Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-11
ULYSSES PAISANO
PAYS $500 FOR
HIS DEER
LAGUNA INDIAN FINED BY
THE COURT AT S0C0RR0
Sticks to His Story That he
Didn't XIII Thirty-three Deer
Went to Carlisle For Nearly
Five Years.

Ulysses G. Paisano, Laguna Indian
Of Casa Blanca, ana his brother.
Albert returned to Albuquerque yes
terday from Socorro where they went
in company with Territorial Game
Warden Thomas p. Gable To hold an
informal conference with Judge NJ. {.
Mechem Of the district court, regard
ing a certain matter Of thirty three
deer hides in the possession of which
Paisano, Ulysses, is alleged to have
been found near Acoma on November
End bv one Joe X. .Platero, of the
tribe Of Navajo, and official position
of deputy game warden. While Pals
ano doesn't say so II is suspected the
only thing about TIE whole PROPOSE
ton that bothers him is that he
was ANONYMOUSLY handcnffcd and
brought to the Albuquerque iail by
one of the traditional enemies of his
race.
The court was at first disposed to
assess Paisanc $l,350. the lulI penalty
under the game law for killing as
many deer as the hides would indi-
had been made, however, the fine was
reduced to $500 which appeared tc be
agreeable to Paisano. 1t is denied by
the officials that the hunting party
OF which Paisano was a member and
which he sa.rs was twenty-four strong
beside himself and brother, consisted
of more than ten men
Il had to pay a five hundred dollar
line, but the Indian boys of Iaguna
Will all help out on it,, said Paisano
to the Morning Journal Yesterday Il
had to pay the full fine for violat-
ing the game laws because l was
found with thirty-three deer hides in
my possession, although / offered TO
bring in all of the twenty-four La
guna boys who killed the deer and
prove that l did not kill more than
he law allowed.
There were twenty-four others in
he party and we all got a deer after
spending q week and half hunting
lear Eagle Peak, ten miles this side
If Mogollon. All the boys were fa-
niliar with the game law and | tell |
'ou on my word of honor that no one |
'iolated the law as | can prove by |
very member Of the party The ex-
ra skins were bought of a Mexican, |
ne being the hide Of fawn The |
lack burros got ave.. and with my |
)rother, ] was packing the skins |
rome for the boys who were to fol- |
ow later. had the misfortune. to |
un into the deputy game warden /
md rs soon as he saw the skins it |
vas all ct4 rs ] he'd nc way to prove |
o him that / had not killed the deer
[ is, however. ridiculous to say that
one man out of a hunting party
I tWenty-siX. shot all those deer"
Albert Paisnno grinningly admitted
esterday that he gave the deputy the
up at Shawnee and beat it
Il see that lady out at Laguna
enies that ] am q Carlisle graduate"
nd u G. Paisano yesterday. "She
quite right. | was never graduated
ON Carlisle and never said that /
as attended Carlisle for four
ears and eight months, but did not
ay to finish my course there"
That Paisano improved his educa-
onal opportunities is evident from |
lie fact that he speaks as good Eng s
sh as most white men. He is en- {
'ged in the mercantile business az ! {
asa Blanca. Paisano said that Of 5
,cr Robert Lewis arrived in Socorro | {
'sterday from the Mogollon country. {
'lnging with him another bunch of :
dians arrested for alleged violation !
the game laws s.