be reyen g
wARLIKE CONDUCT "a
Tine body OF Bns!no was found sons June
SETH, and warrants were issued Tor the
arrest Of the suspects. Narcsso being
one of those named. All efforts to locate
him had proved futile, and his voluntary
surrender was quite surprise me Yea
sensation In Cuebra and Laguna, now
ever, was when about half hundred
Esynjos, all heavily armed, with PANT
on, apparently looking for trouble, rode
into Laguna and attended the preliminary
hearing betore Justice Dunno, They made
no disorderly demonstration, and acted
~ bodyguard for their accused tribes
man. After the hearing they rode back
to their pueblo,
Both the Lagunas and the Nava3os are
In an ugly mood. and there is no cer-
tainty as to just what will result when
feeling runs an high as 1t does now,
The I.agunas are still much excited oyer
the Navajo raid ION their village and tho
murder Of their tribesman. They declare
TINT tho murder particularly must be
avenged and that the guilty one pay the
extreme penalty The prisoner sltouty
maintains HIS innocence, and sayt that no
can prove an allbl without any difficulty,
ONLY TO OFFEND HIM.
Trouble was expected when the armed
Eavatos appeared on the scene. It was
cisso to be taken to los Lunas, and
pitched battle was anticipated, IT seems,
however. that tho purpose of The Navajos
was simply to defend the prisoner In cnte
the attack on him by the Lagunas, which
they feared, was made.
The feud la OF long standing, and this
IL one Of the periodical outbreaks Trou.
BE has existed between the Lagunas and