The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
Flutes Go On warpath and Meet Band of sheriff's Men In All Night Encoun- Both Sides Get Rein forcements for Long Siege.
Indian Girl Killed While Running Between Firing Lines Search for Alleged Murderer Leads to Clash
 New Outbreak Expect ed.

Denver, Feb. 22-After a battle throughout the night near Bluff, Utah, between a band Of 52 Ptute In- dians and a posse of. 26 white men. led by United States. Marshal Aquilla Nebeker, bands of citizens from var ious towns in Utah were preparing today to go to the assistance of the whites The Indians also have been reinforced. Two Indians and one white man have been, killed; two In dians and a white man wounded and two Indians captured.
 One Of those killed was a young Indian woman who was said to have run into the line of battle. The fight started early Sunday morning wfltsa the whites after several days Journey by wagon from Cortez. Col, arrived at the camp of TsezNe-Gat, g. Piute Indian leader whose arrest on 3 charge of murder was sought
 From Grayson, Utah, the following report of the battle was received last night from Marshal Neker:
 s'Posse of 26 men led by Sheriff Of Dolores County, Colo, ex-Sher1ff JingIes of Montezuma. County, Colo, and Sheriff Peperson of San Juan z County, Utah, left here last night on to surprise and capture the Indians. At break of day this morning the DOS39 the Indians wanted were located. The Indians seemed to be expecting the arrival of the posse and opened fire. z J.. Akin of Dolores, Colo, was killed in the beginning of the fight An Indian called Jacks Brother was killed and an Indian girl who ran between the posse and the Indians was killed. The posse captured In dians named Howen and Jack. Roth Indians are choice warriors and it is expected other Indians will try to re- capture them
 seys Band came to the relief of Folks Band from the south Posey's s Band wounded Joseph B. Cordova, of Cortez, one of our men, who was placed to guard the southern ap- proach. A posse of 15, all this town to assist the posse at Bluff. A posse of 29 Is on the road from Monticello, Utah, to assist those at Bluff. Com municat1on between here ard Bluff has been broken all day and nas just been restored. The fighting cont1n- ues derce1y.'
 Tse-Ne-Gat, who is also known as Everett Hatch, is charged with the murder last March of Juan Chacon, 8 sheep herder in Montezuma Coun- ty, Colo. After his arrest the Indian escaped to Utah where his father, Old Polk, is said to have counsel1ed re- sfstance. The band of which Tse- Ne-Gat is the leader is known as an uncontro1labIe. nomadic tribe which has on many occasions given settlers of southeastern Utah much trouble Lorenzo D.. Cree1, special Indian agent, arrived at Moab. Utah., last night enroute to Bluff, with instruc- tfons for Marshal Nebeker.
 A call for volunteers from Moab resulted in the mobiEzing of 20 men who were prepared today to leave for the scene. From 0rayson Is men responded.
 An appeal for assistance to the Indian Agency at Shiprock, N. M also has been made. The posse which pursued Tse-Ne-Gat was organized al CoFtez several days ago by Marsha. Nebeker,s upon a request from Dis trict Atty. Tedrow of Denver for ar rest of the Indian. Travelfng by day and night the posse drew near the camp of the Indians at midnight, two and half miles from Bluff. In stantIy the Indians opened fire
 From a southern pass through the rocks the posse band early in the morning came to the assistance o1 fI7e@ Flutes.