The daily gazette., 1875-07-22
4 CHASE FOR II BRIDE.
A TonhE Girl stolen by an Indian
Capture and Escspe Of the
Abduetor,
Nom the Lsaysnaeera 7snes.

Abduetors
Eno2a the Lsapsnae2gfh 1ynaes.
One Of the main tributaries of the
Little Arkansas river is Running Tur-
key creek, at the mouth of which Is
Jim Geary's ranch an old st piping
place In the days when government
provisions were hauled from Fort
Parker to the Indian Territory by bull
and mule teams. This ranch was es-
tablished by Geary many years ago
He was an old frontlersman, scout and
bullwhacker himself, and in conse-
Quence of his extensive acquaintance
among the class of men, anu as soon
as all danger from Indians was past,
through his instrumentality number
OF emigrants were persuaded to settle
around him. For q number of years
all went well. The settlers raised
good crops, for which ley received
high prices. The reputation of the
location selected by Geary was estab-
lished, and the farmers around his
old ranch are almost countless. Among
the early settlers was q family from
Ohio named Falconer, consisting of
Robert Falconer, his wife Sarah, and
an only daughter, Bessie, about II
yeara old. These people had amassed
"a small fortune, and were looking for.
ward to the time when their daughter
would marry some thrifty farmer and
be placed In such position of inde-
pendence that they cou'd leave this
world without any apprehensions re.
garding her future. The girl was en-
gagged to young farmer who was pos
sessed OF q stout arm, a warm heart,
thdomitable courage, and good
homestead, and, had nothing happen.
ed, would have been married last Fri
day evening, The time for the mar
riage arrived; 80 did the bridegroom
and invited guests, but no bride ap.
peared. Her parents, supposing she
was In her room,. went to the door to
warn her that the time for the cere-
rnony had arrived, when 10 their dis.
may they found the room empty. 1t
was early evening, and not yet dusk 80
they walked to the window and en-
deaTorsd to discover the truant.. They
saw rapidly disappearing through the
timber On the creek bank q man carry
tng 10 his arms, the form ofa young
girl, which from the dreas they imme-
diately recognized aa that Of their
daughter. The alarm was given and the
whole party; well armed, Immediately
startedin pursuit. Within a few minutes
they were within glnshot of the fugi.
tive, but were unable to use their wea-
pons In consequence Of his shielding
his body with the form of the bride
elect. The young lover was almost
frantic, and overtakipg the almost
breathless abductor, he seized and,
after brief struggle, wrested the girl
from him. The abduotor was lazy
Cheyenne Indian, who had loafed
around the neighhorhood for a year or
two. At the safne time time that the
farmer regsined his sweetheart. the
savage, by a skillful movement and an
eel-like wriggle. escaped from his hold
and started on Q keen ruin down the
creek. The pursuers, however were
too much for him, and one OF their
number brought him to the ground by
. well aimed bullet from a needle gun
1t was soon ascertained that the red
man was only wounded In the thigh. |
He was taken prisoner and lodged In a |
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 by the friends Of the
young lady, whose wedding has been
indefinitely postponed, In consequence
of a serious attack of brain fever, the
result of her fright at the treatment of |
the savage,