The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-30

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RtD WIxg, March 70,

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RsD wns. March ~. 81.
Last evening Mr.. II. W. Granger. who
Icft this place abou; the frst Of April, ios
bis residence at spirit Lake, Iowa. returned,
accompanied by Geo 4. Granger, II Emmet
City, Iowa by them ! am informed Of
seyersl facts In relation 70 tho Iadiaa outrs
g,~ in that viciaity What u stated can be
relied upon
In relation 10 tbs origin OF the difhculty,
nothing Ia known the various accounts VIZ
have hsi are mere conjecture. Ia the latter
days 81 February, and about the FIRST Il
March, on the Little Sioux river, about ~
miles south Of the North boundary Of lows.
band Of Sioux. (aboat Is lodges headed
by inkraslatah, = renegade from the Wah
pay .kaiah band at FsribanIt. easily recog-
nized by bis large AMI distortsi canine testi,
ai,isi and nbettsd by Gtanka-sapa, Black
Buiiaioi brother 81 slecpy-Eyes. common
eoi their depredaiIons by rs,bbing the iahab-
iiants 81 provisioas, &e. AMI mistreating
the women. This they continued ur the
river to the source, spirit Lake The first
murder they committe~i. ~ Ear u. known.
was nj Gar,lDers. at spirit Lake, Mr.. as
family consisted 81 hiBseli, wife. and three
children, two daughters and q son Mr.
aud Mrs g. AMI the hoy wer killed /; one
daughter, ngri about ! } was taken prisoner ,
tho otlmy was fortunately ut Springfield, in
this Territory. at the time ~ the MASSACRE
and Is now at Major Williams, ut Fort
IIaig., lown In thu vans house. or an ad.
dtiou thereto, resided Mr. Lace, wife and
two children Mrs lIicc being d daughter
ii the Garlper's Mr.. Lnee was from home !;
his wiic and children were kill,si. From
indications, this was done oa the 7th Of
March, the bodies being covered with snow
which Tell on the 9Th and the bodies being
discovered on the 9th.
| The next place attacked WIS Mr. Mat
tocks distant about mile from Gariner's
| supposed from the absence ri snow on the
bodies, TO have bssn Oh the afternoon Of the
18th uii. Mr. M family cowistei of him
.elf, wife and i've children, and Mr.. Mat.
,cson. who boarded with him About 100
rods from Mattock's, across the outlet Of the
I AXE. was the house in which Mr.. Granger.
Suy,ier and Harriet resided. From iDdi
cations i, would appear that Granger, liar
rie,t. aud Jos Hartman. "a young man who
lived with Mr., Granger, OF Emmett city,
AMI who left Mr. as on III. 1th, 10 visit
The young men, proc@siei 10 the assistaner
Of the Matiocks family, leaving u. Snyder
10 defend their own residence. ,o which they
designed bringing the women and children !;
at hast the position they we're found In lt,s-
,f,a this conclusion. The women and ciiL
a a tt.s.~
home, apparently running on the path 10
sSuytlers the men were found bctw~n them
and the ho,isc FROM which they ti~l. Mr..
Harriet was in sitting posture in the
snow his Snaps rifle broken, and Colts
revolver in his hand. only oM charge having
been fired The men werr ai killed within
q short distance of each other. fbr womc,
anil children lay in the direction Of the ho',s,
before mentioned, Mr.. Snyder was found
i,rio~ his own door Everything indicated
severe fight With q frce space, and a
good sharps rifle, he must have did the VII
laius sons dsmarc From appearances in
the suow ,hr~ i,aiisas fell
Il Is somewhat s,range that the Sharps
guns, anil Colts reviewers were not taken
They are all numbered. but what could nn
milan know VI that.
Al the persons forming Mattocks family
were found and inferred. EXCEPT two chill
ir,n who were supposed 10 he consumed 10
the house, which was the only oue fired In
the settlement, the appearance in the ashes
tav0ring such a belief
About three miles from Mr. M,rrock =,
Mr. Howr Mr. TnAcrR. aud Mr., NosLNs
Mr. II vG and three children, Mr. NosLss
ami wlf'. Mr. taACurH, wife and child. Mr.
7 being away after provisions, Al were
killed exeer, Mrs. Howe, Mr. and Mrs
Thatcher Mr. rhacher absent, Mrs, Thacher
prisoner in these two houses, thu boiiss
were arranged in pile. and hay from the
beds WAS thrown over them. This was done
on the nth. as FIRE was observed ON the hearth
on the evening or the 9TH. nv Mr.. Morris
Markham he having previously visited Gard.
ncrs anil Nattocks on The same evening
Having formerly hosrl,Sl At Ilow,S and his
trunk bring therr, be wrnt In. found bis trunk
riiad. Fathers strrwn over the tloor, AMI a
pile Of hay IN the cuFner dial not dsecoysr
the hnil,~ under IL Tie leii a. you have Ia
t,re pnhlisls,l and hld In snow bank MI
night mNt DAY pro~sSisi Ia Emmett ei'y
aisl with VI Granger AMI johnson went ~
~pringdcld ami had two messengers DESPATCH
rd H. Fort Rtlglcv for ase'is,anc' W. Chit
IN and iIcury ''erman
VIZ. Marh,' two ml-' north OF Howe,
;>-,e ,.- .,'s. ~. - Scr i-ssiy s,sis
next attacked hi. family consisted II him
eli anil wiR Mr. Msrbh was Killed, his
wife captive The hou~c prsscni,d thu ap
pearncr OF harl 6pht numerous bah.
penetrated the door the wa h boiler ~ the
stove was picrcpl b, four balls
'cilc~ these Who were Killed, as abos. IA
dicatNi ,herr VIEW others Known 10 have Wis
i,Ni ,ha, lccph,y VA tie morning Of ths
9TH nit, levi, >rot'. ''raprsr anl Branari
lcit the Irish co,ouy. ia Pslo Alto county
iE Spirit LAKE distant twenty miles. ss did
also 10 the afternoon, Mr. i.a,~ If spirit
lake, AMI Mr CLARK, II Waterloo, black
Hawk county. Iowa. Nr, Clarks body has
,~n fhuad another h.iy sappa-si 10 he
that 81 ,rappc-, in the packets of the lat
Ter was fund s. ~ The cnly moury found
tho pockets " the uS, scrN invariably Gu,
away ard tsl,s hnc-slsod IN scarch of money
or yslashAes the others at the las, namNi in.
,l,V,ciaslS arr ,,ill missing
On thu loih Nsrrh. snn cf Mr. How.
and Young man. nsur unknown, paSssi
through tbs sane c,tooy tw tho LAKE. arv
n,i.siag and arc undoubtedly dcaai
I'm the 18th March. after dark Ms~srs,
Howe say,hr. tsc,,ser. relativr~ NJ msn N
that uamr manier,l AMI ismen,cr. arrived
ut The hca~e " Mr. Howe, knceks,i. rss~isci
W. answer wcn, in. bail, fir. asl com.
mpcd rc,,nr ,hier snpp~ the frr barn
lag lightly. em,ble,l ,hem To ~ into the eor.
nrr " the roam ons ~~,as hot lying on
tn s,,y " ,he hay pile, wcn, up spi ,rs,k
bold o. 4, afui disN,,crs,l 10 his infinite hn-,