Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-04-02
From the Springfield fn) Republican,
Narrow Escape from the Savages
..Renarkable NarratiVe.s.

on Us last evening, and related the follow
ing thrilling and remarkable narrative
From his description of places and things
which he saw, we are perfectly satisfied
that his statement is correct in every respect.
A gentleman ofthis city, who has Travelled
over the country he describes, assured US
that no person, except he had visited these
places, and witnessed what, he describes,
could ever have related truthfully what he
related. He eonverses in several different
Indian languages, and appears to have paid
close attention. to what he saw passing
around him during his sojourn among the
savaSes. He looked well and hearty, and
with the exception of his hands being torn
BY some wounds from tomahawk, he
seems to have suffered no damage. He
left on the cars lastevening for Logan
county, where his mother resides. "a
Mr.. Baily left here some eighteen months
ago with a party Of nine persons to engage
in driving teams from the Gulf of Mexico
to the Rio Grande. They at Indian
Ola and hired to a man by the name Of
Ross to drive team for him. They drove
10 Nucas river and camped there. Whilst
asleep their mules were stole by the dndf-
ans. They prepared the next day to follow
them, and came up with them at sunset.
They saw six Indians, fired at and killed
them all, when they were attacked by
about 500, who were secreted in the woods.
They Immediately fired Oh the white mep,
killing all but Mr. .Baily whom they took
prisoner. They then took him back to
the wagons, which they pluudered Of all
the arms and ammunition in them. They
took two boxes of Government Colts re-
volvers and twenty kegs Of powder. He
was stripped of all his clothing and bound
hand and foot upon pony. They then
started for their encampment in the Witch
ataw mountains, which place they reached
after eleven days hard riding. 7ovaG
They remained in camp about week,
and then started on a robbing expeditionto
attack train on the Santa Fe road
They remained about five days waiting,
when merchant train came along. They
proceeded to surprise the train, and killed
every person with it, took the goods and
mules belonging to the train and started
for the Kickapoo settlement, traded OF the
RULES for ponies and returned to the
Witchataw Mountains. 7 li-'-I
The prisoner was kept strictly confined
during the day, and was tied up every
night with pieces of raw hide, by the hands >
to limb of tree, as high high up as he
could reach and stand on the ground.
During the day he was allowed to lie down
and sleep few hours. During the time
Mr.. Baily was with them they went on five
robbing expeditions, taking him always
along with them. The last merchant train
they robbed they took two prisoners who
had, bravely defended themselves till their
weapons were all discharged, and who had
killed twelve of the Indians. These two
were then taken and tied to a stake and
skinned alive. Mr.. Baly was placed close
to them and compelled to witness this hor-
rible scene. Every time he would close
his eyes they would punch him with spears
and bayonets until he would open them,
and look on this picture of frevolting horror.
One of their excursions was against the
United States mail wagons. They killed
the five men with them, tore open. the let
tiers, got out the money, and after cutting
out the pictures from the bank bills, threw
them away. They kept all the newspa-
pers that had any pictures in them-throw-
ing everything away that was not embel-
lisssd-
tie him up but kept guard over him. The
third night they had big war dance, and,
in the excitement, forgot Mr.. Baily. While
dancing around their fire in front of the
tent, he crawled out under the back of the
tent, seized one of the ponies and escaped.
He was soon missed, ard was followed. fer
five DAYS. At the expiration of that time
they came so close on him that they fired
at him, which obliged him to leave his
horse and take to the mountains. Fortu-
nately he found small cave Just large
enoug h to crawl into, in which place he re-
NAMED day and halt, the Indians be
ing so near him that he could hear their
footsteps as they searched for him. ~
! He remained in this position until he
was assured his pursuers had left, when he
emerged from his concealment, and made
straight shoot for the Kickapoo settlement,
: about 500 miles distant nabout month
he reached the longed-for-point, where he
hoped to find friends and assistance. Nor
was he disappointed in this. He was kind
" furnished food and clothing by the Kick
apoos. He had subsisted for the whole
month previous to this on birch roots, which
he dug with his hands on his lonely march.
While with the Camanches he was fed ON
raw horse flesh. Not very pleasant diet,
truly. The Kickapoos treated him very
kindly, and showed him on his long journey
to civilization. q = 70 : = ''''7's
! After leaving them, four days journey
brought him to the Ghickasaw's camp,
from thence he proceeded to the Choetsw
nation, who treated himin the most humane
manner. He journeyed on to the Shaw
nee nation, where he was welcomed to the
best they had in their lodges. Leaving
them, he next reached the Cherokees, and
then made for Missouri, which State he
made some 20 miles north Of the Neosho.-r-
From thence he came to st. Louis, and
then to this city; having travelled constant
ly and steadily on foot for overtwo months.
As stated before, he left here last even
ing for Logan county, where be has moth
er anxiously waiting his return. Mr., Baily
is young man, about % years OF age
and bornion the 4th July, our national day
of Independence. He says he is an in9e-
pendent man, but did not feel SO at tne
4 time he was witnessing the horrid murder