The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-11-19
RESCUE FROM THE SIOUX

RESCUE FROM THE SIOUX
On the ID day Of May. 1901, pioneer on
the Solomon river. Kansas, heard the re-
ports Of rides TO the west Of him Just ~ he
had finished breakfast. His name was
Cherry. and his family consisted OF wife
and two boys. Only one OF the boys was at
home a the time. He was . lad Of r.
named John The Indians had been surly
and menAcing all winter, and every white
man knew that an outbreak was likely TO
occur Ia the spring. Relieving that the
blow was about 70 fail Cherry closed and
barsscadsd the doors. and made ready 70
hold out ~ long ~ possible.
Two hours passed quietly, and then the
settler argued that the firing must have
come from . party Of hunters. In order
70 satisfy himself on this point he slipped
DOT Of the back door into the brush, In.
tending TO 20 up the river to the other
cabin lie had gone only quarter Of a
mile when five Indians iired on him from
an ambush. Every bullet, ~ they after
ward related, inflicted mortal wound.
Cherry fell TO the earth. but as they rushed
forward 20 scalp him lac killed the fore
most man with shot. and then drawing
his knife. lac attacked the others and cut
two Of them badly before he fell down and
died
The tports Of the rifles warned Nrx.
Cherry OF ~bat had happenei to her hus.
hsnd- lie had taken the rifle, while she
had sbosgnn and Johnny had q single
barr~icsi pistol. They did not have long
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nn,il n hand OF seven or cish, o. his com
pan,op, anne up. They had a. prisoner,
two children belonging to a family named
Ha.cau. a woman named Dccripr and ,
hov 10 vearu old named Iaw,on. Thi. no,
had bc~n living with an uncle named
Thomas, and both his aunt and uncle had
been killed. In the raid on the settlers quit1
\ number Of Indians had bcen killed AMI
many wounded. hut for the efforts Of ths
subrhisfs al, the prisoner would have
been tomahawkei. About . O'Clock In thu
afternoon the party left the grove AND
headed 10 the northwest. All the lAahins.
wrrr cast on TO enable the prisoners &
move fns,er. aud In the confusion Of start
1nr Mr~ Cherry managed TO nick up anf