The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-01-09
TuE INDIAN EXECUTIONS.
Hanging of ss sioux Murdcrcrs
PARTING INTERVIEW WITH OLD As,oer
ArEs.

iARTlN0 INTkNNIkW WITH OLD Assault
ArEs.
On "Wednesday, each Indian set apart
for execution, was permitted to send for.
two or three OF his relatives or friends
eoufucu in the same prison, Tor tho pur.
pose Of bidding them final adicu, aud
TO carry such messages t. absent rcla-
tives as each person might be disposed
to send. Major Brown was present dur
ing the interview, and describes them as
very sad and affecting. Each Indian had
some words 90 send his parents or family.
When speaking Of their wives ard chill
drcn, almost every one was affected to
tears.
Good counsel was sent 10 the chidrcn.
I They were in many cases eNhortcd 10 an
adoption of Christianity, and the life OF
! good feeling toward the whites. Moet o {
/ them spoke confidently Of their hopes Of
salvation. They had been constantly at
tended by Rev. DR.. Williamson, Rcv.
Van Bavoux and Rev. S. X. Riggs,whose
efforts in bringing these poor criminals
to knowledge Of the merits ofthc bless
cd Rcdcemcr, had been en- m'nently sue
ccssIul. These gentlemen are all con-
Ivorsant with the Dakutah language, and
could converse aud plead with the Indi-
ans IN their own language.
There Is ruling passion with many
Indians, and Ia zoo could not refrain
from its enjoyment even In this sad hour.
Ta-ti-mi-nu was sending word to his re.
lStivcs not TO mourn for his loss. Hr
said he was old, and could not hope Il
live long undor any circumstances, and
his execution would not shorten his days
a great deal, and dying as he did, limo
: cent of any white mans blood, he hoped
; would give him better chance to be ss.
; we'd; therefore ho hoped his friends would
consider his death but as a removal from
this to a better world. al have every
hope" said he, "of going direct TO the
abode Of the Great Spirit, where shall
: always be happy" This last remark
reached the cars Of Ta.zOo, who was alsC
speaking to his e lends, and he claboratct
upon il in this wise: ayes. tell out
friends that we are being from remove,
this world over the same path they mus
shortly travel. We 20 Il st, but many o
our friends may follow us in very shor
time. expect TO 90 TO the abod, Of The
= Great Spirit, nd TO be happy when &C
there but we are told that the road /
long aud the distance great therefore, Al
T | am slow in all my movements, it viii
! probably take me a long time TO rcac'
the end of my journey, aud | should no
] be surprised if some Of the young, activ
i men we will leave behind us will pass m
: on the road before reach the place o
y my destination"
|; In shaking hands with Red Iron an
c Akpa, Ta-zJo said Friends, last sun
}, mer you were opposed to us. You wcr
: living in continual appreciation of an y,
d tack from those who were determined L
I cxterminate the whit s. Yourselves an
$ families were subject to many tHunts, in
suits aud threuts. Still you stood firm
i in your friendship for the whites. an,
c continually counselcd the Indians to abl IN
their raid against the whites. Yua
= course was condemned at the time, bu
g now you see your wisdom. You wcr,
d right when you said the whites could no
! be ext srminated, and ,ho attempt indica
: ted Jolly aud the lives of all in danger
= To-day you are here at liberty, ussistin
: in feeding and guarding US and thirty
e nine men will die in two days bccous
r they did not I How your example and I'D
= vice"
Several of the prisoners were com
pleteiy overcome during the leave.tukiu
and wer compelled to abandon convcr
! sation. Others again (and Ta.zoo wa
r one) affected to disregard the dangers q
c their position, and laughed and jlkod ap
r parcntly as uuConcurnpd as IL thay wer
c sitting around campfire in perfect Tree
n dom.
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