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June 7, 1913
Albuquerque Evening Herald
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
What is this article about?
Quehee, a Piute Indian wanted for killing six white men near Ft. Mojave three years ago with a $6,000 reward, was killed by his brother and uncle in an Arizona tribal camp after attempting to murder them, motivated by his mother's death a decade earlier.
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BAD INDIAN MEETS DEATH AT HANDS OF OWN PEOPLE
Piute Who Slew Half Dozen White Men Starts Family Row and Is Promptly Dispatched by Uncle and the Brother.
[By Leased Wire to Evening Herald.]
Searchlight, Nev., June 7.-The career of Quehee, the Piute Indian, who ran amuck and killed half a dozen miners and homesteaders near Ft. Mojave three years ago, has ended.
Word was brought here today that the Indian on whose head was placed rewards aggregating $6,000, had met death at the hands of his brother and uncle, whom he had tried to kill in a tribal camp in Arizona.
Quehee said he had declared the Juramentado because his mother had been killed in a disturbance near Searchlight ten years ago.
Piute Who Slew Half Dozen White Men Starts Family Row and Is Promptly Dispatched by Uncle and the Brother.
[By Leased Wire to Evening Herald.]
Searchlight, Nev., June 7.-The career of Quehee, the Piute Indian, who ran amuck and killed half a dozen miners and homesteaders near Ft. Mojave three years ago, has ended.
Word was brought here today that the Indian on whose head was placed rewards aggregating $6,000, had met death at the hands of his brother and uncle, whom he had tried to kill in a tribal camp in Arizona.
Quehee said he had declared the Juramentado because his mother had been killed in a disturbance near Searchlight ten years ago.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Family Drama
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Revenge
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Piute Indian
Murder
Family Killing
Revenge
Searchlight Nevada
What entities or persons were involved?
Quehee
Brother
Uncle
Where did it happen?
Tribal Camp In Arizona
Story Details
Key Persons
Quehee
Brother
Uncle
Location
Tribal Camp In Arizona
Event Date
June 7
Story Details
Quehee, a Piute Indian who killed half a dozen white men near Ft. Mojave three years ago, tried to kill his brother and uncle in a tribal camp in Arizona and was killed by them. He had declared the Juramentado due to his mother's death in a disturbance near Searchlight ten years ago.