The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-02-03

brush. He jumped his pony down an eight
foot embankment into n stream, and for
a while we lost his trail. Fitz went down
on one side OF the stream and
went down on the other. | couldn't find the
trail, but presently | looked over to the
other side and saw Fitz pick up an Indian
blanket, and throwing it over his shoulders,
he walked along as big As life. l warned him
to look out, for that blanket meant that the
Indian was near. He walked ahead rs brave
a. a lion. and ii turned out that the Indian
was concealed behind a hedge of the rocks
almost under Fits nose. Fitz didn't see
him, though, and stood there awhile, looking
up the stream. l was some twenty yards
away, and ali at once 1 heard a cry
that caused my blood To run cold,
and 10 make me jump about two
feet in the air It was The Indian
il did me. The Indian sprang from behind
the rocks and grabbed Fitz as quick as
lightning. He was big fellow, much larger
than FitZ, and was six feet tall. Before FitZ
knew it the Indian had him down, and a
scuiiie followed. The Indian had a long
lance and a bow fastened to his back. Fitz
had pistol and a carbine. In the scuffle
the carbine was dropped, and the Indians
lance also fell from its owners back before
he could use it.
HOT SCUFFLE.
at was hot scuffIe. The Indian was too
strong for Fitz, and finally threw him to the
ground. In falling Fitz lost his pistol and
the weapon went sailing beyond the reach of
either FitZ or the Indian.
1.-The scuffle continued. The Indian had
FitZ down, but he could not do anything
with him, because Fitz was working so hard
10 turn him. They rolled about upon the
ground, and l could hear FItz say some plain
English. but the Indian didn't heed il, and
continued in his effort to get the better of
his opponent.
''All this occurred while l was on the op-
posite side OF the creek, and in less time
than it takes me to tell it. / was trying to
cross the stream while Fitz was fighting for
his life, but before L got over ] saw that FItz
had turned the Indian and was on top
choking him. FitZ had his left hand upon
the Indians throat, and the Indian with
both hands tried to break the strong hold
FitZ had upon him. In rolling over the
ground, strange to say, the two men went
back TO where the scuflle began, and when
Fitz got on top his eyes fell upon his pistol,
which was lying near the Indians head.
FitZ reached out for the pistol. and the In
dian evidently didn't know what Fitz was
after. He succeeded in getting hold of the
weapon without the Indians knowing it,
and holding the pistol close to the ground
he fired. The bullet went crashing through
the Indians cheek, passing ont on the oppo-
site side. The Indian then made another
utSltIdic diltluDi 10 turn Il M anu Stt pOS-
session of the pistol.
A BATTLE INTO DEATH.
Each man fought with Superhuman
strength and each man knew it was a battle
unto death. Just as ] reached Fitz he fired
again, and this time the ball struck the In
dams heart and killed him. Fitz then got
mp, and said TO him, that was a close call
Fitz.' He replied, Yes; | thought L was
gone
''AfterWard asked Fitz how in the world
he managed TO turn the heavy Indian. Fitz,
in his own peculiar way, replied: Il tell you
what saved me- Jack tine name he calls me. )
1t was the old Virginia back heel. When
was boy at school in Virginia, he explained,
i learned little trick in wrestling that the
boys called the 6Sck heel, and the thought
struck me when the fellow had me down
that if l tried that Virginia back heel on him
j would get him. l tried ii, and got him. -
What did you do with the body" asked
the reporter.
Fit and held a little council of war to
determine whether we would take the fell
lows scalp. We decided not to take it, and
so we left the body in the forest
Il tell you what" Captain Hayes cOnclud-
ed Just as n gentleman came to call him of,
"l'itZ Lee is brave man. FitZ Lee Is a Won
derful man, and perdict that he will make
one Of the best Governors Virginia ever
had