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Show TROUBLE AMONG THE ABORIGINES. A Drunken Indian Kills a Companion. Late yesterday forenoon information informa-tion reached us that an Indian had , been killed by another dusky savage, near Mill creek, south of the city. The particulars of the affair seemed in a measure to be veiled in a mystery, and a Herald reporter was immediately dispatched to ascertain the facts, which tie found to be as follows: For two or three weeks past four or five lodges of Indians, of Little Soldier's band of Weber Utes, have been camped camp-ed near the Mill creek bridge, across Jordan. Among the party were several sev-eral young male Indians, who have been in the habit of obtaining liquor from a saloon on the Bingham road, and sever.U times there have been drunken rows among them. Sunday evening these young savages returned to their camp intoxicated, and bringing: bring-ing: with them several bottles of whisky. whis-ky. Shortly before night some trouble arose between, the Indians.and almost immediately they commenced fighting fight-ing and shooting, which was kept up until alter dark. People living in the vicinity became frightened, and a party par-ty of about twenty men on horseback ! rode to the scene of the trouble. Upon ; the approach of the citizens several of the Indians mounted their horses and rode away. The civilians found one young savage... probably twenty I years of age, lying dead in his father's 'lodge,- - a - -bullet hole i in the back of hie head from which I was oozing blood and brains. The 1 young warrior was wounded and bruistd in several places on the head and body, Others of the band were i also cut and bruised about the faces and heads, showing plainly there had been a general bloody fight between them. From questions propounded to the Indians.allof whom were much excited, it was ascertained that the dead man was a son of Fisherman, an aged Ute well known in this vicinity. He had been killed by a young man, a sn of Se-go-ets, another Ute who has always lived ki this country and who is one of the lesser chiefs of his tribe. Tho krliing was the result of a drunken row, tlie young men having been good friends previously. Late Sunday night Se-go-ets called on Major D. B. Huntington, in this city, and reported the tragedy which had taken place. His son who did the deed with him, and the old man told Major H. that he was willing that the law aa applied to similar cases with the whites, should be adopted in tlie case of his son. -lie furthermore pointed to his son telling the Major to do with the boy as the law directed. Major Huntington declined to take any action in the affair, and the old man aud son went north to the Hot Soring Toeing afraid to return to their lodge, lest the enraged relatives ot the deceased would do him and his family ' some , injury. The old gentleman and his son were in the city yesterday again, both apparently feeling ladly over what had occurred. It is thought they are still-" camping near the Hot Springs. Aa soon as Coroner Taylor heard of the killing, yesterday afternoon, he repaired to the scene with the intention of holding hold-ing an inquest on the body, but be-for be-for he arrived at the place- the Indians In-dians had nulled down their lodges nnfl Hpnnrhxl takintr the. cornse with them. They traveled in a southerly .direction, and it is supposed they have gone to some of the neighboring mountains to bury their dead with the ceremonies in vogue with their people. , It is understood the affair is to be thoroughly investigated by the authorities. au-thorities. The scoundrel who sold the Indians the liquor should be prosecuted prose-cuted to the fullest extent, for he has not only broken one of the laws of government, but is indirectly guilty of murder. The Indians told several parlies where they ware in the habit of getting their liquor, and the name of the man selling it to them is known to the police. |