| Show ANOTHER STATEMENT mr anc Arc mcfarlane Farlane one of the pies present ent tora tore of tile tiie the boise pony Ei express press called upon ua us on on monday alunday to request the publication of his version of some statements furnished us b by il y mr simpson in no 30 of the NEWS we pu published blishel the items as recell receil received red and though we brebard pressed for space we give mr mo nic faines raines far lanes ianes statement we should add that mr simpson did not manifest the slightest disposition to intentionally injure any of the pa parties artles named he seemed to rather like the affair there are a few minor differences in tre the statements which those interested will pick out G 8 L crry CITY UTAH urah may blay EDITOR deseret NEWS in an at article ticie under the caption rill of whites vs va indians published in the issue of your paper of april in which the reflections eions lve ive an app arance of mi statements I 1 deem tt t my duty in behalf of the parties therein mentioned and also at the request of mr bennett to offer a correction of the same that the statements in part have a semblance of truth I 1 do not deny as well in part da I 1 consider them exaggerated and in hi taking a synopsis of said article articie I 1 will refer merely to the facts as frece irece I 1 received ived them from Aless rs johnson and bennett th the indian named dick dich had bad beeh bech in the em ploy of the company prior to the commence ment of hostilities and during that time chaa udia had bad become so sufficiently interested with their af fairs as to lead him to take advantage ot of his hia intimacy in behalf of his red bret brethren bren which he be did by apprise apprising ng them of the proper time at which to steal stock ac after frequent depredations of a similar kind he concluded to quit their employ without giving notice the company having no one to search the range for their stock were necessitated to do it themselves and anti in doing so discovered some indications of the ind anns arts intentions upon which they returned to the ferry and pre prepared p ared themselves for any emergency should occasion require it after which the company consisting of case beach and two canadian frenchmen whose jamea I 1 did not learn started and traveled down the river 8 miles coming upon three brush tents in front of one of which stood said dick in converse pith with rith another indian case made tome en on quirles of dick Dickas aa to the whereabouts of some bome horsey and requested hia hin to return to the ferry to do somo work wark he left unfinished and for fon which he be bad received pay dick said he be would not aad immediately orew his bow and arrow with au an intent to kill case iio ilo who lio knowing full well hu hij ability to use bald said weapon immediately drew his bis pistol upon him and hired fired the indian fell feil beach followed buit suit killing the other 0 ber her idian upon the indian demonstration to kill case the tha killing killin of or such indians indiana as remained then followed and the accidental killing ofa of a squa aqua squaw w by one of the frenchmen he bellev believing n Z her bobean to be an indian the squaws squads and children found there were then taken to the ferry kept over night ani ani sent away next mor morning nina with ample pro visions for their journey during the everi evening ing inz I 1 oe ot the day of the fi feht ht one ot of the informed I 1 beach and company of 0 the intentions of the indians to kill the whites the statement in said issue of trank prank johnton johnson killing the indian chief is byzio means as I 1 r received ece 1 ved it from johnson bi himself for his life ute was sod sou ht for by the chief ere johnon was wag aware of his intent but that johnson killed him is true hadid he did not kii his associate 1 but gave gare him a hot chase of two miles for his life the chiefs remains I 1 saw and a description of the encounter was given me on the ground where it occurred by mr jeanson jeanon on that taht thirty one indians were killed as bated stated I 1 do not doubt nevertheless I 1 leaving the public to judge IE it the pro provocation was not such as to warrant and justify their course mr bennett himself as has been asserted 1 was not one of the party being absent from the ferry at the time youra yours respectfully H MCFARLANE |
