The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-09-05

Indian outbreak In Minnesota.
tFfon tha 81 Paul Piosssr, Aug. 2o.l :
The city ~ susldersbiy ssdised W. ]
itsrday and Int svsqiue BY tp6f1 OF
murders committed by the 1AdiAns N
Meeker coudty and at the Agency On /
the Mississippi fivek We have dnlysnt. 4
u traced these reports, and give the ~
lowing ~ the substance Of everything
that nas come in reliable form up toa
late hour. (,
nUnDrss In xsrkse oouxfr.
The first news Of the India raid was
brought TO the government BY Mr.. Geo.
G. Whitcomb. who resides at Greenlses
Meelser county, about thirty'five miles
from Hutchinson. Mr.. Whitcomb Is the
county treasurer, and well known as a
gentlemen Of trbth.. 9
: He. states that about one O'Clock on
Sunday last, seven or eight Indians came
to tho house Of Mr.. Robinson Jones, in
the town Of. Acton, thirty miles northwest
Of Forrest City. Mr.. Jones soon discoy-
erred that their disposition was. apyt hing
but friendly, and fearing for. the safe.
|ty Of his family, he locked the doors
Of his house. and with his wife went to
the house Of Mr.. Howard Baker, about q
mile distant; and was followed by the In
dams. So 49, IL.
The Sioux, on arriving at the door Of
Mr.. Bakers house, proposed to the in
mates to 60 out a shor. distance and
| shoot at a mark. An assent was given to
/ the proposition, and the Indians led the
lway.. When they were short distance
1 from the house, q signal was given, and
the Indians turned and fired upon Mr..
Robinson Jones, who was just outside
the door. Howard Baker, Mrs. Jones,
and q Mr.. Wester, who were inside the
door fell MORALLY wounded. The In
'IiGian who fired at Mr.. Jones missed, and
fred again, the second shot taking ef-
feet. Mr.. Baker told his wife, who was
unhurt, to go down in the seller with her
child. She started to go, but when at
the head of the stairs she fell down, and
was insensible for some time. When she
revived the Indians were gone. She got
a pillow and put under her husbands
head. who was still alive. He directed
her TO leave him and 60 to neighbours
about a mile distant, and give the alarm,
which she did. beg.
The people turned out and went to Ba.
ker's house and found four persons dead
MIR. and Mrs. Jones, Howard Baker and
Mr.. Wester. The child of Mrs. Baker
was found in the house unhurt. 1t wal
aninfant only two years old.
4 When Mr.. Jones locked up his house
TO- 20 to.Mr. Bakers, he left young girl
an adopted child, and the neighbour
found, on going to Jones, house, that tn
Indians had returned and murdered, her
Mr.. Whitcemb, who gives us these par
ticulars, was engaged raising compan.
for one of our new regiments, and was a
Forest City. He sent men out to tn,
scene of murder who returned and yer
fled the statements we have given. Thu
settlers were rushing to Forest City il
great numbers. but nobody had seen an,
other bands of Indians, than those VIII,
committed the murders, and it is no
known that any others were in the neigh
borhood.
MURDERS AT THE AoENCY-A COMPANY FRO
FORT RIDGLEy BADLY CUT UP.
Governor Ramsey received yesterda
, afternoon the following dispatches flor
Lieutenants Gere and Culver, Of the lift
regiment, stationed at Fort Ridgley:
HEADQUARTERS Fort RIpGLEY,
;. August 18, 8. P. NJ.
Commanding officer at Fort Snelling,
:, Captain Marsh left the post at half pa
j. ten O'Clock this morning to- prevent j
!. 4 dian depredations at the Lower Agenc
Some Of the men have returned. lea
Il from them that Captain Marsh is kill
l. land only thirteen OF his company are !
~ nnaihings - -, .g,s-
= The Indians are killing the settlers al
g. plundering the country. Send reinforc
Y, ments without delay.
{. Respectfully, Tho. P. GERE.
Cd Lieut.. Co. B. 5th Reg't Minn. Vol.
." P. S.-Please baud this to Govern
Ramsey.