Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-12
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sszsstaHseus Hanging Of Thirty -sigh SiOu1
sssarleTers- IscsdeHts Gad Scsaes in PrisoH--
TIE Dsath SoRg ana Hopes cf Happg Hunting
6i-oaRaS-14l -dscfHi 6pectaotr-at tie GGttoios
From tae 81 PAU Press, December 2s
On Wednesday. each Tudian set apart for sxeeu ion
peraiItei send for two three q his relatives
o. friends eondaed ia the prison, for the PVrposs
Of bidding hsm f1d sdianr and 70 carry such meg
sages 70 sbtent reaIves each person might Be
posed 70 send h5sor Brown was prosept during the
interview, snd describes them as very SAD and sfeet-
ing Eaeh lnaizn had solae word 10 ssnS fis parents
or family. Wncn speaking Of their wives aud children
almost every Affected 20 tears.
6Ood couEsei was sent 20 1hs ohildrsn They were
Ia many cssss eZhoTted sdopon Of Ghrstiauiry,
and the fe 81 good feeing toward The whites Most Of
then spoke confidently Of tAer hopes Of salvation
They had bern eohsssntly attended by Rev DR.
Williams Rev. Van BavouE and Rev. S. y. RiEFs
Fhose dorts e biinFilg these poor criuiinals %
know edge f As merits Il the biessei Redeeusr
had 0eea ,eulineiry succesful These gentlemen are
al copF5ssat with the Dakotah language and soaid
gusge
There is ruling passior with many Indiana and Ia
zoo e0lld not efva'n from Is enjoyment in tins
tives not 90 for hs losA BE said be was cd and
eos = Hoi hepe % i've org under any circumstances
sls an eatien would rot shorten his days g-est
eel aid dylsg e h. did isn0esnt Of any white mans
Diooa r. hoped wound give him better chance TO be
ssFed therefore lie hoped his friends would consider bis
death bUt removal from This better world II
nave every hope SAID be- Of going direct 20 the abode
Of the Great 5srit l=sere shall alyrays be happy"
ms st F-fnark reashed the cf Ta-Eoo who
aso speaEg % has friends, ard ae eaborstsd upon it in
this Nise: Yes. tel yoHr friends shat We beirg
removed frora rhs world over the pafh they must
shortly travel We 60 lirst but mauy Of our friends
may iaisFv as IN very short time. expect TO 20 to
1ne aDode af The iiresJ spirit and % De happy when
lsi gay We ere Eos that tae ROAD isionE and the
distance ereat, th-rsf0re. slow all ay move
meat t wa probably k me long tiIa- to reach the
eaa eI H journey sud shsuld not be surprised some
O Tie you g, active meL VIII lsage behind will
pas N Tie road before reaeh the place Of my des
In shaking hands yTijhs tta IN and Ak;ps Tszoo
saio FriUuds isst summer you opposed H.
You were living in continual apprehension Of attack
from hose wto were sr-Bned exrerniuate the !
whites Yourselves and families subjected 20
many taunss Beuits sad tbFrsts. Sud ycu stood hrm
IN your freudhip for the whites, and continually conn
sec ae inalths 10 4D@aden thei7 raid against the
whites Iour course CONDEMNED ar he time bus I
poT you see your Wis ION You were right when you
fald me whites could rot be eXterminsted and the at
tempt indicated fJl you and your faHai les pru
oners aud The lives ~ ell n danger To-day you are
b=Fe az lsey, assisting eediUg and guarding u.s. and
thir yaine men viii IN two Gays because hey did
net follow yoc example ard advics.n
Several Of the prisoners wers completely overcome
durbg the leese takIug ana were compelled to absn
don COW ersson Others again. (and Taco was one) /
ah-oted IS dsr gard he dangers Of their position and
iaugaai sna loked sFparsaty unc0noerned ss they
Tere sitting sEougd camp IRE in perfect iresdsm-
Farshsr Iatervissos and Messages
On Thur-d y ,he vo men who are employed a. cooks /
FOR DE prisoners ai Of whom had relations smong the
conceEln d were admitted 10 the prison The inter
view les -sd. bnt still interesting Locks OF hair
bsHkeis coats AMI almost every other article in posses
atol 'lasoheEh trust Tor
tive friend had been forgotten or overlooked
during the Interview Of the previous day The idea Of
SLOWING yy51e1 20 witness tbsr weakness s rspugnant
. al 3 a. END VIA acconut Tor this The messages
were principally advice their friends bear thsn.
selves with f2rtitade sHa refrain from great mourning
ihe confidence OF many in their salYsdon sgsin
Reiterated.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Aidrigkt Scene IN the Cell Of tLs CONDEMNED
L--a on IhHrsday night in com seny with Lieutenant
Colonel Aarsh p, we visited the building occupisd By
1he doomed Indians. They Quzrtered on the /
sroun3 floor @ he Tires story stone building erected
by fhr laTe Gen. Leech
They were ell fastened to the Aoor with chains two
by two Some were sitting ?, smoking and eonvsrE-
ing while Others wefe reclining covered with blankets
or two others ony dressed in citizens clothes The
Test worg tie bseeCBclout egginEs blankets and not
y" "eIe eoorneo win paint. The majority were :
foong men la2sgh s-Veial are quite old and grey
hs5leod, ranging perhaps, toward seventy. one IS
quite you b. not over sixteen.
They all appeared cheerful and eontented and
seemed sesrey 20 rsdeci the certain doom which
awaited Them. As gszed them, the recollection
a ho7 short time since they had been engaged in the
ell AID young spzring neither can1ition sent
t- Of ho7rsr tbrearh our vens Nov thev .rs psr-
fssy Harmless, and lock ss innocent as children They
a1 your entrance, and tOld their hands be
shaken, which yet apPear 10 be CORY with the blood OF
FaihsT Rzvoux spent the whole night among the .
doomed t2ikinB VIII them concern ng their fate,
Of the subjset Es met vyi.h sons suscssa and during
tho night ssverai baptized and received the som
Elauisa vi the church.
Rsilrt9Rs ELercises-LGst IHterUieso t1jtk he
-Prls0aers-tie Death Song
AT dsvizbt v-< were ass.n there That good usz,
Father EsSo.x Wa sol Eith them, also Rev Dr. Wa
hanson, ana Whenever -ttner 81 these worthy men
addressed them they wece lstensd 70 vita marked
attention The doomed ones ~ 'shed tt 20 be known J
among lar frendsfaud psFticulsry lh7T wives and
chldFh how cheerful aud happy they DIED exhibit
ss az ey8sucs Of Christian faith but slaadfa saer
enc 20 tier heath n sap erstitIouN u
they shook hands with the ofic who in amsng =
Hs pieding tlel sooa- y a. they were going I,
long aud pie Hssnt j1urney. They sdd5d some fresh :
trtaks OF vernion snd uitramarine to their coune- =
1snces a their fancy suggested evidently intending 20
* henEelFeg 8f - gay 81 possible FOR the coming =
xhlblOa They ccEaneeed slnfng their death song 4,
"a iesdiag, and n5ary al joining We had never T.
eard this s1ag and eoud tell II from the war -
ong, but i was wonderfully exciting.
Preparation fer tie GqlLOlss
At haEpast seven al persons were exeiuded from
ho rooso. except those necessary hep prepare the
aJor Bfewa aid CsRtain Reehed, their irons were Il
aoeked en- ana one by were tied BY cords their
VI aboat * a-nes apart AAia oPefaton OeeuPise e
~ abouf zine sock. Ia the meantime the scene was b.
aacl sliFeusu Dg mar songs and eonFersafion keep
ag up ne most cheerful appearance As they were 10
uionea they roUBd che soaking hands with Il
be soldiers and reporters, bidding them good bye &c c
White Dog requested be sled and said that he th
ould keep h hands down but Of his request IN
ould be complied with He said that Lite Grow, fr
.oung SIX and Big Eages brother got them into this
Tar be and oihers to die for T. After all
7sre proper aseued they stood up IN around be
be room, ana another exciting death sorg sung b,
'hsy then sat doHa very quietly, and commenced bi
n0rng agein Esther RavoUE cana ia, and after sd Ia
resaug them few Baoents kneit in prayer reading f.
rom prayer book in tbs Dasotah langusge which hi
orion Of the coHde euned repeated after him During liz
be ceremony nssliI si paid tie attsntion G.
nd several sisctsd even 20 tears He then al n
h ssed e : az fFst in DskOtah then IN FreRch e.
eh was Interpreted by Baptse Ca nphel Of the OF
9ndeInnsd hslfbgeeda at
Tbs caps then put on tner heaa. These "a
eEe If white lausin taken from the Indians when %
ofr cra were captured. asd which had formed part I'll
he giis hey had taken from the murdered traders.
aev srers made long, and looked Ike meal sack bat
~ rolled np only down 70 the forehead ana "
lowed their painted faces yet % be seen bl
bsy received tsss evidences Of hsruear approach G.