The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-12-23
For the Democratic Press.
fhe RCColGGti0lS Of an Old Settler.
THE DIVER SHOOTING CASE OF 1906
-CACKLER,S ACCOUNT CORRECrEn.

fhe RGCOllGGtl0lS Of an Old Settler.
THE DIVER SHOOTING CASE OF 1906
-CACKLER'S ACCOUNT CORRECTED.
Mr.. EDITOR The account of the
shooting of Daniel Diver by the Indi-
ans in 1906, has been brought before
the public by two of the oldest set
tiers, but they don't agree in their sto-
ries. Mr.. E. B. Hubbard, of Deer
field, says he was an eyewitness of
the affair, and that Cackler's account
of it is not true, as he got his infor-
nation from hearsay. 1 think the
gentleman might take some of that to
himself, for don't think he saw the
whole of the transaction. Inasmuch
as there is no witness to be obtained
in the case, we must leave it to the
public to say which is the most feast
bic and correct. Mr.. Hubbard thinks
his account is the correct one, and
know that mine is the true story as l
always understood if, and I never
heard it contradicted until saw Mr..
Hubbard's account of the affair. He
tellsus that he saw and heard all the
acts OF the shooting of Daniel uiver
by the Indian Mohawk; that the horse
trade which brought about the unhap-
Ply affair, came off between John .Di-
yer and NickshaW, and was not with
Daniel. He thinks the Indian felt
hlmself1 1aggrieyed and cheated in the
trade, and was seeking revenge. He
does not tell how it came about that
he shot Daniel and not John who had
cheated him in the trade. He does
not tell how that hostile feeling was
got up, only that it grew out of a
horse trade between John Diver and
Nickshaw. He says he saw the Indi-
an that came for revenge, and saw
Mohawk coming out of John Divers
house and going down the road, and
heard shot, and heard Daniel halo,
and they knew his voice. They then
went down there, and found Daniel
lying on his back and Mohawk stand
ing by his side, waiting for somebody
to come to take care of him; but
when John came up and was about to
grasp him, Mohawk ran off, and that
was the last time he ever saw them
lie says he met Nickshaw in the door,
yard and told him that Mohawk had
shot Daniel, and Nickshaw. said bad
Indian," and went into the house to
see Diver. He then went and noti-
fed his father, who got up some men
to pursue the Indian, but it was so
dark they could not follow the trail,
and had to wait till the next morning.
They went to their camp and they
were all gone. He says the Indians
went zig-zag about SO that it was
with much difficulty they could find
out which way they went, that the
snow was very deep, but they follow
ed on till they got to Hudson, and
then all gave out, and his father went
to Capt. Darrow and got him to get
new recruits and follow after the In
diaas. Darrow with his new recruits
followed on and overlook them the
next morning encamped near the riv-
er in Boston, and they surrounded
them the best way they could and
took them all prisoners but Nickshaw,
Mohawk, and John Bigson's squaw,
who got on their ponies and rode of
! barefooted, and Williams and Oar
row went after them, that Williams
| outran Darrow and shot the Indian
twice and had him dead when OAR
row came up.
Now, gentlemen, Mr.. Hubbard
says these are all facts, and he also
says that the pursuing party that came
from here brought the prisoners back
(the Indians) and put them in prison
until they could get court organized
to try them, and that they were ac-
quilted and let so. Now, reader, you
have his facts, and think there is a
way of testing them-bY the good
common sense of the people, and by
every days occurrences, where nc
witness can be had in the case.
Mr.. Hubbard says this i'll feeling
was got up by horse trade between
John Diver and Nickshaw, and he
tells you he did not know anything
about the trade, only that NickshaW
was to give Mohawk one hundred dol.
lars for killing Diver. How did he
learn that Mohawk was to get $10(
for killing Diver, for he says that the
Indians went off and he never saw
them more. They must have carried
that secret off with them. That is no
their way of doing business. The!
never lay up dollars. They give them
selves no thought of the morrow, bu
let every day provide for ITSELF
He tells you that he saw Mohawl
coming out of Johns house, wher,
JohD rvac aDd tyo down tho poG1 onf