Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-29
Pioneer Life and History of
Wya,idOt County.
BY A. w. BRIvKKRvoPg.
CHApTik iV-No. 10.

ol as IL OI STtAG NalUC ~ theii. a.
no doubt it WAS, III such an hour.
One mile more toward home anti their
eyes rested upon ASCENDING smoke. Can
tiun prompted :. halt. Col Crawford and
DR.. Knight advanced To reconnoiter.-
Cautiously advancing they found Il
brightly burning fire, and supposed it To
have been tile work of "a party who hav-
ing eucampcd there during the night
| had pruceeued on their way but s. ort
time neior". After further examination
anu no Sims OF ln,ilanS di-coverctl. their
Irivtis in the rear came up, and IA feast
in the lisierne,s was prepared of the
deer Iouii on their way.
S"otl after they discovered a white
| man. IN the rear. examining the trail and
seeming very say OF approach Calling
To Hiti and assuring IIu that they were
tfiehis. anu not enemies. the man inn
nediatc'y came forward and informed
them tnaG lie had killed the deer. now
| bein2 toasted upon ny them. but hearing
thcm approach. ard thinking them an
| enemy. lie He'd. for safety, into the
bIssnes. BreaAia<t being over they ali
| tua, t,tf procet died on their way. Ey
| nuoli the pare Y rea,lIed the trail ny which
| t..e army. IA few days before. nau adyaur-
ed 10 battle. defeat an,l death. hi sgsanI
| the doctor strennousiy insisted upuncon-
| tnuIns their course through the dense
lore-te. away from all plth, or traits, but
| Crtw Iuri ovciruieI them. ;tSS,irin, tiirm
| Jnat tie lndii!is wuuiu pursue no ilrIaer
th,,n the plans then tar bciiind them
Uniurtunatciy the Colofel rctsoniu,
! prevailed. and. abandoning their due
| eastern course. fiicy pursued the beaten
| pain. Crawford anu hhI5ht moved iii
| All, ancr, about one iunured un,I ,ifty
,aru>; BleGs anu his woun ,ed friend
ASHLEY. we're III Il t center. an.i bot, ON
! iorstnack- TIE Dr. iiavIns favored iiIgu.
| Nth his iiorSe-aiid u,.c LMu men on loot
| were tire FEAR ltL,r,!.
| hopefully aud steadily adyanr;ur IN,
rl,e,r way 10 home AMI friends. vi,,,
] hearts tilled with sadness over tn,.
! tauuyiit oi comrades siaii, uII.caI;l.,l
| Hlio>c bodies were then is ins for 100
| 10. birds and beasts Upon Inr lis.iiS uf
| Sandn>ky, yet rejoicing as tnc sad soul
ri uicps, over t;Icir own escape from TIE
horrors of n tOnaiIawk ami sraipIn.-
knI.c. ami hot dreaming of danger 80 re-
mot. from lie scene OF strife, and wuiI,.
thinking OF The sad news tnev must
break To dear ones at home ere liiey had
proceeded Cne mile Oh t.,iS bcatrn pain.
the lion stood, unclaimed, in tneir path
way
Within twenty steps of Crawford and
Knight. stood, conscious of victory. sey-
era! o, their stalwart. venuriu. t,e.. ami
with GUNS IN DOS ;tIuu and IN pooi En-
iiSlI. coiniiia,iticd Inefu To halt,
t'rieniS, home. earth. NOPE, yes all
these must now be l,,>t, Iney went
fostu Ia slay anu destroy. Tacy were
returning defeated. sau- ds cteu. and
now t. ey are in J.iv pJNrr oI ,iiu>e whom
ticy sought u ,Slay and W hat could ti.ry
tx pect but ,iraIn: Inc cuiy question
was. what Kind OF torture s.,sii IL ue =
Knight Sprans behind Il large OAK,
raised Ills gun ami i,esan 10 ur.,ly il on
the foremost Crawford. however, ,ili
not :,ltc.ni it To conceal himself. and or
uere,t hnIgiit not to lire. IHan.SIuI now
tor his own liie, the Indian ut whom
Inisi.L had aimed. ran up to Cr:Iw Iuri
vita 10, ai,d .litIi,es>. si,onK t,Is uani
coruli,ily. and ;isheu how he did. k1l.nt
Vas sui hostile, and CrLwlu luru again or .
Oered i.im 10 put down iis puil. WHICH
Ire. at last, reluctantly did.
Bi-SS and Ashley. at this sight halted
;iflu TIE men IN TIE Fear aL once fled and
escaped. One of tile Indians then told
Craw ford to order Biggs To come anu
surrender or they Wouiu kill him. rne
Colonel did as colIliilan. .e'l. but Blggs re-
fused ouetiieIlce 10 Cue er..er OF MS ro!il-
| tnislltier ami very cody took driibrriC.
| aim at one OF the lluIaIiS, ami fired Btt
| without effect. lie ami .isaiey tiicn put
spurs 10 their horses, AMI tor Gae time
| escapeu. Crawford ami knIGut were
then IakcD to the Indian caaIiJ. w.tlIin Il
few miles oi where lney tiien we.r and
On tie ucXt evening live Deiaw..r,.s came
IN with tue scalp, anu n"rscs OF BI..s
| aud Ashley VINO. Io!loW'ns the ROAD,
were capturc,i.
On the morning of the I0,!I OF June
& aa ford ani AMI rat, wita ntnc other
PRISONERS. We're couducJ,,l Dy Lleir cap
tors. seventeen in nimp.r to Li,. OH
town oI oan,ilsky, distant about InirIy
Three mics
the nam bO,ly halted ut night. within
eli .it n.Iit, OF the VILLAGE. mt ns Coz.
crawford desired greatly to see Simon
GIrty, IA cruel white In.ln vino had lon
iive'i amongst tie IniianS) w.o was
iiien at oInuu>ky. lie MAS permitted 10
proceed tuat evening, untlcr Luc care oi
two Indians
/ ON TUESDAY morning. June l1tli. so
that he mi isat nc IN trc!i ed into town
With the other PRISONERS. Col. Crawford
Mas hrouSiiG tack from eaiIu,ky-
| Knight earnestly .icco >Jed him. and as Ked
| II he iIad seen UIrry? Tae Coiunel re-
| plird tiat iie nal aul Ialt tI,rLy had
proiiiiSct q, use ms ut'nosG inil.ience Tor
his Ntiie ooiohei y safety huG was fear
tui "i Tue consequences, as the Indians
generally and Captain Pipe. one of tine
frIa"i are ciiiei>, IN particular, were very
inter against the prisoners, ana Were
cilue''NorihS ~ have them burned. Inc
ooi'iti aiueu tiat lie h;id heard of his
soh-ih-laW, Colohel fIdrrl>nii, anu his
hephe"' lillian CRAWFORD; and that
botii had been tiken 10y the ShawancSe,
anu a"ihitte' 10 mercy.
SHORTY after this conversation. their
| nitler enemy. captain Pipe, appeared.
MS appearance was. 10y no meanS. un-
| preloSsessiii@' ana he exhibited none OF
Tue ierocity. which Knight had been led
| 10 expect ifola Girty account. His
language Was tlattering, and manners
oii.iiu.
But, withal. one ominous circumstance
attchitd his visit. NItn his own hand
ne pdiH!rd eotry prissntr black! This. plain
i ~. Was 40 ordinary preceding. AMI in
ulcated something eXtraord nary yet in
the fhturt. hile i'll tie act OF plinIIns
| ttit. (!t,t.iOr b..