Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-09-22
Return of n Cleveland Boy Stolen
byIndians 20 Years Ago.
From the Cleveland Herald, Aug. so. J


| From the Cleveland Herald, Aug. 30l
One Of the most extraordinary mar
ratives that we have had the fortune to
relate has just come under our notice. 1t
was told to Us by the hero himself, and
the most searching investigation fails
to shake the truth of the story, aston
ishing as it may seem to be. If there
is any deception in the case, We fail to
see its object
About twenty-six years ago, some
Cauala Judialo wUIv iu Gle, Gland and
did some trading with the people. In
the course of the trade the Indians fam
cied they had been cheated, and, in or
der to revenge themselves, stole 3
year old boy from the city and carried
him off to Canada. AS far as can be
learned, the child was stolen from
small brown house, but in what part
of the city, or any further particulars
of the theft, can not be learned.
The captors kept the boy in Cana
day for few days, and then, fearing
his recovery by the whites, sold him to
party of Pottawat amies, who kept
him about a month. BY these he was
again sold to the Paw Paws, in which
tribe he remained month, but as
there were some fears that he would be
traced and taken by the whites, he was
traded off to the Winnebagocs of Hi
inois and Wisconsin.
How long he remained in the keep
ing of this tribe has not been ascer
tanned, but he was eventually transfer
red from them to the Chippewas of
Wisconsin, who again sold him to the
Sioux Indians of Minnesota.
Twenty-Five years ago he was sold
by the Sioux to the Snakes and Cop
perheads of Iowa. When this tribe
moved to Missouri. he accompanied
them, and afterwards went with them
in their migrations through California
and Oregon. That portion of the
tribe with which he remained finally
proceeded as far north as the Russian
possessions near Behring's Straits, and
there, with portions of the Greeks,
Utahs, and other large bands of In
dians. they at present remain. Their
principal points of settlement is about
three hundred miles from the North
Pacific Ocean, and about twenty-five
hundred miles to the northwest of St.
Paul.
One of the points of the Russian
territory where the tribe occasionally
visits is Russian Fort which is laid
down on the map as near the Colville
River. The hero of this strange adj
venture says the Fort is in the vicinity
of a small river, the name of which,
other than given by his tribe, he does
not know.
The Snakes and Copperhead In
dians trade with St. Paul, having a
semi-annual train to that place. The
train has about two thousand Indians.
One party starts for St. Paul about
the same time that the other starts for
the hunting grounds, thus meeting
them about half way. The furs are
packed on ponies, elks and dogs.
On their last semi-anual trip, the
hero of these adventures received a
pass from one of the chiefs Marco
chew-a-awe'-to seek out his relatives,
and, if found, TO remain with them a
while. The pass requires his presence
in st. Paul at their next trip. in 1860.
Seven of the tribe accompanied Mo-
kes-e-que-qua'-for that is the Indian
name of the young man-to Chicago.
From that place he has footed it most
of the way, and arrived here vester-
day. At Fremont, his features were
recognized by man as bearing a
strong resemblance TO one Joseph
, Todd, who is said to have resided in
Cleveland about thirty years since.
For some time past the young man
has been diligently engaged in tracing
up his history. and what we have civ.
EN- above is the result of his inquiries.
lie says he has no desire to leave has
Indian associates. as he has wife and
two children among them. lie speaks
English well, having learned it, hs