Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-06-28

feigned sleep, endeavored to form some
plan Of escape Mcconnell laid thus un-
til near midnight, when his eye fell on |
The blade Of knife almost at his feet;
this gave him hope and he commenced !
trying to reach it with his feet ! in which
he succeeded, and finally got it up into
his hands. . piss .AfSo 9n' ''l o. aia'y 9iI
| Having now the means of releasing his
hands, he was not long in using them !
but when they were free he had still al
difficult part to perform, for should he
succeed in escaping from them now, they
would soon discover his escape and start
in pursuit, and there being SO pany Of
them, he could not hope to outstrip them
all. He therefore made up his mind they
must all be disposed Of, and that he had
but little time to spare. Cautiously ris-
ing he walked to the guns, which were
stacked near the fire He took four and
secreted them in the bushes, where it
would be difficult for the Indians to find
them, and then taking the other two one
in each hand, he rested the muzzles on a
| log which lay about six feet from where
the Indians were, took deliberate aim at
the head of one and the heart of another,
fired both guns at the same time, killing
them both. sGItt t8diu 9.3 gi 5a sT.a
At the report of the rifles the three re-
naming Indians sprang to their feet
stared wildly around them, at the same
time making an involuntary movement to-
wards the place where the guns had been
stacked, and finding them gone, gave a
tremendous yell, and spraug towards the
bushes Mcconnell, who on disoharging
the guns had run to where be had secreted
the others, and was now ready for them,
and bringing his rife to his shoulder,
waited until he could bring it to bear on
two at once. and then he fired. The
: first one fell dead; ; and the second fell,
c and Mcconnell supposed that be was dis
r abled. ,.... a., ,1.... s.., .sa4 --- fa3efr O. g.
ii The remaining Indian rushed forward
/ with yell Of defiance, and before McCon
l nell could throw down his rife and seizt
G another one, he was upon him, and swing
o ing mis- tomahawk above his head, STRUCK
o "a tremendous blow but Mcconnell, COO
as ever, lodged it, and the Indian. unabl,
G to recover from the impetus of the blow
n fell headlong at the time losing his holc
on the tomahawk. But before Mcconnell
d could spring upon him he had recovered
g himself. and now grappled with him anc
b bore him to the ground Mcconnell, how
l. ever, soon succeeded in turning him, bu
y was again turned, and so equally matches
g were they that for some minutes they con
% tinucd the struggle, neither one being abl
( to gain much advantage over the other
n until they had rolled to the spot wher
m the Indian had lost his tomahawk, wbe
y he, being uppermost, attempted to regal
n it, but Mcconnell at the same instan
is struck him powerful blow with his fs
E. and with tremendous effect, succeeded i
y turning him; and. getting astride his bod
N seized him by the throat with the lei
d hand, while with the right he drew h
o. knife and stabbed him in the breast xii
&c ing him instantly isn9 oai ag haz
n He now thought he had succeeded !
ridding himself of the whole party; b,
lie upon rising he felt something grasp h
ho ankle, and looking round, saw the wount
1T ed Indian, who had crawled to the sp,
be and with his left had was grasping h
p ancle while with the right he held h
to knife Mcconnell with sudden jcr
be txitched away his foot, amp seizing Il
re tomahawk of the dead Indian, sunk it i
at to his skull. d bga 8aaof 931i
Having now succeeded in freeing hir
&C. self from situation in which most mi
IN would have given up in despair, he stal
MS for home having first secreted the guns
NJ the indians. and furnished himself with
ID. sufficient quantity of food and ammuI
ep ton. Ho travelled through the day wi
no great caution, crossed the fresh trail
to three Indians ;aand at night, arrived al
,on clump of trees, he encamped but dar
,al not build fire. for fear of attracting
i'm tentiou; after eating the meat The n
loft he sot down with his back. to