Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-02
A Frontier Tragedy.

"A letter to the chicago Tribune,
from South Pass City, Wy. t., Aug.
10Th says:
A ragedy occurred near Old Camp
Brown, Wy. T., on the 10th inst. 1t
appears that Colonel Flint, Colonel
Bracket, Captain Gordon and some
other officers we're on their way from
Camp Stambaugh to Camp Brown, and
while passing through the worst por-
ton of the Indian country, had for
their escort corporal and four caval-
rymen. Upon reaching Old Camp
Brown, which last year was the scene
of one of the most fearful masacres
that have occurred in long time, the
officers left their escort, and proceed
ed to New Camp Brown, seventeen
miles distant alone.
The escort had orders to follow
them on the following morn
ing. They all started out togeth.
er: and had proceeded about five miles
when the soldier in the rear, whose
name. was Green, seemed seized with a
sudden frenzy, and commenced shoot
ing his comrades who wereIin front of
him, riding by them at full gallop
as he was SO doing. He shot private
Chas. l.. Fisk through the side, shot
private John Mahoney dead on the
spot, and shot private John Ryan
through the body. He, fred at at Cor
poral Stephenson, but fortunately
missed him and then galloped off as fast
he could among the mountains. AS
soon as Corporal Sepherdson could re-
lease the bodies of Mahoney and Ryan
from saddles, as they were being drag
ged along the road by their horses, he
started in pursuit of the murderer, bat
could not overtake him. One of the
horses ran directly toward Green, who
secured him, and then DISAPPEARED in
the distance. A party of soldiers were
sent out in pursuit, under Lieutenant
Chase, and another under Seargean,
Jackson but they could not succeed in
overtaking the murderer. All of the
escort belonged to Company L, Sd
cavalry. which was on its way to take
post at Camp Brown. This melan-
choly occurrence threw a gloom over
everything.
WISCONSIN Y. DULUTH SUPERB.
OR, Aug 22.-The suis in the United
States Supreme Court wherein the
State Of Wisconsin is plaintiff and the
City of Duluth and others are defend
ants, for the closing Of the Duluth
Canal and the removing Of the dyke
across the Bay Of Superior, is being
prepared for hearing. Gov. VIM.
r. Taylor and Assistant Attorney
General L. G. Sloan, with DR.. I A
Lapham, state geolist, have been here
this week examining the situation OF
our harbor in regard to diyert;ng the
writer OF the St. Louis River through
the Duluth Canal, instead of its natur-
al channel at. the entry into Lake Supe-
rior In this harbor. 1t seems now
that this long controversy will be
brought to decision, and the usurpa-
tions of Duluth against a sovereign
state be ventilated in a court of suffi-
cient jurisdiction TO command obe-
dlence.
The people of Superior ask for no.
thing but right and justice in this case
and they do not intend to submit to
apparent, fagrant wrongs, without an
effort to obtain their rights. The off
GERS above named had a fair chance to
see the diversion Of the water from a
standpoint that is entirely satisfactory
and no amount Of theory will convince
them to the contrary.
Judge Conger, of Janesville, was
here in company with the Governor.
They came by the lake route and re-
turned by railroad via St. Paul.
A GIRL KIDNAPPED, NEWPORT,
R. l., August 23d-A child named
Charlotte Wyeth, aged about 8 years,
who was kidnapped by unknown par
ties on Friday. 1t appears that she
was in the care of an Indian woman who
came here from Liverpool, N. s., two
months ago, and while left at tent on
the beach where other Indians were
cncamped, she was taken away, and
up to this time nothing has been heard
from her. The Indians are here for
the purpose of selling fancy baskets,
The girl is reported as being Of white
parentsse sGd very grepossesing, au7 it
is mystery why she should have been
in care Of Indians.