The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-07-23
III I S @ . IL e Il . . Us.
A Chase for a Bride.

YOUNG GIRL STOLEN BY AN JNDlAN-CAP-
TURE AND ESCAPE OF TIE ABDUCToR.
One of the main tributaries of the Lit
tie Arkansas river is Running Turkey
Creek, at the mouth ofwhich is J i'm Geury's
ranch, an old stopping place in the days
when Government provisions were hauled
from Fort Harker to the Indian Territory
by bull and mule teams. This ranch was
established by Geary many years ago. He
was an old trontiersman, scout, and bull
whacker himself, and in consequence
OF his extensive acquaintance among this
class Of men, soon established an cnviable
reputation for his ranch, and as soon as
all danger from Indians was past, through
his instrumentality number of emigrants
were persuaded to settle around him.
For number of years all went WE'LL
The settlers raised good crops, for which
they received high prices. The reputa-
ton of the location selected by Geary was
established, and the farms around his old
ranch are almost countless.
Among the early settlers was family
from Ohio named Falconer, which consist.
ed of Robert Falconer, his wife Sarah, and
an only daughter, Bessie, about seventeen
years old. These people had amassed a
small fortune, and were looking forward
to the time when their daughter would
marry some thrifty farmer, and he placed
in such position of independence that
they could leave this world without any
apprehensions regarding her future. The
girl was engaged to young farmer who
was possessed Of a stout arm, u warm heart,
indomitable courage, and o good home
stead, and, had nothing happened, would
have been married last Friday evening.
The time for the marriage arrived so did
the bridegroom and invited guests, but no
bride appeared. Her parents, supposing
she was in her room, went to the door to
warn her that the time for the ceremony
had arrived, when to their dismay they
found the room empty. 1t was early even
ing, and not yet dusk, so they walked to
the window to endeavor to discover the
truant. They saw rapidly disappearing
through the timber on the creek bank a
man carrying in his arms the form of u
young girl, which from the dress they I'M
mediately recognized as that of their
daughter.
The alarm was given, and the whole
party, well armed, started in pursuit.
Within few minutes they were within
gunshot of the fugitive, but were unable
to use their weapons in consequence of his
shielding his body with the form Of the
bride elect. The young lover was almost
frantic, and overtaking the almost breath
less abductor, he seized him, and after a
brief struggle wrested the girl from him.
The abductor was lazy Cheyenne Indian,
who had loafed around the neighborhood
for year or two. At the same time that
the farmer regaincd his sweetheart, the
savage by skillful movement and an eel
like wriggle escaped from his hold, and
started on keen run down the creek
The pursuers, however, were too much for
him, and one of their number brought him
to the ground by a well-aimed bullet FROM
needle gun. 1t was soon ascertained
that the red man was only wounded in
the thigh. He was taken prisoner and
lodged in q neighboring dug-out, from
which he escaped in the night, carrying
the needle gun ball in his thigh, and has
not since been heard of, although search
has been made 10y the friends of the young
lady, whose wedding has been indefinitely
postponed in consequence of q serious at
tack of brain fever, the result of her fright
at the treatment of the savage.