New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-16
INDIAN ATROCITIES.
NARRATIVE OF RARsOhBD cAPTIyEs.

NARRATIVE VI hANSOhbD
rsLssRAPH. TsIBurr
LEAyEswoRTH Kansas, Nov. l5.-TAs Times Of this
morning has full account of the from the Kowa
Indians of white family, by Lieut. Hasseibureer Of
the Third United States Infantry, which s stationed ct
Fort Dodge The prisoners all belonged 10 one family
and the time they taken by the Indians were re-
turning from visit to some sick relatives and were os'
In the melee that ensued the head Of the family James
Box was killed and scaped The remaining members OF
the family Immediately placed on animals and bur
ned the haunts of the savages The names OF tho cap
tured Mrs. Box child II months old and her three
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, aged ~ years Josephine 10 years
oId and Ada years old In the haunt OF thus re-
leness foe the child fell from the arm OF It's motne
while the Indians goading the WORKOUT animals mat
carried her, IL was crushed TO death among the rocks tho
mother not being allowed 10 dsmouDt and see IT,
The mother and the two eldest daughters were subjected
TO the most unhead Of cruelty and ouages by Their brutal
captors while the youngest owing to her youth although
spared fate less horrible, nevertheless most barbsr
ously used. The child unable TO understand toe COM
mands of her feEdsh tRskmasers was placed upon i've
Goals, till she was totally roasted.
When rescued she had almost forgotten her mother
tongue. Lieut. Hesselburger and his party after the
treaty with the Indians returned 70 the post and pro-
curing the necessary again bcook themselves tc
the camp OF the Kiowas Arriving there the two eldest
girls delivered 10 him. he paying sum OF money 10
the Indians that owned them so as 10 prevent repetition
of ndgnities to which, dung their stay they had Decn
continually subjected.
Tho day following Lieut.. Hesseburcer and his party,
with the two eldest girls started for Fort Dodge Snsrs
dams took direct route from the camp Of the koyas,
reaching the fort BY q shorter and quicker route few
days after the Indians brought the mother and yoaRgest
daughter and in the shape Of nine blankets and
provisions being gwen they delivered up to the CON-
Inandant of the post.
Altogether they were in captivity about ten weeks and
in that time suffered all the erueltes that the bendbke
magnity and heartlessness Of their cowardy csptos
could invent They at Fort Leavcnworth, having
left Fort Dodge in charge Of Lieut. Hessebuger on the
9Th inst. his instructions TO report 10 Gen. Han
cock, absent who will make final disposition o. tho
unfortunates They win probably be semitic their homo
in Texas.
The Santa Re NerMr,eaR Of the Sd inst has the fol-
lowing:
We have to chronicle another horrible tragedy which
occurred Fort Selden the 23d ult resulting IN the
deaths of LI4ieuts. Warner and Hazlehunt Warner
was the aggressor and shot Hazehurst in the stomach
The latter who unarmed then ran into the quarters
of the commanding officer but was followed BY Warner
with pistol cooked and bent upon accomplishing his
bloody designs. Seeing chance OF escape Hazcnnrst
closed with Warner aud, wrenchng the pistol from him.
shot him dead the spot Hazehurst was mouaIiy
wounded, and expired in four hours afterward.