Deseret Evening News | 1910-06-24 | Page 1 | How Wetherill Met Death at Navajos' Hands

HOW WETHERILL MET DEATH AT NAVAJOS HANDS Kui N M l 1 Jim Jn II 23 Pillow PillowIng lIo Ing an alternation with ahtha a number of o oSaRI SaRI Indians who charged him with stealing mill Rn mine their rattle ell It Hl hard Wetherill II well sell It known lanch nanch Inn h man anti ami Indian trader was wa shot Mol and Killed by b a Navajo brave last lut night near n r Poa ost 10 50 milt mil souti of or 18 I Indian who aba h did dIal the lit II shunting ted rod 70 TO ml mil leu tn to the lb agency Y ami ani himself to Hurt He lie II Is t I In custody 1111 According tn il rK her anti an trailers IraI at al w nt tn tt the he Ih Indian cant yesterday and andt gut t Into I an aft altercation over stock which whir the Ih Indians charged hant 1 they hail and anal branded Plan linn struck k one on nr or orthe the Indians Indian over ver the heart head h with lIh a rr me r rIer Ier severe Injuries the tit two left time the th camp the he th In J Indians squaw IIA notified other In ma nf 1 the he h n The Th Navajo moM overtook overlook and ami linn fun Another aim dur durIng aiming Ing which Wetherill grabbed a R rill rifle from one ntH of or the Uie UI Indians anti K It Kover h hover over oer a R rock Th Tb two Iwo we then opened fire nr on nn the Ih red ret 1 men anti and an the only Indian still till armed fired l one shut shot killing Wetherill eth th erill ii