The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-08


The following item We clip from the Eater
prise. published at Manhattan. Kansas 1t
appeared in that paper under the flaming
heading, '.Bsebe Butehered- old resident
OF Riley county and three children murdered
BY Indians :
Probably no woman IN the United States
has endured more harjsilips and experienced
more torture Of mind and body than Mrs. ].
o. Beebe, who, with the remnant of her once
happy family, passed through this place last
week on her way to friends IN Ohio. Her
story is substantially IS follows and well
illustrates the imprudence of journeying with
out sufficient protection IN the wilds Of
the Northwest, and the barbarlty Of the
Indians towards those whose defenceiess con
dition throws them into their hands: Last
spring, her husband, j. O. Beebe, 3 carpenter
Of Manhattan, and for some years q resident
OF Riley county moved from tins placc to
Abilene. Not meeting with the success he
anticipated, he soon after started, in company
with others, for Oregon, taking the overland
route with teams Everything went smoothly
until thew got TO Salt Lake CITY. Here Bsebe
and his family lett the main party and started
on alone. When about $50 miles northwest
of Salt Lake City, the little party was sud
denly attacked by Indians, and Mrs. B. W.T.
messed her husband and three childred muir
dered before her eyes without power to pre-
vent It She was severely wounded and
horribly mutilsted by the red fiends, and
with the other two children carried into
captivitr. This occurred about three months
ago A short time ago MrS. BSebe and chill
dren were rescued BY U. s. soldiers, and sent
to her friends back east. The family was
well known IN this community and the sudden
and unexpected obliteration Of almost the
entire family at one fell blow VIII create =
profound Impression and prove great draw
back to many who have been contemplating
that same journey IN the spring.
The nan who wrote the above must GER
tainIy be the worst sold specimen Of the
genus homo on the face of this globe. There
are some truths IN his item, VIZ: there IS such
a man as ]. o. Besbe; last spring he, with
the rest Of his family did start from Kansas
for Oregon; his wife's friends do live in Ohio,
but the rest Of the item is drawn from the
reporters imagination Mr.. J. o. Beebe for
his ghostl walked into our Office last Satur-
day and gave rs the copy of the paper con-
tanning his obituary, and mildly limited that
he WAS still in the flesh. He says he had no
trouble whatever with Indians, and the trip
into Oregon was not attended with any dan
ga. He has been working IN this city during
the winter, and his entire family is with him
now, and have not beea separated from him
siRee he left Kansas. They all have good
health, and net one wishes to go back TO
Kansas. What prompted the reporter to
manufacture the above item is more than Mr..
Beebe can tel, unless the publication Of II
had the effect mentioned N the last sentences
to s.create profound impression and prove
= great drawback to many who have been
contemplating the same journey in the spring "
In justice to Mr.. Beebe, who has many friends
back n Kansas, we ask the Enterprise to
publish the correction If the reason we gave
for his writing TIE item IN the first place was
not correct, he can eniighten rs.