The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-21
AN INDIAN CAPTIVE.

VteksDur0 (Niss.) Herald.
There is in vicksburg a lady whose
history is remarkable, and has around it
n veil of romance equal to the widest
conceived border drama, with the add.
tional charm, however, that her history
il strictly true,
Last Sunday quiet, unassuming
couple stopped at the English Kitchen
and registered MS Mr.. and Mrs. Dosh
Kensington. Yesterday evening the G.
II. man received pointer that theirs
was more than ordinary history, and he
called on the lady, her husband being
temporarily absent from the city. From
her own lips the following weird tale OF
indian lie aud captivity among them
was learned:
The lady's maiden name was Miss
Jessie LaCJmber IL full.blooded Ameri.
can girl, and her father was killed by the
Indians when she was about two years
old. Her mother married General La
grettO, retired Mexican officer, VINO
becGme n citizen OF the United States
many years ago. In 1871 the child il
question then, but now the lady OF
twenty.sevGn or eight, was stolen IRON
her mother and step.father by the Ban
tito tribe OF Indians ia Northern Idaho
Thirteen years pissed with no tidings of
the little girls fate and the parents
many times gave her up us dead, but
the story came to the ears OF the depart.
ment at Washington and search was
ordered. 1t may here be remarked that
when Indians steal white child the
captive is carefully concealed, and
though sometimes III sight Of cIvilIZa-
ton, the prisoner is carefully guarded
and concealed on the approach OF Il pale
face.
General Phil Sheridan took the mat
ter in charge, believing that the chilu
still lived, and after tho expenditure Of
thousands OF Government dollars, news
was received of the girls whereabouts
and she was rescued on August Z, 1884.
The chief scout and guide was Dosh
KeusngtoD, and, naturally enough for
the ending Of the romance, he was smit.
ten with the charms OF the pretty young
miss, and married her.
The iady'S story OF her life among the
Indians is even more dramatic than hcl
capture. She tells OF their marauding
expedition, and graphically describes
the tortures OF the faggOt and stake anu
the t0mahawk.
Just like the story in the dime novels,
big brave fell in love with her when
she was thirteen, and CSOly announced
himself us her future husband. She re.
fused the proaered but doubtful honor,
and then a process OF coercion was tried.
1t was, to say the least, annoying at first,
but it gradually increased to such little
persuasive means as gushing her with Il
knife, she now bearing no less than SIX
teen wounds on her person. She still
remained obdurQte, and from then on
to her rescue she was treateda us kindly
us possible, but always kept under the
strIctcst surveillance. When she had
been rescued the young lady was taken
to her former home, only TO find that
her step.father had been killed by Mex.
leans on the Rio Grande. Since then
she has travelled at ease, being ward
ofthe Government and well provided for.
Her husband, Dosh kensington, was
born in ColtaX, Colorado, and his put
rents were killed, while he wasan infant,
by the Modoc Indians. The child was
taken prisoner and passed his life in
captivity until he was ten years old,
when he was rescued by Colouel Cheat
ham and placed in the Government
School at San Francisco, where he re-
manned four years. For sixteen years
he was in the employ OF the Govern
ment, and was with General Custer just
previous to the battle with Sitting Bull,
but he was sent to Reno with orders
lust before the massacre aud then es.
caped death. lie started with General
Grant on his memorable tour around
the world, but was recalled from Lon
don. He was with White Cloud, Big
Bear and Golden Eagle, OF the umatilla
Tribe, when arranging for the transfer OF
their reservation TO the Government
Alterward he was detailed to look up
moOnshiners in the mountains OF Ken
lucky and Tennessee, aud since then, nj
various times, has been detailed on
Government business.
Mrs. Kensington is quite pretty and
very healthy looking. She has not Us
much education as is the lot OF young
| ladies Of the day, but she eyinces au i'll
teligenCe on CurrenttOpiCs that amounts
almost to intuitive knowledge. On every
point she talks freely except the one re-
hitting TO her allowance from the Gov
eminent, which she refused to divulge,
and this leaves an impression that Uncle
Sam has been rather more generous with
her than with other wards,
As an illustration OF her innocence,
when the reporter presented his card
she scanned it attentively and naively
asked, "What is this for9" and it re-
quired the explanation of the other Ia.
dies present to let her know OF its use.
They evidently don't use cards much in
the lar West.
From here the couple will go to New
Orleans, but their stay here will proba-
bly, last until Sunday.