Salt Lake Tribune | 1897-12-11 | Page 1 | Killed but Five Deer

KILLED BUT FIVE DEER FACTS REGARDING THE SHOOTING OF GAME BY SOLDIERS SOLD story of wanton slaughter by capt wrights command on their recent becent scout into colorado untrue A i TRIBUNE SPECIAL I 1 white rocks utah dec IO 10 A report has been current in denver for some unit time la is to the effect ahat capt wright while in command of the recent r c cent scout into anlo colorado after the I 1 ardillas and to protect the settlers bottlers permitted mil ted lits hla men to wantonly slaughter game fame this 1 Is not true and should tie be denied the facts ot of the case are and your correspondent front roni ills personal knowledge that lut but five de der deer r vere mcra hU leillon tl 1 trip anti and those impre pre 0 0 prevent actual l suffering among the men of the command capt wright had over fifty men with him and diky were folsoi foi cel ly by the emigration of the came to leave their callons in the wagons and march ahead this necessitated three yh hola olle alaya ab absence fx from orn I 1 alln lit ir supplies llos anti had no ito panie gaille arri be oft killed there would have resulted rc Bulled actual surely there can bo be ns iv exception taken to uch tuch action in I 1 n view letor letof these fact this statement can be proven by atil ath davits diall i if 1 nece I 1