The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-22

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BsS@ The PREss circniates free of postage
within the limits of Portage county. szRaL
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the center road south, of Hudson
about z mile khenee across fhe CuFa-
llloea II FHf j i,tI 7 Esiila ia Boston.
NJ father then lived ID the soath-
east part of Hudson trail was
about sixty rods from our house, and
we had q -path-t,to the trail. Rogers
and his men followed the Indians in.
the night. 1t was aboutsItheE first. Iof
December, 1906, and the snow was
about four Inches deep.-The night
was very cold; and the moon was
near the full and shining They
came to our house about one O'Clock
in the morning, some Of them nearly
frozen, and about half of them stayed
] there. Rogers got my father, my
eldest brother and my brother-in-law
/ Williams to go with him. They
went to Hudson, got a new recruit
and Followed on to near the west part
/ of RichffelGlG Here the Indians had
stepped, bpilt q fire, fstaeked their
arms, tied. their ponies and lain, down
with their feet TO the fire. Most of
them had pulled off their moccasirls.
-7When Rogers and his men saw the
fire they scattered aud surrounded
the indians, some of whom were in
a doze ana some asleep. AS they
were closing up NiekshaW and Mo-
hawk sprang up and ran off bRre4
footed. They closed in on the rest,
and it beginning to be light Rogers
wanted somebody to- go after Nick
shaw, and George Darrow of Hudson
and Jonathan Williams, my brother
in-law, volunteered to go. They said
the, Indians feet beganato bleed be-
fore they got a mile, when they sat
| down on a log, tied pieces of their
blankets around their feet and then
separated. Darrow and Williams
followed one of them, who proved to
be Nickshaw, whom they overlook at
about three miles. He looked back
and seeing them gave a Whoop and
increased his speed, and they after
him Ike hounds after fox. In about
a mile they overlook him, and asked
him to come back, but he would not.
Darrow said he thought he would
clinch him, but when he made the at
tempt Nickshaw would put his hand
under his blanket as though he had a
knife. ,Darrow thought he would
get q club and knock him down, but
Mr.. Indian could get club and use
it, too. They got out of patience and
Williams fired his gun over Nick
shaw's head to let him know what
was coWing if he did not yield. This
4 did not make any impression. and
Williams loaded up and popped him
over He fell on his face and gave up
the ghost. - .f..,l Go -
They threw him under a log, COW
cred him with brush and old chunks,
and came backsto Hudson 81 eariian,
OViatt, David Hudson and Owen
Brown mounted 4 their horses, took
the trail and found the dead Indian.
They got out a state warrant against
barrow and Williams for MURDER
All the Reserve was then in Trumbull
county, the county seat at Warren.-
When they gotthere to be tried for
their heck, they refused to go into the
little log Jail till the court could be
organized, and they had someb fuss
about it. Finally some person said
they would see they should be on
lhaHdiat the trial. When the court
was ready they came forward and the
witnesses were called. 0viatt, Had-g
son and Brown swore they followed
the tracks of DarfoW and Williams
and found where they shot the Indian.
l think j. d. Webb,5of Warren, was
counsel for them. He muddled the
witnesses till they could not tell how
the Indian came by his death! Dar-
row was cleared and brought as
witness against Williams, He sWore
there was controversy with the In
dian In order to make a prisoner of
him; he heard the crack of gun and
saw the Indian fall, but could not tell
where it came from. Finally the mat,
ter was quashed. There was. plenty
of whisky and a hoe-down that night.
was made for Williams
of five dollars for killing the Indian.
The chief and his family. were
brought TO Hudson and discharged
They were not abused, but went to
their old camp in Streetsboro.- which
was his headquarters. was on
Samuel Olin's place near the river
He lived there till tie summer of
1872. When the war broke out they
joined the British Hewas man,of.
great intellect and frmness and al
ways had been a friend of our goY-
ernment. He was perfectly honest,
and when friendly good friend
but lie to him and he would never
forget it. He believed in being hon
est and trained his people SO. ~,
THE GREAT sTREETsBoRoUGH HUNT,
- .,sf. = :, ,.''' OF 1919. :.
The township of Streetsborough,
was not settled for many years after
those around it. 1t was all owned by
Titus Street, from whom it was
named, and who drew it as member;
Of the Coniiectfcut Land Company in
1898, containing 10000 acres, being
No. 4 in the ninth range. 5Iti was q
famous place for. BEARS wolves, wild
smaller animals. The bears killed
oais hogs, and the wolves aour sheep
lndsoalyes, and sometimes our year
ings.y We could risk nothing unless
,ur eyes were on it most of the time,
The settlers in the townships around
Hudson son the west
Sranklin ontheisouth, ShalersFille ons
he east, and Aurora on the north--g
determined to have a BIG drive. sur
ound tiiel township and Kill of the
IA committeesvas appointed 70 ar
ange matters, who marked off .Sthirty
n forty, acres q, little south ef tho
enter, where tho old saWmil stood,
nto which the game was to be driven.
he men from each township were to
e on the line of5lthe township Of,
next to them at ten
'clock in the morning. The syamps
7ere frozen, and there was about
hree inches of snow and'a good day
DE- the hunt Most of the regular
mters were opposed to the ,hunbt
or the game, was all their depend
nee, and was one of them. / start
d out early with my dog, to be on
and when the game started. Iltook
" position on dry piece of ground
little south of the center and sat
own on log. l soon heard a crush
lg noise in a hollow about forty