, 1883-06-02
ATTRocIoUs!
A DASTARDLY DEED
An Indian Prisoner Shos while
Chained 20 the FIsOr-

"Wednesday afternoon n Dan.
Drumhel.cr our well known iutchcI
and cattle dealer, Wst~ drivipg q
herd Of cattle 10 town an Inditn on
horseback, suIsN'~,Vl To have heen
under the infiuenc,. II rum, larre,l
the p,ls~ltge acHssS the fir~t bridge It
the northern termination Of Howard
street, preventing the toving-- from
crossing. Mr.. DuImhcllcF Protested
against the interruption, and ~
| queSted the Indian 10 move ust oi
the way. With 4 >iniC.il iatiiT, renee
and Independence chsra -;cri,tic OF
the race the UOpPcr-c''lor,d al,IEiginc
silently maintained his Position and
showed no disposition to ssScuurnJ-
date the white man Mr.. II. stool it
until foriearlnce cess>,-l Ia L. a viz
tue and picking uP a stick struck 'he
Sullen savage. This acted upon the,
fellow like an electric battery, fpr he
rot only cleareyl0ihe way hut rushed
furiously to his tent. sTatthc,i up hi,
rifle and few lack To the bridge,
where he lay in wait to perforlte his
ass1ilant. The ireful Indian had
blood in his eye, and the p0l>peVtS
were encoursg ging for an early fun,r.ll.
Deputy Marshal Gillian W;.s in-
formed Of the state of afrlirs, and
that officer, with Pr3isew0Ethy pluck
and nerve, faced the yaWning muz-
Zle Of the rifle and put the Wuui,Ebe
slayer under arrest. He w.ss taken
10 the town jail, chained To the iiOor
and left until morning, when hi eN-
animation was II have taken place,
before Justice Whitman.
Thursday morning when the Jail
was visited the pris lner was found o
be Utterly full Of buckshot, dan.,r-
ously wounded From u pijce Of
candle fOCnd in one of the narrow
windows and an old l0N beneath
upon which the murderer nluun;e,I
80 a. 10 obtain view Of the interior
Of the jail hy the dim light i; WAS
evident that the shooter had made
careful preparations for carrying out
his iicndish work The shooting
must have taken place about mid
night. The Indian WAS reclining On
a rude couch, 10 which he was con-
fined hy heavy chains, and therefore
unable 10 stir a mus-le for his own
/ protection The gun, charged heavi-
ly with hucksllot, was thrust through
the liars, the muzzle only few feet
from the victim and discharged.
Dr. J. NJ. Morgan was called to eN-
anime the wounds. lie found three
luckshot near together forming the
points of a triangle in his righ; side
near the lower ribs, which Peaetritc,l
the lower lobs Of the lung and liver.
Higher uP, near the arIn-pit, were
two more. There was one a little
hack Of the shoulder, thn,sc well VI,
on the arm, two in the ann b,i1W
the elbow, and one in the thigh.
The Doctor made a tlorrugh exami-
nation and did al in his power for
the relief Of the wounded niaa, and
though he was still alive in the er-
campment on the north side Of the
river at the time Of going To IreSs,
very little hopes are entertained Of
his recovery.
The report Of the ollOo;ing spread
through the town like wild fire and
the most intense excitement fol-
lowed. There is nut single man
who we have heard speak ON the
subject but has expressed Indignation
at the frightful crime. While il
seems almost impossible 20 lie other
wise, yet it is hard to believe that a
white man would he guilty Of such
an act Of s3vaggry. 1t Savors more Of
the WORK Of a skulking Indian.
Knowing the trCachCry, the heart
leSsness, the cruel nature Of the
North American native, we can have
verylittle love for him, yet as this
man was not positively known to
have hcen guilty of any henious
crime, his cuwurily assassination i
ineXcusahlc. We know also that
many Of the members Of the various
Z tribes are sneaking thieves, commit
ting many petty dcpreiations upon
stoe ekmgn and farmers, and do not
blame the vi yt;ms Of their raTacity
/ il og isionally ned man comes up
mis.aig when caught in the ac. Of
stealing, hut that il no extenua,ion
for the Hnnrdcr in question
Speaking Upon this matter As We
do is only echoing the sentiments Of
every law-abiding member Of the
community. Humanity revolts at
the high handed outrage, and de-
cency is shocked. We doubt If the
criminal is ever apprehended, hut
should he live on forever he can
never erase from his mind the act Of
brutality that would make hell itself
ring with acclimations Of disap-
proval, and bring a lush Of shame
upon the cast-iron cheek Of the devil
] himself.
LATER.-Friday evening Mr.. Dan
DrumhelleT was arrested on a war
rant sworn out by an Indian named
Lewis, and released on his own ~
T'OgniZance. OF course no one hr-
lieves that Drumheller WAS impli-
Gated in the shooting, hut as he
struck the man on the bridge the
Indians have an idea that he must
have desired the death Of the pris-
/ Oner.
Neat WOrh.
II. r. Kohlhauff, son Of the gentle