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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIR#. 79 trouble w ~ t hth e United States authorities over the arrest of said Bannock Indians; and that said Governor Rieherds wrote him(Rhoads), " direoting him to enforce the laws of Wyoming, ta put the Indians out of Jackson's Hole, and to keep them ont at all coats, to depend upon him for protection, and that he (Governor Ltichards) would see him through." whereupon he (Itheads) acted. Further deponent saith not. RAVEITL JIAOBETR. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3d day of September, 1895. P. H. RAY, Capbin, Eiglblh I$tji%nlrgS,t bmmavy Cowl Ofieer. TVitnsse: DAN'L T. WELI.~, Captain, Eightk Infantry. CAMPU NITED STATEBT ROOPS, Port Hall Agency, Idaho. COUNTY OW BINGEAM, State of Idaho, 8s: Pereonally appeared before me Ben Senowin, a Bannock Indian, who, being duly sworn, deposeth and says: That he is the head of a clan, oud that on or about July 15, 1895, while hunting an lluocoupiad Government lands east of Jaeksone Hole, in the county of Uinta. State of Wyomin-g., under a, oass from the U. S. Indian anent at Fort Hall Agenoy, and provisions af article 4 of the treaty with the Shoshones (Eastern bend) and Bmnaok Indians, dated July 3,1868, and ratified February 16, 1869, in company with Nemuts, W a ha she go, Ya pa ojo, Poo dat, Pah goh zite, Mah mout, Se we a gat, Boo wah go, thirteen womm and five children, a11 Bannock Indians, were, while in camp, feloniously essaulted and by foroe of arms attacked by a party of twent~-sevenw hite men, and havin-e been made under threat of death to &?iveu -o all of their arms, consisting of Boven rifles and ammunition, were marched thirty miles, more or less, in the direotion of the white settlement; that during the after-noon of the aforesaid date, while passing through a. belt of timber, the deponent saw several of the white men placing cartridges in their rifles and believing his own life and the lives of the members of his prty t o be iu danger, called upon his people to run and escape, whereupon the white men, without just cause or provocation, cam-monced to fire vith rifles lasded with ball cartridges upon him, the deponent, and his people; that he, the deponent, saw one Indian nmea Se we ;a gat fall dead, killed by said fire; and one Nemuts wounded, and that one infant was lost while they were eacaping and has not since been found; and deponent further saith himself and his party were by foroe of arms of said party of whitemen and by threats of insfant death feloniously deprived and robbedof thefouowing artiolesof personal property, to wit: Seven rifles, twenty saddles, twenty blankets, one home, nine packs of meat, and nine tepees, more or less; and deponent further asith that neither he or any of his people nere told why or br what authority they were sssaulted; that he is not aware that either he or sny of his party had committed any offense against the lows of any State or the United States; or that he or any of his party ever attempted or offered any violence, or had made any threats against the life or property of any white man; that the wh ~ t em an never gsvi him or hi8 party sny hearing, or asked him or his party any questions through an interpreter or other-wise; that neither he or any of his party were ever odled upon to answer or plead in any oourt ofjustice or make answer to any charge whatsoever. BEN (his x mark) SENO-. Witness: R A V E ~MLA cBETn. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 1st day of September, 1895. P. H. RAY, Captain, Eighth Infantry, Summary Court Ofice-. CAMP UNITED STATES TROOPS, Twt Hall Agency, Idaho. |
