The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-23
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THE INDIAN WAR.
The Outrages and Murders OF the savagss
in Texas.

The following is a copy OF the statement Of
Philip McCusker, United States interpreter
Fort COBB, l. T., Dec. 22.-Major-General W.
B. HaZen, Commanding Southern Indian Dis
ulct-SIr:-lt would be impossible for me or
any one else TO give you anything like correct
account OF the number OF raids that have been
made into Texas by the Kiowas and Camaucnes
SINCE the treaty at Medicine Lodge Greek. Since
the time that council broke up all the young
men OF the CamauChes who were able to go
have been raidlng into Texas, except some OF
the Yapparlckoes and the principal part OF the
PeneLegbkos. During the past summer the
Kiowas aud YappaIickoes have been up on the
Arkansas and have done much ralding, but
since their return a large party OF klo%as
have been TO Texas. The Camanches
who were camped here during the spring,
summer, and fall made great many raids
into Texas, the young men vieing with each
other as TO who would make the most trips.
The number of horses and mules that have
been brought from Texas by the CamanChes
duling the past year is almost incredible. You
can have some idea when you know that in
going to Texas they split into parties or two
! and three and generally stay there until they
! make a good haul. Wnen they reach camp with
! their horses they seldom stay more than one or
! two nights, when they 60 again. Now, suppose
! we let all the available young men OF the
! KlOHas and CamauChes keep this thing up for
! year, and you can form some idea OF the amount
| OF stock driven of, to say nothing about the
number of lives they take. 1t has been
such a common occurrence for them to
! 90 to Texas that no notice was taken
| of 1t unless they returned to this place
with scaps. AT one time they brought in
one, and on another occasion seven scalps.
During the month OF January the Kiowas made
raid into Texas, where they killed several
families and took seven children prisoners, who
| ali iroze TO death. In the month of February
! they made another Iaid, when they killed
| several persons, drove off large numbers of
stock, and took five children prisoners, two of
whom were given up to Colonel Leayenworth,
and three taken to the Arkansas, where they
were given up. The principal leaders in these
raids we're Heap of Bears" (since killed), big
Bow" Little Heart" Lone Wolf" "TImbered
"Black Eagle" made or two raids agninst the
| Navajoes, but don't think he has raised
his hand against the white man since the
treaty. During The month of May party
! Techatzkenna, and Oua,ahade bands made
| a raid on Texas, calling on Mr.. Shirley, the
trader of this place as they passed, and plum
dered his store OF valuable lot OF Indian
| goods. On their return they burned building
that Agent Shanklin had erected and IN which
were stored a lot of agricultural implements and
| tools, which were all burned. 1t is generally
believed I'll that this burning Was done by an Qua,
! burned Shirley'G new trading house. Another
raid was made by the Noconees and Teanmas
! during the latter part of the month of August
! into Texas, when they killed eight persons,
| five men and women. They also drove
OIL about three hundred head of animals.
This party was lead by Pteahnimma, a
Nocouee, and one of the worst men on the
prairie. He does not deny that he killed several
persons on the rand. Many other raids were
made during the summer aud iall by the But
| faloo Ea els, Qua. hades, Teauemmat, Teachatz-
| kenna, Noconees, and Iapparickoes. The
Yapparickoes drove a lot OF stock out OF the
Chickasaw Nation quite lately. There were
some KioWas with the party: one of them was
killed by the Semmoles, and oae of the Semi
noles killed by YappaIickOe This party was
led by Queen-sh.oice, and the Seminole wa;
k'lled by a son of on Mountain. Twelve ol
the NoConees of HorsebaCk's band are nov
absent IN Texas. The names of the men who
have been constantly getting up these parties
and making war on Texas, are, OF the Noconees
bocoIe, Ouas.ah (Tumme), Seeth-ah (Horse
backs son); of the Tea-nimmas, Iron Jackets
son and his nepheW; OF the Penetegh6as
| Take Wappe, Tam wa say men, Tah-sen
tine, Pea-ar sea OF the Yapparickoes
Queen a vie, Hoe weas- tammy Qleet
a-nar.oy-yel, Mura pay, Parkway, an'
Iron Mountains sons; of the Teachatzkenua
ing men among the Camauches, and from all
can Learn took a very prominent part in th
late fight with the troops near Antelope Hills
the Cheyennes saving that he distinguished
himself above all Others by his bravery duriu
the bPht. This, however, is Indian talk, but
think 1T Is reliable. lie has always been Opposes
10 the white men coming into this country, AM
he has frequently told me that any attempt l.
: establish military posts in this country Woul
: be followed by war. There are great mau
0,uer pau men among the CochetahOes an
Oua'ahadeE, who have been guilty of a grpa
many crimes, but am not ACQUAINTED with III
particulars. i am, General, very respectful "A 4
| your obedient servant
( PHILIP hcCUsKER u. g. Tnterpreter.
ofnclal-Wllllam u. Hazen, BIeyet Mai. Gen