Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-06-01
Fresh Massacre On the BOrder

The Mankaot MInn. Union, OF
late date. gives the following particulars
of the airpcious murder of whole family
BY the Sioux Indians:
The first that was seen Of Indians was
on Monday in the vicinity of Shelby
vile. They evidently came through the
lines BY the way of Willow Greek. and
followed down on The east side of Blue
river. They stole two horses and The
neighbOrs pursued them, and pressed
them so close that they let one Of. the
horses 60.
As there was no one left to tell the
story Of how the Indians entered Mr..
Jewett's house, we have 10 judge great
deal from lhe position Of things in the
house some three hours after the murders
were cOmmired.
Mr.. Jewstt's farm is on the reserva.
tion, FIVE miles from Garden City. The
house is built Of logs. and has two doors,
one on the north and the other on the
east side. Il was about 6 Ia in the
morning that the Indians approached the
house and entered by the east door,
The family had just got through break
fast. A. ]. Jewelt ran out doors into
the garden in the direction of ravine
on the north side of the house, where
the hired man, Chas. Tyler, was al
work. An Indian fired upon him when
about four rods from the house, the ball
striking him in the breast. From appear
ance of the ground where he fell it is
thought he wasnOI killed by the shot, as
ii passed TO the right Of the heart. A
struggle took place between ahsm, as the
blow which killed him was infictedsby a
lomahawk over the righreye, which frae-
tured the skull. His wife caught up her
litrIe boy 1.-TWO years old and ran out
doors along path leading to one Of the
neiehbors.7 She was shot when about
eight rods from the house, the ballenter-
ing close to the heart. There were 40
other injuries found upon her person
About ten feet 10 the right lay The hIt1e
child, insensible. It had received a severe
blow Just forward of and upon the. left
ear. dealt by war club or the breech of
a gun.
The hired man, Mr-Tyler, aged about
20 years, was at work in e Tayine, north
of the house, and distant about twenty
rods. He was shot by rife ball. 10
the breast, just below where, the ball
entered, was SuckshOt wound, and
about the same distance above, an arrow
was sticking IN his breast. When found
he was lying on his back in pool Of
water.
Mark Jewen, the old gentleman, had +,
apparently, just moved back from the
table. An Indian shot him, the ball
entering lhe forehead, and coming OUT
near the crown of the head. This did
not kill him. He fell TO the Aoor, and
one of the savages. struck him on the
head Two fearful blows with lomahawk,
one of them making cash of FIVE inches
in length, and extending front the top Of
the head to near the right ear; the other
was an inch forward Of tie first, three
inches in.length. Both of these cut deep
into the brain, which was slowly oszing
out, and running on the floor. He was
living near the table when found, alive,
but unable 10 move. He could talk
some. He said there were five or six
Indians in the party. and that they were
dressed in Indian costume, and armed
with guns md arrows. He endeavored,
to tell more about them, but they could
not make out What he said, Wednesday
morning he was still alive.
Mrs. Susan Jewelt, The old lady, was
killed by a lomahawk while in bed. She
was in feeble health, and not expected to
live long. She had on her night dress.
The savages approached the bed, and
one of them struck her with the back Of
his tomahawk, on her forehead, just over
the nose. That portion of her forehead
was all mashed in. On The top and tC
the right of her forehead, was another
friehlful cps, made with tbs blade Of Q
tOmahawk. She was killed instantly. .
Mr.. Harlow, the nearest ne;ghbor
said be heard the firing Of guns in the
direction of Mr. Jeweti's house. about
ohock in The morning. but thought j
.Aolhing OgI Of the way. as persons were
hunting in the woods nearly every day
About 8 o'clock he had occasion 10 ese
wagon, and though. be would go ovel
and borrow Mr. 'Jewet'a As be ap
preached the hOpse be found Mrs. JsWei
and the lirls boy 10 the path. As b,
/ snssred The house ; horrible sigh. me
bis gaze. QId Nj Tswslt on the door
lying II his ewp blood, bis wife ia be