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Death OF ono Of Tho Talhcrs Of DetrOit.

Death of ono OF the Fathers OF Detroit
Capt Francis Cicott who was born in De-
troit in 1887, died in his native city on the
20th ult. lie was one Of The landmarks Of the
Ancient City of the Straits, and bis personal
history involves many interesting occurrences
His family was one OF the oldest in Michigan,
his father being the second white male child
born in Detroit The forefathers Of Mr. O.
emigratcd from France to the banks Of Detroit
river in the sixtcenth century.
Capt. Cicott distinguished himself in the
last war with Great Britain as an Indian fighter
He was shrowl and fearless, aud coped sue
cossfully in many encounters with the willy
savage. In an obituary notice, the Detroit
Advertiser relates the following story iIlustra-
tive of these points of his character:
While the British were in possession Of the
country in 1912, he lived with his family on the
river Rouge, about FIVE miles from this city,
where tho Monroe road crosses it. 0sse-quaw,
the great Ottawa Chief, was encamped on his
farm with about 500 Of his warriors and people.
In July of that year the Chief was sent to Capt
O. by Col. Elliott, who communicable British
at Maiden, with an offer Of $50 month If he
would Join the British The Captain indie
nantly spurncd the bribe, with words of sharp
anger The OLD Chief, who had doubtless been
paid literally to accomplish this purpose by
bribe or threat, began to flourish his tomahawk
aud to declare that the Captain and his family
should be massacred that night by his warriors,
un css he complied with the request This so
| aroused the blood of the Captain that he knock
ed down the Chief and pummeled him till ho
could scarcely see out Of. his eyes THIS was
| pretty dangerous piece of business, but the
wrathy Captain did not stop to consider It's con-
sequences
The Chief finally went off to his camp NUT.
terng threats of vengeance. The Captain,
who understood the Indian character perfectly,
tauntod him with cowardico and deied him TO
carry out his threat He felt, however that
there was great danger, and as soon as Case
quaw was gone, he birricaded his house,
| loaded twenty five rifles that he had hidden
under his barn floor stationed his old lather.in-
law, Father Peltier, and his step-son Theophilus
Tallman, at convenient loop holes, got his wife
and children far from the reach of bullets as
possible, and awaited an expected, furious onset
from the savagcs resolving TO sell his life
dearly. But the Indians did not como, probably
somewhat alarmed by his defiant attitude and
bold spirit At day break young ron Of the
old Chief came with word flom Osse quaw for
| Capt. CicOtt 20 come down to his tent, The
| Captain instantly saw that safety lay in the
most dangerous direction He must go, aud
go he did, alone, but armed to the teeth, and
with courage that knew no fear, anG was at
the very height of daring.
Arrived at the long tent Of the Chief he
found a row of warriors stretched either
side aud the Ohief at the further end lie saw
that mischief was intended, but boldly passing
through the lines Of the rod man he stopped
before the Chief. The eavsge hid not forgotten
tue beating of the night before, and exhibiting
his pummelcd face, sullenly asked who had
d. done it, II did it," replied the Captain; "you
came to my house insulled ms, and threatenedto TO
kill me. | beat you for it. l was not angry
and am sorry that I hurt you much, but you
must look out next time, or l shall do worse by
you" 81 shall kill you, ;" rstorted the savage,
cody. "You willl" said Capt Cieott, looking
him sterny in tho eye; mo g0u won't; your
warriors may, but you never willi you will die
frst" The Captain bad his tumahawk in his
hand, aud the rcd man was 10 his power.
lie followed up his advantage, for the Chief
was evidently awod by his determination 81
am white man; sec here--I wear trOwsers;
you are coward aud a squaw-you are no
man, no brave" He continued his taunts.--
The recumbcnt warriors had risen and gathered
around these two, word from OSse quGwi
and the brave Captain must have been slain;
bat the savage khclo that he would surely die
first at the Captains hand lie rcapse1 into
a moody silence for few minutes ordered TO-
bacco to be brought, and smoked the pipe Of
peace with that one dauntlcss man who had
conquered him and saved his own life and tho
lives of his family. lie afterwards capped the
climax of his daring and cool cilIontry, by
telling the old Chef that il his cattle md
fields suffered from the depredatons of his
warriors, he would hold him responsible The
possessions Of no other settler wero secure
but Capt Cicott's were. anna.