The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-03-04

in five PAGES Of him. Both fred simul.
taneously. The Indians ball passed
through Hartman's hat the latter's bul.
let killing his opponent instantly. Per-
ceiving this, Hartman thought the op.
portunty good one to seek more secure
cover, and made dash toward thicker
chapparcl. 1t was literally running the
gauntlet About6fteen shots were fred
at him as he passed, one of which passed
entirely through his foot inficting pain
ful wound. lie gained his thicket how
ever The Indians now charged. Au-
other shot from his faithful rife killed
one and wounded another of the assail-
ants. Hercupon the rcd men seem to
have concluded that the game WAS not
worth the candle. They fed, carrying
off their dead and wounded on horseback,
Meantime negro who had been with
Hartman, made his way to his friends,
and informed them that be had been
killed by Indians. His friends started
out to look for him with an ambulance;
and in the morning of the next day, after
he had passed most painful night alone
and wounded in the thicket they discov.
cred and relieved him from MS fearful
situation. The cool bravery of Hartman
is said by frontiersmen never to have been
surpassed on the frontier, and they regard
his uudaunted intrepidity, under the cir
cumstances which were enough to paral-
ize the energies Of any man, as well
meritlDg his miraculous escape The In-
dians appear to have abandoned Hartman
upon the principle of business before
pleasure, which, in the Camanche morai.
ties is interpreted, horse stealing before
scalpiug; for as soon as they left him
they went vigorously to work, moving
rapidly down the Medina, above Castro
lille, stealing as they moved, taking some
horses from the very suburbs Of the town.
They chased Mr. Wurzboch into his house
then took his horses and were gone be.
fore he could get a shot at him.
Early Sunday morning Mexican iu
the camp of Messrs John and Oliver
Brown, at the head of Block Greek, dis
covered 6yc of the raiders approaching
He seized his gun aud made off Oliver
Brown then saw the Indians. Conclud.
ding that the most desperate alternative
was the most prudent he started to meet
them, calling out to his brother. The
latter, perceiving that the Indians were
about to cut him off, shouted for help;
his brother stopped and began to fire at
the indians; while these under cover of
a return fire. cooly herdcd all the Browns
horses before their eyes, and finally drove
them off and went on their way rejoic
ing.
But business had now been brisk
enough to authorize little recreation.
After proceeding a few miles the red
scounArel' came upon two white men Mr.
hiilh Whitley and Mr.. McRae, They
shor Loih.liI NJ Mr.. Whitley immediate.
ly. Poor Me ac was not dead when thr
In las IA ued TO leave, and, apparently
for the purpose OF writing a farewell mes
sage, he made movement to get out his
pencil aud note book. lis movement was
seen, unfortunately, by the indians, one
Of whom rode back and shot him through
the head. 1t was but few moments af-
terward that the sons Of Mr.. Whitley
rode up and found their father and his
companion dead. But it was now the
white mans turn. The Indians having
reunited to the number Of eleven proceed
ed toward the Hndoo. Near that stream
they found a Mexican and shot him
through the lower part of the body. The
Mexican instantly adopted that policy
which is naid 10 be TIE last resource for
him who finds himself in the power ofthe
most ierocous wild beasts. He fell over
and lay as if dead. So well did he feign
that the Indians stripped him of his
clothes and rode off ignorant of aught but
that he had gone to their euemies hell.
As soon as they were out Of sight the
Mexican made his way to camp Of COW
hunters not far off, and gave information
OF what had occurred. The COW hunter,
Immediately took the trail and gave chase
The pursuit lasted five days. On Friday
last the COW hunters overhauled the raid
ers in Sabinal canyon, and opened the
fight After short contest the Indians
proposed to surrender. No surrender
With this terrible reply the COW hunters
continued the conflict until every one OF
the Indians lay dead. And let him who
thinks this is needlessly bloody resent
ment come to this land and listen to the
tales that are told of children, of women
and of men who have fallen into the hands
Of the Indians. Indeed it is now just
16O years since Father Marest, in de-
spair of these Indians, exclaimed, at is
necessary first to transform them into
men, and afterwards to labor to make
them Christians ~