The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-02
EIGHT INDIANS
PAY PENALTY
Whites Avenge Murder Of Foul
Nevada Stockmen by Run
ming Redskins TO Earth
And killing Them

Reno, New, Feb. 27.-ln q three
hour fight, beginning at noon yester.
day near Tuscarora. New, between
state police and posses of stockmen on
the one side and band OF twelve
Shoshone Indians on the other, eight
naming four were captured. Ed He.
gle of Eagleville, member OF Cap
tain ]. p. Donnelly's state police force,
was killed by the Indians.
The Indians were charged with the
murder of four stockmen in northern
Washoe county on January 10 and hao
been trailed by posses since the find
ing of the bodies of the stockmen on
February s.
OF the eight Indians slain two were
squaws and two mere children. Those
captured are a squaw and three chill.
dren. 1t is declared in dispatches from
the scene of the combat that the
squaws and children fought side by
oiuC "i'h thV puSho III OPpOoiHB Nut
advance Of the man hunters. The dis
patches state also that the loot taken
from the bodies of the murdered stock
men was found with the band.
Coroner Buckley of Golconda, in re-
Spouse to a telephone message, left
today for the scene of the fight to
hold an inquest. The bodies of the In.
dians, as well as that of Hogle and the
prisoners, will be taken to Winnemuc-
ca
The Indians commenced the battle,
which started at noon and lasted three
hours.
History Of Crime.
The crime which resulted in yes
terday's battle was presumably COM
mitted on January 10 last in Little
Rock canyon, northern Washoe coun.
ty. Harry Cambron, B. indiana. J. B.
Laxague and Peter Etramouspe were
the victims. All four were wealthy
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DEMO. They left camp on the morning
OF January 10 to go to an adjoining
camp and nothing was thought of the
matter until several days later, when
IL was learned that they never reach
ed their destination.
Searching parties were at once
formed and The surrounding country
secured. 1t was thought the men had
persisted in the snow.
The four bodies were found on Feb
ruary in Little High Rock canyon by
member of the searching party. All
four had been shot and horribly multi
ated. Their bodies had been stripped
of clothing and piled in heap.
Sheriff C. p. Ferret of Washoe coun'
ty was at once notified and immedia
tely took the trail in company with
Captain ]. p. Donelly and two Other
members of The state police. At Den
ion they were joined by posses OF
stockmen and soon were on the trail
of the murderers, who had been iden
titled as Indians by unmistakable evi
dence found at the scene of the
crime.
Chase Across Frozen Wastes.
The chase led across the frozeI
wastes of northern Nevada and int,
the Businesses of the Jackson noun
| tains. When the Jackson mountains
we're reached the posse split and Sher
? III Ferrel and three men went to El
: ko, New, picking up the trail nea
/, 'ruscarora. In the meantime, Sheriff
/. Lamb of Humboldt county had takel
the field with posse OF picked men
, Constable Dean Young of Tuscaror
9 had Joined in the man hunt and tn
II indian police was ordered out fror
) the Duck creek reservation, For tire
days the posses closed in on the ulul
e derous band. having them Surounte
l. between Golconda ana Tr5carora.
r. The battle fought YESTERDAY Is tn
II first 10 take place between white me
and warlike Indians in many years.
l. Indians overtsken.
il Capt. j. p, Donnelly OF the stat
II police, at the head OF posse. cam
NJ with the renegade Indians abor
twenty-five miles northeast of Golcol
da, at Rabbit creek, near Ward
springs yesterday at noon
lie The Indians started their Teguli
in war dance, and after the dance II
IS fighting commenced. Some of the L
II. dams were wounded in runnlr
fight which extended over mile
territory The remaining Indians Ia
in the brush and continued to light
Battle Fierce and Bloody.
o. At the last stand fierce az
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