St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05


began 10 plan an aggressive campaign.
Under his direction raid was made
enc afternoon on the houses of the
Baker faction, and five rifles were Sc
cured.
Each man in the coloay had rifle
and more OF less ammunition. and the
capture of these five guns practically
disabled five of the faction. The men
were out in tho fields when the raid was
made, and, Of course, their wives could
make no defense.
That evening Marks sent word TO the
Bakeries that they must come in and
sign paper repudiating their leader,
or he would treat them as malcontents
and dangerous persons. They refused
to man. ana that night heard Marks
planning With some OF his men TO COM
nit mdrder. The situation is one that
has many times existed. A lot of peo-
pie 20 away by themselves 70 escape
avaricc and oppression, and are invarla-
bly, the victims of some OF their own
number. Marks wanted the other half
of the money back, and he wanted the
other faction 10 humble itself. | heard
them planning that the next day they
woald ambush Baker and shoot him
down without warning, and it was
hoped tue rest of the party would then
cCme in.
While Marks had made dog Of me,
and beaten ne on the slightest excuse,
/ was not watched o nights. The cham
and clog had also been removed. AT
midnight on this night crept out of my
brush hut and went and warned Baker
of what WAS in store for him. He
warned all his adherents, and the result
was murder, just the same as If i had
let Marks carry out his plans. Next
forenoon, as one OF Our party. named
bedford, was Skulking in the woods 10
get shot at Raker, some one put
bullet into him. and Il child was sent
with note to say that our side could
bring in the Body.
OF the thirty men seventeen had gone
with Baker, but five of these were with
out firearms. Marks had lost man,
but the extra guns made up for il.
After the killing both sides declared
war, and both were anxious for further
blOOdShed. The women and children
kept to the houses, while the men scat
tered over the island and hunted for
each other. In the course of a week
Marks lost four men killed and two
badly wounded, and the Baker side lost
one killed and two wounded. While L
lived with Marks il was because l was
Obliged to, and | was therefore treated
as nOncombatant. Any message be-
tween the leaders was carried by me.
About leu days after the first killing
Marks called me into his house and told
me to get the yawl ready for trip. The
boat was lying in creek half q mile
away. and before the rupture had been
free for all, though had always been
taken along TO manag, her. Marks was
not a married man. He now praised
and f1attered ME in the highest terms,
and said he proposed to so off in the
yawl to some other island, taking me
along. No one else was TO go, and l was
not to breathe word. That evening, as
soon as dark, | was to carry all bis
bundles to the boat, supply her with
water and provisions. and then bring
word to him when all was ready. When
night came he got the men out into the
woods TO watch, and | took from his
house six rifles, all the money, the bed
ding, clock, clothing. etc. l supplied
the boat with forty gallons of water and
lot of cooked and fresh provisions.
had had plan of my own ever since
Marks opened his mouth. 1t was very
doubtful il he meant to take me with
him at all. but If he did il was more than
likely that he would throw me over
board when be sighted other land.
1t was 2 O'Clock in the morning before
the tide turned, and then | got into the
yawl and let her drift to the west.
was not yet out of hearing distance
when Marks came down to the creek
and called me.
When daylight came and / got a
breeze | was only three miles off shore,
and was no doubt seen by all our party.
l held to the northwest, having com
pass in the boat. and after three days
and nights of fair progress | reached
another of the Australian group called
the Kings Park, and there | found a
trader. to whom l related all. After a
short delay he set sail for the island |
had left, taking NE with him, but
owing to contrary winds we did not
reach it for a week. War had been rife
meanwhile. Marks, Baker and three
others had been killed, two women and
two children had been wounded, and
the entire party now prayed TO he taken
off the island. Arrangements were
made with the trader. and all were
loaded up and taken to one of the Navi-
gator islands, where some of them are
still living,