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Show 102 INDIAN DEPEEDATIONS carried two revolvers under it on his belt. He had walked to the camp, and as he was fast on foot ( being considerable of an athlete) he intended on leaving to dodge round as he ran. Thus, if they fired at him, they would not be likely to hit him, so he said after-wards. While talking, a squaw on the outside called out, 1 1 Mommons coming. ' ' The Indians, while in conver-sation, had stripped and painted in their war- paints, and prepared for fight; they had their spears set up against the tent handy to get at. When the com-pany came up, Deputy Sheriff Parish got off his horse and came into the tent, walked up to Tintic, caught him by the hair with one hand, and with re-volver in the other said: " Tintic, you are my pris-oner. ' ' Tintic grabbed the pistol with one hand and jumped, the pistol went off and shot him through the hand ; he broke loose and went through the back of the tent ; then firing commenced. Tintic ' s brother Battest aimed his rifle at George Parish and fired, but the gun - barrel being knocked aside the bullet missed its mark. One of Parish's friends then drew his revolver and shot Battest through the head, kill-ing him instantly. A general fight followed in which one of the posse, George Carson was mortal-ly wounded, one squaw and three or four Indians were also killed and several wounded. At this junc-ture, John Clark, the interpreter, ran back into the tent and got two guns and four or five bows and quivers of arrows, ran out, untied Tintic ' s and his brother's horses, jumped onto Tintic ' s horse arid led the other. He laid down on the horse as he rode away, with bullets whistling by him, but escaped without injury. All went back to the fort. A mes- |