The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-08-29
Indian Atrocities,

On Thursday evening last, Mr.. Iris
tram Warren visited our office, on his
way home from Nebraska to Wisconsin,
and related the following facts, which
are corroporated fully by evidence re-
ceiyed by Us since his visit: About three
years since Mr.. Warren removed with
his family from Wisconsin to Nebraska
Territory, and settled in the Platte bot
tom, about thirty miles east from Fort
kearney. BY hard labor he had sue
ceeded in erecting buildings, getting a
piece OF land into cultivation, and was
beginning to realize the comforts of a
frontier home, when, on the 18th of
July last, his neighborhood was visited
by a band of Indians, his premises rob-
bed of about Twenty-Five head of horses
and cattle-t,ll he had-his house was
stripped of every valuable except a
| feather bed, his wife was murdered, and
one OF his children severely wounded.
The band of Indians first made their
appearance from the north side of the
! FIttte, attacked the ranches of John
and Peter Campbell, which were locat-
Ell about three hundred yards from each
other, and about half mile from the
house of Mr.. Warren. From the house
of Peter Campbell they took his daugh-
ter, seventeen years OF age with them
as prisoner, and rifled the building of
| clothing and everything else of value
which was portable. They then pro-
eeeded to the house of John Campbell,
wpere they seized another daughter of
feter, aged nineteen years, u girl twelve
years old, and two boys aged four and
six Years. They took with them as
prisoners all these children, and $lOO in
currency and forty-two English sover-
/ a WI Tn ho
The youngest girl escaped and ran to
the residence OF Mr.. Warren. Mr.. w.
was absent at mill about five miles
distance, and his wife immediately sch,
one of her little girls with Miss Camp
bell to arouse the neighborhood. While
these children were gone, the indians
made their appearance. Mrs. Warren
barred the door, but the redskins OBJ
tanned an entrance by coming down the
chimney. As they made their entrance
into the room, she opened the door and
attempted to escape bearing babe In
her arms, but savage who had been
stationed at the door shot her in the
breast, killing her instantly, and the
blood nearly covered the babe at her
breast. The oldest son, lad about eight
years of age, was shot and severely
wounded in the thigh, but by lying still
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the Indians had robbed the house and
taken their departure, the wounded boy
crawled to where the babe lay, found /,
was uninjured, and bore it to where
three other children had been conceal.
ed. The anguish of the father. on re.
turning and finding his wife murdered
one of his children manned, and home
and premises robbed of the earnings Of
years, no tongue can describe. Gather
ing his motherless family together h.
succeeded, by the aid Of neighbors, in
getting team, and by the kindly con
tributions of Inhabitants along the route
had reached this city on his return Il
his Old home in Wisconsin.
4 1t seems to us that such atrocities
which are now perpetrated almost daily
ought to arouse the Federal authorities
to an appreciation of their duties, 81
that whatever force may be needed t
rout and even exterminate these inhu
man monsters of the Plains, may b,
promptly furnished, no matter at wha
cost.-lStatc Register.