The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-25


to get up and come out, that he was
wanted. The Indian awoke, seemingly
dazed, but perceiving Stockton and the
four men at the door, and knowing the
object of their visit, rose, but instantly
after dropped ON the ground and gave
no further indication that he had heard
the Agents summons. Stockton seeing
this. instead of taking him by the back
of the neck and pitching him out, COM
menced to coax him TO accompany them
quietly to the reservation, and not
To put them to the necessity OF
using force. What n strange fatality
that is which controls men on the eve
of their destiny, and directs them TO do
that which, above ali other things, they
should not do What problem for the
student of psychology TO solve While
Stockton was talking to the Indian, the
latter was noticed scratching the earth
with his hands and making a hole IN an
distracted manner. In few minutes
the cause of this strange action was
made manifest. III his pulling from the
hole a six -chambered revolver, which he
had evidently cached in the corner OF
the hut where he was sitting. The con-
duct of the Indian now seemed to
change, and the air OF careless alb
straction which his face had worn but q
moment before gave place To one of in
solent defiance. For two whole hours
Stockton pleaded with Frank to go with
lin quietly, and not put him to the
trouble of taking him by force, but as
we'll might he have talked to the waters
in the river near by with the expecta-
ton of their obeying him, as to make
the Indian comply with his wishes.
Worn out at last with entreating, and
still DESTROYS of arresting him without
doing him harm, Stockton called Pratt
one side and gave him note to deliver
to Maj. Bowman, requesting the latter
to send him Immediately ten soldiers,
and informing him that he would keep
guard over Frank till their arrival.
Pratt started Immediately on his errand,
leaving Stockton and the three others in
front of the Indians hut. He had
had crossed the river, and was about
starting down for'the reservation, when
he heard two shots fired in quick order
Pausing for a few minutes, he heard
two more shots, coming from the same
direction, and with about the same in
terval between them as between the two
first. Satisfied that the shooting was
done by the party he had left, and
thinking, perhaps, that Frank, while at
tempting to escape, had been shot, he
determined to GO back, deeming that
was done away with. Hardly had he
started his boat on the river to return,
when he heard voice from the other
side calling him to come on, that every
thing was all right. About midway
across Pratt happened to look toward
the bank he was approaching. As he
did so he beheld the naked form of
Frank dart behind tree, with rifle
in each hand. He knew that some
thing terrible must have occurred The
shots he had heard, the two rifles i'll
the hands of Frank, when he knew of
his having nothing save q revolver, and,
finally, the Indians nude condition
unfailing indication of his being on the
war-path-all gave token that those he
had left at the flat were sadly in need
of the assistance which the note he
carried with him asked for. Turning
his boat quickly, he made for the shore,
and, after landing, concluded not to go
down the river TO the reservation, as
Frank, knowing every foot of the coun-
try, might, by some short cut,
head him off. Turning up the
river, therefore, he made for settle
ment some miles above. Here he found
a messenger who consented to bear the
news to the reservation. The latter ar
rived the same evening at Hoopa, with
out molestation, and delivered his mes
tn Noi Ill
a detachment, consisting of twenty-five
soldiers and sergeant, under the COM
mand of Lieut.. Broome, of Company X,
Ninth infantry, accompanied by the
post surgeon, DIR. Motfatt, were sent to
the relief Of Stockton. They started
about dusk, but owing to the nature of
the trails they did not arrive in the
vicinity of the fiat till daylight next
morning. Before reaching the hut the
cowardly Lieutenant-he was shortly
after cashiered the service-turned over
the command to Sergt Kramer, with
the remark that he knew nothing of In
dian fighting and that he was feeling
quite ill also. He went to the rear,
while the brave doctor, Disguised with
the exhibition of poltroonery shown by
commissioned officer, left his position
and marched side by side with the SER
geant. at the head of the detachment.
On reaching the flat, the first object
that struck theireyes was the lifeless form
of Stockton, lying about fifty feet from
the hut. A little further on, and about
at right angles with it, the dead body of
Latham was encountered. This distance,
by actual measurement, was fifty -seven
yards. On the opposite side, in an al
most diagonal line from where Latham
was found, Shooters remains were dis
covered, forty-seven yards from the hut.
On entering the hut they found Griffith
in the corner to the right of the opening,
with sixteen-shooter Henry rifle across
his lap and his head bent slightly for
ward. He was still alive, but going fast,
his wound being mortal one BY the
aid of stimulants he rallied long enough
to give the particulars of what occurred
after Pratts departure.
On seeing the latter leave the Indian
OWNED the object of his going, and knew
that when he returned it would be IN
company with soldiers. He remained
quiet for some minutes after Pratt had