, 1868-11-27

/ enee to q half-breed girl who was placed by him
in Frank McBriarty's family, in the spring Of
1866, and as the child has been missing since
July last, Frazier presented the matter to the
late Grand Jury, but for the want of any positive
and reliable showing in the case, the Grand
Jury took no action in the premises Mr.. Fra>
zier, the father of the. child, is Of the opinion
that she has been made way with by the family.
Owing to the difficulty Of getting witnesses and
investigating the case at Walla Walla, Judge
Wyche consented to go with Frazier to the
neighborhood and make an investigation. This
has been done, and the Judge furnishes us the
following statement the result of his nquiries
The Judge and Frazier left here to go to Frank
McBriarty's house, who lives on the Pataha, and
stopped the first night at o. P. Platter's, on the
Tucannon, and found Frank McBriarty and wife
there, spending the night. McBriarty AID wife
tanned at Platters all the next day, until the
witnesses who lived near there were examined,
namely: Archy McBriarty, Franks brother,
VIM. Pagan, Lewis Mcgee and wife. A state
ment was obtained from Mrs. McBriarty in ref
erence to the disappearance of the girl, and from
Frank, the two being separated. After these
inquiries were ended at Platter's, the party went
up to Franks house, some twelve miles from
Platter's, and there examined Frank McBriarty's
son, boy some thirteen years old, and Parson
Quinn, who lives two miles from Franks, and is
his nearest neighbor, They also made a careful
survey of the premises, and of the different local.
tiles where the child's tracks were said to have
been last seen. The next day the Judge and
Frazier continued up the Pataha, and examined
some of the persons at Bower's-Wm. l. Cox
and family, Freeman, Rixby, and few others,
and the facts, as far as they could be ascertaned,
seemed to be about these The child is a half.
breed girl, named Parmelia, and was ten years
old the 18th of June last. Frazier, the father
on the 26th of April, 1865, bound the girl to Mrs
McBrarty till she should be eighteen, and had
left here and did not return till this fall, and
then went to Franks to see the child, and was
told that the child left the house while they were
all 10 the field on the 22d of>July, and had not
teeu seen since. Frank McBriarty, his wife and
their son, say that on the 22d of July, directly
after dinner, Frank and his sou went to the field,
o'clock Mrs. McBrarty came to the field with
their little girl aged about FIVE, and left the half
breed girl at the house, and when Mrs McBriarty
came home before her husband and son. the girl
was not there. When Frank and the boy came
home, about sun-down, the boy went to Quiun's,
the nearest neghbor, and Quinn had seen moth
ing Of the child the boy started up the creek
early the next morning, and about three hundred
yards from the house saw the girls tracks in a
lnaA
miles from the house, and saw the tracks coming
back to ford on the creek, about two miles
from the house, where she had safe down, and
her tracks were seen for two or three steps fur>
ther, and then all traces lost There are various
conjectures ahoat, aud a good deal of proof
showing that the little girl had not been treated
we'll. Frank McBriarty and his neighbor Quinn,
stated that number of Indians living on Snake
River had some days after the girls disappear,
ance seen her on Snake River, at Paua- wa wa
and Almonte. Frazier, in company with Frank
McBriarty and Tom Reynolds, went over to these
points on Snake River, and saw the Indians ssswIo
all denied ever seeing the child over there, or
having told McBrarty so. The result of the
Inquiry among these Indians was very unfavor>
able to McBrarty, and be seemed to realize the
fact. Among other unfavorable indications is
the fact, that but little search was made for the
child, and though the neighbors are scattered
anu bnt lew wlthln many miles, they all say
they would have cheerfully turned out and
made a search, if they had been so requested.
Mr.. Frazier has followed up every report be could
hear, and has been over to Spokane River, to
the mother of the child, but can find no traces
Of her in any direction At present the matter
looks little dark, although it is scarcely to be
supposed that two as respectable people as Nc
Briarty and his wife would murder a child com.
mitted to their care. Judge Wyche informs us
that the matter will be further Investigated aud
the facts as they may be ascertained, if possible
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RETAIL LIQUOR According to re-
ports made by the Internal Revenue Com
missioner, the retail sales of liquor for 1867
footed up 81 1868. In the list of
States New York takes the lead, the sales of
har ratail lnnor daalers fnotinu nm S0A6 =