The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-08-28

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Agency on the Mississippi river. We have d
igently traced these reports, and give the 10
lowing as the substance Of everything that ia
come in reliable form up to late hour.
MURDERS IN MEEKER COUNTY.
The first news ofthe Indian raid was brougf
to the Governor by Mr.. George G. Whitcom
who resides at Greenleaf, Meeker county, abou
thirty FIVE miles from Hutchinson. Mr.. Viii
comb is the County Treasurer, and well know
as q gentleman OF truth
He states that about one o'clock on Sunda.
last, seven or eight Indians came to the house
of Mr. Robinson Jones, in the town OF Acton
thirty miles northwest of Forest CITY. Mr.
Jones soon discovered that their disposition
was anything but friendly, and tearing, for the
safety OF his family, he locked the doors of hi'
house, and with his wife went to the house o
Mr.. Howard Baker, about mile distant, ant
was followed by the Indians.
The Sioux, on arriving at the door Of Mr.
Bakers house, proposed to the inmates to &C
out short distance and shoot at a mark. An
assent was given to the proposition, and the
Indians led the way. When they were a short
distance from the house, a signal was given ,ano
the Indians turned and fired upon Mr.. Robinson
Jones, who was Just outside the door. howard
Baker, Mrs Jones, and Mr.. Webster, VINO
were inside the door, fell mortally wounded.-
The Indian who fred at Mr. Jones missed, and
fred again, the seconed shot taking effect. Mr..
Baker told his wife, who was unhurt, to go
down cellar with her child. Sne started to go
but when at the head ofthe stairs she fell down,
and was insensible for some time. When she
revived the Indians were gone. She got pill
low and put under her husband s head, who
was still alive. He directed her to leave him
and go to a neighbor's about mile distant, and
give the alarm, which she did.
The people turned out, and went TO Baker S
house and found four persons dead-Mr and
Mrs Jones, Howard Baker, and Mr.. Webster.
The child of Mrs Baker was found in the house
unhurt. 1t was an infant, only two years old.
When Mr.. Jones locked up his house to 60 to
Mr.. Parker's he left young girl, an adopted
child, and the neighbors found, on going to
Jones house, that the Indians had returned and
murdered her.
Mr., Whitcomb, who gives us these particulars
was engaged raising company for one Of our
new regiments, and was at Forest City. He
sent men out to the scene Of murders, who re-
turned and verified the statements we have Civ
en-. The settlers were rushing to Forest City
in great numbers, but nobody has seen any 9th
or bands of Indians than those who committed
the murders, and it is not known that any 9th
ers we're in the neighborhood.
FURTHER PARTICULARS
On Friday morning, Major Galbraith left the
Agency, with w. II. Shelly, Esq, and about
fifty men volunteers, for Fort Smelling, to be
mustered into the service Of the United States.
On Monday afternoon they arrived at st. Peter,
and were overtaken by Dr. Dickinson, mes
senger from Red Wood, who informed Major
Galbraith that the Indians had commenced an
attack on the people of Red Wood, On Monday
morning, at O'Clock, aud that when he left six
men had been shot. Their names were James
W. Lynde, formerly State Senator; John Lamb,
teAmster - Wagner, the farmer and
three Germans, whose names were not given.
Mr.. Dickinson brought one of the wounded
Germans to Fort Ridgeley, twelve miles distant
and DR.. Muller pronounced him MORALLY wound
cd When Mr.. Dickinson got across the river
from Red Wood, he saw the Indians firing in
to the traders stores, and other buildings
About forty men fired into Meuick' $ store at
ouce. Mr.. Dickinson estimated the number OF
Indians engaged in the firing at about one hun
dred and fifty.
Major Gabraith, when he learned what had
taken place, turned back from ST. Peter, and
with his men started for Red Wood, and Mr.
Shelly came down with the dispatches of Liauts.
Culver and Gere. When Major Galbraith left
the Agency everything was quiet. The Indians
had received their annuity goods, and had all
disappeared, apparently satisfied y it'll the prom
Use of the Major to send for them as soon as the
money arrived to pay off their annuiIies. 1t is
thought that the indians were induced to com
NIT these outrages by the Indians from Missou-
ri, and secession traders from that State Mrs.
Galbraith and children as well as families of
the employees, are at the Yellow Medicine
Agency.
LATER ACCOUNTS.
Captain Nelson Roberts, who returned last
evening from New Ulm, reports that the people
were packing up in that town and all along The
frontier, and leaving for ST.. Peter. Capt Marsh's
company were fired upon at the ferry, opposite
Red Wood, and it was reported by those who
escaped that thirtyseven we're killed and wound
ed Capt. Marsh was reported killed, but
those reports had not been confirmed. Capt.
n Roberts started for New Uim, with teams
for Red Wood and short distance out met
his bro Their Louis, coming down from the agen-
cy The teamsters say they saw one man shot
down in field and another in the road, between
Red wood and New Uln. Great fears were felt
for the safety of the whites at the Upper and
Lower Agency. George Gleason and Dr.
Humphry were at Red w God when Mr. Roberts
left The Messengers, with the money to pay
off the Indians, were at Fort Ridgely
PANIC AMONG THE PEOPLE.
yrom the st. Paul Press, August p
Several loads of the panic stricken people Of
evening They were ali Germans, aud princi
pally women ard children. It's impossible tc
believe the terror existing among these people
They said that St. Peter, Henderson and Glen
coe were burned, and 10000 Indians were
marching upon Carver and Chaska, and only
six miles from those places. They had rode
night and day, and were merely iaded out.
Escaped citizens came into the fort during
the night, giving accounts of horrors too terri
bic fOrimagination to conceive. Mothers came
in rags and barefooted, whose husbands and
children had been slaughtered before their eyes
children came who witnessed the murder OF
their parents or the burning of them in theil
own houses The roads in the direction of New
Ulm ware lined with murdered men, womer
and children.
]. j Porter, of Mankato, a member of tbs
last Minnesota Legislature, arrived here las
evening tor arms. He was one of the commit
tee sent TO New Ulm Tuesday morning, anC
found the people preparing TO bury five person
who were murdered. Others were being con
stantly brought in most terribly mutilated HI
saw four persons wounded in one ROOM cut witt
hatchets in the head or arms. A little girl wa
cut across the face, breast and side. A little
boy was dreadfully Gu: up also, middle-aget
woman. In an adjoining room he saw chile
with his head cut off, and twenty seven Others
mutilated with gashes.
Nothing could exceed the panic at Carver
yesterday morning when the Antelope left
caused by the recent Indian disturbances The
people from the surrounding country, priuci-
pahy momen and children, were running iutC
town en- nlaSse with the most wild and improb
able stories It was said that Agency and Fort
Ridgeley, Henderson and Glenco were burned
and that the people had bsen shot down as fast
as they made their appearance. These exciting
rumors were of course magnifed an hundred
fold, as they passed from lip to lip, and it is
perfectly impossible as yet to sift grain Of
truth from the whole batch. The Antelope
brought down large number of these fugitive
women and children, and before they came
down they teIried over feveral hundred more al
Carver. The men We're collecting arms and
preparing to give battle.
LATER.
ST. PAUL, August %