Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

He says that he and McMur1y were in charge Of the
wagons, in which we're II children ana wQuuIed men
Samuel MCMurdy, counselor to Bishop p. X. Smith
(Klngen SMITH, drove out on the lead his wagon nav
ing ths Y children with clothing and arms samuel
and one boy about 10 years old. walked behind the
front WAGON says Leg to drect the course aH9
kept to myself When we got turned fairly to the
east motonGd to McInrdy TO steer north across the
next to the wagon to follow the road up to the troops
to drive SO fast, as he my trial told him to
drive my aim was to get out of sight before the
firing commenced which we di5. - .,,o ,,,,,,,,,.
when we heard the first firing. We had drove over a
firing was Simultaneous along the whole line. The
moment it began McMurdy hated and tied his lines
With dor double barreled s6ot gun walked back to the
wagon of Knight, who had the wounded men and was
about 20 feet in the rear AS he raised his piece he
the kingdom OF heavens sake that we do this" fired
loading rifle, and he shot and killed the three men,
and then struck the wounded boy on the head who
my belt which accidentally went off, cutting across
McMurdys bgckskin pants in front below the crotch
MCMutdy SAID: Brother Lee, you are excited, rake
things cool, You was near killing me, Look where
the ball cut" pointing to the place IN ms pants AZ
up and saw an Indian have little boy by the har Of
his head, dragging him out OF the hind end OF the
wagon with knife in his hand, getting ready to cut
his oat. spranE for the Indian with my revolver
in hand and shouted to the top of my voice, ArlcR
terror stricken His chin Vas bleeding supposed
it was the cut of knife but afterwards learned that
it was done ON the wagon bar as the Indian yanked
tue boy down by the hair of the head had no sooner
rescued this chill than another Indian seized little
girl hy the hair rescued her as soon as could speak.
told the Indians that they must not hurt the children
that would lie before they should be hurt, that we
would buy the children of them.
Before this time the Indians had rushed up around
the wagon i'll quest OF blood, and dispatched tile two
runaway wounded men. would say that II my
shooter had not prematurely exploded l would have
had hand i'll dlspatchiug the five wounded. | had
lost control of myself, and scarce knew what l was
about saw an Indian pursue a little girl who was
heeing lie Caught her about 100 feet from the wagon
and plunged his knife through her. said to McMurdy
thak he had better drive the children to lIamblll's
ranch and give them some nourshmentw while would
road saw the dead strung along the distance of about
malt mile The women and children We're Killed by
the Indians. When came to the men they lay about
a rod apart Here came up with llghee Bishop Smith
and the rest OF the company. As | came up, HIgDee
said to me- Let search these persons for NaluIbes
asked me to assist HIM, and gave me hat to hold.
Several men We're already engaged in searching the
bodies | replied that was uhwell and wanted to get
upon my horse and go to the ranch and nurse myself
being heart-sick and out, lay down my sad
die blanket and slept, and knew but little OF what
passed during the night. Next morning. when all
hands returned TO the scene of the slaughter to bury
the dead the bodies were all i'll nude state The H.
dams through the night had stripped them of every
vestiEe of clothing Many of the parties were laugh
ing and talking they carried the bodies to the rayne
for burial They We're Just covered over little, but
did not long remain So for the wolves dug them up
upon the ground until buried, some time after, by a