Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1867-08-29
NO. 48
INDIAN DEPREDATIONS on THE
LITLE Blue.


the Blue, leaving everything and relal-
ed TO me the following pitiful tale, could
have had the Congress Of the United
States (in their late Deliberations upon
Indian afairs) for bis audience also.
The craft used By these savages in
sendiEg only one Of their number first to
engage the attention Of ClbeFich and
keep him out doors talking failing in
this ;heir endeavours 70 move bis sympa-
ihies by beating the poor children and
still not succeeding ia getting him our
where they could kill him their adding
a view of the begging children holding
out their hands pleading 10 be saved,
shows their knowledge Of human nature
and reminds one Of the practice Of the
Indians in the early settlements Of Ken
lucky, whenthey used the cap.ives they
already had on The Ohio shore to decOy
Flat boats Of immigrants for Kentucky,
passing down the river, TO come near the
shore by placing the capIives in sight on
the river bank and forcing them 70 plead
with the boats to come and take them
of, pretending they had been wandring
lost for long time.
Peter Ulberich, German Pole, who
had taken a Homestead on the Little
Blue, in Jefferson County, Nebraska !;
los miles South Of West from Nebraska
City, on the 24lh of July sent bis boy
and girl, Peter aged - and VERONA aged
Is, into his field, a short distance from
his house to get grass and weeds for bis
hogs, A few minutes aflerward, about
8 O'Clock in the morning, he saw an In
dian riding up to The house, who endeav-
Ored to attract his attention by tina usual
Indian saluiatiOn of "How.how," and
evidently wished to engage him in con-
versation. Upon looking toward and
beyond this Indian. be saw twelve or
fifteen others, four Of whom were engaged
in leading off a horse and mule belong
ing to him. From this he instantly
knew they intended mischief and hur.
rying into the house busted himself IN
preparing bis arms and barricading the
windows and doors with means already
provided for such emergencies, calling to
his wife TO get the children in from the
field. On looking towards the field they
saw the childaen running for the house
pursued by two Indians who caught them
and took them into the bushes out Of their
sight. After he had made the house as
defensible as poss IDLE he recOnnoitered
from the cracks in the window shutters
and saw them stealing a third horse from
the stable, which they dare not take out
by the gate Of the yard near the house
but took down the fence at the back side
of the yard.
They then commenced whipping : the
children to make them cry, hoping TO
move bis sympalhies sufficient 20 bring
him out. Knowing he could not save
the children a single pang and would
only sacrifice the mother and other three
children, he resisted his own impulses
and the mothers enlrealies and remain
ed in The house. After 20 or30minutes,
they brought the pleading children into
sight and The chief called to him.
"Fdtber come out and lgs wW giUe you
your PaPoOse."
He replied, ,"You have my three horses
and most of our Clothes" (they had se-
cured the weeks washing hanging out
stake them and leave my children alone. -
After persuading him 10 come out, till
they saw it was no use trying. They
laughed at him and went of Iying the
children on to the horses before them. -
He then, by watching, saw them form an
ambush for him nearly out of sight Of The
house hoping be would follow probably.
The most off these Indiens had on
good. new looking, dark cloth pants /;
and white shirts with common broad
brimmed black hats. They had pfobably
robbed some train. Only two or three
were dressed in Indian costume. Mr..
Ulbberich thinks the hair and skin show
ed they were unmislakably Indians
Does their knowledge Of English and
their taste for white.man dress, lead to-
wards the suspicion that they may be
some Of the Osages who have left iheir
reservation?
/ Mr. Ulberich fears bis children viii
forget their language and begs that lhe
knowledge Of his loss mayb be spread far
and wide.
The girl is tall, slim, yellowish hair
lighI complexion blue eyes Boy medi-
um size, light hair and eyes.
II any one thinks this a manufactured
tale and will come to my house in Kear.
neg Ward, ] will take them to see the
family what there is left Of it,and | think
they will be convinced. As soon as Mr.
| UIberich can get bis family into a house
be asks for work from our citizens.
A. BowEE.
Kansas, Colorado and Omaha pabeaa
please copy
Since putting the above 10 type we
learn that the boy mentioned, or suff.
cieuitO indemnity him was found a few
miles from where he was captured, ter.
ribly mulila,ed. OF the girl nothing
has been learned sinse her capture
During the week that these children
we're captured fourteen persons wert
murdered il tba, vIciniiy all more Oi
less mangled and mitulassd From q
gentleman Jus. in from Beatriee,we lesrE
that no Indians have been seen in thal
1 vicinity for some two weeks previous q