Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-12-03
Trial of tine Indians I'm 1ginne-
sOta.

CAMP SIBLEY, LOWER AGENCY,
November Z, 1862.
Our ambulatory military Commission, !
which commenced it, sessions at Camp !
Release, for the trial of the '' mulatto, !
mixed bloods, and Indians" engaged in
the Sioux raids, has closed Its labors and /,
been relieved from duty.
Four hundred and ninety-eight cases
have been disposed OF, so you can see
the calendar of the Commission was
formidable one.
1t camp Release, or Sibley, tent
served for a court room, but here more
comfortable accommodations were obtained
in log building, formerly occupied by a
half breed named La Bate for unroman-
tic kitchen purposes, but hencetorth TO
pass into history and be immortalizcd.
But 10 return to the Commission. The
business has been dispatched with celeri-
ty, as many as forty cases being tried per
day in some instances.
The prisoners were brought in, chained
together by the feet, in pairs, in some
cases eight at q time, and the charges.
which were preferred by General Sibly.
read TO them through the interpreter An
tome Premier. and then after being eXhOr-
tedto tell the truth, and not equivocate.
each was asked rs to the extent of his
participation in the outrages, and. il nee
essary, witnesses were called against him.
II was proved on one old cut-uosed
Indian that, on the occasion, he had shot
. white man and butchered with his
knife eleven women and four children.
and an other, that he had killed nine
teen.
Many of those engaged in the i'atyille
murder have been tried. PatviIle started
from 10 Reynolds place, just above Red
Wood, for New Glm, Oh the morning Of
the outbreak, with three young ladies and
two other men. and on the way were at
tackled by the Indians. PatyiIIc was
killed near the wagon, and the other men
at the edge of the woods. while irving to
escape. One Of the girls was wounded,
and all three were taken prisoners and
brought to Red Wood. Here the three
Were all abused that night bv the Indians.
one, Il girl of fourteen, by seventeen Of
the wretches. and the wounded young
lady 10 such an extent that she died that
night The two other Young ladies We're
reclaimed AT Camp Release, and sent to
their friends, after suffaring indignities
worse than death. and at which humani-
" shudders and sickcns.
Others have been tried, who belonged
10 band OF eight. that separated ti.em-
selves from the main body which attacked
the fort in the second battle, and went
towards ST Peter, burning the church.
al I Il.
ings, and numbering and plundering.
They attacked one party, and killed I'LL
the men, and thcn one of them caught
hold of young girl, TO take her rs his
property, when the mother resisted. and
endeavored TO pull her away. The In
dians then shot the mother dead and
wounded the girl, who fell upon the
ground, apparently iiIaiess. One Indian
thought she was dead and told her first
captor to raise her clothes, which he At
tempted TO do. Modesty, strong III death,
revived the girl, and she attempted 70 pre-
vent ii, but as she did 50, the other IN
dian raised his tcmahawk and dashed
out her brains.
An old man, shrivaliod to = mummy.
one Of the cricrs on the Indian camp, wa.
also tried, and two little boys tcstifie,
against him.
These boys belonged to large party,
who came from above Beaver creek tc
within a few miles of the fort. whom the
Indians met there, and told them if they
would 20 back with them to where they
came from, and give up their teams, they
should not be harmed. When they co
some distance from them they fired into
them, and killed one man and number o
women, taking tie remainder prisoner
with the children. The old wretch wa:
made 70 stand up, looking cold and i'm.
passable, and as sto:id as stone, tn
boys likewise standing, placed opposite
gazing at each other Tor a moment, whel
one OF the boys said: 81 saw that MAJ
shoot = man while he was on his knees 4
prayer" and the other boy said q saw
him shoot Lly mother
The prisoners were generally cold an,
unimpassioned, and, strange to say, man,
avered that they shot from a long distanc
in the fights, and acknowledged they wer,
cowaris-.n uncommon admission for n
Indian 20 make.
The War In Missouri.
LEAvESwoR-u, Nov. pa let.a-
from Fort Scott. dated the 17th, saws:
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