Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-11-23
Another Chapter of Indian Rarbarity.

The Humboldt Times of Nov. 10th has reached
us. 1t brings the account of another Indian out
rage in that county. On the morning OF the 9TH
Mr. Brehmer, John Stuart, Christian and Henry
Lemcke, and another man, all residing at, and
guarding stock in the neighborhood of Brehmer's,
on Mad river, started out in different directions
to look after stock. Returning in the evening,
and when some four miles from the house, Henry
Lemcke was shot in the back by a concealed In
dian lie fell from his horse in an unconscious
condition, and when his senses returned it was to
find himself surrounded by savages, who had
stripped him of all his clothing. lie feigned
death, and the Indians left, but before doing so
one more devilish than the rest, turned and fred
a shot from his revolver at the wounded mans
head which happily did not further disable him.
When they had gone he started home in a naked
condition, and faint from loss of blood. He bad
gone but little distance when he met his bro
ther's hoise running away. lie succeeded in
catching the horse and rode to the house, when
he found that none of his comrades had returned.
Starting for neighbours, some miles away, he
met Brchmcr and bis companion, who knew moth
ing of what had been going on. They returned
to Brebmer's house, where every attento was
given young Lemcke, but his wound was mortal,
a nd he died before morning.
The next day Capt Werk, and detachment
of his company found the dead bodies of John
Stuart and Christian Lemcke near where Henry
was shot. The Times informant says that " Stu.
arts nose was torn off, his eyes gouged out, lips
and ears cut off, arrows stuck in his flesh, and
his body most indecently and nhumanly cut up
and mangled."
By the Humboldt mail, on Wednesday night,
we received the following letter from friend at
Arcata, giving The details of spirited fight that
occurred between volunteers and Indians about
three miles from Pardee's ranch last Sunday:
ARCATA, Nov. 18, 1861
FRIEND GORDoN A detachment of fourteen
volunteers, of Capt. Werk's command, attacked
a band of Indians yesterday morning, some three
miles from Pardee's ranch, and after IA severe
fight of two hours and forty minutes, were com
PEELED to withdraw, the Indians having been
strongly reinforced during the engagement. The
detachment was in command OF Chas. Huestis,
who was left dead on the field. All but four of
the volunteers were wounded-two severely
Great feeling prevails here on account of the
ucatH OF young llueSlIS. he Is Il ne pueW Oh new
A. J. IIuestis, of this county, and has many warm
friends on the Bay. Every man who can raise
gun and animal is going out to day, in hope of
finding the body of Hucstis, ana overtaking the
Indians
The volunteers fought like tigers, and only
yielded the ground when they found themselves
surrounded by five times their number and their
leader killed. 1t is not known how many In
dians were killed in the engagement. Maurice
Bosqu who carried the mail to your place few
trips last summer, killed the rcd skin who shot
Huests. and received ght wound himself.
Yours, in haste, ARcATA.
The above recital is but continuation of out
RACES which the Humboldt people have continu-
ally suffered for five years past, but as the Times
predicts, we trust it cannot continue much lon
Ter. The citizens of that Indian scourgcd coun
ty are now fairly aroused, and unless the Gov
crnmcnt agents Immediately collect and remove
from her borders every hostile Indian, hope
they will not talter until the foe is totally eXer
minated and if necessary their white abtttOrs |
and sympatlizers. We believe that white man |
is better than an Indian, and even if the latter |
have been wronged in hundred instances, it !
does not by any means warrant the indiscrlm- |
nate murder of innocent white men. Punish the
guiltg parties! Either kill the Indians, or the
whites who wrong them, and cause the killing OF
inoffensive persons 1t is the only cure