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Show Indian Buried Alive Despite Kicks on Coffin REDDING, Ct, March 12 Chargcfl tlmt William Taylor, , nn Indian nffUctod with smallpox, hurltI alive Oil Hat Creek two weeks uro, were preontil today' to DLstrlci Attorney Carlo tor in-M in-M -ticatlon. The allegation was made by t hief Baniaom irunt, of 1 the lint reek Indlan.s, who states I tliat he liail iexiexl hLs lm i,t I (Ion from his daughter, Mrs. i-la Ithoilcs. Smallpox has Imhh plainK hnvot roopntl) with the r-i-ii ma ii 1- of the Hut rtsr-k Indian trile. according to woril rceclMxl here, and Dr. M. I. Pratt, health officer for the eastern part of the conntr, had placed several families under quar- ! It II 1 1 HO. j Mrs. Rhodes, who is oiuhed for h the local Indian agent, wrote to lu r lather that two Indians buried Taylor afiir nightfall by the light Of a land rn. Before they took the coffin to the grave, the letter said, they heard Taylor 'kicking, but were afraid to open the bov. featins the wrath or the health officer. |