Show ME amen Is SLAIN 01 redskins engage in battle W th montana officer who kills foul after being mortally wounded butte mont A special to the miner from ovando mont says during a fight with four flathead indians which resulted while he was inal mal ing an effort to place them under arest tor for vio ting the game laws deputy game warden B peyton was billed monday afternoon near holland prairie in the swan river county a x ty miles west of this place although I 1 eyton was mortally wounded he fired upon the redskins and brought each of them down with a fatal bul let herman rudolph also a deputy game warden garden who was with peyton in ibe the battle escaped uninjured accord ng to the story told by ru dolph he and peyton went to the lamp camp of the indians upon being ad that they were killing more large game than permitted by law and end he informed them that they would have to go to missoula the indians refused to comply with the order and when peyton threatened to use age force four of the number ran off a short distance turned quickly and commenced firing with their rifles one of the rifle bullets struck pey ton in the breast and he fell bleed ing to the ground with supreme berve however he rested his arm I 1 pon the ground and in rapid ion lion sen four shots after the murder ers every shot taking effect and bringing the indians to their end peyton was one of the most tearless fearless ri embers ot of game warden scott scotts s staff and was a dead shot he ile was feared by the indians having arrest id cd many of their number on previous ceca occasions tor for a milar benses offenses he leaves a wife and three small children |