Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-16
Forty Years % Sqnaw.
KIDNAPPED BY INDIANS WHEN SEVEN YEARS
OF AGE-MARRIED TO A CHIEF AT TWELVE
SOLD TO AN MISUNDERSTANDING AND
RIGGING HER wAy TO coTuMRTs OHIO

KIDNAPPED BY INDIANS WHEN SEVEN YEARS
OF AGE-MARRIED TO CHIEF AT TWELVE
SOLD TO AN MISUNDERSTANDING AND
BEGGING HER WAY TO COLUMBUS, OHIO.
[Fromthe Akron (Ohio) Daily Peacon.] /.
In the year 1881 Mr.. John. NJ. Arm
strong, residing near Detroit, Michigan, sen
his little daughter Mary, a girl of seven
years Of age, unattended, off to the district
school. On the way to school she was kid
mapped by the Indians, who at that time
were found in large numbers about Detroit.
The stricken parents could scarcely be con-
soled for the loss of the child, and finally
gave up all hope of her recovery.
When she was taken by the indians she
was carried off to Texas, and suffered I'M
told hardships and privations at their hands-
In texas she lived for five years, and when
she had reached her twelfth year she vas
compelled to marry gallery" an l4ian
warrior. The tribe with which she lived
then removed to Nebraska, where twelve
moons, the length of the Indians married
life, having passed away, she was no longer
the wife of Ysllery, and was sold to 81 Erish-
man named David Ward David was a.
Catholic. and was burned at the stake re-
cause he refused to ALLURE his religion, after
which Mary was carried into another tribe
and there, after some years, married an In
dian Chief named Big Son.
Big Son soon got tired Of his new Spouse
and sold her to Mr.. Carman, pale face,
and With him she lived until the melancholy
event occurred, which at once deprived her
of her husband and children
Near San Francisco is placed called
"Black Hills which last fall was the,Ecene
Of a bloody fight between the Digger and
Snake Indians. Mrs. Carman at the tine
was with the Digger Indians, having been
sold to them, together with her husband
and children, short time before by the
Snake Indians In the battle between the
Snake and Digger Indians Mrs. Carmal's
eleven children and husband were killed. =.
She alone escaped, and remained with tnem
short time until an opportunity presented
itself, when she fed to San Francisco
From San Francisco, in company with
four others, she was sent by General Sheri
dan as far as St. Joseph, Mo-, from which
place she is nov On her journey to Column
bus, where her aged father and mother are
residing
About ten years ago her father heard OF
her being yet alive among the Indian aud
Immediately opened correspondence with
parties in the West to see if he could fad
any information which would lead to her re-
turn to her parents. After long waiting
the intelligence was conveyed to b i'm ! hat
she was found, and would soon be aA
home, after forty-one years wandefl
among the savages. She made her wa
from town to town, and day or two since
reached Kent. Until this time she had
worn her Indian costume, but the mayor of
Kent compelled her to exchange her half
civilized garb for one which accorded more
with Kent tastes.
Yesterday she reached Akron, aud has
been here soliciting aid to complete her
journey. Such, in brief, is her tale -
Whether or not she is an impositor We are
unable to tell Certain it is that she tells
straightforward story, and the most rigo-
rous questioning could not cause her to
change the least portion of her narrative
Sho is very intelligent.looking, and answers
all questions very readily, and with an ap-
pearance Of truth and simplicity. When
Marshal Parker told her he had been among
the Indians she began to talk to him in the
Indian language but the Marshal, not wish
ing to show his ignorance of the language by
inability to reply, "vamoosed," much to the
amusement of the crowd, which had gather
cd about her.