, 1877-04-07
WHOLE NO. IS.


this, fired and killed two men. Sam
uel Knight had mul2le loading rifle,
and he shot and killed the three men,
then struck the wounded boy on the
head, who fell dead. In the meantime I
drew FIVE shooter from my belt, which
| accidentally went off, cutting across Nc
Murdy's buckskin pants IN front, below
the crotch. McMurdy said. brother
Lee ,on are excited take things cool
you WAS near killing me. Look where
the bait cut" pointing to the place on
his pants.
At this moment | heard the scream
of II child. looked mp and saw an In
dian have little boy by the hair of his
head, dragging him out of the hind end
of the wagon, with knife in his hand,
getting ready to cut his throat
sprang for the Indian, with my revolver
in hand, and shouted ut the top of my
voice, "Arick, Oomn, cot too sOoct" (stop,
YOU tOoD. The child was terror stricken.
| His chin was bleeding. surpassed it
was the cut Of a knife, hut afterwards
learned that it was done On the wagon
box as the Indian yNnkcd the boy down
by the hair of The head. had no soon
er rescued this child, than another Indian
seized little girl hy the hair. | rescued
her MS soon rs could speak told the
Indians that they must not hurt the
children--that would die before they
should he hurt that we would bUy the
children of them. Before this time tue
Indians had rushed around the wagon
in quest Of blood, and dispatched the
two runaway wounded men.
In Justice to my statement would
say that if my shooter had not prema-
turely exploded [ would have had
hand in dispatching the FIVE wounded.
had lost cnntrol of myself, and scarce
knew what was Abnut. / saw an In
dian pursue little girl who was fleeing.
He caught her about hundred feet
from the wagon, and plunged his knife
through her | said to McMurdy thnt
! he had better drive the children to
Hamhlin's runch and give them some
nourishment, while would go down
and get my horse at the camp, Passing
along the road | saw the dead strung
along the distance of about half u mile.
The women and children We're killed by
the Indians. saw Shurtz with the In
dians, and no other white man with them.
When came to the men they lay about
rod apart. Here came up with Hie-
bee, Bishop Smith and the rest of I 9
company. As came up, Higbee said o
me, let us search these persons for valua.
bles, and asked me to assist him. Gave
me a hat to hold. SeveraI men were al
ready engaged in searching the bodies.
replied that | was unwell, and wanted
to get upon my horse and 90 to the ranch
and nurse myself. My request was grant
ed.
got breakfast that morning, then all
hands returned to the scene OF the
slaughter to bury the dead The bodies
were all in nude state. The Indians,
through the night, had stripped them OF
every yestige ol clothing, Many Of the
parties were laughing and talking as
they carried the bodies to the ravine for
burial. They were just covered over a
little, hut did not long remain So, for
the wolves dug them up, aud, after eat
ing the flesh from them, the bones laid
upon the ground until buried, some time
after, by Government officer.
At the time of burying the bodies
Dame and Haight got into smother quar-
rel. Dame seemed terror stricken. and
again said he would have to publish il.
They were about two PAGES from me.
Dame spoke low, as il careful to avoid
being heard. Haight spoke loud, and
said "You know that You counseled 1t,
and ordered me to have them used up"
Dame said II did not think that there
were so many women and children.
thought they were nearly all killed By
the Indians" fTaight said 1T is too
late in the day for you to back water.
You know you ordered and sOunsclcd IL,
and now you want to back OUT Dame
said Have you the papers for thatY
or "Show the papers Tor thar" This
enragrd gInight 10 the highest pitch,
and Dame walked of. lalght said
"You thruw the blame ot this thing on
me ard win be rcyenged On you, If
ha,c 20 meet you in he'll to grt it.'
lumr two weeks alter the deed was
done, isanr G.. EIaight sent me 10 report
10 Governor Young in person. | asked
him why ho did not s,nd a written ~
port. lie replied that could tell him
more satisfactorily than he could write,
and II would stand up and shoulder As
much OF the responsibility as | could
conveniently that II would he feather in
NY cap some duy, and that would get
q celestial salvation. but the mnn tia;
,CoD,l,a!td oa p,g. sgtL!