The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-21
THE o NJ SQUAW.
Burning of q Young Indian Woman
For Witchcraft By Motave
Indiana
Horrible Dance and lamentations OF the
Benighted Fisnds-Surrender OF
George Q. Cannon.
The Mormon Apostle Lightly Sentenced
The Gsntiles Indignant POlygamJ to
Be Abandoned.

from good authority at Los Angeles Of the
burning Of a young squaw by Mojave In
dians because she was accused Of practice
ing ~witchery. The scene of the torture
| wa near the Colorado river in the eastern
| end of San Bernardino County.
For the past two months q strange dis
ease has attacked members Of the tribe.
Its spread at last became SO alarming that
the members of the tribe became panic
stricken and slaughtered their dogs and
burros as a Sacrifices to appease the anger Of
the great father. This proving of I'D
avail, a council was held at which every
buck in the tribe was present. The medi-
| cine men sat around a huge pot which was
! filled with herbs, while the bucks squat
| ted in q semi-circle some distance away.
The medicine men watched the steaminS
of the herbs until the mess had been boiled
to a teacupful Of liquid. Then a male
pigeon and his mate We're taken from a
, basket and held by the medicine men
while the liquid from the herbs was poured
down their thrOatS. The male bird. when
released, flew away, but the female Hut
tered q few yards and then fell help
less and dying IN III ground. The medi-
cine men leapedD to their feet and danced
while the bucks sat in Sullen silence.
While the medicine men were in the midst
Of their Orgie they declared that there was
a witch in the camp, as the female bird
had died while the male bird had flown
away in the night, thist test determining
the sex of the sOrcerer. When the bucks
heard the words of the medicine men they
became wild with rage ami each accused
the other of harbOriny the witch in his
tepee or cabin.
With yclis and imprecations the frenzied
reds drove their women to the place where
the council had been held and where the
white pigeon still lay among the herbs aud
grasses. The squaws were driven in sim
gle file Will the medicine men watching
with nervous excitement the face of each
as she passed the bird. Finally u young
squaw, the daughter IF Cresco, a sui
chief, stepped out of the ranks and
was about to pick up the bird
when the medicine men with loud yells
seized her and pinioned her arms. She
pleaded piteously for her life, which she
seemed to foresee was in peril, but the
medicine men persisted in dragging her to
the council place. The death of the female
pigeon was conclusive evidence that q
squaw was the witch. The first squaw To
touch the bird was the fatal test.
The poor girl, who was but eighteen
years old, was stripped of her clothes, tied
to a stake and a slow fire built under her,
For two hours she fingered IN awful agony,
and while her death screams filled the air
the braves danced about the fire and the
medicine men muttered incantations.
When the morning cam- nothing hut the
whitened bones of the girl and the black
embers of the fire remained about tho
stake. The disease from which so many
of the Mojave braves died is believed to be
malignant typhoid fever. The details Of
this strange story Were brought to Los An
geles by ranchers who had been attracted
to the camp of the Indians by the noises.
MORMON CANNON S~URRENDEKS.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Sept. l~S.-Short!y be-
fore ten O'Clock yesterday morning Apos-
tie George q. Cannon, who has evadesi the
officers of the law for two years. surrend-
cred himself to United States Marshal Over
to answer the charge of unlawful cohabi,a-
tiOn. Nothing that has occurred in this
Territory for a number of years created
such a sensation as the circulation of this
report throughout the city.
Cannon was at one time q delegate to
Congress from Utah and had bsen virtual |
head of the Mormon Church for years. He
was arrested several years ago in Nevada |
as a fugitive from justice Oh the indict- ,
ment to which he pleaded guilty yester.
day and his sensational leap from a train
and his subsequent forfeiture OF 81, w /
bonds are matters of history. There are
two indictments against him-one found
March 80, lSSG, charging him with two
wives, Martha Fuliay and Emily Little
the other found last Saturday, charging
him with cohabitation with five wive% Iva
Eliza T., Martha T., Emelia A. and
Caroline ]. This last indictm snt was
found on the evidence Of Bishop ClawsOn,
who had been CannOn's body guard ever
since he had been i'm hiding.
Cannon, on being a~rraigned, pleaded
guilty to both indictments and asked that
sentence be pronounced at once.
Judge Sanford in passing judgment said
that on a count of the prisoner surrender
ing and thereby saving the Government
considerable expense, he would not i'm.
pose the full sentence, which was a line Of
800 and six months in the penitentiary on
zach indictment. The court then sentenced
him to se~venty-hve days imprisonment
md q fine OF $40 on the first indictment
and 100 days aud S21o on the second. Hs
81 Oucc Idhcu W tHc penitcnttary.
The indignation among the Gentiles il
intense. They think that under the pecu-
liarly aggravated circumstances in Can.
mons case he should have received the full
Of the law. Cannon is the first
who has been sentenced by Judge
Sanford, who was recently appointed
Chief Justice by Cleveland.
1t is generally understood that the Nor.
non Church will soon abandon polygamy
~ an sdict and then apply for Statehood.
Murder Ny Brisands. =
RoNE. Sept. l1.-At Panadeigreci, Sicily.
yesterday brigands surrounded the con.
'eyance VI the syndic, and failing to Sc -,
'ure any plunder fired upon the family, f.,
Iilling q son and one Of the servants and .
rounding the wife and a daughter. Gen. ,
larmes have been sent in pursuit.
ThuuderstOrlns in California.
San FRANCISCO, Sept. E.-Thunder.
t00nno 100 $500 =