New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-27
The Late Indian Murder.

From The 81 LOUIS Republican, Aug IS
Capt. J. K. ID. COuzins and Officer Page
yesterday returned to he city on the steamer CT lara,
having In charge the four white who recently
mtted the murder Of the Delaware Indians on the
Plsins, and whose names ars Joseph Dodge alias Jo.
seph Anscn VincenDes, Samuel Saith Ais Ohm Sadnay
John Fumore, and Henry Smith, alias John Hollan IL
will be remembered that the three fret named wers ar
rested here on telegraphic information received from
Independence Holland was arrested a. Liberty. Off.
Couzins and Page took their prisoners to Liberty
Clay County for the purpose Of having them exam aed
aud this being the four brought Town again
on an orcer the United States District Court From
the evidence adduced AT the examination asc ,-tain
The following TO be the leading points Of this afr
affair:
On the Cd of July last, John shuney, together With
the States evidence In the case whose Is ,cob
Fillmore deserted from the United States pest iaied
fFari Massachuser1 Pe.ore arriving at Fort M,,say
they overlook FincUnnes and Smith, also deser.er anf
the party travelled together. Having gone four days
without food, they killed mule which Shuney had
brought along on which they subsisted for rhus
They afterwaTd met some hrspshoes and 5seq snty
train Of Mr. Bent from each OF whom they Oh lined
relief Arrived al Fort Macksy, Smith and Vino nnes
went into IL with the intention OF giving themsege
while Fillmore and Shuney proceeded The ne (. day
Smith and Npcennes, mounted on mules, and aeon.
panied by an Indian aged shout 20 years. and nav
again joined them. The white men had chang Vi their
minds about giving themselves up The Indians were
wealthy In horses, packs, &C. They had travelled ssy.
era oeys when finally having stopped at 10 A. NJ one
cay, for the purpo,e OF recruiting they srrang,i a
temporary camp aud took their dinner. This 81 led
Fillmore proceeded TO the watering place. about one
hundred ys'ds distant, leaving the remainder OF the
party at camp. We will let Fillmore tell his story
"Wlsn left the the Indian ay Eround head
on tie womans lap. They were knoll. little above
remained away fifteen minutes and sioopns
"hte when he.fi me woman eclAn on don Johu RS
eei hsd fu Of tie party. shuney
,,ruK The woman Win yils pan The MAJ vs.. Knocked town
I've ~ times shaney outs asi started
The witness then goes on 10 state that al that sta re Of
the murder having become alarmed be wanted a mule
10 rife off, but ordered threatsnn Sy back by bis
comrades The body OF the Indian man WAS dragged
the road. slde and concealed. TIE woman aso hav
ing been battered the head and had her throat
with the razor dragged to side aud left
under the presumption that che was dead The prop.
ery Of the Indians then appropriated BY the whites
10 their own use IL consisted he says, of thirteen
mead Of mules seven deer and elk dressed skins
rifles Two new blankets, pack saddles paints dried
meat &c The party then proceeded TO Council Grove,
ard subsequently, TO Independence, selling the stolen
property, and dividing the proceeds here and there
whenever the opportunity presented itselt
But the woman was not killed as had been supposed,
and after the departure OF the party had stuff snIy
gained her strength 10 begin her srduous journey on
foot After slow march Of several days she
Cav Indians, who furnished her with mule ana pro-
visions, and the day of the examination at Liberty
she brought Into court much dbil.tea tia, she
had to be carried There she gave her name a. Mar.
martrhey and said that che had been the wife of jim
Dickey sn lndsn trader of the Delaware TRIBE who
vss dead The ysuDg mao with whom she IA tray.
elir her brother. Her story differs materially
from that Of Fillmore, In ibis, that she deposss have
had IN her trunk $500 in Mexican dollars giysn her by
her late husband and her cousin $50 OF his rn all
of which the accused divided among Themselves; aud
further thai her cousin had gone atosy from camp TO
the watering place, when be was set upon and uur.
dered number of articles were brought int Court
and identified by her as her own and her cousins
property.
one Of the men arrested IN Liberty through the
eeency OF Messrs FiLlay and Castleman Indian ira.
sers. who have manifested laudsbls energy Ia bring.
ing the offenders TO jusuce. Mr.. HAYS trader lroIa
Council Grove, hsyor Lee. and Mr. Thos. Mosely,
agents for several tribes were in attendance at the
animation, along with quite a large number of Della
Indians the affair having caused Considerable
excitement among them Tue examination lasted rec
days, before Justice Merit, 1IIery and 7. 8 Dsbusy,
du ing which time the court house BEST by large
or VIDA Nessrs Rsuu and G~inner we're pro rec lrng
sornles Three OF the arrested In tnis CITY,
principally through the tnde an gable and we,direced
tiorts OF Capt Couz.ns, who managed the whole affair
We close article without thus giving credit
One ~ "a efficient Officer