Telegram-herald., 1889-06-08
AN INDIANS WRATH.
u Almost Results in the Death
OF Mother and Babe

Several years ago my husband built and
conducted hotel for the accommodation Of
Tie miners and teamsters at the terminal
point OF one OF our California railroads
Like many other small towns IL the north
ern portion OF the State. il boasted Of an
Indian rancherie, or settlement, within its
environments, the half civilized inhabitants
OF wbich played a more or less important
part II il local history With few excep-
tons they were moderately peaceful. in
dgstrious coumunity-the men spending
their time in bunting and fishing, and the
women dC.ag the drudgery, such as procur-
ing fuel for their fires, the laundry work of
their white ueighbors, etc. Every now and
then, however, the wild nature OF the red
men, either through the medium OF fire
water or intense passion, would become
aroused, aud at such t.nes crimes of vary
ing degrees Of enorlIty were almost GER
tain % Oe the result
We dad one child, a bright little fellow
about two years Old. who. by reason OF his
cute, babyish antics, had become a great
favorite with tho patrons Of the hotel; and
they, a. 4 token of their affection, presented
him on his second birthday with a diminu-
tive iron bank, in which each of the miners
Rud teams5ers had dropped a silver dollar.
a. day after day came sld went, dollar
after dollar found Is way into the little
treasgre-box, till II became 80 heavy that
baby could no longer lift il, aud l placed il
f1r safc-keeping upon = bracket IN my
dressing room.
Ono evening. after old Julia, the Indian
woman who did our laundrying once ! week.
had performed her usual hard days wash
Ing, u occurred 20 me that | had done
very careless thing IN permitting her 70 20
intO my room for the sOIed clothes, and,
knowing t1o propensity ot uor race % steal,
lat Cuco proceeded 70 ascertain whether
suv thing was missing. B1bys bank was
gone Ola julia bad stolen IL.
Il was to late o. 90 any thing that day.
but early the ncxt morning we had their
HIT searched. with The result that fragments
of The broken bank were found. but no
money They were bountifl4y supplied
with provisions however, an inquiry at
ore II the stores elected the fact that
large bin % goods such as we.had found had
been purchased there the evening before
bvod julia and her spouse. The woman
was accordingly arrested. and. after being
convicted, was sent 10 the county jail IN the
adjoining town for term Of three months.
Many predicted that this would not be tbs
end II the affair. ~ the woman husband
vvas q dangerous character. and nj ght seek
% aveurs his wife's iuprisonmeut, but
re,.b~r nv husband nor myself shared
,hsi- fears and the matter was forgotten,
sftcr dsY or two.
one dav. about fortnight after JuIas
conviction. was assisting the Dan. room
e,-f. % prepare tds table Tor luncheon,
vvber Suddenly rbe sound n a low, guttersl.
,h~ratsnmr voice AZ the window drew nv
a-arton. Looking mp. started aud fright
sued. 1 oehe.d savage, hldeous-ioo Sing
INDIAN glarius IN a. me 10 was indian
JacS. old 1iss 3 husband
Seeing ny Ir- hteh3a iloN' ne advanced
stll closer, put MS sWartoy lace "a at the
open window, aad, s'aS'n5 Ms hSe at ne,
grunted on' on mo- sifa ne oaeS "a
JaHa. ne XII you pre-. soe"'
hAd olh "f'" 7' ''. -
wafc Sed him sD" U't's N't 'f.N
& the rancherlo "a sA7 Ii'el u'-A EAT q
ni'le - me rear ei oaF
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