Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-06

are g~yndlnlla coming % light
According 70 Superintendent Sheltoi
Of The Indian service at ship Rock, IN
inimicAl attitude ~ the indians wal
partly tustified. lie says that the al
inrk was chiefly meant for Finn
Wethrrin's puneher. and further
expresses the opinion that the indiana
mad more on LEGS ground for a srndg'
against both men as the result Of az
legged deals IN livestock which gave
the Indians the worst of the bargain
The Following Interesting story ap'
pears In the Pennington Enterprise;
The ali.absorbinl topic of CONVERSE
tiOn At the present time vs.. 81 eoursc
the murder OF Richard Wctheril al
pueblo Bonita bS chis-chill-ing-be
gay. a Navajo. last Wednesday. The
case " being discussed on all sides auo
~ becoming more and more compll'
Gated as time passes.
The indinn WIS arrRigned IN Justice
Pays court on Monday Of this week on
the charge 81 murder After taxing
the testimony Of VIII Finn and other
Witnesses, chla-chill-inR be-gay was al
lowed 70 make his plea. He pleaded
not guilty to the charge and waived
preliminary examination 40 was
bound over 70 the next term OF the
district court on the charge Of MUIR
drring Wetherill.
On the same day Finn was arfaiBn-
cd Oh d charge OF assault and battery
preferred by Ifpstcen Npz-be- gay, an
other Indian lie pleaded guilty TO
the charge ana was fined 500 and
COSTS by the court.
Another charge against Finn OF as-
sault with a deadly weapon was con-
tinued until Juiy llth, az which time
posch .ia-kt, Juan-at-cetty, Tomacito,
Jose Padlila, Billy Williams, iiosteen
Eso- bn -kis. ilosteen N~ez-be-gay,
Wero aud llosteen Yazzi, other Nnva-
1os who are charged rs Finn with as
Nault to murder and horse stealing
Will be arraigned and given q prelim-
mary examination. There viii prob
ably be many new complications arise
Hnd II is difficult to tell at this time
how the AFFAIR win end, but doubtless
II wsii an be threshold out IN the dis
trlct court.
Justice t'ay left for the scent ~ the
killing last Thursday evening. At
simpsons he was Joined by the sheriff
and they drove an night. AZ Joes
hogan they found "A very much fright
eued bunch of Indians holding Il pow
WOW. Il was found that the Navaios
were hourly expecting the arrival Of
United States troops. Their fears were
quicted by Fay and Dufur who then
continued on 10 Pueblo Bonita Here
they also found excitement at "A high
pitch. the people there expecting an
uprising of the Indians at any time,
Both sides appeared 20 be scared stir
and five miles separated them. When
quiet WAS restored onc more here a.
eofoner's Jury WAS e~mpanciled ana the
taking OF evidence begun.
According t. the testimony that was
given by witnesses at the inquest al
indications were that a foul murder
had been committed 20 after due de-
liberation the jury brought ~ q ver'
dict az follows
We. the coroner's Jury summoned
by sheriff William Dufur, san Juan
county. New Mexico, by summons is
sued from the court Of J. r. Fay. JUS,
tice OF the peace. Precinct NO. 8, IN
and for the county OF san Juan terri
tory 90 New Mexico, TO ait as a cor |
oner's jury upon the body OF Richard
Wctherill, deceased, being first duly
sworn ana having listened to the testi- ,
mony adduced, find that the said
Richard Wctherill nj e. his death
by gnnshpt wounds on June 22nd,
lal0. from q gun or rifle in tho hands
of Il Navajo Indian by the name OF
this-chili-ing be-eay. being aided and
allotted rs Juan-at-cetty. Billy VIII
Jams. Tomacito, Thomas Padilla and
fesch-la-hi, also navajo Indians.
r. n. JONES. Foreman.
a. H. TALiE,
=. u. ARLINGTON,
GEO. T.. RANSOME.
JOHN q ARLINGTON.
The body OF Wetherill. which vas
by this time becoming badly dccOm-
posed. was then put IN a rough pine
box and buried about 800 yards west
of the house OF Pueblo Bonita, a sim
pie ceremony being conducted by
Those present Justice Ray and Sheriff
Dufur then started on the return trip
20 Pennington bringing Finn and
others along They drove an Friday
might and arrived here early on sat
urday
The killing took place about ~
mile from the buildings nc Pueblo Be-
nita, at a point where the road comes
down an arroyo from the top of the
bluff into the canon According to
the testimony of RIM he aud Wether-
were riding toward the house when
chis-chili- ing -be-Ray intercepted them
nt this point and asked them IL they
NHA Af' N|N fNNtH Wh AAN N0AiAf /
time assuming "a %helligereut attitude.
Wctherill advanced toward the In
dian Intending 20 take the gun away
from him but the navajo opened fire
hich wits returned hN the whit, mon
bullet from the Indians gun hit
Wctheriil in tht right side. knocking
from his horse Finn iu the 1
meantime. had fetieated toward the
and claims that Indians began
10 shoot from all sides. as many AS 80
Or 40 shots being c~Nchauged tone In
dian. hc SAYS. started out 90 cut OFT
retreat te the house iie pulled his
gun down on him several times. but
his having no effect. he at last tired.
one bullet passing through IA. noshy
part on the indian side. This was
Ne1-he-gaN, who swurs TO the
complaints charging Finn With assault
With q deadly weapon
After Chls-chll-ing-he-sa had shot
he d~ismonnted and going up
.o him asked him 3D. De was SICK. Re
no reply bee placed The muzzlc
81 his Eun o. Neiheriii's head and
The trigger blowing ou the en-
IRE right side Tho Indian then went
10 hiaAes trading post uuoen miles
anl todd 0eoree Blake what
be had dom. Blake advised him O. 20
40 nee tn Shiprnch and give himself B
ap e. supcriutendeut shelton. which
did.
AIR shelton after making an at
Tempt o." Eet into communication with
AEeut Stacker ln whose Jurisdiction
%. traeedF occurred and finding this
impossible WirDl tn M~aehiuEien for
Instructions Ne received orders from
here Co 40 ahcad O. look after the