The weekly Butte record., 1867-11-09
Late Indian Murders in Id In no.

We have before given account Of late Indian
outrages in Idaho. The Owyhee 4raiGnche Of oc-
tober 26th. has the following additional particu-
lars:
On last Monday morning Sergeant Denole and
wife and Sergeant Nichols, Of Camp c. F. Smith,
started il a four-horse ambulance from Camp Ly-
ons on their way to Fort Boise. They had pro-
ceeded about nine miles, arriving at point halt
way between Camp Lyons and Reynolds Creek,
when they were attacked and fred into by party
OF Indians who lay concealed among the rocks near
the roadside. Denoe who driving mrledi-
ately threw up his hands, exclaiming. Ny God,
am shot,n dropped the rens and fell from the am
buiance. The horses then ran al full speed about
hall a mile. Nichols who was armed with a Henry
rifle fired several shots al the saYages in the nte-
rim. He finally succeeded in getting out Of sight
OF the indians. and arrived in pitinl plight short
time before dark at Carson'S Ranch. on Reynolds
Greek. He SAYS the last he saw OF Mrs Denoile she
was in the hands of the fenGs. How terrible how
beart-rending the thought The lady was near
the period of giving birth 70 child, and If she
net Immediately murdered her fate AT the hands Of
those devils incarnate will be infinitely worse than
death. The horses were taken. the ambalarce
burned, and Denoile's body stripped and dragged
some distance from the road, as we have recently
learned. The atrncty commtted between ten
and eleven O'Clock in the forenoon.
The party made three other attacks during the
day, but without killing any one else. About noon
a man aamed Hardy came along on horseback near
the scene OF the outrage. The Indians fred on him
and killed lis horse He escaped into the rocks
and with two six shooters kept the devils at bay
until at last he made his escape.
At two O'Clock Strong came along the same road
with wagon aud two horses. He was also assa-
ed and had both Of his horses badly wounded. but
succeeded in making his escape nuhurt TO Rey-
nolds Creek.
The last attack the devils made was three OK
teamsterS. near sCndown, but the men fought them
eff and they disappeared in the darkness uttering
demoniac wells. after spending nearly whole day
10 their fendish work. Different accounts are Civ
Ell OF the number OF the murderous band ranging
from ten to thirty. Major Hunt, Of Camp Lyon,
did not hear OF the occurrence till Tuesday night.
and be deserves great credit for his promptness of
action. He only had ten men in camp, hat inne-
diately dispatched five of them to the bloody
to recover the dead body, and IL possible get some
trace of TIE woman The Major at once started for
Camp Three Forks. 0wyhee TO inform Colonel
Coppinger. and Wednesday night they were en-
camped al Flint with sixty men. intending the next
merniug u go by the way of EaYes' saw mill on
the trail of The mnrderers since which We have
heard nothing from the command.
W. I. Buruham and J. McCourt who were of the
party Of six men that went out on Wednesday to
the scene of the massacre, between Camp Lyon and
Reynolds Creek, have just retained. They found
the body of Denoile, which WAS partly stripped, but
was not mutilated. They OF the opinion that
Mrs Deuolle carried of alive. They found a
ribbon, apparently belonging to a lady's hat.
German Bible. portions Of woman's dress, and
$50 in creenbackS. Some of the articles were five
miles apart. The Indians went toward the Owy-
hee, and Colonel Coppinger and command are after
them.
In order to complete orr record Of blood this
week we must chronicle still another horrible mur-
der by indians. William Black of the firm Of
Black Brothers, residing in the town OF Orc,
shot and fatally wounded by Indians Thursday
evening about seven o'clock. He died yesterday
morning. 1t IS astonishiug with what auGacIty the
= noble red men perpetrated the bloody act AT
the time Black had just stepped out OF his door,
with candle in his hand, and was walking round
the corner Of his house, intending to 90 down into
the cellar from an outside entrance. Another house
Is situated about forty feet distant. The Indians
were between the two houses and shot two arrows
at Black. one OF which prodGced fearful wound
III his ett breast near the heart. causing his death
The funeral viii take place to-day. The noceaSn
tracks in the morning showed that there were five
OF the marGerers in town apd several on the noun
tdlas, at short distance from town