The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-08

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aud although never regularly besierei.
were frequently harras>rd 10y struggling
parties of Indians, aud a number OF per-
sous, who imprudsntly ventured out of
sight of the stations. killed or captured.
The following facts We derived in 1916
! from Stephen Siatelcr, a pioneer and
venerable aud esteemed citizen of Ohio
county:
In April, 1890. the Indians wa,laid
Barnetts station, and killed two of the
children of John Anderson One OF the
party assaulted Mrs Anderson with a
sword. inflicted several severe wounds
upon her person, and while in the act of
taking oil her scalp, John Miller ran up
within about twenty steps, and snapped
his rifle at him. The Indian fled, leav-
ing his sword. but succeeded IN carrying
of the scalp of Mrs. Anderson. She,
however, recovered, and lived some ten
or twelve wears afterwards The same
party captured aud carried off Hannah
Barnett, a daughter OF Colonel Joseph
Barnett. then = girl Of about ten wears Of
age. They retained her rs a CAPTIVE un.
Ill October. OF the same year, when,
through the fundamentally Of her
hrother-in-law, Robert Baird, she was
recovered and restored to her friends
In August. OF the same year. three
men were attacked 10y party of In
dams. near the mouth of Green River
John Mcllmurray, one of the whites,
Was killed, man named Faith was
wounded, aud Martin Vannada was made
prisoner The Indians Immediately
crossed the Ohio river, and, after travels
ing Tor some days ia the direction of
their towns, struck, rs they supposed.
the trail Of some white men. In order
TO pursue them with the utmost CELEBRITY
aud without impcdment. they tied Van
NADIA TO a tree. With the view of rend-
ering his escape hopeless, during their
absence, they spread blanket at the
root of tree, and caused him TO ell
upon it, with his back against the tree
His hands were then pinioned behind
him, and fastened to the tree with one
rope, while thev tied another rope around
his reck, and fastened it to the tree
above. In this lainiul position they left
him, and commenced the pursuit of their
supposed enemies. But no sooner had
they departed. than he commenced the
work Of cxtricatIng l.imsrli With much
difficulty he succeeded in releasing his
hands, hut lis task appeared then only
to Lave begun. lie ascertained that he
could not reach round the tree so As 10
get To- the knot ard it was 20 twisted or
tied between hIs neck and the tree that
il WAS impossible for him TO slip it one
way or the other. Without knife, he
made powerful effort, TO get the rope be-
tween his teeth, that he might gnaw it in
Two. Failing in this. he almost regretted
having made any effort TO effect biz e.,
cape. NJ, upon the return OF the Indians,
the forfeit oi his life would, in all proha
Utility. Toe the consequence. At this mo
ment he rccollecIcd that there were some
metal buttons on his waistcoat Ir-
stantly tearing one off. he placed i, be-
tween his teeth, and, 10y great efforts,
broke II into two pieces. With the rough |
edge of one of these. he succeeded in !
tretling rather than cutting the cord in
two which bound his neck To the tree,
aud was once more free. Bufin what /
condition! In wilderness and ia an |
cuemy's country, with no clothing save
u shirt waistcoat, Lrecches and moccs-
sins mo provisions. no gun. no ammu>
milton, no knife. not even Hut to strike |
fire with! lie did not, however hesitate
OF talter. but instantly struck into the |
trackl,ss forest, in the direction of home
and under. the direction OF kind |
Providence. reached Hartford The ninth |
day after his escape. having suhsisted !
upon such small animals and insects as |
he could catch and eat raw. lie was
nearly iamshed, and greatly emaciated
hut having fallen into good hands. he
was soon recruited, aud returned TO his |
ianily in fine health.
In the year l7s6 or 1887, an incident
occurred Mt a fort on Green River, which
displays the dangers which bcset the emf
grants of that period, and illustrates the
Of the female charcter.
About twenty young persons-male
and female-oi the tort, had rnited in IA |
tiax>pulling, in one OF the most distant |
fields. In the course of the forenoon !
two Of their mothers made them wilt. |
aud the younger took along her child. !
about eighteen months old. When the |
whole party were near the woods. one Of
the young women, who had climbed over
the fence, was fired upo, by several In,
dams concealed in the bushes, who al
the same time raised the usual war>
whoop She was wounded, but retreats !
cd, as did the whole party-some runs
ming with her down the lane. which hap.
pened TO open near that point. and others
across the field. They were hotly pur-
sued 10y the enemy, who continued to
yell aud fire upon them. The older of
the two mothers who had gone out, re-
collecting in her flight that the younger,
a small and feeble WOMAN. was burthen-
cd with her child. turned back in the face
OF the enemy. they firing and yelling
hideously, took the child from its almost
exhausted mother. aud ran with il to the
fort, distance Of three hundred yards.
During the chase. che was twice shot at
with rifles, when the enemy were 70 near
that the powder burned her, and one