The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-13

Grafton as Adam Poe, the Indian igbt
er,' is the oldest person living in Wayne
county, Ohio, writes a newspaper CORES
pondert. She is nearly 95 years of age,
the 10th of next month being the first
day of her ninety sixth year. She is IN
full possession of all her faculties. She
lives alone in the little village of Con-
gress. in the northeastern part of the
county, where she has resided for
number of years.
Aunt SaIlie Cufie a name by which
she is known to all acqusintsnces, is the
youngest child of Adam Poe. She was
born July 10Th, 1791, in Washington
county, Pa. At the age OF eighteen she
was married to Adam Cutie. His death
occurred seventeen years ago. To them
were born twelve children. Since her
husbands death she has kept house by
herself. About three years ago she re-
ceiYed her second sight, and could read
fine print. She has been a regular at
tendant at the village church, walking
mile in order to be present at the semi
monthly meetings. Her present resi-
dence is a homestead left ber by her
husband, and the house being too large
for her alone, a family occupies part,
although she lives apart from them
Her father, Adam Poe, whose life has
been chronicled by different historians,
and who occupies a conspicuous place in
the border strife N the Buckeye State
resided in Wooster in 1913, and worked
at shoemaking. Mrs. Cuff1e relates the
following in regard to his death
A political meeting was in progress at
Massillon. The large crowd being 10
formed that Adam Poe, the slayer of
Bigfoot, the celebrated Indian chief,
resided in the vicinity, sent delegation
after him. He was brought aud carried
on the shoulders of the admiring throng.
Although past ninety years of age, he
enjoyed the sport, but several days after
he became Frustrated and died soon
after. Mrs. CUff1e resided at Congress
at the time, and hearing OF her father s
illness, she mounted a horse and rode
through the night to her father, reach
iIg his bedside inst before he died. She
was then forty-seven years Of age. In
speaking OF the conflict with BigfoOt,
she states that her fathers account of
the fight differs from that given by his
tOrians, who wrote that her father, Ad-
am Poe, had the encounter with Bigfoot,
when she says that her father always
told that his brother, Andrew Poe, had
the haDdto- hard fight with the Indian
chief, while he, Adam, shot and killed
the Indian. Her recital Of her father S
account is as follows
"a body Of seven Wyandottes made a
raid upon a white settlement near the
Ohio river, near Fort Pitt, and killed an
old man who was alone in a cabin. The
news of the murder soon spread, and my
father and uncle 4 ndrew, with some OF
the neighbors, set out to capture and
punish the murderers. Thtv followed
the Indians al night, and next morning
found trail leading TO the river My
uncle Andrew did not go directly to tie
river. but left father and the others. and
went through the thicket. He stole
down to the bank and discovered BigfOOt
and little Indian ready waiting for the
pursuing party. Uncle Andrew conclu.
ded to shoot Bigfoot. and raised his gun
and pulled the trigger. The gun only
snapped, and did not discharge. The
swapping attracted the attention of the
Indians, and they discovered Andrew,
who saw it was too late for him to run,
80 he sprang toward the Indians. He
/ caught them both and threw them down.
The little Indian got loose, and drew
his tOmahawk to kill Andrew, who
Kicked backward and knocked the tom
shawk from the little Indians hand
( Meanwhile Andrew was holding Big
foot. He finally released himself, and
seizing a gun belonging to the Indians,
shot the little Indian. Bigfoot again
grabbed Andrew, and they rolled into
the water, and Andrew got BigfOot' s
/ head under water, and suppOsing the
Indian was drowned, he released bis
hold. His supposition was not correct,
hO"CfVA, duN buOJ OOOh cIdA bCu AOl hHC
shore. BigfOOt reached the shore first,
aud picked up the gun with which An
drew bad shot the little Indian. At
this time my father appeared upon the
scene, attracted by the report of the
gun. His gup happened to be empty,
and he and Bigfo0t started on a race to
load. In his hurry Bigfoot jerked his
Tamrod out too far, and it fell out of his
hand. My father loaded first, and shot
Bigfoot Just as the Indian was raising
his gun. Seeing Andrew in the water,
my father looked after him, and found
that he had been wounded in the wrist
by the little Indians tomabawk. He
called to father that he could help him
self, but father was anxious for his safe
ty, and went to bis assistance, while
BigfoOt, in his dying struggles, rolled
into the river, and his body was carried
OFF by the current. The remainder of
the pursuing party came up, and seeing
Andrew in the water, took him for an
Indian, and shot him in the shoulder.
but he soon recovered. The other In
dians were overtaken and killed. and in
that fight my father was wounded" "