Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-06-19 | Page 8 | Officer Flees with His Scalp

I I OFFICER FLEES i WITH HIS SCALP rA T rt W i. i ka It Iti Ild Il k d i I w wY Y Yf c cCHARLES CHARLES The Indians were angry Peace of a sort had settled over the Navajo Indian reservation In southeastern Utah Thursday with tribal members placing their trust trustIn In the Great White Fathers Father's representatives rep rep- t r In Salt Lake City Charles Ashcroft special officer i of the United States Indian servI service I I Ice lee was credited with getting hisman his man although for a time It appeared appeared appeared ap ap- the Indians would get him The officer was sitting with the tribal council trying John Beletso wh who no o was accused Ul of over g lIll g wh who no o was Ul of over g lIll g horses when 45 braves arrived on horseback They reported they had heard the officer to show the governments government's authority was to kill kIU one Indian and take all the women to Salt Lake City Mr Ashcroft talked as rapidly as the language would permit and th thereby reby pacified the braves Thursday he was in Salt Lake City with Beletso who will be held for preliminary hearing on the grazing charge In addition he had three other Indians Hugh Jelley Deafy Dealy Nutley and David who are accused of attempting to evade the selective service draft who escaped several w weeks eks ago when officers picked up 11 Indians on the evasion charge will face preliminary hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing shortly The others have been held for the grand jury Trouble has been brewing on the reservation for some time the Indians not understanding requirements requIrements requirements require requIre- ments of ot the draft and the gov aims alms In decreasing surplus surplus surplus sur sur- plus horse grazing on on the on-the the reservation reservation reser reser- Mr said The uThe Indians were ready to scalp me and would have had I not been able to explain the situation the officer said Unless we get this situation straightened out soon one of our men is going down there and the chances are he wont won't come back alive