The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-16
MURDER OF THE BRoTuERTON FAMILY.

MURDER OF THE BROTuERT0S FAMILY.
The Indians on the morning of the Goth
deserted THEN camp. and on their march
overlook William brotherton and his two
sons, who had been in the woods for load
| cI it!t!.
The Indians. under command Of Scarfaced
| Charley, al once stopped the teams aud shot
down The elder Brothcrton a> he sat ON the
wagon. The TWO boys tried to run, but
| were killed before they had gone fifty yards.
The Indians then lInlltchcd the eight horses,
mounted them. and started for the house,
where they doubtless intended to murder
| tic rest of the Brotilcrton iamily--thc
| mother and two young sons, mere boys.
| Here they met the first check. The plucky
| woman. su>pccling that something was
| wong, from the fact that they were mount
ed on hcrhll>band's horses, resolved to sell her
| life dearly She had three rifles in the house,
and putting Crc in the hands of each son,
she. locked the door and built "A barricade
behind the windows OF sacks of flour. Then
she waited the approach of the Indians.
They soon came up and demanded admit
taucc. The brave wonlali's answer Was u
rine.blllct, which she sent crashing through
Ihe >kuu OF one of the sarages. The boys
also broan firing, and the Indians taking
shelter in some trees returned the fire vigor-
ou>ly. but without doing any damage. The
woman and her two sons kept up the battle,
and II was not long before another Indian
was killed. For two days the daring Wo-
man kept watch. rifle in hand, but the
Indians did not renew their attack. She
had beaten them otl and kept them at such
a distance that they could not burn the
hou>c.
That might the woman and boys were
rescued, and the United States troops Iln-
nrdiaiciv commenced IN active campaign
against the Modocs.
RETREAT TO THE LAYA-BEHS.
The Indians then took to the lara-beds.
Several attempts were made To rout them
ont each and every one failing. Three or
folIr battles were fought, all resulting in the
rcpl.l>c Of the troops. The last attack was
madp by Colonel Glllem, commanding torce
q; three hundred men, some SIX weeks since.
Tiie nature Of tue country was eVtsentiy
unknown 10 the COMMENCING ollcers, iol
With thi, small number they undertook 10
storm the indian stronghold, meeting Win u
sharn defeat. Thereafter it was resolved 10
nush forward the means for attaining peace
upon double basis. Three hundred aodi'
ticnal TROOPS, under General Candy, were
hurried forward to punish the Indians, ahu
IL full peace commission was organized 10 pa
cliy them. In the mean time tue lhdlalis
made sally, but were repulSeu.
Before the troops moved again the neSoti'
ation> were opened. Arrangements were
speedily made for Il surrender, in winch the
Indians were to be protected from the cn-
RACED Oicl,"nians and transported 10 some
rn.pi'NlliDi \ tlav was Hpu0lntpu anu
agl ccd H. iUr the >,..rcnder to take place.
Wagons were sent by the commissioners to
convey Captain Ja"h's baggage over the
rougu ground; but 10 signs OF the Indians
were discovcrabe. Days passed, and al
length All Indian appeared. who complained
that Captain Jack and Ri, fellows were Tear,
full OF The troops, aud that they wanted
10 10 TO their old Lost River reserya'