The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-31

sag ,s,gs SToRy or A VERY Ban INDIAN rom
ans Overland Hoataty --tln the reservation
sfAere once lived an Indian who was SO inc
roughly had in every respect that he. was
Ssynneeaily known by the sohriquet OF t'ie
"a YnSa Devil" He committed alt the seven
Z deadly sius and good many more, II MOI
\ every day OF his life, at least as often us nc
could.
one day he wandered off a considerable
way from the reserve, accompanied by sHc
Of his tribal brethren, and they fell upon and
yantonly murdered three squaws without
any known provocation whatever. They
were pursued by detachment OF the cari1'
san. oyertaken, captured, carried back man
acled band and foot. and consigned TO the
p,,ard.house. In some inexp!icable manner
the devil contrived to break his fetterS
asnntler, and then he tied them on again with
Irvine In such a fashion that when the turn
kew came along on tour OF inspection nc
perceived nothing smiss.
! Being taken out for some purpose OF
p,ser soon aftcrward, he seized the oppof'
tunjty 70 wrench off his maDacleS and es'
cane. But he was speedily orertaken again
aud brought down with bullet, which
wounded him slightly, taken back to The
guard house; heavily ironed, and cast into a
dungeon. Here he feisncd death. For four
DAYS he never swallowed crumb OF nour'
ishmept, tasted no water, brcathed no
breath that could be discovered, and lay
with every muscle relaxed like . corpse. To
al human perception he was dead, except
that his body did not become rigid or cold.
AZ last a vessel Of water was placed on
table hard by; information OF that fact was
casualty impaired TO him in his native
>Hcech; all the attendants withdrew. the
dungeon relaJsed into silence, and he was
secretly watched.
After long time, when profound stiffness
prevailed, and when the Waterman bad be-
gun TO believe he was in Il trance at least, he
cautiously lifted up bis head, gazcd steaithily
al round him. scrutinizng every Granny aud
creyice Of light, then softly crawlcd on all
tours 10 the table, taking care not to cialik
bis chains the while, took down the pitcher
aad drank deep and long.
They rushed in upon him, but upon the
Instant so fatuolls was the obstlnacy Of the
savage. he dropped rs if he had been shot,
and again simulated death. But he was now
informed that his play was quite too shallow
for any further purposes, and rs soon as the
ealiows could be put in order the execp-
TONERS entered and plainly told him that the
preparations were fully completed Tor his
taking-off.
He made no sign. Then, half dragging
half carrying the miserable wretch, they
conducted him forth to the scaffold. AL
limp, and ilaccid, and nerveiess, rs he is, they
lift him upon the platform; but still he
makes not the least motion, and exhibits nc
consciousness of all these stern and grin
preparations.
lie is supported in an upright position be
tween two soldiers, hanging lifelcss hufdef
on their shoulders: his head is lifted mp from
his breast, where It droops i'll heavy helpless
ness; the ncw-bought rope, cold, and hard
and prickly, is coiled about his neck, and TIT
huge knot properly adjusted atthc side; th'
mercitul cap, which shuts OF these heart
sickening preparations from the eyes of TIT
faint and shuddering criminal, is dispensed
with, and everything is in perfect readiness
The solemn stiffness BETTING the awlu
spectacle about to be enacted falls upon thu
few spectators. The fatal signal is given
the drop swiftly dcscends; the supportin;
soldiers sink with it as if about to rani>l
into the earth, and hide their eyes from TIT
tragedy. With dead, dull thud the tight
ening rope wrenches the poor savage from
their upbcaripg shoulders into pitiess mid
air: and the Yuka Devil, hanging there
without twitch or shiveT, quickly lassc
from simulated to unequivocal death.