The New York herald., 1870-03-14
INDIAN CApTIVEs.

Tho Capture Of the Fitzpatrick Girls In
Texas by Kiowa IDdians-Particulars of
the AIurder OF Their Pnrents-Whercabouts
OF Their Relations.
MONTAGUE, Texas Feb. IL, 1870.
IN this distant part og the country where the
mails are not very trustworthy, It Is not surprising
that only recently saw the HERALD OF November
22 1860, containing n letter from Washington giving
m account OF the release OF wo little girls who had
been captured by Indians, and their arrival AT the
national capital under the care OF Colonel Leaven-
worth to whom they Indebted for their release.
AS from the disposition proposed to be made OF the
children it wond appear that they without rea-
tlves desire to narrate the circumstauc tend
ing their capture, 30 that their surviving friends
may be enabled TO take them home, II deslrous Of SO
doing.
The parents OF the girls, whose correct names are
Alice and Susan. were named Thomas Jefferson and
Martha Fitzpatrick They lived on Clear Creek,
some eighteen miles southeast OF this place. and
were persons In moderate circumstances. On
tine 9Th OF January, 1858, nelghbor or theirs,
A. II. Parkhill, arrived at their farm with the
intelligence that band OF ktowa Indians were
on raid near by killing and scalping all who fell
into their power, ana burning houses Mr. Fitz-
patrick, with his wife, the two girs and an infant
boy OF two years OF age, accompanied BY Mr.. Park
hill Immediately started Tor the home OF the latter,
about hall mile distant, closely pursued by the
Indians. They had not gone far when the savages
TWO men fought with the greatest desperation, but
were finally overpoweref, killed and scatped and
their bodies horribly mnttlated. Mrd. Fitzpatrick
was scaped alive and stabbed twice IN the back the
Indians leaving her Tor dead. On their departure
she wrapped her head III part Of ier dress and en-
deavored to reach Mr.. ParKhills house. She walked
" short distance anu fell. When found she was
DEAD. The tragedy occurred about five O'Clock IN
the evening, but the bodies OF the three victims
were not discovered and brought In until the next
morning
The babe was carried by the Indians about half
mile, when the wretches dashed out Its brains
and lung the corpse on the roads The girls,
however were borne or uniniured, Deing consigned
TO the care Of squaw. As soon az information
reached the citizens OF the presence OF Indians they
organized band and started in pursult; but the
night bein9yyery cold and the scet falling heavily
their trail was repeatedly lost, aud they succeeded
ln making good their escape The dead bodies were
buried IN one grave, beside number'0f others who
hados their lives At the hands Of the same band Of
Savagcs
Mr.. Fitzpatrick WAS, think, native OF Indiana.
He had been twice married and by his frst wife had
two daughters, VINO resided at last accounts in Ten
Ressee HIS father residing here as the time OF
hts murder but returned TO Indiana soon after and
rs doubtless there now Ii ~ not unlikely that he
ignorant OF the fate or hls grandchildren, and Is
would be well for the authorities 70 Escerain his
Whereabouts and restore them to his Keeping, as
the legal and most appropriate guardian for The or
phanA.