The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-24

pleu Dy SOLDIERS engaged In It's deence, Ihhn tndt vi
Court OF justice All the people were armed. The
jury wore their weapons, their revolvers and dag
gers being fastened to their belts; the Judge was
! guarded by man armed to the teeth, the audi
| ence-the border rufans and bloodthirsty Indi-
! ans-had their accoutrements of war suspended
4 about their persons, and even Proctor, the muir
derer trial, had Spencer rifle and two revOvers
| THE WOMEN sCATTRRING-THE ARRIVAL.
| AS the posse approached the house the women,
| who standing outside, scattered In all direc-
| lions. When within short distance OF the place
| the deputies dismounted, then formed in single
file, and, after arranging their tactics marched to
the building, hating within few yards OF the
principal entrance. Arranged around this door
were several Cherokee Indians, who were friendly
to the marshals, who saluted them with all due
respect In obedience to sign from White Sut Beck
Cherokee accompanying the federal force.
WHITE SUIT BECK's RECONNOTrRR.
White SUIT Beck first approached the door Of the
temporary Court, and his foot rested upon
the first step he saw ut glance that the room was
crowded with men, armed as above described, then
turned and uttered half Indian yell, indicating
by his features the dangers that beset the party he
was acting for. The rines of the ruiians were all
turned In an instant toward the place where he
was standing, and he then stood and faced the
crowd.
The ceremonies OF parey were then gone
| through White SUIT Beck addressing the men from
the doorstep, stated that there should be no dis
| turbance such as their manifestations warranted
| him in believing they intended. He stated that the
| gentlemen who had arrived were United States
officers servants OF the government at Washing
ton, who came with no hostile intentions
towards them, but simply on a mission of
justice in which all should be equally interested.
Deputy Marshal Peavy then came near and
repeated, In substance the remarks made by White
| SUIT, to those who understood English, the former
having addressed his redskinned brothers. The
friendly Cherokees on the outside relatives chiefly
OF Becks, then shouted In chorus the substance Of
Beck's language to their fellows, who had so
strangely fortified themselves within the building.
THE HELLIsH COMBAT COMMENCED.
Just then the report Of q gun was heard coming
from within the building followed " indescrib-
able hum OF voices and lcud shouts. This shot was
the signal for .iuly hellish combat. The rattle
of r,uc.clfy was heard from every part OF the
place, the yells became louder and the menaces Of
the men more terrible, until at length
war was openly declared, and the mar
shals were dared to enter the building
White SUIT Beck the first to take action on the
part Of the Marshals force; he levelIed his piece
against the door post and about to fire into the
midst of the maddened mass of humanity, when
his gun was grasped by brother of Proctor's and
held for several seconds against the step.
THE INDIAN MARsHAL's FIRST SCALP.
Beck seized this man, holding him within the
powerful grasp of his iron hand as he would have
held an infant then exerting the power of his great
brawny arm he pulled him out on to the doorstep
wherein he was standing, evelled his revolver and
shot him through the heart BY the time Beck
had thus summarily despatched the desperate
fha dnbf had harO
faces and red skins being engaged in a
bloody and desperate encounter. The cracks OF re-
vOlvers and the wfizzing OF musket balls were in
cessant for period OF about five minutes, during
which time fearful massacre had taken place and
twenty lives were sacrificed
THE SCENE AFTER THE FIRING.
As soon as the firing had ceased It was
observed that the greater portion Of the fed
eral force had been annihiated, the deputies
lying dead around the entrance to the school
house. The wounded men inside the room were
yelling, and the whole surviving company seemed
helpless and demoralized. The Judge was dscov-
cred lying down, with revolver ball in one Of his
| knees. Deputy Marshal owens was killed, as well
| as one Of the jury. Proctor, the murderer was
] badly wounded also.
HORRIBLE BRUTALITY.
James Ward, who leaves young wife at this
place, about to mount his mule and ride OFF for
assistance, when he was shot down, then kicked to
death and robbed by Cherokee. Riley Woods
another of the federal force, was shot down, and
when in the last agones Of death was treated in
similarly barbarous manner.
Moses Alberti, prominent Cherokee, suddenly
placed himself before Captain Peavy threw open
his coat, and was about to draw his revolver to kill
the Marshal Peavy Immediately realized his posi-
ton and the redskins intention, and at once
covered him with his rife. The Indian immedi-
ately dropped his hands in token OF truce, and
pretended to have no evil purpose. No sooner had
Peavy turned partially to go in another direction
than Albert drew his revolver upon the Captain
and was
DELIBERATELY AIMING AT THE HEAD
OF his intended victim, when one of Peavys posse,
witnessing the affair and understanding the treach-
cry OF the hend, shot Moses dead before he had
ried out his murderous design. Deputy Marshal
owens was shot through the body, the
ball which caused his death passing out
above the hip and striking the northeast
ern corner Of the schoohouse, near where he
was standing. Peavy saw his comrade fall,
and Selling the bleeding but not lifelcss body he
walked backwards from the house, distance OF
eighty yards, to the rear, constantly facing the
enemy, many OF whom were armed with Spencer
rifles and the balls from some of them passing
through part OF his coat.
After facing the fury OF this bloodthrsty crew for
some minutes he was still
RRTREATrNG WITH OWENS IN HIS ARMS,
when he met the old Indian man Beck Beck hur
riedly informed him that his two sons and two
nephews had been In the fight the Marshals
side, three Of whom, he said, were then dead
Peavy handed owens over to him, and requested
him to take the dying man to Mrs. Whtemore's
house, about half mile distant.
FLIGHT OF THE MUEDECERs.
Having given Beck instructions to return imme,
dately he had seen owens safely deposited In the
house, Peavy hurried back to the temporary court
room the OF the bloody battle, but was greatly
surprised to discover that the cowardly ruflans