The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-24
Sunday, August "a. 1879.


Last March old Kitsap. al In liam. Of
the Puya!!up Reservation, killed a doc
tor by the name of Mckay, for possess
ing the family Of the former with bad
tomauawo-, and thereby causing their
death, as be supposed. After the kill
ing OF Mckay, which took place at the
funeral OF old Kitsap's nephew, whom
Mckay had been doctosing, kltsap
went home, and three days afterward
he was arrested by the Indian police
officers on the reservation, when he
made the folio sing confession. When
the police officer informed tue poor je-
crepid Indian, who is near 90 years Of
age, the nature Of his mission, kitsap.
speaking TO q number of Indians who
were taking supper IN his house. said:
Ny children. am going to tell you
all know. feel very small now.
Mckay il killing me, and do not know
what to do. Hes just like lion after
me every lay aud every night with his
torlanawos. see him here now after
me In my sleep ] see him. / am
afraid Of him oil the time, and | can
see all my children. how he got them,
the same way. Now feel very bad.
| am afraid, and don't know What 10 do
TO save myself If did not kill him
he would Kill ice. He would kill me
same way as killing my children" He
was put in Jail for O while aud then
let 90 again. remaining with his family
for some time, when he was rearrcsted
and taken to the L s PchiteEtisry near
Steilscoom, where he was kept till q
few days ago when he was brought 10
this city for trial. The poor old fellow
Is blind aud helpless. having to be as
sisted from place to place by his friends.
With his head bowed down with grief
for the loss Of his children, whom he
supposed Mckay had killed with his
bad spirit, and the fear Of being hung
for what he considered his religious
duty, he presented melancholy spec-
tacle. and created sympathy wherever
he went. This DIR Mckay did not bear
an enviable reputation among the In
dians, as the following statement from
IN old scquaintan &C of his, named Jack
son. will show: DIR Mckay WAS a Sno-
homish Indian, an cid doctor about 60
years OF age. At Tulalip. long ago. he
was accused of killing every body with
his bad tomanawos. He was run off
from there and went among the Indians
ON White and Green rivers. He soon
became the same there, and had to run
away to escape death He then came
to tho Puyailup reservation. and joined
the Puyallup Indians. He was soon
after accused by the PuyalIups Of his
bad tomanawos. because it was working
among them. and no mixed tomanawos,
AMI was arrested. This was eight
years ago. He and another Indian
were chained together, but made their
escape. aud ran away to Green river
chained AS they were. A few months
after. he came back aud WAS again ar.
rested. He then signed book (mean-
ing an oath) that he would never do it
again, but in few days was again mix
ing tomanawos. although he did i. Sc.
cretly," In regard to the shooting of
Mckay, by kitsap. this same man Jack.
son. says: He, Mckay, doctored John.
ny Mowichman. nephew Of Kitsap)
the boy diod. They took HIM to his
funeral the next day. Mckay going
along, Mckay was shot in The grave,
yard. No one saw the shot fred. Kit
sap was there. lie Was halt blind, and
tho Oldest man on the reservation,
There were 80 or 40 at the funeral.
K,tsap was in the crowd. He cannot
SEQ over twenty yards. Kitsap had
never made any threats against Mckay
beforehand. but as the sound came FROM
where he stood, it 10 supposed he did
the shooting. Mckay was a wild In
dian. about go years old Kitsap had
lost two girls aud niece. within q
couple of months. They died before
hop picking time. year ago. The
OLD man nearly died with grief. at the
time. aud never has been tue same man
since. The Indians oil accuse Mckay
OF killing these girls with his bad 10.
manawos. The day the shooting took
pace was stormy, aud snow was falling
1t the time. John Flett. . suadroon,
who has been on the reservation mauy
years. says; The first knew of old
Mckay was about eight years ago. when
Mckenny was superintendent. Elder
was agent ct the time. Tu.ipiti, On 10.
dian on the reservation Was sick. The
iomanowosman said Mckay's ,omans.
wos was in him, aud in two Indians on
Green river Gen McKenny sch, for
them by old Sitway and Tom. They
came. There were presen, as or 100
Indians in the house at the time. |
was blacksmith. Elder had left. and
was attending TO the business. said:
Mckay you are accused of having your
tomanawos in Tulip,,l. How m.nv
have you it in, aud do you intend
to kill him? He said yes, have
two in him. aud intend to kill him
10 had said before tina, he had three
tomanowos in him. and that Mckax