The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-23
sANDERsON's REVENGE.
Indians Butcher His Wife and Child
and He Balances Accounts.
From the Philadelphi1 Inquirer.

Indians Butcher His Wife and Child
and he Balances Accounts.
From The Philadelphia Inquirer.
There recently died at Fort Sumner,
y NJ, man with & remarkable his
oFy IN 1862 James Sanderson and his
wife and one child we're crossing the coun-
Try near the Arizona line with wagon and
outfit
a band Of Comanches came down upon
ta5m aud killed the child and also the
woman, after horrible outrages. Sander
s'l was tied to post aud compelled to witt
LES tle fearful scenes. After this the
t, y, began series of tortures, and his
Als was Only saved by the timely arrival Of
A-elachnent OF soldiers, who drove off the
s1'sges, but not until they had used fire 20
'-.u IN extent that the mans face was
"snsd and Scared in a horrible manner.
sANDERsoN SAID LITTLE
soout bis terrible affection, but returned to
". Ie iort with the soldiers, and renamed
.-ste until ne recovered his health, Then he
.oA a solemn oath to be revenged in a man
A9 Indians
~, De supplied himself with rifle. revolver
r1a ammunition and left the fort. 1t was a
Ia 49, oelore ne was heard Of aud the affair
s es-.' almost passed from the minds of the
TaIIa1 auu men, when one day Sandersoa
tsin ,io1 ~ ana threw down a bundle con-
lowa3 s. eTe1ty-nlne scalps. He had fol-
LiniH. 'u9 llolans and hung on their trail,
hjsrr e o'ery one that left the camp, until
e'eLGe became a workable terror to the
man lie Ie made no distinction between
bo.' SodIeh and children, but killed anv
endowed NV N0"' 10 lie seemed
WITH A CHARMED LIFE.
"a b iue Indians could not get near enough
h. W 10 him harm. and he became
ve roa a-t as Tue " White Spirit" The Indians
mad. - alsatened, and those who were left
cars. -aSIe pack to the home of the tribe.
Nar,....uIa with them the terrible tale of the
tber ~ V .l their track. Sanderson followed
Whit r w tIe mountains, and went where
Reio LEU mad never been before.
r.ibSo us presence became known in the
Lud tvo t no.u ne had killed boy, a sauaw
aD, 'o WV, warriors. Every time a band was
return wv as aIIer him they would be sure to
te ir5IattVer losing several members. and
COUNTRY aion uecsme afraid to 60 about the
le' Within year he had
ui.,,, THIRrY-NINE soALPs.
kalps be VI .9. nad killed twelve others whose
that yesr h We unable TO get AT the end OF
nine scoI- 10 raised the number to seventy
tie torp Ts., ana said be would not return TO
cloud b,r ru'n ne had 100. 10 july. 1854. a
bed bsnd y. occurred above the village OF a
into snerooO oinarches and the people fed
cans 90 -,Ss gorge for safety. The water
hay witS I uIe that they were compelled
for tberr ' Ii, what they could gather and RIM
atbey wera b., IHSahderson came upon them
ga firing az 1 tSed In the gorge and be-
stones doS a. them from above and rolling
Nd voundadp pon them. He killed twelve
e'Sd get ava great number before they
lsttilis3{ :. 1865, be had over 100 soalp. and
b'uIea 10 ~ least l40 Indians and seventy
~, Do no idea Of abandoning
S,.., o.S GUEST FOR REVENGE
vi be wboI Lo determined than ever 10 wipe
W. war. W.. sr!oe. After the close of the
@saaon ~ oe es the government turned It's
~ the Co,,o INDIANS, a treaty was made
2 As l0Jt.ahches, and 1t was atipnlated
A'sy from - ,S that Sandersop be- called
~ for MAJ, country. He heard of il.
lie soldtayy. months kept out Of the way
.oss!FuotIon h and continued his work Of
'Sst be mus. wy at last was found and told
ttled, but yr eve up the work. He com
,'tatao advsnt.S1n great reluctance. and has
Eles tbsr altaRe Of every TnJ;an n1u n1s