Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-19

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at the side of the right nostril, an
passing through the head came on
3 just in front of the left ear. He fel
from his horse, and, becoming en-
tangled in the lariat, was dragge,
a short distance, but was sool
loOsened from it. The Indian fire.
= the second time at him but did no
hit him. Two or three other In
dams Immediately jumped out o
the bushes and came to Horace
rolling him over, rifing his peck
cts, and taking his hat. He bleC
prOfusely, and as there was a large
pool of blood under him, and as he
purposely kept still, they thought
him dead and left him. Horace laid
still until he had recovered from
the bewildering effects of the wound
in his head, and then, still so weak
from the loss of blood that he could
hard y walk, started for the house,
and as he came within hailing dis
lance, he called to his father for
help, entirely unaware Of the terri-
bic tragedy that had been enacted
in his absence. After the departure
OF Horace with the one Indian, there
remained five more in the house.
Among these were "Bear Chief"
the ''Black Weasel" and two 9TH
ers whose names / do not know, and
Peter, or "Ne-tus- cho," as he is
called. This last, Nellie says, is
the Indian that visited you in Ann
Harbor some years ago with her
father, and is a relative of Mr..
Clark's wife. He is the one that
killed Mr.. Clark.
After Horace left, the Eve In
dians remaining with Mr.. Clark
told him how much their tribe
thought of him, and expressed the
utmost friendship for him. Ne-tus-
cho sat near him, and thought of
asking him if he was cold. He I'M
doubtedly had his Ratchet and re-
yOlyer under his blanket. 1t ap-
pears that Ne-tusscho had some
trouble with his tribe, and Mr..
Clark thought that he desired to
counsel with him concerning it; so
he asked Ne-tus- chO to step out of
doors and talk with him alone about
it. As soon as they were out, all
the Indians except Black Weasel
took down Mr.. Clark's guns and
went toward the door. Isabella,
the second daughter, aged about
twelve, asked them what they
wanted to do with the guns. They
replied that they wanted to shoot at
mark. Nellie says that it was a
very common thing for them to get
these guns and shoot at a mark; so
that their taking them caused not
thought Of danger TO enter their
minds. As the Indians went out
the Black Weasel took the youngest
girl in his arms and kissed her, at
the same crying and crying that he
"did not want them to do it. At
sight OF the Indian cry ing Nellie's
apprehensions were aroused. Just
then she heard a gun fired, and says
she knew at once that her father
was shot. lie was near the corral
when he was shot and about four
rods from the front door. The ball
passed through his heart he stag
gered q few steps and fell. To
make their work more sure after he
fell they buried their hatchets in his
forehead.
Just about this time Nellie heard
the cries of her brother for help, and
in the face Of such danger as few
men would have had the courage to
meet, she went to him, away above
the house, and brought him in,
weak and almost exhausted from
loss of blood. In addition to the
six Indians who entered the house,
there were fifteen or twenty on the
outside, riding back and forth, and
through them this heroic girl went
to the aid of her brother, fastening
to make known the danger that all
were in, and to quiet his cries for
help, which would soon have pro-
claimed his whereabouts to the
murderers of his father and precip~
itated his death. But still the H.
dams were not satisfied that Horace
was MORALLY wounded, and they
came to the door and inquired ofhis
mother concerning him, and she
told them that he was dead. This
seemed to pacify them for o while.
They remained about one hour and
a half after killing Mr.. Clark, des-
troying everything they did not
intend to carry away. The Indi-
ans did not go into Nellie's room
after killing her father, and she
kept the children in there, though
the door was not at all securely fast
ened, and she could hear all their
conversation. At one time they
had nearly concluded to kill all OF
them, and she heard them say, "NOw
let us kill all the children" But,
"Bear Chief said, mo, we have
shed enough blood for one night;
let US now go, and come again in
four days and kill them" This
seemed to satisfy them, and after
shooting at the mother through the
window they finally went away.
Mathew, tue second son was not
| at home, and Nellie the next morn
ing at 5 CLOCK, went to the nearest
house, the toll-gate on the Benton
road, a mile and q half away, for
assistance. Indians still lurked
around the foot hills, and as late as
| the middle of the afternoon short
time before our arrival one was
seen riding from q ravine over a
plateau about two miles away. A
number of the citizens came out
| from Helena, and we had all the
assistance we needed. The next
day, Thursday, we buried Mr.. Clark
in the burial Enclosure near his
house. .... .t.- ..
Mr.. Robert Lemon, Capt. Parkin-
son, Robert HEREFORD and others,
returned to Helena that afternoon,
leaving four of US as a guard at the
house, and on Friday sent out a
four-horse spring wagon in which
Horace was placed on feather bed,
and with the others brought to
Helena. Mathew arrived home the
day after his father was killed, and
brought up what little household
| furnitura the Indians did not de-