Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-05-20

thc Marshal at once posted him up in
regard to the manner Of catching the
rascals. Numerous letters came to box
400, but they were only taken out
about once a week. At length, how
ever. the owner Of the box WAS pretty
well identified, in connection with two
other pcrsons-citizens of Iowa City
and warrants were issued for the ar
rest Of all of them, under the names Of
John, Thomas and Henry Bates (which
Of course was not their real namcs.)
Upon one of them, named George Balm,
some sixty letters we're found, all OF
which contained rcmittanccs OF from
S. to $40 each. This fellow was held
TO bail in the sum Of $1,000 to answer
an Indictment for obtaining money I'M
der false pretenccs.
The others, named d. =. Grubez and
James NJ. Patten, we're not sufficiently
implicated to Justify holding them.
Patten says he is from New Haven,
Connecticut. lie has probably obtain
cd thousands Of dollars from credulous
greenhorns in different parts of the
country, in exchange for his swinding
lottery tickets.
The Maukato independent, gives the
following account of recent Indian muir
ders in Minnesota
From Mr.. White, who arrived from
Crow Wing, on Thursday evening, We
learn that an atrocious butchery OF
eleven Chippewa Indians, was commit
ted by war party Of Sioux, on the
night Of the 9th nit on an Island i'm
mcdiately opposite that town. From
the statement Of Mr.. White, and let
ter from Mr.. Burman, who was an eye
witness Of the bntchcry, we are in pos
session of the following details of the
massacre. 1t appears that a single
lodge of Chippcwas had come in from
their sugar-camps, only the day pre-
vious, and en:amped on the island
They were warned that was party of
Sioux were prowling in the ncishbor-
hood, but PERSISTED in retaining their
location on the island.
MIR. Bnrnam states that about the
hour of midnight he was aroused by
the report Of fire arms in the direction
of the Sioux cncampmcnt and opening
the window, witnessed the whole at
fair, at distance OF some hundred
yards. Some twenty or thirty guns
were fired. lie watched their mancu-
vcrs until they were ought of sight,
and on the following morning went
over TO the island, when he saw the
most horrible sights that the eyes could
look upon. "Thcrc laid ten dead In
dians, some with their heads severed
from their bodies, others, with their
cntrails torn out, and others again with
their scalps torn off; one, an old sguaw,
was alive hut scalpcd" The Indians
took all the canoes they could find and
crossed the Grow Wing river, in their
hurry leaving two heads and one scalT
in an abandoned canoe. The Sioux
were holly pursued hy a party of Chip
pcways, who fired on them as they
crossed the river, and Mr. i. is of tn,
opinion that some OF the former were
wounded. lie says that some of ou1
Immediate ncighbors, the Winnebagoc'
were engaged with the Sioux IN the
massacre.
AS we write, party of Sioux-ir
all probability portion of the party
who committed the murdcrs-arc pas
ing through towa 'yith scalp elevat
cd upon pole. Apart OF them pur
suing their way towards their owl
lands, and part taking the direction
Of the Winncbago Agency.
The body of an infant was foun1
floating in the river, near Chicago.
| These make fire that have beer
chronicled by the press within week
Five infants hurried out of existence
Five damning crimes. Five guilt,
pairs, who thus is secrecy, drew tn
veil over picture Of infamy an'
crime.