Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-17

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and property. Through the dead Of win
ter We have been called upon to follow TIKI
vs. path. During the months Of Marcel
and Nay many dspssdatious vera commit
ed, the Indians roaming at their leisure
seeding, plundering. etc.
BY direction Of the 0eneral command
Ing Z company of Indian soldiers have
besn organfaed, ard ars uniler the supen
| vision Of Charles Ellston, q white scout
These soldiers are furnished with con.
demned clothing by che Government
They are armed with guns,, revolvers,
bows aad arrows. They are sworn friends
Of the whites, and have vowed deep re-
venge against hostile bands They are Of
great service while on scouts, and have
captured number Of prisoners, some Of
whom we have hung. Hu
EARLY in the morning there was great
commotion throughout the garrison; men
with arms bright, their sabres giistening in
| the sun, all anxious to make the day pass
off with good results The post hand was
| in full attendance, and discoursed some
| beautiful strains. At half past one O'Clock
the men formed to march TO the place of
execution The command being drawn up
| in liae in front of the guard house, the
men took last look OF the noted chiefs
who, in short time, would be sent to join
their fallen braves in the happy hunting
grounds Of the red man.
An army wagon, being the only convey
ance, was brought to convey them to their
doom. Previous to their enterin0 the
wagon, they had been bound hand and
foot. At twenty minutes oftwo the CON-
mand moved toward the gallows, the band
playing the Dead March in Saul.
All along the road the chiefs remained
fearless. They knew they were doomed to
die, and were determined to do it like
brave warriors.
The scaffold being composed of two up.
right pieces of heavy timber and cross
piece at the top, two chains, for hanging
were fastened to this cross piece. The
wagon which brought the chiefs to the
place ofexecution was used rs the plat
win W nAC tliC Iuuk uluH WIS PidCLlk
the fatal moose around their necks, they
spoke, in their Indian tongue, Micah
washta," meaning II am brave" They
also spoke, and said that they had killed
number Of white men, and would kill more,
but as they were about to join their
brothers in their happy hunting grounds,
would leave that for their tribes to do.
The moose being around their necks, the
order to drive off was given, and at two
o'clock they were hanged, making three
which have been hung in the past month.
"Two-faced," who was ore of the pair
of to-day, has been engaged in numerous
dcprcslationa Last summer he, with his
band, attacked an cmigrant train on the
Little Blue, killing all but two women and
one child; these he kept as captives, max
ing them roam around with him, and en-
dure hardships and sufferings of which one
of the women died. The other was cap
turcd from them by the friendly Indians,
who brought him, with her, to this post
Blackfoot," the other, has also been in
a great many dcprcdations. He is a noted
chief, and was at the battle of Rush Creek,
also in several up the road. At the time OF
his capture, he, with band Of five lodges,
was camped on Snake River. The Indian
soldiers hearing Of it, made sudden dash,
upon the camp, and captured the whole,
including Blackfoot, four warriors, seven
teen women. aud tifty-two children, with a
large herd Of stolen stock, guns, revolvers,
etc.-Corres Of Cincinnati Commercial.