The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-07-28

dams got sight Of them that suggestions Of TAX
ing them from the Jail in boxes and in
| women's clothes and the like wore made 1t
! was the Intention to have put the prisoners on
! board the freight train in the afternoon but
ha:bash-c had not returned from
faith with him, the sheriff let the train go on
| without attempting to board 1t with his birds.
| When the prisoners we're taken to the station
| everyone expected that they would be killed,
but it was just at the time that the outlying In.
dams were retroating before the advances CT
| the scouts, and the station was reached in
| safety. There was quite crowd around the
station, and some Of the dissenting Indians came
in and looked snllenly at the prisoners, but made
| no demonstration. 1t was period Of intense
whisper. Finally the train came along, and
| sheriffs and prisoners and the Indian guard
| boarded it. 1t is believed that the prisoners
! could not have been kept out Of the hands of
the Indians through Tuesday night without a
fight The town could only, muster seventeen
to 200 Indians at bay. although there were
! men there like Solley and Sparks,
who had been forced to leave
their settlements leading up the Mississippi
would have welcomed fight, and, armed as
they were with Winchester rifles, would have
| made sad havoc among the red skins. The
| Jail is bnilt on the elevated plain with small
| barred windows very high from the ground.
There are two families OF women and children
! living in the upper story of il and it is prob
! ably owing to this fact, that these innocent
parties would suffer, that it was not rushed up
| on and ret Oh fire while the prisoners were
| in it. Before the treaty had been made Cha
bash warned the sheriff not to let any Of
his men see the prisoners, nor even any OF his
squaws, as they would kill them. He said he
| could not look upon them without wanting to
kill them, as they had taken the life of his
brother The Indians having consented to the
| treaty. on stipulation that Cha bash conk, his
| as guard and see the prisoners safely secured
| in the stone Jail, are still at Aitkin awaiting
their return.
TIE INTERVIEW WITH THE GOVERNOR.
The services of AID. Joseph Robert as in
terpreter, having been secured, Cha bash
couk, and his two followers accompanied by
the sheriff called on Gov. Pillsbury at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The interview was very
impressive ono. After the visitors were seated
Sheriff Tibbitts recounted to the governor the
conk began his address to the governor.
His manner was very earnest and
his language as interpreted was eloquent and
full of the SMILES and figures Of speech which
the red man is so apt in the use OF. His speech
in the main was as follows:
Two days ago heard about my brother who has
gone out on visit. wouldn't believe what they
told me that he was killed could not imagine the
have loved to try to do right, always do what is
good. and it has been with the life Of my brother
who was killed. When got to the spot, and saw
knew that was the spot my brother was killed.
Not that much liquor [partially closing his hand
and pointing to the hoow] did my brother drink at
should not like, as my brother has been
treated so, that this matter should rest where it is
have told ths sheriff and those with him this and
always Kept at peace With the whites. We have
promised the president who was, murdered at
Washington and these words we have kept.
feeling against any of the whites except those two
who have killed my brother. We always have
worked and labored in order to have peace. We
the success that nothing was DONE Have always
labored to have peace with the whites. I suppose
you, white man; killed half; breed at Little Rock:
We held council and resolved he had tc die and
we killed him for taking the life Of the half-breed.
We are this day sitting together where I can hear
ye wh1t gG TO BE what
that those who have taken the life Of my
cna b V b1sya, the snd WAY be
their desire to you 1t is to you to take the
thing in hand-we drop it into your hands. It is
can be executed I can 60 back to Mills Laos and
can report that these bad men viii DO punished BY
sHe ns Ny a with tSa
revenge to the one who did the deed to my brother,
and could see him off Of the world but now this is
That man who took The life Of my brother not only
took away his wife, but left his large family unpro-
vided for: He has large family and was a good
m nrSyas' ~ sad my bsoheE r afVs to ssy
We have sometimes met white ronehs
and they have sometimes made threats against US,
my heart is 50 sore when think Of my brother. We
now leave this thing to you and hope justice will
be DONE
THE GOVERNORS RESPONSE.
Gov. Pillsbury's reply through the inter-
pretor was as follows:
We shall execute the law faithfully against the
man who has taken the life of this Indian. The law
others. When we heard through the sheriff Of
Aiken county that this murder had been committed
we supposed the sheriff didn't have place for the
safe keeping of the prisoner and that's the
we ordered them brought here. You may tell him
what steps have heen taken for tie ar: ar.
az eran Rapds Sn man W peoaSs
be arrested and returned. and have trial in this
State for the crime committed. You can assure him
that these two who murdered his brother shall
be brought to Justice; also that I sorry his
brother was killed anu that no efforts will be spared
to execute the law: may take some little time.
to come down here to see that these men are con-
fined for trial, will send them back in the cars
Ask him if he thinks they have been pnt in safe
keeping?
CONCLUDING TALK
Cha -bosh- conl's reply showed that with the
acute powers Of observation of the Indian, he
had rapidly detected the weak spot in the jail
lie said:
themselves, but maybe that some of their friends
on thoe utside might remove part of the floor, and
so get them.
The governor told Aid. Roberts to assure
Cha-bash- conk that none Of our people would
try to do anything of the sort.
Sheriff Tibbetts asked Cha-bas-hconk if he
had done since their first council he had
agreed to. The old chief replied:
He has done everythinu that could be done, and
trader ID. J. Knox, in Aikin, very kind to his
brother; That gentleman has done favor to his
Cha-basb- conlz then told the governor that
thoy would like to know when this trial took
place, 80 that they could be present, and was
informed that Sheriff Tibbetts would let them
know when it came off, and that it should be
neld at Brainerd, as agreed upon. The gov
We hope we shall never have another Indian muir
dsred by white men. and that You will never have to
come here for the same reasons as now.
Cha-bash-conk then said:
Those that came to Aitkin with me I have re-
qoested them to return while am away. Many
Things we have had to offend us, but for the sake
of peace we have stepped them over and shut our
eyes. have told my followers to be quiet, create
no disturbance, and when come back will tell
you all the news and We will go home and have
peace.
After receiving more assurances that the
trial should be held at Brainerd, Che-bash-
conk arose and shaking the governor by the
hand said:
/ am satisfied and pleased to meet you: My peo-
pie shall be satisfied when 60 home and give the
Lews you have given me.
The sheriff and his dusky friends then with
drew from the governors presence, and last
evening started on their return to Aitkin.
LINCOLN AND MARY OWENS.
How the Kind-Hearted but Ungainly Young
Man Sued and Was Rejected.
To the Editor Of the st. Joseph (Mo) Gazette:
In the Gazette Of yesterday appears an