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Show 180 INDIAN DEPREDATIONS IIIIIIIMIIII certain occasion some of them crossed over and com-pelled the Shevete's who were camped in the neigh-borhood to assist in killing Dr. J. M. Whitmore and his hired man, Robert Mclntyre, and drive away their sheep- herd and some cattle. This took place in the beginning of a big snow storm. When Dr. Whitmore and his hired man left the herd- house Whitmore had on his overcoat and carried in his pocket two twenty dollar gold pieces. The Shevete Indians secured the men's clothing, but not knowing the value of money, the gold pieces were later re-covered. The Navajoes took the sheep and cattle over the river and they were never recovered. About the 20th of January, 1866, a company of armed men from St. George went in search of the murdered men. They came across two young Indians and compelled them to assist in the hunt. They acknowledged hav-ing seen the killing, but claimed they had no hand in it. There was about eighteen inches of crusted snow on the ground and the bodies were covered up. The men rode forward and back, four abreast and fin-ally Colonel Pierce ' s horse stepped over the body of Dr. Whitmore and uncovered one hand which was raised above the body. When the whites informed the Indians that one of the murdered men had been found, one asked if it was the man with whiskers. When answered in the affirmative, he said : the other is over this way, they followed the Indian and then found Mclntyre ' s body. There was a camp of In-dians not far distant and Captain Pierce, with some of his men, went there and found the murdered men's clothing. The Indians refused to be taken prisoners and put up a fight, which resulted in seven of them being killed. |