The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-07-03

though innocent of bringing on the
trouble. He was carried on q sheet TO
grandfather's house, weak from loss OF
blood, and in great agony. He died the
same night. Wolf was carried home in
a wagon, and his wounds dressed, a.
was Ferguson's, also.
In the spring of 1903 some persons
hunting in the woods near the town OF
G. found the body ola man scalped and
tomahawked. This was recognized a.
the body of Captain Herrod, and 1t was
natural to suppose. from the manner OF
his death, that the deed had been per-
petrated by the Indians. True. there
was a treaty OF peace which had been
concluded by General Wayne with the
Indians in 1895, and had up to this time
remained undisturbed. Captain Herrod
was a man of great influence and beloved
by all who knew him. He had removed
some time before to farm several miles
from the town of c., and there, while In
the peaceful pursuit OF agriculture, was
brutally murdered. Why or for what
purpose remains mystery to this day.
1t was strongly suspected by some in
the immediate neighborhood that the
cruel deed had been done by q white
man who had been an unsuccessful rival
candidate for the Office OF captain in the
Ohio militia. 1t was known that he
hated the good captain, and it was
thought that he had adopted the In
dian mode of scalping ETC., in order tt
cover I'D his crime. But as no evidence
of guilt was ever sought or found
against him, he was never arrested.
People in general, however, placed
little faith in the treaty of the Indians,
and, though the red men seemed peace
able and friendly, yet the whites were
afraid and suspicious, for they believed
the Indian race treacherous and blr"-'
thirsty. They believed the killing -!
Captain Herrod the forerunner { -,
general outbreak. =
The death OF the good Chief 7 >
wil-a-way added greatly to the sln p
excited state Of the country. The -
dams fed one way and the whits
other. and all was dismay and cOntus--
ion. At this juncture of affairs General
Macarthur and Governor Worthington
went into the Indian country near Fort
Greenville, where were large body OF
Indians. and among them the celebrst-
ed Chief Tecumseh, or Shooting Star,
as the name signifies. The Indians de-
clared they knew nothing either OF
captain Herrod's death, or that OF
Wav-wil-a-way, and that they intended
to abide their treaty. Finally Tecuza-
sch went with the white men backIto
Cbilicothe. and by one of his elPgNent
speeches succeeded in restoring peace
and quietude. -,
Waw-wila-way had two scns,- ho~ey-
err, who we're not so easily pacified- Ac-
cording to their religion they had VOW
ed to be revenged on Wolf for their
fathers death. 1t was custom among
them for their nearest kin to the muir
dered man, indeed it is made bis duty,
to kill the murderer whenever or
wherever he could find him, unless sn5
murderer purchased his life by Ger
tain price agreed upon by the family
Wolf. frightened at what he heard,
took his family and fed to Kentucky.
I He then employed an agent TO negoti.
ate compromise. The agent agreed
10 furnish the young Indians each with
a horse, a new saddle and bride, and
Few rifle if they would agree TO bury
the tomahawk, and make peace Wltn
him and his forever. To these terms Al
parties finally agreed, and 81 a. hEed
time they met at an appointed I~'st5 %
fulfill the contract.
Grandfather said great many were
present to witness the Indian ceremo-
mics. He said Waw-wil-a-way's sons
we're the maddest looking men he ever
saw. But at last everything was ar
ranged satisfactorily appearantly, and
the calumet, or pipe of peace was smok-
ed with Wolf in the presence of the
Great Spirit. The murderer thus went
free, though it was narrow escape for
him. This is one of the many acts Of
great injustice, and indeed treachery,
that have been done against our Indian
brothers in this country.
Eyes, grandma, we should have had
fewer Indian massacres had all followed
the example of the good William Penn
Thank you for this story. Hereafter
shall take more interest in the Indian z
question" G. G. c.
Chimney Corner.