The New York herald., 1877-10-01
AN INDIAN MURDER.
FATAL QUARREL OF TWO BROTHERS ON THE
cATrAEAUGUs RESERVATION N-TnE EFFECT OF
''HARD" CIDER.

FATAL QUARREL OF TWO BROTHERS ON THE
cATrAEAuGUs REsERvATIoN-TnE EFFECT OF
"HARD" CIDER.
From tho Buffalo Courier, Sept 291
Henry and Gleason Turkey resided with their father,
Foster Turkey, on what Is known the Mile Strip,
Cattaraeus reservation, near Brant, this county
Henry is years OF age Gleason was twenty
three. These young Indians, neither OF whom
was married. have been accustomed to occupy their
time now with farm labor, and again In tho fall with
work in ruit and vegetable preserving mt
in tho town OF Brant, short distance IRON their
home This Is according to Henrys statement, but
other reports to the effect tnat they beon
couple of no'er-doweil bucks, given to drinking and
quarrelling. In ac the constable who brought Henry
to this city recommended him TO the care of Jaor
Chambers AS especially uncertain uud slippery In
dian, desperate Character whom IL would DO well
keep sharp watch upon.
THE FRATRTCiDE.
Tho Turkey brothers. it well known, had during
Thursday afternoon stopped at u cider miii in tho
oil the reservation and from tho farmer
10 whom 1t belonged procured u quantity OF CIDER,
which between them they disposed o. Next, ~ tho
statements OF persons who saw tnen afirn, the pair
proceeded To Tracy's store. In which tho Brant Post
Uilice Is located From there they started away to-
Retner, ostensibly or home, ana we do not hear Of
them again from outs de sources untH shortly before
dark, when young man named Merritt Irish OBJ
served them crossing field on what is known tho
Diamond place. Presently he saw them stop, clinch
hold OF eacn other and fall The younger brother,
Henry, soon scrambled up, and taking 10 his heels tor
escaped. Tho other Gleason. renamed still.
Mr. Irish, others whom he called, started
tho lndian was lying, distance oil thirty
lorty rods. They found. Tho unfortunate Gleason
Turkey IN the throes ol dissolution, aud AL cxamua-
ton revealed irghtiul wound IN the aDdomeD maui
testify the work OF u knife IN brother's hand.
THE ARREST.
The body OF tho murdered Indian was soon con-
veycd to Brant Cen ire, anu, tho tho tragedy
quickly CIRCULATING search was Instituted for tho MUIR.
derer. About nine clock ho arrested he was
coming out of the church on the reservation, about
three miles distant, where temperance meeting
hn.n halI Wus lnEH h.l.f Inst, I..l.n
Christy, Of Brant who committed MN under the
charge OF murder, and then 10 the lock up at Angola
where he was kept for The night Yesterday mornlng,
by the Lake snore train, Constable Noses Baker
brought TO Buffilo lodged hlm safely iu jail
When searched, immediately after his capture, tho
instrument wtn which the iratricda blow was struck
WAS found upon the prisoners PERSONA large wnito
handled JackKGiic proiusciy boodstaiued
THE MUKDERER's sTATEMEyT.
Whilo not denying tue pcrpetra,Ion Of tho horrid
decd, tho prisoner mad offered no explanation when
Of the Courier reporters called u HIM tho
jail yesterday AFTERNOON. For The convene nee OF tho
interviewer the prisoner was brought Office
anu appeared u somewhat stocky, round laced apo
rginr, oi evidently great muscular strength. HIS
consistcd ot dark biue shrL and uark pan
taIoona Indau-i,k., his speech was slow ana tho
purcr thau usually that of the older people tho
reservation. Oi outward concern 10 The death OF
his brother his own situation he showed slgns
renainin ny unnoved US II taking upon subject
oi the most trivial Importance This, however also
to be considered characteristic OF his race. In
waruIy the prisoner might have been ieenng very
badly.
In reply 10 the reporters questioning prlyODor
told his story IN straight and concrcnt manner.
Gleason aud himself, ho slid had vp the
frisudicsl terms, and no had thought Of killing
him. He would not have killed him Tor a thousand
dollars They both sometimes got drunk, but moro
last year than this year Last year they had IA good
deal whskey but this year they had had but little,
the article being dicuit to obtain about the rescrva-
tIun. ABOUT Iour O'Clock Thursday afternoon they
started to 20 to the factory to husx corn. On tho
Gleason suggested that II they went 10 Brant
they could get all the cider they wanted. IL about
a mile away they went across lots To the cider mill
mud M lreeu al IA ia
IL pretty hard CIDER Tho prisoner guessed IL
made last year. Between them they disposed Of the
three quarts, but Henry drank the most. Arrived
the Corners" they stopped III al Tracy storc wnero
they invested hvc cents tobacco From there they
started home, but had proceeded only about
half mile when they met their sister, Mary
Louisa Turkey; she was gong 10 the store snd
prevailed upon Them to accompany her. They went
away her aud then Gleason suggested that they
should 10 the mill again Tor iurc ci Ter. Mary
Louisa went on III tue direction of The Corners.
Hcury at this tne he states had begun 10
that hard cider Is heady. Gleason helped MN
The icnce that they might cut across tho held and
from tuat moment unNl hc Came to hlmsef aud Ioud
that Lo The road The Indian church, alone,
the prisoner declares lnat his memory blank.
the church the Six Nations Temperance Meeting
in session. He renamed there awnlc ana then
started Tor home but had only gone ten rods,
wucn Us ho says, "the white fellows caught mc.p
Moses Baker SAID he had warrant Ior HIM; that
turkey had killed his brother. Il tod him, y said
the prisoner, II knew nothing OF ~. di1nt believe
II, and told them ! wanted to 20 aud him." This
was the hrst tune, tue prisoner tormcd the reporter
tnat nDd ever got drunk on nara cdcr previous To
tins hc had never at auy one tinc drank more than