Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-04
TWIN WIFE CAMANCnE RIIL.
dC Wan who has Killed One Hun.
drcd and IighIN-TiIrCc Indians.

tdC Wan who hHS Killed One Hun.
drcd and EighIN-TiIrcc Indians.
from thy Davenport Iowa Gazctte.l
There has been stopping in this city
for 81 couple Of days past, one of those
characters who have made for them
selves Il celebrity for their bravery
and caring, ON the plains of the far
West among the Indians and the
buffalo; IN rccouHtiug whose deeds,
h~tdr-hreadth escapes and peculiar life,
the pages Of romance are filled. aTho
person TO whom We refer is no less 4
character than "Cummchc BIZ who
is rCputcd to Ice the slayer of no less
than lS3 Indians. lie has been nine
years on the plains, part of which
time he has been in the employ ofthc
government as scout. lie has hunted
and killed Indians for the pleasure
and sweets of revenge, and hunted
( and trapped Of necessity. He is now
on his return to his old Efr- in the
| West, having been on a visit TO his
early home in Minnesota. He is
about twcnty-eight Wears of age, Of
slender build, sandy compleXioncd,
with 4 profusion o fhair that he wears
long on the neck. His dress il a pair
Of huckskin pantaloons, ornNmt nted
iiHn the outer seams with 4 row Of
steel buttons, q coarse shirt, an old
coat and a broad brimnrd hat. His
eyes are piercing keen, and he has Il
grip like Il dozen blarkemiths. In
response to or questions, he said:
My name is George w. Potter: |
have been on The plains since 80; |
was in the Minnesota massacre, near
Tim, the Sth of August Of that wear;
all my folks were killed except me
and my little sister, three years old,
whom they took prisoner.
"Wherc was you?'
81 was away at the military station
on business; went the day before; the
first knew of the massacre was
coming along the road on my way
home, when ! saw a little ways ahead
Of mea wagon filled with women and
children, that The settlers had sent to
the station for protection; just then |
saw the Indians pouncc upon them
and lodged into the woods; | could
hear the hatchcts crushing into heads;
they killed 'cm all, every onc.'
"What did you do"
They scalpod 'em, and when the
coast was clear ! got out, and pretty
soon.along came a company Of cavalry
and we buried them.'s
"Why didn't you follow the In
diane?"
81 had no horse, and the captain
didn't want his men to go. You see
that was in 'G2, and everything was
t0psy-turvy.'
"Did you visit the scene ofthc mas
,acrc at New Ulm?N
"Ycs, | went thcrt the next day.
and saw my father and mother all
cut up, and my sister was gone.
Sworc 10y the eternal God | would
never rest until | had rcvcngc-a
bloody revenge
Did you get any traces of your
siStcr".o
"Why, yes; they was the Nankton,
Swanec and Sioux Indians, and
knoWed them pretty well. | learned
that they had her. | knowcd what
they'd do with her"
Have You not been successful i'm
your efforts to secure hcr?'
"No. You see, single handed and
man don'tstand much chance.
Once, in Arizona, | was right in sight
Of her, The way ] knoWed it was
her was, | had been ON the trail ofthe
band ofSiouX that had her for q long
time, and She was the only white per-
son they had. This was in 'G5, and
then She looked just like mother.
waited and watched and watched, and
an indian Off every little
when he'd get a mile or two
from camp, tut was no use. They
good watch over her"
"NNcrc you ever capturcd""
YES. The Blarkfcets captured me
Jim Brandon in "a, when we
were out hunting. They came ON lis
with a rush, hut they didn't ret us
.hough until / had killed one young
"What did they do with your"
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,ta'Iln'i Us VI very llilHS we i'au ana
lr' u.s. w. ~ a,nH' alio ICY me
w. ~ po'lII" Us WIN Gtl'o'' lAcy
Nv, ",to yluiH "t,S ior c!@iiI DAYS We
nv'' n iyT ","n 4uc1Nhil thongs ana
NC .iiE'it 1t TaIlle4, ana we slipped