Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-03-19
NEWS AND MIscELLANY.



Nurder BY Indians.
One OF the most cold. .blooded Indian
murders which ever occuTredI and
which fully illustrates the fiendish ns.
ture Of the savages, took place less
than three days since, not many miles
from here.
! Ghas. r. and Amos Scott, two broth
ers, having with them ave horses, were
hunting ON the Dearborn river, and on
Saturday afternoon last made their
camp on the banks OF that stream,
about six miles above the crossing Of
the Benton road, and something less
than sixty miles from Helena. At about
five O'Clock, two Indians at first sup.
posed to be friendly Pend d'Oreilles,
OF whom there we're number not o
great ways'off --eame to the camp Of
the brothers and complained Of hunger.
Having two antelope, and the Indians
having nothing, Charles kindly pre-
pared supper for them aud gave them
as much as they could eat. But the
Indians still loitered about the camp
fire. and about ten o'clock, went to bed
--Oharles going 20 far as TO give them
a couple OF blankets, fearing they had
not enough with which to keep warm.
Amos was somewhat suspicious OF the.
savages, bnt Charles assured him that
there was no necessity for fear, mas
much as that, after being treated so
we'll, no Indians could ever harm
them. The brothers therefore lay
down few fee from the Indians,
between whom aud themselves was
only log, About twelve o'clock
the whites heard a noise back in the
hills, sounding something like q wolf,
and Immediately thereafter one Of the
Indians, resting bis gun upon the logf
fred shot which took effect in Chas.
r. Soott's heart, and which was evil
IDENTIFY intended TO pass through the
bodies Of botu the brothers, but which
failed TO harm Amos. Both the whites
inmped mp, Charles exclaiming, "It is
all my fanltl" (reIerring to his advice
not to keep watch and Immediately
expired. Amos snatched up a squirrel
rifle (tbey had-a Henry rifle with them
also) and drew it on the Indians, but it
merely snapped. The Indians had but
one gun between them and this they
had fired without killing both, as they
had expected to do, and so took to
flight. Amos at first intended to re-
main and protect his brother, but, find
ing that he was dead, he made oil haste
10 the nearest ranch for assistance.
During his absence, the Indians who,
it was ascertained. we're Blackfeet re-
turned o camp and stole everything OF
value, taking even the blanket cover
ing the dead body OF their victim.
They stole their five horses, the muir
der having been perpetrated, doubt
less, more for the purpose of securing
these than anything else. 1t was
thought, indeed, that the wolf.hke
noise which was heard just previous to
the firing, was made by thru Indian,
whose tracks were found the next
morning, as signal that the horses
had been secured, and that the whites
should be murdered to prevent pur.
suit. One Of the Indians the one
who had the gnU, aud who, doubtless,
did the shOutiDg-was about forty
years of age; the other, not over fifteen
years OF age, was armed with bow
aud arrow.
Amos caused the body OF his brother
to be brought to town on Wells, Fargo
& Co. 3 coaches, aud it arrived yester-
day afternoon at three o'clock, and was
laid out ut DE-. Truesdale's private hos
pital, on Cutler street. We saw it there
last evening, aud os We looked upon
the handsome features, the intelligent
face and noble form, and thought that
lees than forty eight hours before, the
now cold body was full OF life, and that
that life had been taken by one of those
6ends that receive yearly from the gov.
ercment presents that we all help to
pay tor, we could not but wish that
every member OF our Congress might
look upon tbis work of the "Poor In
diau," and thereby receive lesson that
could in no other way be conveyed to
him.
Chas. r. Scott was thirty years of
age, man of much intelligence, aud
was esteemed by all who knew him
He was native of Roscoe, Winnebago
county, ILL.,, where his father still re-
sides, and was we'll known to the editor
OF the Herald, with whom he came to
Montana He was formerly in business
10 Chicago, where he owned considera.
BILE properly, and was engaged to be
married to very estimable young lady
OF that city, to whom the news OF his
death will be worse than death, He
made trip to the dangerous Yellow
stone country last September, and
roamed about there for three months
with no other companion than Theo-
dore Smith, aud his good fortune at
that time bad probably rendered him
Car eless. Both the brothers had lived
for considerable time past in Tucker
Gulch. = MoatGnd Herald.