Daily Republican., 1889-01-04

kanass CITY. Ksn 10 lilo so-called Okla
hona City OF tho Insian Territory. Along
shs tran, end jaef nofth Of null For
ranch, lie txayalsx's eager eye hehclde III
nnonumenf efcctef out Of native etone.
Hers iis ~ body u bssvs Pet Hsnnseay,
Who wa murdered By the Gheyenns In-|
dians IN 1875. Many ere the tai 3 told 81
Pat, his terrible fight with border cut.
throats, his hatred Of tho IndIaue ansd
many narrow escapes from the red deviIsl
OF the plain. Pat u we'll remembered ~
an oid-time Fort Sill freiRhter, and ct tho
time OF biz tragieh death wns on bis way
from Caldwell, Kan, 70 the fort with elk
wagons and three trail wagons. With
BIN we're thfee meu. One Of these, q
passenger, tepderfoot from Boston, had
great desire 70 kil an Indian. John
Korjson saa u name. fi
Que afternoon. shortly after they had
gone into camp, they were stacked BY .
band OF 800 or 400 Cheyenne braves with
ali the sud tenness and terrible ferocity
peculiar 70 Indian warfare. Hennessey
saw them coming, and instantly ordered
the men 10 run for canyon lust west OF
the trail. Thes misunderstood the oiree-
tion, knd insteai Of west took the tiAil
porth The mistake hasisped their doom
With Wild yelis ct ssvage delight tho In
diapa oifeled around the three men.
kohson was ieft behind tbs tree He
waA alone, He stopped and Jaw Indians
on every side No chance Of escsps, death
certain. His alarm wss over. That
tsnderfoos was man. with q rapidity
that indicated previous training he raised
his Winchester and iired int the Indiana
with ahets 40 quick they almnsl emfd
one Deadly shoe log, too, Tor iys paint
cd warriors had gone down, their death
cry ringsng ons and minEiinx with the
dog-like anAfis OF several who wore
wounded. The Indians returned the FIRE,
and the three white men fall Old ket
saw tho eight from his retreat IN lhs
rocks His mind bad undergone great
change In regard TO the man from Boston
and ~ the aavAxee rushed In to scalp the
three fAilen mon BIS own deadly Win.
chester cams " his shoulder, the sight
c,ueht the dusky form OF big Indian
known a. Black Scar just IN the act O
sralpinR koris0n. Tho rife belehed forth
its messenger OF death, and . red Gent
\ sprAng high into the air, then sank down.
sLill and dead, shot through the heart
But II wAs not Black Scar, but enothel
redskin, vho, rushing forward 70 try io
the scslp OF kofison, met bic own well
deserved fate IRON the sure aim OF Pat
With yells OF fury the Indians lett tn
thee prortrste fofms 10 attack their NOR
formidable enemy, aud fom the bsits o
three BUCKS DANCED the bi. cdy scaips o
three whit
Henues,y was well prepared for defens
ian Immense rock brhind, rocks 81 th
eide anu In front also, which was the onl.
point where an attack could be made, an
there Deer the rock CLEANED with deadly
menace his aixteen-shot Winchsnt :
swift now and hot the light. Over tnre
HUNDRED against one, but that one cool
determined, desperate, host In. himseli
Into the advancing hoFuo 60 the rih
bails on erTands Of dsa b, killing an'
poundinR az they tear through the re,
rsnks. With insane c urags the tayage
rush up wi hin ten yards OF the rock
Fat no longer sights his gan; he rests
on rock, exc II with one hand Ani
pulls the lever and trigger with the Other
and point-blank into the RID deviia h
sends AZ almaet continuous stream Q
leaden hail That terrible firs IA to muc
or Indian bravery a. iace. They wavti
break, retreat, but only for moment
The chief hss been killed but Black sea
takes command, wayos aioft the soalp 9
korison peinis 70 the dead braves, cali
for vengeance and orders tho eight TO b
tfdn6Ntd. INA tfme the attack 10 mai
| In front and at both sides. II they ca
scale the rock At he sides Pat will bs q
their mercy. From the death-d~alin
point in front the good oil winchests
again ours forth lis terrible destruction
causing the indiana 10 break for th
sides, where they attempt to climb ne tn
overhanstng rocks. They fail In THU
and ut the loud command OF Black Sea
! surge round In front, face TO face vii
their desperate ioe Pats revolver, sell
cooker, does deadly work, cred Into til
yelling nlass ten feet away, bu' the Ia.
| load l. gone, and again the Winchester Z
close raugs covers tho ground with dea
] and dying.
whether the great white brave 1
wounded or not no ons will ever know
The red mons ers are forced back fror
| that death. vomiting rock, back from
, single run, back from ons man, bac
/, from brave Pat Hennessy. In fe,
moments the whole band would have ded
when suddenly the firiug ee,.sed. Pat
gun had become go dirty and hot by col
slant iiri 4 that, horrible to relate, Will
attempting 10 pu. In y cartridge 1t stuc
fast and could be forced neither In no
. out. The Indians supposed he was out {
ammunition, and with savage yells rush
cd In TO secure their great prize Pa
met them with dubbed gun, and broke
heads and bones were plenty a. the
J came within ssesp OF his strong arms 4
/ the death struggle, but those behind eli
8 pressed on and he was aoon over-powef
!. ed and secured. Infatuated and the los
of so many of their number they too
poor Pat, tore his scalp from his bead
! bound him 10 one OF his own WACO
whee ., empiied saeks of oats arouu
him aud set them on tire. just as the
commenced their devilish torture al
dance around their victim, they heard
. shot echo from the die anee. The alArl
was raised that the soldiers were coming
and q stamp de at once began. Pickin
up the wounded and some of the dead
: the Indians mounted their horses AN
scsmpered of.
III Ths evening shades gathered darkl
and sll was etI,i AZ The Ore burned, an
thu spirit OF brave Pat passed away an
2 found rest In the land OF the hereafter.
There he was buried the next day b
: some other fghters The bodice OF
: dead Indians were also found and we
!. afterward removed BY their red brother