Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-31


THE "LAsT OF THE WoNPANoAes"--THE HER
AID SOLD The unfortunate individual who with
melancholy wit, presides over the Local column of
the Herald has been most deeply, darkly, beauti~
| fully sold, by an unconscionabe parsonage of
twenty six summers, aud in last nights issue, gives
all the evidences of one of the most egregious
hoaxes ever palmed of upon creduous Cockney,
The half column sensation article, with startling
heads, for which the cases in the Job department
of the Herald establishment were ransacfed shows
the eutire confidence of the said Local in what he
narrates, and therein lies the joke. After curosi-
ty has been unduly excited by Extraordinary Mar
rative," Unparalleled Adventure" &C., &c, he
commences his article thus
One of the most extraordinary narratives that
we have had the fortune to relate has just come
under our notice. IL was told us by the hero nm.
self and the most searching investigation fails to
shake the truth Of the story, astonishing az it may
seem to be. II there Is any deception IN the case,
we fail to see its object.
Let not the reader attribute to the story itself or
to the 'Hero, the reason Of the chroncler failing
to see the deception, but "more in sorrow than in
anger" regset that Dame Nature removed the re
sponsibility from the shoulders of the quiIl-dr-
YER
But to the story self, as follows, condensed
from the Herald
Tweuty-six years ago some Canadian Indians
were in Cleveland, trading They fancied they had
been cheated and stole boy three years old in
revenge This boy was stolen from "a small
brown house" He was sold to the Pottawota-
mics and in a month transferred TO the Paw Paws.
lie was then, in SUCCESSION, sold to the Winneba-
4 goes, the Chippewas, the Sioux, the Snakes and
Uopperheads, with which last he went to Califor-
1 MIA aud Oregon, and thence to the Russian Posses
, sions as far as Behring's Straits, where Greeks
Utahs, &C., now remain. This is 900 miles from
the North Pacific, and 22OO Northwest Of st
Paul These Indians make a semi -anual trip t
st. Paul, 1000 going each time. On the last triI
this Hero received pass from "Ma'co~chewNa
o wa" to seek out his relatives, and has come Il
e. Cleveland for that purpose, being compelled b.
to hispass to return to st. Paul in June, 1860
o. This is the substance of the Heralds story, a
'' of which, with multihrious notes aud comments
lie is told with the most religious air Of truth an
veracity
Al Now this same twenty-siX-year-od called upon
US on Monday P NJ, with his story, aud we hay,
no hesitation in saying that he is one OF the great
'' est humbugs travelling For instance, he told u
he met man in Fremont named Davis, who knew
one Joseph Todd who lost three year old about III
my time reported by this man, and who says he beai
a resemblance to the family Davis, he said wa
md coming to Cleveland yesterday and would hui
n up the truth Of the matter, but this wild man, il
on stead Of staying to come ith him, came right a
and Monday, although he says no arrangement WI
my made for him 10 meet Davis. We fancy that If b
70" had walked 1900 miles to find his parents, !
ned would be ready to wait a day to accompany OIL
The who knew the most about it,
3n Again his "pass, "a dirty piece Of paper whi'
BON any one may have written) says nothing about
pre- curing him to be back in 1860. Besides this pas
H' he has no documents whatever to prove the tru
uds Of his story He speaks English with the grea
zine est familiarity and has a ready knowledge OF
the common usages, implements, &c. OF oivillz
10, life He stated to US that it was % years since
uoh was stolen and placed it at 26 years to the Hera
ana man He places the Utah Indians away up
e re- Behring's Straits when they do not live oatsi
nate the territory OF Utah. For these reasons, a
'alo Others equally good, we consider him an aHl
lire, humbug, and the Herald Local one Of the M
6eI credulous Of mortals to believe his story.
co-chew-a-wa" had better return 10 tho tow-pi
ID. and not try the captivity dodge, and until he d
so return, wo commend him 10 the SPECIAL prot
81 tion and guardianship Of the Great Spirit Of
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