New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-28
Later from the Cherokee Nation.


still the theatre of the most frightfu outrages All law
seems here to be set at defiance Mr. johnson, who was
recently arrested for the murder of Elijah Fish, has
made his escape By the connivance il is thought Of his
keeper Waite, and his awless party, sixty
seventy persons have found it advisable for their
rity 10 leave Fort Wayne Preparations yet making
to disperse them A u. g. draeoon murdered By
one Madison Gerring, with whom be had been wrestling
short time previously and with whom he had refused
to fight alleging that be had wresed merely for the sake
of amusement. Gerring Immediately fed. and was sup
posed TO have Joined the Cherokee Outlaws
The Advocate gives the following account of the last
outrage which have condensed 10 suit our columns
On Saturday night Last TaSato ka, Cherokee. was
deceived into the hands of the Bandits who have so long
infested country and murdered and msngled in the
most horrible manner. II seems that number OF c-
zens met house In Going Snake District about ten
miles on this side the State line for the purpose of dane
ing and amusing themselves After they had been thus
engaged for time, Wheeler Taught mixed blood
Cherokee. to the place where the people were as
sembled ard invited ka one OF the managers OF
the dance go with him short distance and get little
whisky which he said he had concealed. Takato ka
having long been intimate with him and believing him TO
be friend complied without hesitation with the invita-
ton and stepped off in company with him. They had
been absent but few minutes before the report OF gun
and the yeIls of several men heard. Taught soon
reappeared ut the dance without Ta-ea.toka but re-
ained only short time before he left The absence Of
Takato.ka however. excited notice as none suspect
ed any danger until the morning, when his body
times and the scalp taken from his head. Around him
were discovered the places where twelve horses had
been htched and the tracks OF perhaps many persons
the doubt who had perpetrated the dsatardy
and atrocious deed There is no doubt but the out.
awed STAIRS and their friends the dastards who did
the murder Taught has been arrested and Is in the
hands of the Light Horse and will be tried an accom-
plice Takatoka Ia said to have been one OF the party
that killed James Starr, Jr.
" The trial of Tirrell was continued on Thurs
day afternoon by the examination of Witnesses for the
defence The witnesses examined were Drs. Phnney.
Walter Charming Woodward and Forsyth, and Rev.
Chandler Robbins Their evidence went prove that
from the nature OF the wound and the position In which
she was found. Mrs. Bickford might have committed
suicide and that people sometimes do violent acts while
n a of somnam6ulism. Rev. Mr.. Robbins stated
that be was attacked by fellow student while in
that state.
The evidence was closed up both sides and at half
past o'clock The Cour, adjourned to o'clock Friday
morning.
AN EDITOR CAGED.-We learn from postscript
in the LINN Pioneer that HENRY CLAPP Jr the able and
fearless Editor of that paper who was recently convict
ed in the Essex County Common Pleas of belng Aaron
Lummus, Justice of the Peace at Lynn was on the
oath inst sentenced 60 days imprisonment in the COM
mon jail at Saem
MIR. Lummus may have thus acquired fame equal
to that of Sir Thomas Lucey, contemporary OF Shak
speare.
FAsT.DAY-Gov. Steele, of New Hampshire, has ap.
pointed Thursday the second day OF April for day OF
Fasting and Prayer throughout the State
e It strikes US that Thanksgiving would be
more appropriate than Fast in New Hampshire
just at this particular time.
Mr.. GREELEY-You will obige me by correct
Ing your inorner that Judge Scott, you mean by him
the new administration that his first act was to direct
that no order discharge upon the Keeper OF Prison
signed by Mr. Tanadge should be regarded is withoutn
particle of foundation made no such order but on the
contrary refused interfere with the order made by
my predecessor. JOHN b. SCOTT.