Show LOOKS LIKE WANTON SLA 81 A the killing of indians in lily park near the utah colorado line in the light of all the particulars that have been so far reported and verified has the appearance of wanton slaughter no sufficient justification for shooting down the red men has yet been offered the dispatches thus far received are very conflicting as to the number of indians killed and the number of game wardens who did the killing but one fact is evident the indians were engaged in what from their standpoint was a lawful pursuit as they insist that their treaty with the general government gives them the right to hunt when and where chev were at the time they were fired upon another thin thing 9 Is reasonably certain had the offic officers ers communicated with the government representatives at the agency the return of the indians to the reservation could have been accomplished hed d with ease and without bloodshed all appearances up to the present writing indicate that the colorado officers were far too zealous and that human life to them is a smaller matter than the deer the indians were hunting bunting the public opinion of the country will censure the colorado game wardens unless the showing so far made against them to is greatly changed |