Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-12-20
HoRRID SCENES AMONG riIr INDIANS.
F,c~ the u.i.een.ia p..uo.,u,. Mr.. l.,

1 - 'Stffh tOOk Dt1Ge. allie
the paymen, Of the Msnomees. on III,
payment grcuhd, on the Grand Chute
on the morning OF Sunday last, between
two and three o'clock. the par,ic ulars o
which as We have heard them, are a.
iollows:-A drunken Indian, with inien.
tion OF killing his brother, sgains: whom
he had some grudgc. wen. TO the wigwsm
where The brother was sleeping. with a
KNIFE IN each hand, double armed" for
The purpose OF carving his fendish de-
sign into execution. lie was observed,
on his entrance into the wigwam by a
sIuaw, who. perceiving "evil intent on
The part OF the intruder, jump up, and.
gong behind him. caught him around the
arms. The noise awoke the sleeping bro
Their who, warned Of his danger, made
his escape.
The squaw then released her hold.
when the Indian, frusta,cd in his purpose
with reg1rd 20 bis relative, turned upon
her, and stabbed her three successive times
IN The breast. She died instantly. Upon
this, the murderer len tie wigw am. but
had proceeded not more than a step or
two, when hc met a sister Of the murder
ed. who, having been out. was returning
to the lodge. Her lac Immediately at.
tackled and also killed. The next one he
met was his wife, near his own wigwam,
whittier he was returning. He made Sc.
veral tbrusts at her with his knife. bu,
she escaped, though wounded severely.
lie then entered his lodge. and seated
himself, brandishing his knives. and bid
ding defiance 10 two or three whites, who,
attracted 10 this scene OF outrage, were
attempting TO take hin prisoner, which
they finally succeeded in doing, but not
until they had torn down his wigwam n,
and icl!ed him 10 the earth by blow
from club. lie was then bound hand
and foot, and taken 10 the United States
sub Indian agent. Col Boyd. who had
BIN strictly guarded until daylight.
The band 10 wh..h the Indian belonged
however having by this time been aw ak
ened. and made aware Of the atrocities
committed, immc diatcly proceeded, much
exasperated. TO the tent OF the agent, and
demanded the murderer. Their dema and
was at first refused and the Indians who
Kept pressing around, with the evident
intention, IL necessary. Of forcibly attain.
ing their object, were 70. some time kept
at bay by the few whites present. until
seeing that farther resistance would be
worse than useless the agent ordered the
prisoner TO be given up. but upon condi.
ton that he should be taken away before
being killed, as he knew II was their in
tentIon TO kill him. No sooner. however,
was the order given that he should be de-
livcred up than the Indians rushed upon
him with their knives. and despatched
hun before the agent. His body " as then
| fhrnut. ,.l,-h
before the tent, but before being much
burRed wa, removed by some half-breeds
who succeeded in getting possession Of il.
! Thus ended. for the time at least, this
dreadful! tragedy. II is thought that the
friends Of the summsrily punished muir
derer, as well as the relatives Of his VIC
tins, may feel Themselves called upon
still farther TO avenge upon each other
what they conceive 10 be their mutual
injury and hence that the spilling Of
more blood will be tho consequence
The Indian law, which is "a life for q
4 life. demands another victim. as an l..
tenement for the murder Of two squaws,
and MOt victim will be selected from the
surviving rel4iives Of the murderer.
MURDER AND SUIcIDE.-Tbe three Me-
nomonee Indians. Pishish. Pe-ke-kcm,
and John Pero, confined in the county
jail at DePere. on suspicion Of numbering
>. Wilcox, at the Grand Chute. in July
last, are all dead the first having been
murdered by the last two, and the last
two having committed suicide. The muir
der Of Pishish was committed on the night
o. Thursday last. by Pe-ke-kem and Pc
70. who in confession stated TO the Jury
Of inquest. through an interpreter. that in
the night they were cold and could mol
sleep-that they 60, into conversation
about the murder OF Shomin. (ihe indian
murdered at the pas meat, and OF the
murder OF The white man. 6. Wilcox }
at the Grand Chute. PishIsh told them
that they would both be hung. and he
would ZEE set at liberty that II was theiI
fault he was 10 jail. They (Pcro and Pc
he -ke M then concluded TO kill him. de =
iermIned that he should die a. we'll a.
they. Accordingly. Gas IN this situation
the body was found. they cut bis throat
from ear TO ear; snd ripped him opeb on
the right side. Verdict of,he jury-Pish.
r ish came 10 lis death by the hands oil
said PeEo and Pe.ke-kem. Ga Sunday
last the coroner was again called upon 10
hold an inquest over the bodies of the iWo
last named Indians, Who were found dead
10 their cells IN the morning. by the jail
, or. having hanged themselves Pero va
. found suspended by strip from las ilsr
kei. which be bad torn of aud twisted .ol
tie purpose. from a CRATE 10 tie door %
, his cell. about three feet from The lloor
/, Pe.kc-kem hanged himself with his belt
which be fastened to spike IN the sd,
Of hig cell. Verdict ofihe jury that ~,
said PefO and Pe-ke.kem came 10 ihei
, deaths by hanging Themselves.
G.
. THE LAsT OF rHE ChEnoKrFs.-Th'
/, Nashville Banner states that The isst de
4 tschmentsoi the Cherokee Indians passe,
. through that place on the ID infant
q They ncrr In number about eighletI