The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-17
xRaDISa AT SIsErY-sEyEN.
An Aged Haif-Breed Who Knew
Sam Houston.
1t. Louis Globe Democr,

cl. lsOahk tioDe- democrat.
Bob Henderson, q half-breed Indian
who lives about 30 miles from here in
the Indian Territory, was in Honey
Grove. Texas, the other day. doing
some trading, He says be is 81 years
old. and relates ineid ents that tend to
confirm the truth of his assertion
White he il very active, and appar-
emily enjoying the best of health, his
face is scanned and wrinkled, as well
as his hands and arms, and bis hair is
as white as cotton. He has in his pos
session, aud showed to the writer,
bin OF sale oil three negroes "a
man, woman and boy dated at
New Orleans. January :, 1921. and
signed by Pierre I.arue, and he
SAYS he was about 30 wears
old when he bought the slaves
mentioned in the bill OF sale. He also
says that the negro man mentioned in
the bill of sale died less than d year
after he had made the purchase. and
that the woman. who was auadroon,
became his Henderson 81 wife. being
legally married to him in Louisiana in
July. 1875. aud bore him six children,
all oi whom are long since dead, and
his wife died in ISL. 10 years after he
bought her and 81 years after he mar
ried her. lie says he was married by
a Catholic priest. his wife passing as a
Spanishwoman The negro boy he
purchased at the same time is still
living In Louisiana, and be states he
saw him about year ago near Lake
Charles, la.
Henderson says he knew Gen. sam
Houston well when he lived with the
Cher0kees. and that he was present at
the meeting of Gen. Houston and his
Indian tadopted) father when the gem
eral returned 20 the Cherokees, after
resigning as governor oi Tennessee.
He also claims la have known Judge
George w. Pasehai. the noted LAWYER,
who married an Indian wife and
whose half-breesi son. Ridge Pasohai.
also a lawyer, was prominent in Texas
during and after the DAYS of recon.
struciion. He SAYS Judge Paschai's
wife was the prettiest woman he ever
saw.
Henderson. ii appears, lived in
Texas as far back as 1877; that is, he
led kind of nomadic life along the
Texas and Louisiana border in COM
pany with other Indians and half,
breed hunters. He has, in fact, lived
among nearly every tribe OF Indians
known IN Texas since those early DAYS.
having 'einaintsl over o year among
the sNat.s - - Aen their principal viii
iaEe or town wis situated where the
city ol Waco now stands. ia
Mcl.ennan county. tie also lived
with the Comanehes, kiowas.
Lipaus and Anaches. He saws when
among the Indians he bore the char
aetsF OF 3 medicine man" and hence
was allowed 20 80 from one tribe To- aa.
other al Will. and was not expected to
take part in their expeditions on the
wsrpash either against the whites or
neighisasaag tribes He tells some
thrilling adventures. hoSeyer. both in
hunting and fishing. and hears several
scars which would lead one to believe
that Il he ever went ON the warpath he
must have been close To il GA several
occasions.
The old man has recently returned
from a trip To- santa Rosa, Mexico.
where he went to visit half. brother.
a white man fifteen years Younger
than he. who, he says, has seine raIu-
able mining claims there, and il also a
large stock raiSet. He has no chill.
dTer living, aud has no idea where his
grandchildren are located. lie has
considerable Sto<k, and owns three
different tracts Of land in Texas, two
o. u hleh are on the point ~ l.ein,
Sold Tor hizl by his agents: 50 he
has no fears of coming 60 want in
hts old age One of tho
strangest things about hias il. eonsil-
eriag that be has led such a Wild row
ise life. that he was never drums. He
took TIVE drinks while here, hut de-
cltned tn take Aay more. saving he
never INDUCED iH more than two in
one day. lie has farm in TIE tern.
tory which he rents. and lives with
MS tenants