The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-06-11
ITRlGIC NIRRETTvE.s
Four White Men Attacked by Chey-
e~mes-.Three Of Them kflled..Es.
e2pe of the Fourth.

Four White Men Attacked by Chey-
e~aes-.Three OF Them kfllcd.-Es=
cope of the Fourth.
The Phil. Sheridan (Kansas) correspond
eaIt-of the st. Luis Depsgerat uneer Qase
81 MAY 20, gives .the f1AowAg anson4t of
tie murder of three yohpg men bEa H4ty
ofCAeyenne Indiacs, nlar kAtel0e HIS,
Southern Kansas, ear he lprdS OF ne
Indian territory: - Vi - ~
sEasAbout the fifk Of MaBh, four y6un8s
men arrived here from the East, named, re-
spectively, ]. G. Doran, of Steubenvllle, o.;
r. T. Smith, of Cincinnati; j. w. Shy
ock, of Johnstown, and +. w. Head, OF
-Wiliiafnspert, Pern.-After stopping here
some six weeks, they fitted themselves out
with horses and the necessary >eauiAYs Ati
for trip througHNeX and bid 9MR&
They lett here about the 10th OF April,
VIII. the. above. object in xiew.-~ Qn-t the LIST
of May while in the vicinity Of Antelope,
Hills, they were attacked by ais1nall body
Of Clfeyennes, about go inIfumber. The
party stood their ground fighting bravely.
Afterseveral shots we're fred, Smith res
l,ceiysd an afruw in the left breast, and TWAS
first 10 fall, Headf fell tnextI pierced With
|-sevan arrows, I, Doran received a wound In
| the right shoulder lSbyroek received an
arrow in the left arm and and In the right
side. but Kept up his firing until he re-
iceiyad one in the breast, Wheh he dropped
his gun, and fefi from his horse. Doran,
seeing how useless II wotild be to contend
against such superior numbers, surrend ered
| himself a.. sTssg 1o1 .Snfsildo .oeII
"The Indians gathered arp,hid'thsir VIC
TINS shouting and dancing with savage
delight. They took their sealps and tannt.
ed Doan by slapping, him IN the face With
them. !, The Indians did not escape unhpft
Seven Of their number bit the dust, and
! three We're wounded. 3 They threatened
their Prisoners life. and tainted him by
close proximity, to his head He being OF
a cool and undaunted nilture, Igave but
little heed to their threats After dispos-
| ing of their dead they took up their line OF
march, and travelled, west about ten
| miles. where - they :, encamped for
the night. They prepared their slippers,
and ate without providing for their prisor
ner Doran, knowing that he would re-
| ceive harsh itreatment as long .as here
i manned in their hands, set about conjurlng
a plan of escape ~ Having ON his person a
pocket ease of medicines, among which
was a couple of walls OF, tincture of opium;
he conceived the, iuea of drugging some
brandy, of which he had a quart in his
possession Watching his opportunity he
succeeded in accomplishing his object, and
1 turning to his captors he raised the bottle
to his mouth, pretending to drink. lone OF
them seeing it, rushed forward and snatch
ed it from his hands, and raising it to his
lips, drank. ifAfter taking. a draught he
passed it to the next, and it passedaround
the entire circle. l.u.,ave s,y.d s
.'.As he expected, it worked like q charm.
! In a short time, they AL began to feel
drowsy. Placing two over the prisoner for
a guard, the rest wrapped themselves in
their blankets and gave themselves up to
sleep. Thesdfdgg was too powerful for the
guards, md in a, few minutes, like their
comrades they too were in az sound sleep.
! Doran, seeing the opportunity, armed and
!, helped himself to what there was to eat,
| and, mounting his horses rode, away in. a
! westerly direction - About daylight, he
reached Medicine Bluffs, point where the
government is establishing new military
\ post. Leaving thereg he reached here in
safety on the 18th of this month"; and took
the train for the east .1sFsi
I--iIt WAS from him learned the above
facts. q He is -unacqjaain teds2with the adj
dress of any Of the parties friends except
one. Thinking it might be interesting to
some of your featfers. and be the means of
4 informing the parents of the 2sadI fate. OF
| their sons, have recorded the aboSe facts.
| The youngi men were all of good moral
tcharacter, and during their stay here fornil
ed some pleasant acquaintanees,J who held
| them In high esteem, and deeply sympa-
| thiZe with their friends rod - ~ f-