Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-05-01
81 4s From, the ST. Louis Rereille.
a CircumstantiaI Narrative
Of the late Lnsurrection and afrocs-
ties, an Neao Merico.
SANTA FE, Feb. Is, 1916.


Ties, an NeaU MeTico.
SANTA FE, Feb. ID, 1916.
Since my last we have had some
horrible tragedies in this country. On
the morning Of the 10th of January a
large number Of Pueblo Indians as
sembled in one of the villages of the
valley Of Taos, and demanded of Ste
phen Lee formerly of st. LOUIS who
was sheriff of the county, the release
of three Pueblo Indians, notorious
thieves, who were confined IN the cal
aboose FOR stealing. Lee, seeing no
means Of resistance, was about to COM
ply with this demand, and having gone
to the calaboose, was in the act of ia
king off the irons from the prisoners,
when Mexican and the Prifecto, came
in and objected, denouncing the lndi-
ans as thieves and scoundres.- The
Indians at once killed the Mexican IN
the calaboose, and cut his body to
pieces, severing all the limbs from 1t;
and then released the prisoners
Meantime, Lee, | believe, had gone to
his own house.
Gov. Charles Bent had gone TO Taos
on visit, and was at his house in the
village. The Indians went from the
calaboose to the house Of the Govern
or, crowded in till they filled it, and
told him that they did not intend to
leave an American alive in New Mex
leo; and ass he was Governor they
would kill him first. The Governor
appealed TO their honor and manhood,
but they treated his appeal with deri-
sion; and soon began to shoot him with
arrows, taking iendish care that the
arrows should torture, not kill him.
They shot him in the face, and breast,
and even tried to hit his eyes. Leav-
ing him some time in this condition,
they came back, and shot him in the
breast with guns, killing him dead. -
They took off his scalp, stretched it
on board, with brass nails, and car
ried it in triumph through the streets.
In the meantime they killed Ste
phen Lee, in what manner have not
learned Gen. Lee, of St. Louis, who
came out last fall to visit his brother,
fled TO the house of the Priest. who
concealed him under some wheat, so
that the Indians did not find him for
some time; when they discovered him,
the Priest interceded for him so
strongly, that they abandoned their
purpose. Gen. Lee remained at the
priests house for some time. and every
few days the Indians would take him
out to kill him, but would desist on the
interference of the priest. Cen. Lee
is still in Taos. endeavoring to take
care Of the property left by his broth
or. He feels safe now, for the troops
have been there.
James White Leal, private in the
Laclede Rangers, who was on fur
Tough, and had been appointed Prose-
cutting Attorney for the Northern Dis
tsict, was also victim, and suffered n
horrible death. The Indisns, soon af-
ter killing the Governor, went to the
house house where MIR. Leal was,
. stripped off all his clothes, and then
made him march through the streets
of the village, they singing, and anu
sing themselves by shooting arrows a
little way into his face, taking aim at
his eyes, nose, mouth, &c., and then
scalped him alive. They then left
him in this miserable condition for
some time; at length they returned,
and shot him with arrows till he died.
His body was thrown out, and the
hogs ate part of tit was, however,
finally buried.
The Indians went to the house of
Judge Beaubieu, it is thought, in search
of Robert Carey, another private in
The Rangers. who was or furlough and
had been appointed Clerk ofthe Court
in the Northern District. A son of
Judge Beaubieu, who had just return
ed last fall from the States, whittier his
father had sent him to be educated,wa
found in the house and murdered. 1t
is thought, when the Indians first as
sailed him, that they supposed him to
be Carey.
Such is correct account. from the
best information | can get, of the mnr-
ders. Judge Beaubieu, Robert Carey
and several others started the day be-
fore these murders, for Santa Fe, all
being quiet then. and no mischief sus-
peetedi Had thew remained one day
longer, they would all been murdered.