New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-18
AN INDIAN EXECUTION IN NICHIG IN.

The Clinton Comfy Mich Express publishes the
following and vouches for lis authenticity IL Is Ger
taiply curious history:
In different parts Of central Michigan there are two
trbes OF Ii oians, the OF awas Chippe vas Tncy
are eI dy each other and during the hunting sea-
son. frequently 81 camp near each other In the fail
Of 1852 parry Of one tribe built their cabins on ne
bar Of Maple river, and party OF the other tribe,
about eighty IN number encampe1 in what Is now the
town Of Dallas. IL il nm ecessary to speak Of their
lite in these camps-sufce IL 10 say that the days we're
spent in hunting, and the nights in drinking gre
water sno carousDg. la one OF tue revrls AZ me
csmo on Ma lie river an Indian maddeUcd by iqdor,
Sosy rpo. be Sre '''' ~ N'''~@''' 49, -
Recovering from the supor of the revol he saw the
signs of HE guilt before him. and fcariog the wrath OF
hls tribe, be fed toward the other eLcampmcnt
His absence was noriced-the charred iemainsof tao
poor squaw were found, and the cry for blood vas
rails, d.. The avengers upon his track they
pursued him 10 the encgmpment of their nsighbors-
be was found, opprebenr cd, and in solemn council
doomed to the death which, in the stern old lndi 81
code reserved for those only who shed the blood of
their b in. 1t was Glow, torturng, cruel death.
Ratchet WAS put in the vcti hands, he was led to
large log that was hollow and made to ssss, IN fixing
il for bis coffin. This done by cufiog ido /, some
distance the top, in two places about the eagth of
man apart, then slabbng Of and digging the hollow
until larger so as to admit his body. TDis done, he
was taken back and tied fast to tree. Then they
smoked and drank OF the " fire water" and when
evening came they kind ed large hrcs around him, at
some distance off but so that they would sbiue full
upon him. And now commenced the orges-they
drank to iDtOxicaon-tley danced and sang ia their
Wild Ii dian manner, cbartinthe orse Of the recreant
brave. II G arrow was fitted TO the bow strldg and
ever and anon with its shIill twang il cent missile
into the quverDg flesh Of the honi tide; AID to hten
his ni,ery they cut off his ears and nose.
I Alternately liking, daucing, bea'ing their ru1e
drums ard shooting their rs into the victim, the
night pessed.
The next dsy was spent in Sleeping aud eating, TIE
victim While still bound TO the tree What his
reflections were Of course cannot tel, but he bore
bis punishment as a warrior should
When night was closed around it brought his execu.
toneIs TO their work again. The scene Of the first
pight acted and was the next night, and
the u. 1t sBd the next, ard for a week. Seven
or end weary days Gd he stand there tortured with
the ost cruel torture before his poud head dro0oed
upon his breast end lis spirit left It's cayey tenement
for he hunting grounds OF the Great Spirit. And when
bai ket and placed i'll the log cofa he had helped
10 hollow.
They put bis bunting knife by his side that he mg5t
have something to defend binsef on the way, his
whirky bottle thsi he might cheer his spirits with q
drauebt DOW aHd tier, and bis tobacco and pipe tdsl
be Nil ut smoke. Then they put on the cover dro 70
down stakes each eide OF the log, and flied up between
H.. m with logs ano brush. TIE murdered squIw was
avenged. The camp was broken up, aud the old still
ness ard quiet once more regued over TIE forest spo
where was corsumma. ed this slgna act Of retrbanye
justice.
Our informant has vsi cd the spot often since then;
tie log is sl there with s coyer on; ana beneath may
stit be seen the skeleton Of the victim.
Let no Che -m0-s e-DuD cal this q deed OF barban y
1t was act Of simple justice: there was soubt
uurder il is true but the pse-iaee who sold the fire
voter that crozed the poor victim and caused him to
ekeu the blood Ct his squaw has them 10 Yer tor 10
in tie day Of fns eckoriDg.