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invited them to the garrison where the man who had 
shot one of their people should be brought before 
them. They at once came forward ; and while we all 
stood on the parade ground in front of the garrison, 
the prisoner was brought up with his feet in chains, 
by a file of soldiers. We then passed in to the quar- 
ters of Colonel Craig, for an examination of the case. 
On questioning the prisoner why he had shot the 
Indian, he made no reply, except to say on returning 
from the Mimbres, some Indians whom he met had 
threatened to kill him ; although he did not pretend 
to say that the man he had shot was the one. 
It appeared on examination, that Gordon, a cook, 
was the only person who witnessed the affair. He 
states that there was some dispute between Jesus and 
the Indian, about a whip belonging to the latter, and 
which the former wished to buy. Jesus had the whip 
under his arm, and on failing to agree about it, the 
Indian attempted to pull it from him. The Mexican, 
becoming enraged, first picked up a stone, and then 
seized his rifie. He levelled it at the Indian, when 
scarcely beyond the reach of the muzzle, and delibe- 
rately shot him down, the ball passing through his 
body just above the heart. Jesus ran to the Indian’s 
horse which stood near the tent, intending to make 
his escape. Mr. J. B. Stewart, who was not far off, 
and heard the report levelled his rifle, threatening to 
shoot him if he stirred. The fellow stopped, and the 
next moment was a prisoner. When these facts were 
made known to Mangus Colorado, and the other 
chiefs present they were satisfied that the Americans 
were in no way implicated in the affair, and that it was 
