The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-16

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In.un Baptist never had an cnsmy
until Be stumbled upon ono. He came
from no one knows where, though Il
has always been suspected that he va
an Indian Territory product He =
well acquainted IN the Nation. seems
70 have Indian blood in bis veins. ana
looks more or less like red man Of
the improved order.
The Oldest inhabItant can not r.
member when Injun Baptist was I
smart man, but great many people
here knew HIM when he was smarter
than be Is now. He always had I
cloud on his brain. Simple, docile.
credulous. he was in earlier times I
sad wreck Of border civilization. No
body ever interferod with him. He
came and went among roughs. des-
peradoes and outlaws the same a.
among men whose boast IL was that
they were honest His long absences
created no comment. and when h re-
turned Hello, Injun." was the only
greeting that he received. He would
toll laboriously when put 1t work. and
would not leave any job that be had
undertaken until. exhausted from
hunger and lack Of sleep. be would
wander OF not 70 return. When chill
drcn first appeared here he took
great fancy TO them. They rode him
around like donkey. and he seemed
never TO weary Of their tyranny.
According to all accounts, 81 never
exhibited any signs Of mental power
but once On one Of his periodical
visits to the Nation he fell In with 4
party Of desperadoes who were on
marauding expedition Some OF them
knew him. and, thinking they might
make use Of the "foo;ish, = they
called him, they persuaded him TO &C.
company them. Whatever they asked
him 70 do he would do uncomplaining-
~, and a. newer of wood and drawer
OF water he proved himself of great
value 70 his companions. One night
lnjun was left in the outlaw camp.
near the Canadian. with orders to No
main there until they returned. The
horses were all br;dled and every thing
was in readiness for flight, but the un-
fortunate who stood on guard perceived
nothing extraordinary in the situation.
An hour or two later the men returned,
and one Of them, calling Injun 70 one
side. led him far enough away from the
camp to point out house that could
be dimly seen in the moonlight, and
With Instructions that he was 70 20
there and remain until they called for
him. he darted on.
lnjun made his way % the house.
walked around IL once or twice, and
then. seeing an open door. entered.
All was dark within. Lighting match.
be pccred around. and. seeing nothing.
he advanced few steps and lighted
another. In corner Of the room was
the body Of . man drenched in blood.
Once again Injun drew forth match,
and. lighting i, he turned around |
70 fall over the PROSTATE forms OF |
two other men. His matches were
now gone, but while he was mechanic
ally searching his pockets for more. Il |
3 believed, from the story that be aft
erward told that one Of the victims who
ret retained consciousness recognized |
him and told him "a % for hxl,~ u~-
.ver thar NAV have heer ~ s.iS,-
Who never bcfore seemed All. = - |
a. two idc.s n srccss~;cr
~ Out slore ara withont ~.;s;r~ ~
iavlicht n search ~ ! ns;ohho- H.
ong 81 how far ~ trsmrsd 80 never
Int - d,d NJ shs,dor ~.
search until ~ had Sonnd .s~;ss.rcs
md led TIE vhv bark - ~ cabin
The sieht thst there rreserfsd iss.ie |
Wa enough % male the sfoutest Near
,uail. Everv thine II the house indi- |
:ated the desperate nature ~ ~ !; ~ |
which had takcn nlsce there fhs
walls. the ceiling and door vcre snsts |
erred with bIood Ana ~ thrrs men
now dead. were friehtfuIlv mutilsted
Iniun showed how Is had entered ~ |
place. ana finding The sfub ~ I mssch |
n the floor he Exhibited 4 Win nridc
ind By motions and rrunts demon. |
,tratcd how he had 1foped his wav
around in the horrible Dlaca
The herdcrs who Ma han snm-
noned took il The situafion 4 4 GLANCE
from Injun thew learned somct6inr q
ne aizs u the murierous band. ana
he nature OF the work done indicsfed