The Wahpeton times., 1915-02-25
BATTLE IN UTAH
WITH 81 INDIANS
Band Of Piutes Resist tho Capture
OF One Of Their Number
Who
Is CHARGED WITH MURDER
And Result ls Three Dead and As
Many Wounded-End Not
Yot

Denver, Colo, Feb. o. After
a battle throughout the night near
Bluff. Utah, between band of SO
Piute Indians and posse of 26
men, led by United States Marshal
Aquila Nebeker, bands of citizens
from various towns in Utah, were
preparing today to go to the as
sistance of the whites. The Ind
ians also have been reinforced.
Two Indians and one white man
have been killed; two Indians and
a white man wounded and two
Indians captured.
Kill Indian Girl
One of those killed was an In
dian girl, who was said to have
run into the line of battle. The
fight started early yesterday
morning when the whites, after
several days journey by wagon
from Cortez, Colo, arrived at the
camp of Tse-Ne-Gat, a Piute In
dian leader, whose arrest on a
charge of murder was sought.
Seek to Surprise Red Men
From Grayson, Utah, the fol-
lowing report of the battle was
received last night from Marshal
Nebeker:
"A posse of twenty-six men, led
by sheriff of Dolores county, Utah,
former Sheriff Jingles of Monte
yuma county, Colo, and Sheriff
Peterson of San Juan county
Utah, left here last night to sur
prise and capture the Indians.
"At break of day this morning
the posse surrounded the camp
in which the Indians wanted were
located. The Indians seemed to be
expecting the arrival of the posse
and opened fire. j. C. Akin of Do
lores, Colo, was killed in the be-
ginning of the fight,
Capture Brave Warriors
can Indian called Jacks Broth
er, was killed and an Indian cir
who ran between the posse anc
the Indians was killed. The posse
captured Indians named Hover
and Jack. Both Indians are choice
warriors, and it is expected other
Indians will try to recapture them
Another Band to Relief
"A band of Indians known as
Posey's band, came to the reliet
OF Polk's band from the south
Posey's band wounded Jose Cor.
dOva of COrteZ, one of our men
who was placed to guard tn,
southern approach. A posse of fif-
teen, all the town could arm, has
been sent from here to assist the
posse at Bluff.
"a posse of twenty-nine is or
the road from Monticello, Utah
to assist those at Bluff. Commun.
ication between here and Bluff
has been broken all day, and has
just been restored. The fighting
continues fiercely."
"oId Polk" Blamed
Tes-Ne-Gal, who is also knowr
as Everett Hatch, is charged will
the murder last March of Juar
Chacon, sheep herder in Monte.
yuma county, Colorado. After his
arrest, the Indian escaped to Utaf
where his father ''Old Polk" is
said to have counselled resist
ance. The band of which Tse-Ne-
Gal is the leader, is known as ar
uncomfortable nomadic tribe
which, on many occasions, has gi-
ven settlers of southeastern Utah
much trouble.
Posse MobiIizes
Lorenzo d. Creel, special Indian
agent, arrived at Noah, Utah, last
night late, en- route to Bluff, with
instructions for Marshal Nebeker
A call for volunteers from Noah
resulted in the mobilizing of 2U
men, who were prepared today to
leave for the scene. From Gray
son, Is men responded. An appeal
for assistance to the Indian ag-
ency at Shiprock, New York, also
has been made.
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