The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-09-17

Kept back between Pipe and Wyngenin,
the two Delaware chiefs, the other nine
prisoners were sent forward with another
party of Indians. AS we went along we
saw four of the prisoners lying by the
path tomahawked and scalped, some Of
them were at the distance of half mile
from each other. When we arrived
within half mile of the place where the
Col. was executed, we overlook the five
prisoners that remained alive; the Indi-
ans had caused them to sit down on the
ground, as they did, also the Col and
me a some distance from them l was
then given in charge to an Indian fellow
to be taken to the Shawnese towns.
In the place where we were made to
sit down, there was number of squaws
and boys who fell on the five prisoners
and tomahawked then. There was a
certain John Mckinley, among the pris'
oners, formerly an officer in the 18th Vir-
ginia regiment, whose head an old squaw
cut off, and the Indians kicked it about
upon the ground.
The young Indian fellows came often
where the Col. and were, and dashed
the scalps in our faces. We were then
conducted along towards the place where
the Col. was afterwards executed. When
we came within about half mile of it,
Simon Girty met US, with several Indi-
ans on horse back, he spoke to the Col
but was about one hundred and fifty
yards behind, and could not hear what
passed between them.
Almost every Indian we met struck us
either with sticks or their fists. Girty
waited till was brought up, and asked,
was that the doctor. l told him yes, and
went towards him reaching out my hand,
but he bid me be gone, and called me a
id rascal; upon which the fellow who
had me in charge, pulled me along. Cir
ty rode up after me and told me was to
go to the Shawnee towns.
When we were come to the fire the
Col. was stripped naked, ordered to sit
down by the fire, and then they beat him
with sticks and their fists. Presently af-
ter was treated in the same manner
They then tied rope to the foot of q
post about fifteen feet high, bound the
Coils. hands behind his back, and fasten-
ed the rope to the ligatures between bis
wrists. The rope was long enough either
| for him to sit down or walk round the
post once or twice and return the same
way.
The Col then called to Girty, and ask
ed him if they intended to burn him?--
Girty answered yes. The Col. said he
would take it all patiently. Upon this cap
tain Pipe, a Delaware chief, made a
speech to the Indians, to about thirty OIL
forty men, sixty or seventy squaws and
boys.
When the speech was finished, they all
yelled hideous and hearty assent to
what had been said. The Indian men
then took their guns, and shot powder in
to the Coils. body, from his feet as far UP
as his neck. I think not less than seven
ty loads were discharged upon his naked
body. They then crowded about him and
to the best of my observation, cut off his
ears, when the throng had dispersed 6
little. ] saw the blood running from both
sides Of his head in consequence thereof
The fire was about six or seven yards
from the post to which the Col, was tied
it was made of small hickory poles re-
naming about six feet long. Three oil
four Indians by turns, would take up, in
dividually, one of these burning pieces
of wood, and apply it to his naked body,
already burned black with the powder
These tormentors presented themselves
on every side of him, SO that which eve.
ry way he ran around the post they mel
him with burning faggots and poles.-
Some of the squaws took wide boards
upon which they would put quantity ol
burning Goals and hot embers, aud throw
on him, SO that in short time be had
nothing but Goals of fire and hot ashes to
walk upon.
In the midst of these extreme tor
ments, and tortures, he called to Simeon
Girty, and begged of him to shoot him;
but Girty making no answer, he called to
him again. Girty by way of derision,
told the Col he had no gun, at the same
time turning about to an Indian who was
behind him, laughed heartily, and by all
his gestures seemed delighted at the hor-
rid scene.
Girty then came up to me and bade me
] prepare for death. He said however,
was not to die at this place, but to be
burnt at tie Shawnese town. He swore
by-G-d, | need not expect to escape
death, butshould suffer it in all its extrem
, tiles.
He then observed that some prisoner