Tragic Shooting on the Reservation
A man named Alexander is fatally shot on the reservation near Simcoe, prompting a manhunt.
Sunday evening an Indian named Alexander was shot by Katska, who has always been looked upon as a desperado. The shooting occurred on the reservation, near Simcoe, and the ball, from a 44-calibre revolver, entered at the left side and passing through the abdomen came out at the back. The wounded man cannot live, and the murderous Katska has fled to the mountains, pursued by Captain Klickitat Peter and six members of the Indian police.
“The wounded man cannot live, and the murderous Katska has fled to the mountains, pursued by Captain Klickitat Peter and six members of the Indian police.”
This reporting highlights the jurisdictional complexities of the era, where internal tribal police forces operated alongside and within the shadow of white legal structures on reservation land.
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