The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-25
RED RAMPAGE
AFTER RED. EYE
Indians Filled With Whisky Cause
a Whole Lot of Sunday
Trouble


stage yesterday afternoon as the re-
suit of a drunken debauch among the
redskins which had continued for a
few days past.
Charley Ute Greek made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to stab himself
through the heart with a blunt knife,
and Indian Tommy was struck over
the head with revolver by Deputy
Sheriff Norman while resisting ar
rest short time afterward
A number OF the Indians had been
drinking during Saturday night and
Sunday and were in fighting mood.
A quarrel arose among them in Chi
rel Charley stabbed himself three
times in the left breast. little above
the heart The knife which was
blunt, penetrated to the bone but did
no further damage than to iAfiict
three flesh wounds about an inch in
length and penetrating to the bone in
each instance.
Bleeding profusely Charley left the
Chinese camp and made for the
mouth of Murry canyon, intending to
go to the permanent camp of the In
dians about mile up the canyon.
Shortly after leaving the Chinese
quarter Charley was met by his
squaw whom he attacked with his
fists.
The squaw. however, was Il worthy
exponent of the fistic art and so ably
defended herself that Charley was
knocked down. As they rolled on
the ground together. following a sec
ond clinch, they were separateds and
Charley was taken in tow. Other In
dams. who had seen Charley's at
tempt to end his life notified at
taches of the sheriff's Office and then
Charley was rounded up and taken to
the office of DR. Brock where a hur-
ried examination of his injuries
showed them to be of anything but
serious character
What did you do it for?9 Charley
was asked
Just for fun. | did it just for
FUN" he answered.
While Charley was being taken to
the jail on a charge of drunkenness
Deputy Sheriff Moorman began to
search for Indian Tommy, charged
with being drunk anc disorderly and
suspected of theft.
Tommy was seen running over the
foothills in the direction of the camp
up the canyon and Moorman followed
him. At the camp Tommy was To-
Gated and made no resistance to ar
rest He was searched and Norman
started for town with his captive.
On the way from the cabin Tommy
bolted and ran around the foothills
into draw, pursued by Moorman,
who called to Tommy several times
to halt but the Indian paid no atten-
ton to the command but ran all the
faster. Moorman fired into the air
but this only made Tommy increase
the distance between himself and his
pursuer.
While Deputy Sheriff Moorman
guarded the mouth of the draw into
which Tony had run passerby who
had been pressed into service beaded
the Indian off and brought him back
to the road. There Tommy made a
further attempt at resistance and
was struck over the head with a re-
yoiYc. by Moorman. Tommy was a
pcaceable Indian after that and was
lodged in jail without any further
trouble.
The sheriff s office is making a de-
termined effort to learn who is re-
sponsible for the furnishing of liquor
to the Indians. They seem to have
little or no trouble in securing all the
liquor they want whenever they want
It, and while number of white men
have been suspected of furnishing
them with whiskey conclusive evil
dence has been hard to get. An ex-
ample will be made of the first per-
son convicted of this offense, accord
ing to the sheriff.
After Indian Tommy and Charley
had been arrested Deputy Sheriff j.
W. Hudgins arrested Sylvia Harring-
ton and Indian Johnnie In a barn at
the rear of saloon. Harrington is
suspected of having furnished whisky
to the Indians. and according to the
arresting deputy strong evidence has
been secured against him.
The trials of the accused will be
held before Justice Cartwright this
afternoon.