St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-01
oUTRAGE4 .
Three Mon Killed Near Fort
/. Aberorombio!
CITIZENS OF 81. CL0uD.
HORRlBLB UTILIZATION OF THE
BODY OF ONE.

From Mr.. Michael Miller, resident
Of this place, and an eyewitness Of +b<
whole affair, We obtain tho following
particulars Of the killing Of three citi'
Gems Of this city, Frederick Duhn,
Nicholas Brisse aud NJ. Lustix (all
Germans,) By Indians, on Tuesday,
August esd:
O" the afternoon Of that day, be.
tween four and I've o'clock, the 1ou,
men We have mentioned were driving
teams on the road between Georgetown
and Fort Aberorombie, two being in
each wagon. When At the old Lewis.
ton Station, about Is miles from Fort
Abercrombie, toward which they were
coming, Mr. Duhn called out to Messrs.
Miller and Lustig, who we're in the
first wagon, "Boys, you had better
drive a little more to the left." The
words had scarcely escaped his lips,
before = volley WAS heard from the
right side Of the road. MI. NJ. says
that Immediately after, thres Indians
stepped beside his wagon (he had just
passed the place where the indians
lay) and attempted TO seize the brides
Of his mules. He applied the whip,
and escaped. After driving about half
4 mile he looked back aud saw Duhn
following. pursued BY the Indians. He
also observed that Lustig was lying in
the bottom Of the wagon, but did not
think Of his being shot. A milo fur
Their on he again looked back, and zee.
ing that 1.ustig was lying just as BE-
fore, spoke aud asked him if he was
hurt. Receiving no reply, he caught
him by the shoulder and shook him,
aud found he was dead.
tftcr driving about five miles from
where the attack was made, Mr.. MIL
Ter met train Of twenty-five half.
breeds With carts, going in the oppo-
ute direction Coward Georgetown. y
He stopped until Dunn came up, when
they made him a bed in the wagon.
He Quinn had fee bullet hole. and
one arro'o in HI. body.
One Of the half-breels then mounted
a PONY and rode to where half dozen
soldiers were camped about seven miles
on, toward the Fort. Arriving
there, soldier mounted his horse aud
rode to the Fort, a distance of twelve
miles, in one hour. 1t was then seven
o'clock, but one hundred cavalry, un-
der command of Capt. Mix, immediate.
" mounted, and rode until one o'clock.
They then rested, and At daylight
reached where Mr.. Miller was with Mr..
Duhn and the body Of MI. Lustig.
The cavalry buried Mr.. Lustig, BY
the roadside. In his body was four
bullet holes. At about half past eight
o'clock Mr.. Dunn died.
The entire body Of the cavalry, save
five soldiers who accompanied Mi. Mil
Ter and the body Of Mr.. Duhn to the
Fort, went in search Of the body OF Mr..
Brissee end of the Indians. Mr.. Duhu
had, before he died, informed Mr.. Mil
Ter that Brissec either jumped or fell
from the wagon Immediately after the
volley. His body was found about for
~ rods from, where the attack was
made. 1t Was horribly mutilated-be-
ing scalped, the whikers torn off with
the flesh, and both ears and the left
hand cut of: Every particle Of CLOTH
ing had been taken, with $25 in mon.
ey. Five bullet holes and three arrows
were found ia his body.
Mr. Dunn was buried at the Fort ON
Thursday evening. He stated before
dying, that he saw twelve Indians by
the roadside. There must have been
more however, ~ fourteen bullet holes
and four arrows we're found in the bod
ies Of tho men, aud but one volley was
fired. - Il s"' '.'. I'D. ,'..' H.. -
There Is IN instance Of Characteristic
Indian treachery connected with this
horrible butchery. An Indian had
ridden with these men for more than
five miles, and got out about an hour
before the attack. The red devil
made = circuit, notified his fellow
tends and was posted ready to shoot
the men whose kindness he had enjoy.
ed. The Internal regions have no tor.
ments terrible enough 70. Indian, and
such rebels - Forests. 5-''>s.-
Strange 70 say, Mr.. Miller was moi
injured, but he shows the effects Of
bis dangerous and narrow esoape-ez'