Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-08

" shot by the Red Bird. then sprang out al
the window and run TO the hill near by, when
heard second gun fired was much fright"
eued: heard but two guns. understand Ch'p-
pewa.
Young Red Bird-Father l call upon the
Great Spirit, and upon my Great Father the
President, TO hear the truth Of my statement,
and TO bear witness that I relate nothing but
the truth
After we had returned 10 the landing above
the village said to you, ITO the prisoners,) l
thou 9Th, YOU would have assisted me to stop
my father, but you would not.
used every exerlion 10 turns my father when
We were going 10 Gagnier's house, but ne 'hrs"
me from him and at least said he would SHOOT
me il did not desis,. When the Frenchman
gave Us something to eat. urged him again.
The Sun went out Of the house and s'aid some
time. a, length he returned anc sat down
by my father. Finding that could effect
nothing left him and stood up by the door,
My father sho, Gagnier. Lipcap ran to 'he
door-the Sun attempted TO stop h'm--out did
not succeed. My father raI OUT with The sun,
seized my gun and fred it a, Lipcap, 81. mss
ed him He then urged the Little buffalo 10
run after Lipcap-gave HIM gun'--i saw inc
three chasing him-l saw no more went OIL
IN another otecuoh.
My father talked constantly to those men the
prisoners.) 10 draw Gagnier's attention from
him to them. They did not attempt TO draw
his eyes by gazing at the door.
heard two guns fired in The house, and TWO
out My father fired one.
After my father tad discharged my gun, he
threw it into the grass. picked It up ana ran
away.
Before we reached The house, the prisoners
attempted to persuade my father 10 stop.
laid hold Of HIN first; but being small, be threw
me lar of. They seized him; he could not throw
them, On the hill this side Of the house, we
sa, down and again desired him to 60 no tar>
ther.
do no, know why he went to Gagnier's RAJ
ther thar to any other family. ~,
dared not tell Gagnier, for fear my father
would hur, me or the prisoners. We came 10
the Prairie to get key Of spirits. We ob's'ned
it and went up TO the Conlee des Sioux, where
my father aud the Sun got drunk. While In
that state, they agreed 10 come and kill some
Of the white people Before we came 10 the
Prairie, we were encampeG On the Bad Axe
River; nothing wa, said about it then. d.
not believe they thought Of II. They drank
during The day before the murder, The day on
which i, was committed, after IL was done, and
after we had returned home. My father was
drunk when we went 10 Gagnier's; but the
Others were sober. He threatened 20 shoot us
while we were going, but no, after We had ar.
rived: we were afraid Of him His constant
reply 10 IN was: Let me alone"
When the Sun saw the gun lsvelled at Gag
ner, he said to my fa,her--"S'op, or will tie
YOU ....-,,,r-,s.-
re Mas the head man. BY the custom of the
nation, We were bound 10 do as he directed.
II, however, he had killed either Of Us for OPP
posing him, he would not have lived long af-
forwards. ] believe he was drunk, or h. would
not have done such deed.
Simon Barthe sworn. When the four In
dians were brough, before Gen. Atkinson at
the Portage, they all confessed hat they had
Gagner.
Jaques Lecuyer sworn. The Red Bird told
me that he had killed Gagnier. The Sun adj
mitted that he was with Red Bird.
The United States
vs..
and Wa
niga.
tndictment-agains, Chchongsic as prin-
:ipal, ard Waniga and Red Bird as accesssa-
lies, in the murder Of S. L,pcsp
I'd acknowledgements, Waniga for scalping,
&c. Louisa Gagnirr, and Chichongsic, Wini-
"a, and Red Bird, for scalping and stabbing
-ipcap.
Mrs. Gagnier sworn. States the same as in
he preceding case. She adds: When was in
he marrais, saw two Of the Indians had |
cen in the house, chasing Lipcap on the Prai-
lie beyond me. They were pursuing him |
vhen they descended into the low land Heard |
he report of the guns near the place where
hey disappeared. They gave no yell. Soon
forwards saw their heads over little knoll
)ne inquired Of the other-"Where is the wo-
MANI" After they had looked around withou,
iscovering me, they jumped over the fence
nd walked away. / did no. see them again
hey were not more than six or eight rods dis
ant from me when they fired. The young Red
'ird and LiIlle Buffalo fired at Lipcap in the
ouse.
My little girl Louisa was brought to me in
he town. Her throat was cut; the scalp was
AIKEN from the top of her head; her skull was
-actured so that the brain was visible; and her
ack and sides were much bruised. THE
hid, now near Two years old, was bi on gh, in
D court, and the scars and marks upon its per-
on were exhibited TO the jury,1
Simon Barthe sworn-The Little Buffalo