Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-22
P|UTE INDIANS
GIVE BATTLE To
MARSHAL s POSSE
Two Red and One White Man
Are Killed When Effort Is
Made toCapture Tse-Ne- Cat
and Other Outlaws.

I isy sosslso JOURNAL srtci,L lessto WAL
Salt Lake city, Utah, Feb. 2l.--A
message received here directly from
United States Marshal Aquila Nebe-
ker, late today. tells briefly the story
of the encounter between the posses
aud the Piute Indians near Bluff
lltahi early today when Joe Akin, Of
Dolores. Colo. was killed by the In
dams and another white man wound
ed Two Indians were killed and two
others taken prisoners by the whites.
Fight Higgins Near Camp.
The fight began soon after mid
night when the posses approached the
Indian camp about two and one.half
miles from Bluff to arrest Use Ne
Cat, Everett Hatch), the Indian out
law, whose escape after having been
arrested for murder Is the cause Of
the present trouble. The fight was
said 10 have been precipitated by the
Indians firing on the whites as the
posses advanced Akin fclt and two
Indians were killed when the whites
returned the fire. In subsequent
shooting another white man and am
other Indian were wounded and two
Indians captured before the cncoun-
ter ended
Occurs IN Remote Region.
Information comes from the scene
of the trouble with great difficulty
on account Of the remoteEess of the
region ana the fact that n heavy
snowsiorm interfores seriously with
the telephone service.
L. u. crcel, agent for the scattered
Indian tribes in Utah, left yesterday
for Bluff on Instructions from The In
dian commissioner at Washington TO
10 pacify the Indians and -.
IS Cook. assistant United states dis
triet attorney left today TO attend the
prosecution of Indians
that are captured,
Wanted for Murder.
Tse-N e-Gat the Indian outlaw IL
for the murder and robbery Of
Juan Chpcon, In Montezuma county, !
Colo. He was arrested by Indian po-
lice some time afterward, but escaped !
md since has been at large. Aided by
his father, old Polk, Tse-Ne-Gat has |
gathered considerable following Of
warriors old POLK has encouraged |
his son not to surrender 10 the white |
men, The Indians constituting the !
party are a wandering band that has
been intimidating settlers i'm San Jlan |
county for some time past, especially |
since Tse-Ne-Gat became fugitive |
Citizens % the county have feared to |
AXE active part against the Indians |
Tor fear OF reprisals by the Indians ,
Il was for this reason that Marshal |
Nebeker organized his posse in/colo-
radio.
Wild Part OF Country.
A second posse WAS organized later |
IN Utah, after Il became apparent that !
an encounter with the Indians was
The fighting took place in one of |
the widest portions of the country
Bluff IL in the extreme southeastern |
portion Of Utah, ON the San Juan rive !
mr., and at the edge of the Navajo |
This region Is the home |
~ the prehistoric cliff dwellerH and |
h many miles from any railroad. I
The country, except for few spots, |
Il made up of extremely rough noun
Iaina separated by steep, rocky cam
gons, Many parts OF 1t have not been
explored by white men.
The following report Of this morn
ng's fight with the Indians has been
'eceivod from Marshal Nebeker dat
ID az Grayson, Utah, this evening"
Posse Of 26 men led by sheriff OF
Dolores county, Colorado: eX-Sheriff
Iingles of Montezuma county, Colo
ado and Sheriff pepperson Of san
Iuan county Utah, left here last night |
It 1880 tO surprise and capture the
Indians At break OF day this morn
nR the posse surrounded the camp
II which the Indians wanted were
coated The Indians seemed to be
expecting the arrival of the posse and
'nened fire J. c. Akin of Dolores,
'olo.. was killed in the beginning OF
he fight An Indian called Jacks
Brother was killed and an Indian
yirl who run between the posse and
he Indians was Killed Tho posse
apturod Indians named HuWcn aud
aek Both Indians are choice war;
Tors ana It IL expected the other In.
Hans viii try TO recapturc them A
,and of Indians known as posey's
,and came TO the relief Of Folks
,and, from the south Posey's band /
Wounded Joseph Il. Cordova Of Cor
ez, one of our men, who WAS placed
"a guard the southern approach a
iossc Of fifteen, all this town could
lrm, has been sent from here TO as
list the posse at Bluff posse OF
wenty- nine IL on the road from Mon
ieello. Utah, to assist those AZ Bluff
communication between here and
Bluff has been broken All daV ana I
las Just been restored The fighting
continues fiercclV.n