The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-12
The INDIAN MURDERS IN BLUE
w.. - ~ EARTH COUNTY, .. .5e.
THE PARTICULARS.
From ths Mankato Union of Friday. /.

From thu Mankato Union OF Frlday.grl; dEsg
i We visited Garden City late Tuesday night,
to which place the dead bodies of the MUIR
dered family bad been taken, for the purpose
of getting the full particulars of this sad affair,
and get them as correctly as possible.
70 The fist that was seen of Indians was on
Monday in the vicinity of Shelbyville. They
evidently came through the frontier lines BY
way of Willow Greek. and followed down on
the east side of the Blue Earth River. They
stole two horses, and the neighbors pursued
them and pressed them so close that they let
As there is no one left TO tell the story Of
how the Indians entered Mr.. Jewett's house,
we have to judge great deal from the posi-
ton Of things in the house some three hours
after the murders were committed ,".lD
b. Mr.. Jewetts farm Is on the reservation, five
miles from Garden City. The house is built Of
logs, and has TWO doors. one on the north aud
the other on the east side. It was about half
past Elk 10 the morning that the Indians ap-
door. The family had just got through break.
fast. AjJ.iJewett ran out Of doors into the
garden in the direction, Of rayine on the
north side of the house where the hired man,
Charles Tyler, was at work. An Indian fired
upon him when about four rods from the
house; the bali striking him In the breast
From the appearance of the ground where he
fell, it is thought he was not killed BY the
shot, as It passed to the right of the heart A
struggle took place between them, as the blow
which killed him was inflicted by tomahawk
/ over the right eye, which fractured the skull.
His wife saatched up her little boy, about two
years old, and ran out doors along path lead.
Ing to one Of, the neighbors She was shot
when about eight rods from the house, the ball
entering clUse To the heart. There were no
other injuries found upon her person About
tom aof- tn tn r$rvtxt La
sible. nhad received . severe blow Just for
ward Of and upon the left ear, dealt BY war
1 club q the breech Ofa gun. S-@s5a' u 50
The hired man, Nr. Tyier, aged about 20 wears
was at work in . ravine, north of the house.
distant about 20 rods. He was shot by q rifle
baa In the breast abont an inch below where
the ball entered, was q buckshot wound, and
about the same distance above an arrow was
sticking in his breast. When found he was
lying GU his back 10 pooi of water. 80 s.;r.a
- Mark Jewett, the old gentleman. had appa-
rently just moved back from the table, An In
dian shot him. the ball entering the forehead
and canning out near the crown of the head.
This did not kill him He fell to the floor, and
one of the ssvages struck him on the head two
fearful blows with toDahawk. one of them
making gash five inches IN length, and ex-
tending from the top of the head to near the
right ear the other cash was an inch forward
of the first three inches IN length Both OF
these cut deep into the brain, which was slowly
oozing out aud running on the focr. He was
living near the table when found, alive, but un.
able to move. He could talk some. He said
there were fite or six Indians in The party, and
tha. they were dressed in Indian costume, and
armed v. III guns and arrows. He endeavored
to tell more about them. but they could not
make out what he said. Wednesday morning
he was still alive. ,D3noi.'.s ~ s'l"f
Nrs. susan Jewett. the old lady, was killed
bv a ,o,mhavk while In bed. She was In feeble
heaitb' and not expected TO live long. She had
| on her night dress The savages approached
the bed. aud one of them struck her with the
hack of his tomahawk on her forehead Just over
the nose. That portion Of the forehead was all
smashed in. On the top. and 70 the right OF
her forehead was another trightful cut, made
with the blade of . t0maAawk. She was
killed instantly. ,,a r y~se--.., 445s.
WHEN rHR BODIES WE'RE FOUND.
Mr. Harlow. the nearest neighbor. says that
he heard the firing Of guns in the direction Of
Mr.. Jewests h0see, about six O'Clock In the