The evening world., 1889-09-11

to the fact that Tom Quick killed Ave In
dians, although he probably killed more than
that, and doubtless oil in the same manner"
Judge John D. Everett, father CT the Presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Port
Jervis, married u granddaughter of Daniel
Davis, OF Sussex County. Davis was a hunter
and was an ntinat friend OF Tom Quick.
Mrs: Everett was III the habit OF repeating
stories of Tom Quick, much TO her grand
fathers disgust. One day. so Judge Everett
told me, Davis said to his granddaughter
that he didn't want to hear anything about
Tom Quick.
. know all about him. said the old man.
" and l only know of his killing one Indian.
l was with him or that occasion, He was a
friendly Indian. and was with us one day
while we. were hunting in Pike County: !
been drinking rather more than was good for
him, and Tom brought up the rear: Sud
denly l heard a rifle shot, and looking
around, saw the Indian lying dead. Tom
had shot him in the back. l asked Tom why
he did 1t, and he said because the Indian was
drunk. AS was in q measure an accessory
to the deed, helped Tom hide the body, and
kept the matter q secret. That is the only
Indian l ever knew him to kill"
That is one trustworthy case. Here is
another. Joseph Vaunsy. of Port Jervis, 10 q
grandson of the elder Joseph Vaunsy, who
lived on the Jersey side of the Delaware,
nearly opposite Jacobus RosenkranZ. where
Tom made his home aud was a contemporary
of the avenger. He heard his grandfather tell
the following story:
One day four peaceable wandering Indians,
as harmless as Rypsies, came down the river
fishing. They consisted of a buck, u squaw
and two pappooses. They camped near the
Shagacong island. Mind you. ut this time
the Jersey bank of the river had as many in
habitants as it has now. and there was no
more danger from the Indians than there
would have been in New York.
One day when Mr.. Vaunsy was working
along the river he saw Tom start out nth his
rifle, Shortly after he heard two shots. In
a little while he learned that Tom had muir.
dered the entire family. That is the kind OF
An Indian slayer Tom Quick was. He never
faced an Indian in his war. paint during the
Revolutionary, war. Tom Quick did nc
fighting. He hunted and tished.
These murders were years afterwards, when
the Indians were peaceable. But such was
the hostile feeling towards the savages that,
with one exception, no attempt wa7 eVel
made to bring him to justice. On that occa.
SION Toms friends managed to rescue HIM,
and he lived in seclusion until the storm blew
over.
To show you how little stock was taken in
Tom Quick's tales by those who knew him.
l will repeat what Judge Edgar Pinchot once
told me. When he was O boy the Judge was
III the habit Of repeating these stories, anG
one day his grandmother said to him
Don't tell me anything more about that
lazy, drunken vagabond. I know all about
him." Another old resident of this village,
who is related to both the Bross and Quicl
families, said 10 the Herald reporter:
" know Tom Quick was u lying braggart
l have heard men say SO who repeated wha'
they were told of him by persons VIII knew
him in life. l don't think he ever killed al
Indian in fair fight in his life. This is thu
way he killed Canope, who is called thu
ninety ninth victim of the avengers uner
ring AIM Canope was fishing on q rock neal
Carpenter Point Tom was sitting near him,
when he picked up a club and beat his brain
out with It. That was the real Ten Quick.
In spite of these revelations the monument
has been accepted by the town government
and the "~Avenger" will probably live in thu
growing greater. more ~bloodthirsty and NOR
daring with each year.