, 1874-06-27
THE LATE INDIAN RAID,
Several Persons. KILLED.

From lie Topeka tKan.) Commonwealth, June a..
Our correspondent at Hntehinhon sonus tht
following statement IN dotaIl Of tho recent 1n-
This information was obtained by our corro-
Hpondont from sEr. Charles Collins, Sheriff OF
Kono County, and is without doubt tho most
correct version Of tue affair YET published. He
. Oh Mule Crock, in Oomancho County. II ap-
pears tint abont dozen Of tho1n, supposed to
be Chesonncs, nude au attempt to stampede
tho stuck and thereby run 1t OF, but wore pro-
vented IN this by tho mail carrier, H. r. Trussnl.
"TAey next'went to klowa,. whore they rnn Oh
about' twelve head OF horses md fired into this
houses wou11ding two persons. From thore they
followed up aIediclne Lodge River, and ahouf
four milca south Of town tlioy overlook 2 farmer
hy tho name OF kime who had boon to the town
Of Medicine Lo1ge. They shot and Bcalped him
and left Linn dead in his wagon, taxing his horhes
TloJ then started iu q westwardly direction, and
arler proceeding few mios canle upon two moE
nt work getting ont posts. Both wero shot and
'scalpo,l. It sppoars from the position in which
'thcte tMo men were lying they must hnso been
shut while at'work. - :. ~" 80
From there they oscaped to tho Indau Tor:
ritorv with about twohty-nvo head OF hornss.
| The same day another party OF Indians, about
fo1 ty-iiye III number attacked two men IT tho
{!head OF Mule Greek, WHO we're there locating y
| stock rancho. Tho Indians killed and Rcaiped
| them both. The mon waro we'll arnletl With
| uced.o guna. mud from the number Of shells (or
blank cartridgcB) around them they" n,uat hayo
made 4 desperate resatauce. IlVe men IN all
| wore killed and Bcalpol in tho nelghborood Of
| Medicine Lodge. There is rumor that seyoa
moro havs met the same fata. .,.,, -. =
"At tie preseut tilno everybody in and around
| Medicine Lodge Is in the TOW and fortifying it
| with view OF protecting themselves from tho
threatening attacks oil the 1n<iarls Tt.eir crops,
| stock, and much other valuable propartY hava
been loft to the 'morcy OF tho Indians. Ihe!I
clopH, ! NIL informed, look well and prosperous,
hut untcnB aid can be sent tlom soon, the cattle
and hogs will destroy them. Rs they are running
psoniBcnouBly all over tho country. Tile citzont
have baroIy sufficient supplies to last then
five dnys, md arc poorly furnished witt
| arns aud ammunition. The opinion Is
ti,ut unless they aided by mon, arma, aud pro-
visions, theY will bo compelled to leave tho conn
tly, In littlo town called kiowa, about twc|vc
miles below Medicine Lodge thoro nrn hbon
twenty-five families who hayo LEFT their farans
mud built atoclsado, and arc all living III it..
H1n tho town Of Sun City tlley hsye also bull
etockate and all the people in that vicinity ars
| living In It, They nro also in a"v very dcntltutA
condition. There is a company Of forty men a.
roady formed by Or. Flick, in Hutchinson, WHIT
are now roady at moments warnirfg to 60 ta
tic asssta.lee OF Medicine Lodge
"lt is tbs general sentiment here that tho In
i diaus ought to be brought to apeody account,
and that -by forco OF krns. Thero can be any
number OF men obtained in tho border counties
who will volunteer to 60. All lthe psopls ask il
TO ho armea with proper orders. to clear the
country Of theBe lawloBs bands. I am informed
that tlse Indian Agents have been appraised OF
tho fact that the Indians were going on the war
nth for tho last thirty days., aud havo failed to
giyo any notice 70 tho Bottlera OF it,"