Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-10-30
From the Toledo CnmmerclaiI.
Capture of ia Form er Perrysburg Wo-
man and her Child by the Indians.
Marrow Escape of Duck Dlinn and his
Companions.


received the following letter from her sister,
Miss ALNIRA BOsLEY, Of Lawrence, kansns.
and WIN Is well known in this city. Mr.. DLINS
and his sister CHARLOTTE formerly resided in
Perrysburg, where his parents still live. Mrs.
CLARA BLIxN, RICHARD BLhNN's wife, capture
by the Indians, was the daughter of WM. 7.
HARRISGTo formerly a citizen of Toledo and
subsequently proprietor Of the Baird House at
Perrysbu but who now resides in Kansas.
Mrs. BLINx's mother is sister to Mrs. BosLEY.
The news of CLAR&s terrible fate will make
many hearts sad, for she was much beloved by
a Ian - circle of aeduaintances; -
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, Oct. %.
DEAR LAURA: will pen you hasty note
to inform you the sad news of poor Clara and
little Willie. They are capture by the Indian
They started from Fort Lyon the 9TH df October
with train TO come to Kansas, for they had re-
moved the coaches from their route, so uf course
they had thing 60 do. Dick thought they
would come here and he would take up some
land, (al' discharged soldiers are entitled to a
certain amount Of laud here.) They come that
way because they could come cheap, and save
all they had to help start them on their land.
Charlotte wrote me the letter. | got il last
night. had il published, for | thought il
might stir up the recruiting officers here they
are recruiting for the lHdian service. / will send
y'ou the letter in the paper, it is all lust as she
'yrote il to me, only it is in Colorado Territory
instead Of New Mexico. Much 1--we fron
MYRA.
The following Is the letter referred to by Miss
BosLrY, which is clipped from a Lawrence
paper. We give it entire, as the details will be
Of deep interest to many of our readers: @
1t is with an aching heart sit down to write
you few lines. hardly know how to impart
the paiuial news to you. The Indians have
captured Clara and Willie. will tell YOU as
near as can about it. Clara and Dick, aud
one of INV brothers had started to 60 to Kansas.
They had pi ioceedcd Is miles Oa their road when
the Indians rushed upon them and stampeded
the cattle. The Indians all surrounded the
wagon that they were in, aud the meu could do
nothing. Dick aud my brother IIuhbcl both
caught hold Of the wagon aud run for about 800
yards in amung the Indians, and tried to shnot
an OK, but cOuid do nothing. The cattle were
going so fast that it threw Dick TN the ground
and then the wagon got away. There was only
ten men ia the train, AMI about seventy five
OF the indilns, you sec they could do nothing.
They then dug holes and got in aud saved their
6En lives. They did not seem to care about
killing the men until they had taken her. They |
took her across the river and kept her there for
f.ar days. After they took her across they |
came back and tried TO get the Inen TO come out
of the hole. They lay in the hole five days be- !
fore they had chance to get away.
They saved pony by digging a hnio and
putting IL in. A man got on that and came ti
Lyon, ana they sent soldiers dawn to get them
and search for Clara and Willie. In searching
they found card on which site had written.
She had a pencil and this card in her basket in
the wagon with her. This is what she wrote:
"Dick willie and | are prisoners. They
are going 10 keep us. II you live save us II
you can. We with them. CLARA BLISS."
This card was thrown down where they
camped the night after they tIok her. They
took everythi-y they had but one trunk. They
took everything Dick and my brother had ex-
eept what they had on their backs. Clara had
the money beI.hging to bnth of them, but that
IA nothing il We only had them. Dick is per
fectly Eild but is more reconciled since he
found the card He says 10 tell you all To be
as easy as possible for we will do all we can to
get them. | think they will make a treaty spon
and give them up.
Dick told me tn write 10 yoH and have you
let her parents know. lie says he cannot
wrie.
do not know as have written 50 that you
can understand but have done the best cal
for we are all in confusion. Write me aud
will keep you posted. Our folks are all at the
fort now, aud are gOing tn see IL they can hnd
ANYTHING. They say the last they saw ot O,Ara
shc was perfeety cool. Willie was asleep
when thcy rn she'd ON them. ] feel more sa'iS,
n ID since they found the note. think we VIII
get them. Oh! pray to God we will.
Nyra be as rec0nciled MS yOl can, everything
will be dune that can. Write as soon as you
GEL this. CHARLOTTE.
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