Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-01
KILLS SIX AND
WOUNDS A WHITE
Indian Gully Runs Amuok Fatally
Shoots Half a Dozen
Red Men.
DRUNKEN RAMPAGE SEQUEL
Father of Child Who Had Been Killed
Shoots Gully Through the Stom-
aClI From Ambush.

Enraged because his mothcr-in-law
has spured his proposals of marriage
and crazed with drink. Gully chief OF
the Shoshones at Snake valley shot
and killed six members OF his own
tribe during drunken rampage at
the Willow Patch near Osccola Mon
day. says the Ely Daily Mining EN-
position Of Tuesday evening. The rcd
skin murderer MORALLY wounded
Henry Griers, white man, W..
tempted to place him under arr
and also injured six Indian children
that came within range Of his bullets
While the uprising was In progress.
indian Joe, whose child had been KIN
ed in cold blood by the Shoshonc
chioftain. shot Gully i'm the abdomen
from place Of concealment. As tho
redskin fen to the ground. Indian
Joe stealthily crawled upon Gully and
empted tho contents or an automatic
revolver into his worthless carcass.
OLD WHITE MAN SHOT.
Wishing TO prevent further slaush-
ter among the Indians. Henry Griers,
nm old man, who IS in the employ OF
M. V, Clays at the Willow Patch, at
tempted to induce Gully 10 desist In
his murderous attacks As he was
about TO pull the trigger on Gully. no
received a dangerous wound near the
heart Griers was trying to place the
Indian outlaw under arrest. when he
was shot. Griers is not expected 10
live.
Wishing to discard the squhw with
whom he had been living for II years
Gully encountered his Judith, his help
meet, yesterday morning near the VIII
low Patch after having carpused dur
ing the night with a number of his
friends without warning he whipped
a revolver cut OF his pocket. and shot
his wife several times I'm the body. she
died almost Instantly. Gully had a
grudge against his mother law. be-
cause sho declined to live with him
After upbraiding the woman for refus-
ing to accept his love, Gully riddled
her body with bullets.
Three other Indians whose names |
could not be learned fell victims to the
unerring aim Of the Shoshone. Gully's |
father in law was also killed while the |
redman was on the warpath.
Several of the Indian children that |
were wounded by Gully are In a seri- |
Gus condition, according to reports That |
were received from Osceola last night |
IL Is not believed that he Will survive |
As soon as he learned OF tho upris-
ing among the Indians james Mari
oft, acting coroner at Osceola, arrived |
at the scene of the disturbance. Has.
ivy impaneling jury, he began an
investigation OF the causes leading up |
10 the numerous murders, Up to 4
late hour today the coroner's jury had
not completed its labOrs.
Gully Is supposed To have murdered
his squaw about II years ago In .hu
eastern part of the county. lie was
bound over TO the grand Jury. but owing
"a the inability Ia secure sufficient eyl-
dence against the alleged murderer. the
charge was ignored, He is well know n
o mong the older residents OF the city,
having been employed In doing mental
Work around the different households
Gully was the leader OF band of
Indians that have frequently terror
lied the residents OF the eastern part
of the country by their drunken esca-
pades. They have managed TO obtain
a supply OF whisy in some unaccount-
able way, and entrenched in the
mountains near OsCeola, have held
many rlotous celebrations while under
the influence of liquor
Gully is charged with instigating a
long list of depredations committed by
a. band OF Indians ia the vicinity OF
Snake valley. Gully Is supposed TO
have headed Gang OF drunken Indians
that attempted to kill T. NJ. Baker
last June because he had discharged
ono OF his Indian employees. with tho
a assistance of a number Of his ranch |
ands. Baker succeeded In putting tho |
redskins TO flight