The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-07-14
INDIAN ATROCITIES.

INDIAN ATROCITIES.
Herrers Of the Indiaa Uprising In WEBSTER.
| ,Idaho-Women Outraged and Murdered.
A correspondent of . San Francisco
paper sends the following from Boise
City, Idaho Territory: e.
The first reports which reached here,
that the Indians spared women and
children and provided for their safety,
lacked much of being accurate and did
more credit to the red devils than they
merited. Some women and children
were allowed to escape, as well as some
men, but this was after the fiendish in
stincts of the savages had been fully
aroused, as will appear from the follow
ing accounts written by correspondents
I of the Idaho Statesman at Mount Idaho
and elsewhere near the scene after the
accurate details were known: On
Thursday, June IA, three Indians enter
ed the house of Henry Elfer, on John
Days Greek, seized the guns and then
went out to the field where Henry FL
fer, his nephew and another man were
at work, and killed all three. These
Indians then passed on through the set
Element at Slate Greek, where they did
not modest any one. Arrived at Dick
Devine's, they killed him, and then on
to Harry Mason's, whom they also kill
ed, and then killed William Osborn.
After leaving Slate Greek the three In
dams were Joined by others who asso-
ciated in killing the last three white
men and
RAvIsHING TWO WOMEN.
On Camas Prairie; near Mount
Idaho, there were at that time encamped
about IS lodges of Indians headed by
Chief Joseph; they had been making
such warlike preparations and become
so insolent in manner that the settlers
in the vicinity became alarmed and
moved their families to Mount Idaho
where they still remain. Mr.. J. NJ.
Crooks then went to see the chiefs and
asked them if they intended to fight ;
whereupon an Indian placed the muzzle
of his revolver close to the body of
Crooks and told him to leave. This
Crooks attempted to do when he was
overtaken by large, powerful Indian,
who told him that if these settlers would
sign paper, agreeing not to assist the
soldiers, the Indians would not fight the
settlers. Crooks promised to do this and
then made his way home. On the even
ing of the same day the Indians on the
prairie heard of the killing at John
Days Creek, and sent him "a warriors
to assist in the general massacre. A
friendly Indian went to Arthur Chap
mans place, on White Bird Creek, and
informed him of the outbreak. Chap
man Immediately mounted fleet horse
and rode to Mount Idaho, distant about
nine miles, and informed the citizens.
Messengers were sent to all the settlers
on the prairie and vicinity, telling them
to come into town as soon as possible.
The "a mentioned above went down
White Bird Creek where several set
tiers lived. Mrs. Manuel, who was
on horseback seeking place of safety,
fell from her horse, when the Indians
seized and ravished her. Her baby re-
ceived severe bruise in the head by the
fall from the horse. She then succeed
ed in reaching her home, where she
found her father, Mr.. Popham, and her
little daughter Maggie, who is about six
years old, and who was suffering from
bruises and a broken arm inflicted by
the Indians. The Indians told George
Popham that if he would leave all
would be saved. He refused to do so,
but Mrs. Manuel begged him to comply,
and he finally consented. He went into
the woods and watched until it was
quite dark, and then returned to the
house, and not daring to light a lamp,
he felt around upon the beds, but they
were all empty. He touched some OBJ
ject upon the floor, which he found to
be the 3.
DEAD BODY OF MRS. MANUEL.
The hair was matted with blood flowing
from a wound in the head, and she had
received a deep wound in the breast.
Popham then retired to his hiding place,
and the next night the house was burn
ed, with his daughters body. A party
attempting to escape from Cottonwood
to Mount Idaho were attacked by Indi-
ans while crossing the prairie, when
several of the party were killed and
wounded, and little babe of Mrs.
Chamberlain stabbed in the neck and
its little tongue nearly cut off.