The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-08-14
Restoration Of a white WOO
from the Indians.
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pue Of hefaair women who.sNre cap.
DturAd aad oassied of by tho, fpfjans, u,
theis forsNinto tho white sdsements on
The line. betweon Iowa and Minnesota,
ome'weok&ago, has returned TO ,he settle
Hls,its in the Fare Of Mr.. Charles E, Flan-
droS,l agent for the Sioux J indians. sof the
Mississippi. Her narratiyIEis verT inter.
estng, snd.oaloulau8d TO sfrouse ieeBnos
- ast indignation against her
band OF sdVage Chptors, II seems that
Ithf agent went to distribute provisions 10
some zoo famished Sioux, who were fair
ly fraptiffor food, whom one Of the bands
brought Mrs Marble, the woman in cues
tiVn, to the agency, having purchased hor
from her savage oaptors for keg Of pow,
der, Several ol''sss wegs stgeeut 8 ql
Tor the other women ,,2sssgarAeS eSbfs 800
being offered them fSf dicJf Socoy6fy.
Mrs Matbel's statepeht isNo u (elloMA
log effect; ~
"on the l3th of March last Bf
Indians came up 20 the IN rioe oF her
husband at Spirit Lake, Iotva, murdered
him and took her or as prisoner to their
camp in the vicinity Of the lake. Al the
camp she found Mrs. Thatcher, a Mrs.
Noble, Miss Gardner, all Of whom had
been taken pr aai ~ the Lake. Mrs,
Thatoher's htisoshd escaped being killed
by temporary absence. So with Mrs.
Noble. Miss Garlner's entire family had
been murdered. The Indians broke up
their camp aud proceeded to Heron Lake,
distant about twenty-five miles, where
they enoamped and lsft their squaws and
prisoners, and started on an expedition.
Mrs, Marble supposes. to the Des Moines,
at Springfield, whore they committed
other murders, returning with much plum.
dor. They then left Heron Lako and
travelled 500 miles, being a month on the
rout.
Immediately on starting from Heron
Lake, Mrs. Marble aud associates were
forced to carry heavy packs, and perform
the degrading and mental services In the
camp. The pack she was compelled to
carry consisted Of two bags of shot, each
weighing 25 pounds On top Of this was
placed the additional weight Of an Indian
urchiu of some three or four years Of age
The snow was very deep, the prisoners
thinly clad, and most OF the time suffer.
ing from hunger The warm clo:hing
they had on them when they were made
prisoners, was taken from them by the
squaws, and in its place they received but
a scanty supply, i'll suited to the weather
and the exposure they were forced to un.
dergo. At times the unfortunate captive
We goulid isll to the ground exhausted and
muzzle Of loaded gun at her head, aud
Threatened her with instant death unless
she would Immediately continue her wea-
ry march. When horse stolen At the
settlements would die, or be killed by the
Indians for food, the prisoners would bt
allowed to recruit their exhausted strength
by supply of horse-hebh but with thes,
exceptions they suffered greatly from
want Of food, and ore glad 10 snatch ul
the bones thrown down by the Indians az
tor their repast. Mrs. Marble states tina
they were often forced to eat the wing
feathers, olucked from the ducks shot By
the Indians, aud shrivelld before the 6r'
10 save themselves from starvation.
"When the Indians would encamp io
the night. the oaptvOs were compelled t
carry wood and water, and build iires,p
up the tepees, &c. They were however
never allowed TO prepare the food. A
frst they naturally rebell,d at the treat
ment they received, but the Indians bea
them with clubs into submission to thei
5 orders. Mrs. Marble states that she sool
} discovered that the only way to seour
? herself from ill-treatment, was to perform
: the duties assigned her with cheeriulnes
: and alaority, Herself, Mrs. Noble an
q Miss Gardner pursued this course, an
s were treated more kindly than their assC
Il ciate, Mrs. Thatcher who was in dehoal
Y health and utterly unable to do u
Il amount Of work required Of her. Tn
led to most tragic aud horrible occu
n renee, when the party crossed the B
, Sioux They arrived at this stream abo
" fften days after leaving Lake Hero
70 The Indians cut down several trees {
* each side Of the river and thus made
" bridge across il. When Mrs. Thatch
l. attempted to cross, she was thrown in
" the river; she succeeded in swimming
within short distance Of the oppos
cd side, when one Of the indians delibera
d ly shot her through the head. The bo
of the unfortunate woman was left floati
in the stream. Her death was hailed
the Indian women with loud shouts Of Z
oil ultation. The feeling Of the survivi
1l- prisoners, at the horrid murder, cam
be imagined, They beheld in NJ
-, rhatcher's death, the fate reserved
% them, when overpowered by fatigue, Oh
~ would be unable to proceed" :"
,h- Subsequently they reached Sku
al Lake, whore they met the chief who p
chased Mrs NJ. and restored her to civ
ar- zed life. She is entirely destitute.
the camp Of nk-pa-du-tah, heI captor, NJ
om berod fifteen lodges.
hat "Mrs. Marble is about 25 years Of q
Of medium size, and very pleasant lo
-, ing. She is native Of Darke cour
,Ss Ohio, and moved TO Michigan about
! II years ago. She has been twice mar
~ Her FIRST husbands name was Ph
~ After his death she married Mr. Mar