The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-17

night that Dr. Forncy took him away he and The other
children were put INTO . tent After dark he came
back 70 the wanted his mother, as he called
Caroline, to give DR.. Forney some money 10 let him
stay With US But that couldn't be done. and he had
10 go away.
AN AFTER MEETING
..since that time had never seen him until he was
brought here and put in prison. went 10 soc him;
he shook hands with and called me 'Uncle John.
lust as no did when ne lived with in 1857. said,
Il have heard OF you, but you as know or
ooh yes, you have, mapy time, said he, with
smile. Where, 1 asked 4 viii tell you some time.
said no. Ay wife Rachel was present and remarked
that she certainly had seen him before, and nc re-
sponded. That's SO, Aunt Rachel. One day he asked
me how my vile Aunt Caroline got along and how
many children she had and how times were with her
said |, Where did you get acquainted with my wi'e
Carones' He answered that he had known her a
long timc ago-he would not tell mo when or where
but he said might nc OF use to me some day. that
! had been father to him and that he hoped some
time TO show his gratitude Whom | went to my trial
last May in Beaver he told me he would see mo there
aud tell all about H. lie asked me, particularly,
TO have Aunt Caroline come there and see him. GOV
nut OF prison bail and went away before nc got
down 10 Beaver | saw him more until his trial ut
Beaver last September
GRIEF FATHERS MURDERER
shed tears ana said that axe Hamblin was lying,
black hearted old villain. So said he, were tho
Two men that drove the wagons that had the wounded
and children in, aud he say that there was
no woman in either OF the wagons, ana that no one
was struck with gun club except a lad about
fifteen years old, whom the man who drove the hnd
team struck with ms gun and killed On hearing him
say this was thunder. struck, Tor | knew that no
living being could talk as he did without having been
m eyewitness. | looked at him witE astonshmcnt
and said - How do you know that what you have
told me Is true? Because he replied, Il saw
IL with my own eyes Where you at the
lime - insisted. In the forward wagon said
he. My God, exclaimed, can that be trucs'
You can't be one of those children" Il certainly
am he responded and You saved my he
Raising his chin, no said Don't you rcmem-
Der that quitting hts hnger on ~"
That dono when the Indian caught me by tho
hair of the head and Jerked me down on the wagon
box You sprang and caught tie Indian and took me
away from him, and then and saved my little Sis
ter that another Indian had. always wanted TO re-
pay you for your Kindness, but now fear 1t is too
late; those black hearted wreches have sworn your
lilo away. He asked me to go below with him and |
did There he mentioned many circumstances that
occurred in the corral that day and during his stay
with us, which | we'll remembered He spoke OF
Carolinc's children anu my Indian boy Len. He re-
ferred the day when Haght, Hgbee and stuart came
10 my house and Sed If didn't think that boy
was too old and knew too much 10 be allowed 10 ivc
and replied that he very dull boy and hardly
knew his name--ths to save his lie On another
occasion. when my wife Caroline came 10 tho Beaver
prison with her daughter olive, Bill was walk
ing TO and fro the room. While
Caroline anu chatting together dis
covered her gazing at him. Finally she SAID
me THAT puts much in m nd Of little
Charles that can't keep from looking ct him. This
brought the tears to my eyes Said Caroline, he
says ho IL the self and person. WELL. she an
swercd, III must be true. By this time he had lad
down his bed short distance from where we were
sitting Caroline, talking low, SAID, i wonder II no
rccolects how he danced the room when made |
him pair OF new pantsy' AZ that he spoke up ana
excuimed:'You bet, you put pair Of gallousns just
like you did to Harvey's.' then asked him If he
membercd this woman pointing TO my wife Caroline,
and he answered, ought TO; I've slept ut the foot OF
her bed many time
II might relate hundreds OF instances going to
prove that this man really Of the children
whose lives saved AZ Mountain Meadows AT suita.
bic time may mention them. am, with respect,
yours, In haste, JOHN d. LEE"