, 1869-03-11
BRUTAL MURDER.
An Ipdgan Ru1 Away with Another
lnotah'a 3qaHw and then Kills The
Husband.
Frop tho Burto Erpses'. Muchs

Huso4nd.
Frop tho Bufto Expses'. Mirehs
Several years ago IN Indian, named William
Duttop, married one Of tho bellies OF the Cat
down IN the midst Of bis tribe 10 emily the
blitB of domestic lie. But With the exciting
4c1ncz OF the war his Imaginative mind
pictured In glorious fancies .he triumph
sneesiers ane On t6e bstt,e aed. his
native ptaIrie. He made up his mind 10 en-
list IN the cause OF freedom, dig up the
hatchet and enter upon the war path. Re
gardless OF bis martial VOWS to "protec. aud
eheHsu,' he left his young wife without even
a :areWe1l embruce. In the hour OF hts ab-
eence and her solitude and despair, the
tempter came, IN the form Of lnaa named
Willis Smith, of the Onondag4 tribe, who
prevailed upon the deserted fair one to ac.
company him to his home IN - . deep vale
shut out By A1p!ne hills from the rude
world" Sne went, and her soldier husband
returned TO find the home WHICH he had de-
sertcd made dcso2a:e by the desertion of his
wife. Time elapsed, aud on the ereuing Of
March I'd party OF red men, rme in number
seven Of the Ca1tarauzus tribe and Two Oaor-
dagas might have been seen In th. little yil-
laee Of Gowanda, sltuated On the county line
between Erie aid Cattsraugus, EndnIgiug In
an ''Uh be joyful'' ca1o1sai. But in tho
midst Of pleasure the fell 6end OF hate aud
revenge larked- In the party were the TWO
husbands Of the Indian Mormouess, Wm.
Dutton and YIN. Willis auqs Smith. Both
were full OF d1eswa'c.. and q quarrtl was Iu-
mfnent from the very first. Ths cssousa1 was
kept mp without auy vtoIeut cut break k until be
tween nine aud ten O'Clock At night, when the
whole party proceeded ont of the village up
some word. about the hckle squaw, and the
former struck Smith twice In the Iace, when
the ]aster ran to the roadside, graspcd long
teEcs rail- and chased Dutton up the road q
short distaLce, when 0yeTtak king him he
struck him heavy blow upon the acad, and
repeated 1t three or tour times uuril Dutton
lay ius<nsiIle sad bleeding IN the middle Of
Ole of the Indians, William Armstrong bF
name, attempted to prevent the assault upon
Duttou, but Ben Johnny Johns. thc father Of
the equsw in question. who seemed 10 favor
About 10 o'clock the n hole pnrtT moved or,
leaving the insenaib:e victim ling In the roAd
in q d ing etate, Cries Of distress wcec heard
by the residents OF thst tncishhs'rhopd tatnr in
the night, tnt, supposins that thcT nrocstd-
ed from ecme drunken bsa~.er. III, att, attoa
was psld to them, aud Il, tho n0suinx tho
cold, hfeless body OF pnttnn MAJ fi,and suG
ard stark where ho frn. heu. 1uhnpY
Johts and William II. Ehtle werr arrested.
and word sent ior a Bntialo eorpucr. u.
Walsh proceeded thcra Thursday nIght, aud
,upanreled jury Friday morning. Tho
rested were told, and the evidence pointed
10 Willis Smith as the murderer, and Ben.
Johrny johns and William II. Whste ~
acces sotles. The verdict was rendered to
thai effect. Bnt here 1t was found that
Smith, the principal mover In the czine. had
disappeared. Il Is said that be was last seen
walking TO Bufla1o, and II Is presumed tha:
he na. either gone to his home near Sysa-
cuse, or to bis parcnts' residence At GrA1d
Rircr, Caledonia Station, on the Graud Trunk