The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-06
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
m.ndsy uersias, July g, 1887.
a Reu,nnce or ReaI Lifc--Kescuc OF Miss
Gardiaer from the ndiass.

a Romnnce or Keat Astfe--hescue OIL MISS
Hardiaer from the indians
The 81 Paul, Minnesota. Pioneer gives de-
allied aud interesting account Of the recovery of
Mlss Gardner from ths Indians who perpetrated
tas Spirit Lake massacre. The story Of her hav-
ing bsen set up a. q target and sho. at by the In.
dams turns out 10 be sheer fabrication
Mss Gardiner was rescued By three friendly indiana,
dispatched for tha purpose By Governor hiedary.--
yhey bear ths ri ctnresqus names Ct Mazatntemani
or the Man who shoots Metal a. be Walks holon-
washts; or Beautiful Voice, and Chstsnmaza, or ihe
Iron Hawk, Miss Gardiner 10 . nssive OF Seneca
county, N. Z, and 10 but fifteen years OF age der
father mother and rest OF the family, except sister,
who Just removed to another part OF Iowa, were
oil murdered at the time Of tho attack on the spirit
Yhe above mentioned India1s len the Yellow
Medicine Agency on the sd q May in 3 two horse
wagon, and en- the 29th came upon deserted camp
of Inkpadutshs band, 1.-THE 1adisns who comm tied
the outrases) where they found the dead BODY Of
Ms. Mobiles, one of the csptives taken from Split
Lake. The body was terribly mutt a:ed; 1t was az.
parent ct sas NAG been most orasliy outraged,
were discovered In her head, and on her limbs and
arms the rscss of brutal cruelties were visible
The lndians wrapped her body In a blanket and il-
tsHea lt The next ~ lat another deserted camp,
they discovered Mrs Mobiles hair which they asl,.
cred up for TRANSMISSION to her friends
On the Soth Of May they reached an encampment
OF one hundred lodges of Ysnkton Indiana aud three
iodses OF Inkpsdutshs bsni where they ia q
Miss Gardiner and Mrs Mobiles, had been sold 10
fankton warrior bus tina. sab iequsntlY Mrs kobl
hsd been foTciby taken from this Ysnktons lodge by
lnkpadutshs sen aud soma cogfedeI aLes, who after
bruallS ontrssng her, put an end to her existence
Ass osrdide was saved only by the bravery ct the
Yankton who purchased her; he placed her on the
couch beside his squaw, and dec,a ed that his lie
and that OF bis squsE would be sacrificed before
harm SHOULD come to Mss Gardiaer This bold course
saved her from injury.
The name Of this warrior 10 Observation-Disclosures or
the End Of the Snake and with him the Indians i'm.
medistey opened aegotiations TO obtain Miss Gar6i
ners release. The End of the Snake said he bought
her with the intention of giving her up the whites
but could not give her up till he had obtains I'D the
consent Of the remainder of the Yanktons. A coun.
ell was held. which continued two three days -
One of the Yanatons objected to giving Miss Gsrdi-
psrup, because they cou d do better by taking her
TO tbs military of 'ers in Missouri, srd get large
sllsnced him, and Miss Gardiner was finally de-
liversd to the Christian Indians The price paid for
Miss Gardiner was two horses seven blankets,
two kegs OF powder box of tobacco and other
articles
As aoon a. the purchase was completed the Chris.
tain Indians started tn sir with the ransom
ed captive, accompanied by two Yanktons who vol.
untsered their services, and were undoubtedly the
esns of preserving the party from massacre SO they
we're followed for several days by party OF fpkpa.
duths band who evidently deferred from mik.
ing az stack By the presence ofIhs Yanktons Miss
Gardiner was treated with comparative kindness
by the Indians who captured her, sccont of the
protection Of the chiefss,n She compelled to
carry heavy pack but did il with sn apparent will
ingness that seemed u mpel the in5ians he
more Kindly than they did EiTo NCbes
In reference 10 Mrs. MOBILES, Ms. Gardiner states
that ,hs seemed muth detected and despondent from
the time Sue taken captive until death released
her from her sGterinss At times she would sit for
hours bemoaning and crying over her sad fortune
and again che would rOEse herself and treat the In
dams with the Mitigation natural to q high spirited
woman subj ssted TO the most degrading outrages
yhs tasks slIotttd to her abe would not willingly full
M aud often cruelty beaten in her resistance to
the tyrsnniosi will of her csptOts. Miss Gardiner
thinks hat this peculiar tempersm ent that
only caused the murder of Mrs. Thatcher, who, IL
will be rsoollected, acted in the same manner, but
also of Mrs. Mobiles
Miss Gardiner has been sonveysd to Fort Dodge,
where a sister, tho only remaining member OF her
family, resides. Fhe sum Of 500 Tsiaed ST. NJ.
Paul 10 be applied 10 her education The only i1di-
cation botraj ed her of her pc
among the Indians lie that she is very much sunbulnc
The sum of 3 100 paid the Indians as reward
for citing her release, and their outfit cost $780,
The release Of miss Gardiner and Mrs. Marble has
cost over i 900. The Pioneer says that u es,ures
have been adopted by Gov Medary which will resulr
Ia the determination Of ink psdutahs band, within
vary few months.