Show HUNT FOR SLAYER HALTED BY WINTER alaskan murderer evades pursuit nine years nome alaska winter has halted bearch for the indian klu tok who government officers declare has murdered more than a score of persona during his nine year reign of terror over the upper nushagak Nusha gak river valley in southwestern alaska for olne years the indian has played a lone band ruling supreme over ahls territory for nine years lie has evaded arrest during that time trappers of the region who have attempted to capture him have either disappeared or have been found dead finally in desperation the trappers sent an appeal to federal authora ties the indian must be caught or white men would bo forced to leave the district they said murder charges were sworn out against klu tok and n federal posse was sent in search of him late last summer before he could be found however the early winter of the north interfered the search has been postponed until next spring klu tok who Is thirty five years old Is said to have begun his reign shortly after his squaw was killed by an unknown white man who fled the country officials say the death of his wife left the indian crazed with desire for revenge the first two murders laid to the man of the mountain as he Is called were in 1919 two natives were lulled then lie Is said to have made the threat that two more would be killed all the same as moose from that time on trappers and prospectors have entered the district only with extreme care and several who invaded the region never re turned once kin tok was captured but he escaped within a few hours in september 1927 three trappers surprised him as he prowled about their tent ie was held one night the next day two of the trappers left the tent to take supplies to their trapping ground alie third trapper was left to guard the indian four hours later the pair returned to find their companion dead and the indian gone |