Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-22
ApyENrunks Or a Rousr.ApoUT.
He In Shot and Beaten by the Mats-Len
an n Snndbar near Fort BufOrd-Cap.
Snred md Tortured by Indians.
Tsrom the ST IOuis Domocrat. Sept, 81

He 1. sles and Bss.sn s b., the ! $4,000
from the ST. Louis Democrat, Sept. 81
A Frenchmau named Frank Moonie
went before Justice Jecko on Saturday,
for the purpose of suing the owners ofa
steamboat for his wages. He made the
following statement, which appears to
be incredible, as there is no man on the
river who would treat a fellow.being in
such . cruel manner. We give the
F%renchmau's story for what it is worth,
and with the explanation that it sounds
like q fiction:
Moonie stated that on the 18th of last
April be shipped as a deck hand or roust-
about on the steamer Firt, bound for
the Rocky Mountains. About forty
miles below Fort Buford the boat landed,
and he was sent ashore to make the line
fast to a stump. He did tho work
bunglingly, and the mate flew into o
passion and knocked him down, kicked
and beat him, and shot him in the
mouth, knocking out three OF his teeth.
He was then put on a saudbar, without
food, in o strange country, and with a
prospect Of starvation staring him in
the face. He was suffering terribly
from his wounds, and never thought he
would live to reach a civilized country.
He rsmaindd on the sandbar twenty.
eight hours, when o log same drifting
along, and Ee seized it and loated down
the river for several hours. AS he was
about reaching dry land, a party o.
Indians came along, and, Selling the
white man as their captive, they took
him several miles from the river to theil
camp. There they stripped him Of al
his clothing, and with strips Of bari
tied his hands together, and suspended
him, with his toes just touching tn
ground, within q few feet Of a hot lire
Their intention was to roast him. Dur
ing the night, a half.brsed squaw
taking pity ON the pale face, cut hi
thongs, but he was unable to leave hi
captors on account of his wounds. Th'
squaw gave him o small buckskin apron
which he put on, and calmly waited tn
pleasure of the savagss. The mex
morning the Indians drove him frou
their camp, and he dragged himsel
along, and after q most painful wal
reached the Missouri River.
Here he sat down on the river bank
and prayed for death to relieve his sui
ferings. For two days he remained O.
the river bank, and then the steame
Tacony, from St. Louis, hove in sigh
He hailed her and was taken on board
and learned that Fort Buford was ninet
miles above. He was left at this for
and furnished with clothing by th
officer 10 command. He remained a
the hospital for seven days, and wa
then put on the steamer La Barge an
sent to Sioux City. The Mayer a
Sioux City furnished him with foo
and clothing, and sent him to Cm"h
on the steamer 81. John. He was sen
from Omaha to St. Louis, and arrive
two or three days ago.
His object in visiting Justice Jeck
was to sue the owners of the FIn
George J. aud II. X. Hazlettand F. W
Bedard) for the amount of wages du
him for the round trip, amounting t
{ Sl96. If it shall appear on the tri'
that his statement is true, The officers {
the boat will undoubtedly DO prosecute
before tho United Statos Commissions