The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-06
CAPTIVE AMONG THE INDIANS
Experience of the Ladies Of the
White River agency while captive
Among the ties
lDenver Tribune.

The history Of the prisoners during
their captivity forms mos: pathetic chap,
ter. Alter the killing of Agent Meeker
the women attempted to escaped into the
the brush from the burning buildings
Mrs. Meeker was fired at with the result OF
flesh wound in the hip forr inches in
length. Miss Meeker ant Mr.. Price were
called to:
"Indisus no shoot white women. Sop .
Indian no hurt"
They were mounted; Miss Neeker with
Mrs. Prices eldest child, four years old.
tied behind her; Mrs Price with her infant
in her arms, and Mrs. Meekor, WHO Is
si1ty-four years OF age, and lame from her
wound.
WHEN THEY STRUCK THE CAMP
st midnight, Mrs. Meeker was dismountef
and fell to the ground unable TO move, and
the Indians surrounded her and sdded to
the misery of the situation by .ering and
tanning " the cid white sguaw."
The next morning they were separated,
Douglass retaining the charge of Mrs Meek
er, and Persume taking Mis- Meeker, while
Mrs. Price and children were in the charge
Of ali Uncompagre Ute. The suffsTings of
Mrs. Meeker were indie clibabIe during
her stay with Douglass, whose squsw
abused her By neglect, pushing, striking
and :sUnts.
4 BRAVE GIRL AND COwAFDLY CHIEF.
Ga one occasion, Douglass threw down
blankets and compelled VI IS Meeker to
dismOunt, swing they were going into
% 10 Z. Iarn . l.
stib them, and e1hi tied the butcher
knives 10 be used for that purpose He
then placed loaded Iausket 70 her forehead
and said
INDIAN gong TO shoot"
The courageous girl never EiHchaj, and
laughed at the bUrly savsge. lie asked
her il che was afraid, AID her ready re-
spouse, 81 am not afraid # Iadiaus or
death" elected the admiration of the red
devils. They turned upon Chief Douglass
with derision ard he skunk from the pres-
encs of the brave Miss Meeker.
soon after this they we're placed in charge
Of Chief Johnson, and through the iustru-
mentality Of JohnzOn's squaw heir condi-
ton was very much improved aad further
indignities prevented.
NOT so BAD As MIGHT HAVE gEEN.
approximations az to the treatment of the
csptives to fate worae than death have
happily proven rot TO be sustained By the
facts, and the captive arrive ss.e, but worn
out by the indiguities deailed above. Susan
proved to be
THE GUARDIAN SPIRIT,
and he'd it not been for her in,ercessior
the fate of the women would have formed
one oil the blacklist pages Of IIdian deyiltry.
OURAY's PLEASURE.
Last night at the arrival OF the clp'iyes.
OHsy expressed great satiafartion. and
this morning on their leaving, Chopota,
vile Of Ouray, wept like a child. The |
A Agency effects were destroyed, the women
only saving such clothing "a ihey happaned |
10 have on. Mrs. Meeker was permitted TO |
enter the burning building 10 get her mon
" and spirit book" as che told the In-t
1ians it was. The money, $50 dolIars was
aiken from her. Mis- Meekor had $50 in
he building and Mrs. Price a snalI
AMOUNT which was destroyed BY the
:mes. Through the fearful ordeal Of cap
ivity Mrs. Price ard Mis- Meeker almost
FOUGHT FIR THE RIGHTS
# poor old Mrs. Meeker. They eouTd nae
! little Spanish and Ute. and their defiance
II intruding Indians and readiness 10 re-
ent insu 1t 10 the old lady, challenged the
aspect Of even the biood-thristy aborigines
they would push the ssysges right and
cit when interfered with. aud or making
complaint to Susan would face the Iudisns,
'hile Susan laid down the law and penalty
al i 1
ne bravery has been unexampled, and to
his fsct may be attributed the many ia
ors OF which thev would otherwise have
cen deprived. The ladian runners prior
o the relesee OF the capti7es reported
"wHrTE fQUAws HE.P CRAVE"
The statements in detail Of the cs3tives
ave been taken By Inspector Pollock for
mcisl use.