The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-03-30
ASECDOTE OF LEWIS VETZEL.

o., Of the llubbards, of the Bellefontane
Gazette, his beer ndnIging in the annual
luxury Of great bun, in Paulding county,
Ohio, and is giving some IA %V sketches OF ms
adventures, with incidents ana "reminiscences
gathered in those rough hunting srotnds.
We extract an original apccdote of one Of
the most noted Indian fighters ever known ::
"Seelng Lewis Wetzel's powder horn"
SAID John, "and Il man who knew Lewis
himself, has repaid US for all our trouble
and expense"
poor Lew said the old man, "he was
a black Dutchman like myself''
~ Oh told US yesterday that all his ex-
| piots were not to he found in the books,''
said |, by way OF drawing him out.
'oh. no, not near SAID he, s'he killed
lots OF Indians after the final treaty of
peace. and often came over into the States
to 90 1t. lie had his paint and feathers,
and could talk Indian rs fast as any of
| them. And beside, having long black hair,
he could NIX among them with lmpunity.-
Sometimes he would be gone Cor weeks; and
| mind one time he came back from Ohio,
ana told Us he had made party of twelve
drunk, and tomahawked every one of them.
This was the last Of his Indian killing they
found him out and demanded his surrender
OF the authorities. Their demand was re-
fused. but they were told if they could cap
ture him themselves, they might deal with
him rs they thought proper. To this thew
rephrd :-"l gu know We no catch Lew.
We;zcl.'
''ile was little fellow continued the
Old man, '.no bigger (pointing to me) than
you but tell YOU he uds all man!
mind the morning he killed the Indian. who
hE initiating turkey. had deceived several
settlers within range of his rife, and then
shot them down. recoIIect was sitting
by the ire, and Jake's wife was getting
breakfast, when Lew. rushed in, jerkcd
down his gun, put on his pouch, and as he
renewed his pruning from the horn showed
you yesterday, said he. I'lI be ID
cant X that turkey ="
"And he did. sure enough, said Sim.
"oh, yes" he continued, she returned
IN nn hour or so. and. throwing the Indians
scalp into Jake's wifc's lap, said he svhat
did tell you, Maxy pr
"1ou never heard that Lew, was sent tn
did YOU -
We all SAID "no," with one voice.
THAT was left out Of the books" said
the old man, 'but it's just as I tell YOU :
Lew: was IN the peniten;iary three years |
ne thought great deal of a little girl Of |
vaSe's, and so one morning he got a dve
and moulded 4 quarter dollar of pewter. to |
pu' around the child's neck. 4 man caurh. |
MIN IN the act, and informed on him. lie
was arrested, tried and convicted After
MS time was out he came back and STAYED
away awhile. The man who informed on
nm was still in the neig bborhood. and Lew.
waited patiently for an opportunity to re-.
venge himself. 1t came ~ Iast-thev me,
at haskTng. and towards nine o'clock were
both missing. The fellow was found dead
~ the yard; his skull had been broken with
. stone. The next iheard If Lew. he wa. L
down to .ihe Sotchee,' (Natehszl where he
married and lived the rest If his dar.-E
les, Lew. died in the Notchee,' and poor
oia JAKE out % White River. Ind. They
we're both black Daschmsn, like ny.e.f.-