The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-29

George Draper, the weIl-known Indian
doctor, and his squaw had a lively frlcas
last Sunday afternoon, in which knives.
clubs and a good set OF teeth figured quite
prominently Whiskey also bad n hand
IN the embroglio. The alteration took
place on the Youngstown spur track az
point near the mouth OF Briar Hill
creek, just across which IL the abode OF
George and his squaw. How long they
remained in the loving embrace OF each
other is not known, hut George got con-
siderable the worse OF the deal Upon
examination deep cut was found IN the
abdomen, lett side, cut ON scalp and n
bad cut on the left side OF the neck, inst
beyond and merely. passing the iugllar
vein. The sqnaw has long cut ON the
head, slight cuts on each hand, a large,
Irregular hunk" chewed out Of her left
cheek and her arms were badly pounded
up. They were brought To the city, the
male portion OF the happy family taken
70 NJ. Rogan's boarding house and the
duslxy maid Of the forest is being cared
Tor mt Mrs. Riley's home. Both are get
ting the best of care and will recover.
just how the fight commenced neither il
able To tell more than that it commenced
all at once and had the feroclty Of hur-
iicane while IL lasted, the mutilated
bodies are evidence that they tell the
truth on that point. George says he
came TO town Sunday morning 10 get
shaved and otherwise trimmed up before
going TO church and that he encountered
several convivial spirits and some more
spirits that placed him in "A like condition
and he forgot all about what he came TO
the city Tor. In the afternoon he aroused
from his reverie and thought ofhis loving
wife at home, whilingaway the long hours
a A "A "a uf Inf lao.
piano and a bacon rind IN console her
and he resolved TO fly 60 his loved one.
Putting the thoughts into action, he
bought "a plug OF pig tail tobacco avs a
peace Offering and started. In the mean
time bis loved one was taken with "a long
ing and also started i'm IN opposite
direction from that George had taken
and on the same track. They met and
such display OF love az was there, will
never again be seen. This is another
argument in favor OF another railroad in
this city. Had there been two roads he
or she would have taken the other and
probably never met. George says
she went at him with n knife and that in
order To hold her he bit her cheek and
finally made her giveup; don't know how
she was cut. Saws his wife is awful jeal-
Gus OF him but did not think she would
carve him up in the way she did. She is
AN Indian and lac looked for nothing
short OF scalping, but Ca try To cut him
mp in small chunks is more than he will
stand and she Is now east outof his heart
forever. George does not know whether
she is Jealous OF some other woman or
because he gets more whiskey than she
does probably the latter. DIAMOND
DRILL reporter, who speaks the language
al the Chippewa very fluently, interviewed
Mrs. Draper and she saws George com
menced the row and cut her several times
before she took the knife from him, then
lac bit her, taking a piece ont al her lace
and as kind al an after-piece took sled
stake and mauled her until her teeth rat
tied. He then departed and she dragged
herself back TO the wgwam Co die oi "a
broken heart or y longing Tor something
To eat az the ciuse might be. 10 IL stated
there IA AN old feud existing between the
two families by reason ~ Georges father
killing her father. The killing is "a fnct, but
the feud business does not seem probable.
after looking over the long years ofhappy
married life they have spent. Draper is
nm intelligent hali-breed well built. erect.
pleasant. deep thinker, the same kind
az drinker and has vast knowledge of
"Injin doctorn. He has cured many
chronic cases that have been abandoned
by physicians. He IL capable OF making
money and doing u thriving business in
his line, but he has just enough Indian
blood Ia him TO cause him 20 love fire
water better than most all else.
Sosoon as Draper and his wife are able
tn stand the pressure of the heavy hand
Of law, they will he arrested on the charge
Of assault with intent 10 do murder and
the probabilities are that one and per
haps both 81 them viii be guests 81 the
great commonwealth az Michipan for a
term 81 years. IL Is stated that Draper
kill his sqliaw, and went towards the