The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-07-03
VINO KILLED TECuMsKHf
Rumsey dumsey.
Col Johnson killes1 Tecums~h.

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'o- JOHNSON A''e' ieea"s ~1osd so,s
Acin Got. Monsieur T"nsons come again.
| To the Editor Of The CiscirSan Gazette:
Your Journal If recent date hal an article from
F. ID. NJ. detailing "reminiscences of the war Of
| 1872 which has elected comments from otherr.
| and have said to myself. Go to, will have INV
| say ALSO
Gen Harrison's connection with the defense Of
| the West made him President Of the United
States: and 70. too. the reputation Of having
killed Tccumsrh had ninch TO do in making Col.
| r. N. johnson Vice President. There were other
claimants to that honor, who had inst as good an
opportunity to have accommodated the deed M he
who reapesl all the reward for it.
Col. Whitley, Of Kentucky. was old pioneer
and famous Indian fighter of the State. At sew
enty years of age he was a volunteer in john
som regiment AS "sha-pshooter- At the close
Of the hattie he WIS found dead on The field near
to Col johnson and near the body of the dead
Indian, supposed to have been Tecun,seh, with
his rifle discharged His friends have always
claimed he was the more probable SLAYER
Jacob HOLMAN, formerly of Frankfort, Ky,
was in the immediate vicinity Of johnson at the
time of the CHARGE and his fr;..n.ls claimed ~,
him m. hnnor ~ H.. ,j..I n ~ Croo,o. g..
.riv az E.ntn.tr ,iso ,Ia;msd ,h.t ~. &c.;
fell Inv his hand Tn. fatb,r of the xr;t..r -, a. l.;
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him say that M nm. conIa s.v WITH a,r .ar.a;',.
wbo J;d Nm. d...d Jawas n,r;J.nn g.. .,.."
years Tr.asursr ~ IN. St,,. as E.,',oL '""s
.is" in ,be sngarsmsnt and a ra.mI..r "s -.
,o,,s regiment and he utt.rIv r.nrd;,..d H.,
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sbeu, and .i;ssa..S .sos the nnm,er os ru ning
to.sts shonld not sxc..,a ,S;r,",' ~ ,sg"iar
last should always he devoted In the fair. and
the one on this particular occasion. like one of
the volunteers. has stuck by me. when th,,rx 81
much greater Importance have been lost and E,r.
gotten In rolling wears. "The fair. 7 nsr.r ..,
a pretty girl that did not love her somsp II
sent INV Young blood tinelnv tn the end. of M.
fingers aud toes After tbe regular toosts var.
read and honored with saIvo. of unsLatr -.
opportunity was afforded for volunteer senfi.