Show TELEGRAPHIC TilE CTE AGENCY TROUBLE A Letter Written ay Agent aieachttiu The Attorney General Says Berry Is Liable to Arrest San Franchco 20The daily Stock Report publishes a letter received from Hon A B Mcacham by a friend in this city dated October 9lb After relating the killing of Johnson aud the demand of the Utes for the surrender of the prisoners pri-soners he fays tho Utes would not consent con-sent to allow tho prisoners to be taken to the cantonment but did agree that they might be taken to Gunnion City provided pro-vided three responsible white men would go with them and have them tried by law and executed This agreement was made at 830 on Friday morning Jt was the only alternative to take Every white man knew that while there were only twenty two Utes present a fight would be the signal for n slaughter of every white man in tjje Ute country There were many hundreds of miles of road with frcgtneri in every direction exposed ana unwarned of the danger The only thing to do was done The prisoners were relegated to citizens and soldiers The Utes also Agent Berry and myself left for home The Utes made a compact in good faith as did the white men I After we had all started the citizens hold a talk with the prisoners and the wagon bos and agreed that tho man who fired the fatal shot should go with the citizens to Gunnison for trial The Utes meantime going by trail over the mountains met a large war party and were overruled and turned back to Cluos and overtook the citizens taking the prisoners forcibly andmaking threats of death compelled the guard to leave the road Wnat become of the prhoner ii not known but there is not much doubt I know the compromise was bonafide and that tho release was also bonajide and terribly in earnest As might ba expected there are rumors of a put upjob but I do not believe it Denver Col 20 Qoveinor Pitkin today received a telegram from General Pope as follows I have received a telegram tele-gram announcing the opinion of the United Slates attorney general that Agent Berry ad his subordinates are subject to the jurisdiction of the state of Colorado although on tbe Indian reservation reser-vation and that bo canrot properly be protected from arrest I Lave withdrawn the orders given by the direction of the President and the military force will in no rep ct take action in the matter of arrest As to the arrest of the Indians I the attorney general reserves his opinion i |