The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-02

We came IN sight Il Fsrt Mackay; bere Funmore and
concluded to go around. snd Dodge and Holland
went on and about eight niles from Fort saa
csmpd; next morning started on the high route for
Coon Creek and there eBcaneea again eatsg two mud
turtles for supper after had been there about an
hour saw Dodge coming mule. together With Hol-
land and male and female Indian; they pod with ua
for about hak an hour and We Chat is Funsre ana u
made bargain with the Iadisns that II they had any
prtvisoIs NO would give them and blankets and
cooking utensils and protect them into the Satcs
We travelled for two three days. and tho evening
before the killing took place, Dodge rode up to Fulmore
ana Ad all the property belonging to the ledians hould
be his Dodges before they the States and asked
FILLMORE il he willing to join him. and FILLMORE said
that was his mind three days age They then asked
II was willing to join and said They then told
if didn't could have share of the spells. The pro-
position TO kill the Indians, and told them that
would ride on to Council Grove BY myself They threat
eDed me IL started and stayed That night Holland
and were guard and the next morning all the party
went We stopped at little pond, about IL O'Clock
hour, and was walked up by hearing some one holla,
"Oh don't joe" When looked up, saw Fullmoro on
top Of the Indian man. beating him with gun over the
with frying PAN FILLMORE started over to Holland.
who standing of about ten rods, and grabbed knife
out OF his hand and went back to Indian and struck
the point in his throat. From there he started
where the squaw lying and cut her throat all the
time lying down. They then told Holland and me to
drag them of into the poHd' said would have nothing
to DO with it, when they said If didn't do it should
lay alongside Of them FILLMORE and Dodge dragged of
of the woman into the grass the man thrown in
the pond We then packed up FullmoIe rode the
Dodge back and said the old squaw amt dead yet
threw all the beaver traps her and kicked her the
head and left her senselcss We went to Cottonwood
Grove and Fillmore and Dodge opened the trunk and
found S2O3 in specie there also tn teen AID
ponies and there had division of fifty dollars each
refused to take my share but they threatened and
and went ahead to Council Grove buy provisions
and all eucamped there that night next morning wont
the horses and mules short distance from independence
in charge Of Holland FILLMORE, Dodge and self wont
Nothing Of any interest transpred from that until
our arrest which occurred short time after arrival
in st. Louis.
STATEMENT OF DODGE.
enlisted in April 1861, at Buffalo and sent to
Bedlow's Island and stayed there about two moaths
and was taken FROM there to New Orleans, aud from
thence to Jefferson Barracks and to Fort ven
worth. / went out with a train to Fort UIion--the
train under the command of Major Rocker and
Captain B0wen--and arrived At Fort Union the last
of June. | WAS put 70 driving mule team, hauling
logs for Fort Union The first OF AugusI from
there to "Canon Cha" won't speak Of any Of the
was teamiDg IL, and that about sixteen months.
applied to Captain Bowen to send to my company
all tho answer that he gave was mo, you are too
good tesmster but he told was tolled or for H.
company the third. didn't like to be driving team
when listed for soldier and 50 and my compa MONS
deserted We lay in ambush all day, that night
sent in old acquaintance for sixty pounds of -four
shoudered it, and started for tbs States. We camped
Canned
Red river from Red river to tho Picket Wire and from
Picket Wire to High Rock and about ten miles this
side Of High Rock We met train going into Riou and got
few necessary things needed. We started from them
and got the Arkansas. About eight miles from the
Arkansas We met Mexican train: about eighty miles
from Beats Fort camped in little place near Me
road. We had eat all the provisions we had, and in s
morning. before started, couple Of men CON
ing on mules and they were deserters, the our
fom Fort Massachusetts, They asked me- if we hsd any
thing TO eat they said they hadn't had anything for four
that day, and FILLMORE to John Shawney ets kill
your mule" which he did, after coaxing. We
dried Of the meat and cooked it the next
day. We started again, and travelled forty miles that
day, and stopped at night with Indians Tho next
morning S we started and met Mexican pack train they
stopped ut the train and traded Off saddle gun for
proysions changed clothes for citizens clothes
TO give myself up there; and Holland said if did he
would too FILLMORE said no would starve to death and
sod 70 did shswney' before ne would himself up and
old friend who said hadn't better surrender our
selves said he would give grub enough to carry
the States; 1t that minute Indian up he spoke
little Englsh, and said he Dclaware he advised
not to give ourselves up and said il would protect
him he would give grub mules to ride to the Sta
We told him We W0u0, and started on with him. About
twenty miles this side Of there overlook and
FILLMORE. Tho Indian told them the same, and gave
Shawney mule TO ride on. y kept until nc came
to the Pswnes Fork, aud there met an American
train They told US there was largo body Of Os-
ages AZ the BE reno oil the Arkansas, and had
better look out for them. told the Indian So and he
said had better wait until night for ir they "a him
they would scalp him, and camped for the night. We
started next morning. and arrive ut Cow Creek and took
breakfast. Before started there was Camanchs In
dian came up, and We traded mule for pony. lie in
that there was no of any more India on
the plains and started and travelled on. We ira
Yelled all that day and all the next night and the
day and night and they never anything to eat
Being almost starved TO death, told FILLMORE that
gong to take mule and 60 ahead and get grub.
no. said FumOre, will kill them ard take all the
muies Next morning we camped near Little Pond the
Indian and squaw sat down usual and began to eat
and never offered us any. John Sbawney said he was
going to have piece Of buffalo meat and stepped up
to the bag to get it, and the Indian jumped up and
drew butcher knife him; Shswney picked up
gun laying near and knocked him do 1n; With that the
squaw made at John with knife and ! picked up
fIyingpan and knocked the butcher knife out Of her
hand, and FILLMORE knocked her down with his fist
and took the butcher knife and cut her throat Now,
man to death. Ho then helped to drag the dead In
dian to the side OF the road We packed up tho mules
and started for Cotton Wood Creek, and there we
camped Jack Fullmore the first man to open the
packs; he found in the packs $500, which equally d
vded We threw away the things that of
and the rest kept FILLMORE put Of the Indian
shirts and it to the States We to Council
Grove and got some grub and stared for the States AT
Independence sold what horses and mules we had
After dividing money, Jack Fumore went TO driving
stage: went down 10 nde pendeDce Landing miles from
Independence stayed there all night and that night Full
came down and wanted me to give him money.
| gave him some fifteen or twenty dollars and gun.
We shawney and Holand) came steamer Honduras 10
ST. Louis and were arrested same day We arrived.
conveyed back to Liberty When got there Full
more was in jail, having been previously arrested.
asked Fullnore If he had told anything and he said
eyes, for il he didn't tell all they would hang him and
he told that they had made him lie against
During the examination, the squav recognized only
John Shswney and FulmOre / had counsel aad
cross examined the witnesses myself
Important Decisions.
SUPREME COURT.
Before the Hon. Judge Roosevelt.
Arm 20.-,john Tha9sJyps w l.. Aery.-1he complaint
appears is liable to tie obec ion Of yagucness aud
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