Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-26
rae knIisg sfthe Dndian by San Bene.
aIet 1Dented. true and fall Account
ei the Ads1r BY Mrs. Benedict,

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eIet sbenled, true and fall Account
sf the Aaa1r BY Sars. Benedict.
GRASoEvILLE, l. T.. April II, '78.
Mn. LELAND. DEAR Sin: l write
to contradict the statemsnt I saw 10
your paper, made in the letter 70 Maj.
Hancock BY Mr.. Poe, relative to my
late husband killing 40 Indian in 1875.
NY husband did not kin the Indian, q
it Was reported he did. will here
give you the fact Of the case, and the
circumstances connected with the difIi.
Guilty aud what Was claimed by some Of
thu Indians afterwards.
On Sunday the 2s,h day Of August,
1875, five Iodians came down from ND
Salmon river to our place near tho
mouth Of White Bird creek. Each Of
them had bottle of whiskey. They
said they obtained it At John DAYS.
Young Mox. Mox wanted little Charles
Cone to give him bullets to load bis pis.
tol. Charley told them he had none, and
they passed on by our place and went as
| suppose to Charley Schneider's store.
They soon returned, and on their re.
turn, Mr.. Manuel met them aod talked
with them. They came to our place,
got off their horses and sat down on the
ground on little hill back of our house.
My husband was working 10 his shop at
the time, my little girl went to the door
to see them, and young Mox Mox point.
ed his pistol at her. She came 10 and
told ME of the circumstance, and I went
to the door and saw them have their
knives in their hands. They asked me
to 20 into the melon patch and get them
some melons, but I saw by their ap.
pcarance aLd talk that they had been
drinking and we're drunk, aud l told
them to 60 and ask my husband for the
melons, aud went myself back into the
house. They must have gone into the
patch and helped themselves, as we
found some Of the pickets Of the fence
broken off, and melons cut in the patch,
my husband said he supposed had
given them some melons, as be saw them
seated and eating them. How long
they remained there l don't know nor
when they went away, ss l was in the
house reading when they went. They
F returned again about nine o'clock a,
night, my husband, my children and
!. myself were alone at the time and had
gone to bed, but had lett light burn.
ing as We we're reading as we lay 10 bed
My husband hearing noise near the
shop or store, got up and went over Ia
see what was up he soon returned and
said TO me that the window was raised
half way up. He procured boards
hammer and nails and went back and
nailed down his windows. He took hi.
gun aud went into the corn field and
from there be saw the Indians pass and
go up the road. He then came 10 aud
won't to bed telling me not to be fright
5 eued, that he did not think they would
come hack. He soon fell asleep. but
0 could not sleep. About l2 o'clock
9 midnight, they came back shooting
6 throwing rooks and screaming like q
many wild demons. My husband wal
awakened and be told me not to ligh
any light, he got up took his gun (Which
was only loaded with foe bird shot ant
powder and which was all We had 10 tn,
e house at the time, aud went out ant
;. discharged it at them. We afterward
{ learned that some Of these shot hit Stick
. 10 the. mud in the side, and one or tw'
/. struck young Mox.Mox 10 the head
E This was all the shooting my HUSBAND
e did that night. He then came back ia
, to the house aud would have reloade,
his gun, but had nything with which Z
load it. He then wanted me to tax
"A the children and 70 out and secrete ou,
u selves in the brush, but was afraid I
90 unless be went with Us, he then pre-
posed n get an AZ and 6xht the Indian
with it Is they came 10, but was sfrai
!. !. be might get killed in snch fight Wit
!. them, and l begged him to como Wit
" me and the children. and he conseute,
IL We quietly got ost the back way, We.
- up White Bird creek and vsdsd aero
TO oprceite s!ds from The house. IT