Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
TOLD BY JACK HAYES.
a STORY OF INDIAN WARFARE
IN TEXAS.
How Lloulsnsni Fllzhuah Toe 0ycreamo
Savage with the Virginia Back Heel.
4 Story Of The Sixties.

Washington March H. One Of the
host storips heard in the hotel corridors
for long time was told by Captain dach
Iuyps. the Indian fighter and iroud OF
Colonel Bll Cody, tu "a reporter ihH
morning. Captain Hayes BIS from llcNt
mud. o. lie is tho bosom aud uirlonE
tricud OF Governor lIHuuHh 4'e anu
Zoo fhc pHwdo hc occupied 90, hpnoia,}
uU.iulu of chief of Governor lorh sihI'
"It .vns 600 the winter pf 1850, at tninp
Colurndo. Tex, s1id Captain Hayes,
"Our scouts reported body pi mdlhns
that had mugsuCrcd settlers ana driven
oil their stock General Van Dorm
then major wHs in command. Governor
Lee WIS "a lieutenant and ! was huflef
ID was nipht aud suuWluk luIu' 20
started after them, made ulHhltfh milr.
th1t ulght. fifty miles tho nest day ana
rumppd N happened That thc indians
,ys wore ursuing had CuWprd hul three
tnips ubpqd of u.s. Aa ] Flid n Wn4
very cold aud the Indians had uheit
hlnukOts iip over their heads, 80 thry dlu
not hear us as the ucAa iiy we came
upon them suddenly u y they W9m9 nor
have discovered us until We would have
bopu riplt on top ol them had not one
of our men accidentally diWchWgel DIS
revolver We charged. Tho indiana
scattered There was q ridge gi timbni
n fcW milrs away. Two ~ me hrhNc.
made FOR thp timbcr. Gcugm Le" ana
I pursued them. We KILLED orc. We
pursued the other fellow through tue
timber for sevornl miles, his trail being
Visible la The snow When we renchod
the open plain he had litapprhred. We
knew that ho was hiding iu one Of the
gulchcR In few moments we dis
covered his pony Turning we saw him
on the other side Of an mdnlWi0n in
the prairie As hc reched The TOP Of the
divide hc waved bis smeld apd yelled
defiance az uA We put nltef hini but
could not find him iu ihe lrd.es ut rock
Leo thcn proposed that we separate,
which we did.
ut sccms that tho Indian was but
about thirty feet from General Leo az
thp time hiding behind "a ledge OF rocks.
AZ Lee came upon him Doe fired an arrow
On him. Lee saw him in time 10 dodge
aud the nrr0w went through his arm.
hiealJing Oh The Indian WIS chief
o. big, tail powerful, muscular fellow,
over III feet IN blight General Ice wns
then "a small man boz hu is thn hfnvrst
nni piuclicft mnn in the Union tudHY
lu q moment more they were locked ib
eaoh others arms iu q death struggle
The general was carrying his revolver
Do his right hand. Tho Indian grasped
the barrel aud the WEAPON waa disnharg
fd but De- WIS MOI BIC TIE Uisip drop.
ned 10 the ground lee knew thnt o.
ouly salvation was 10 hug nle ludian.
for the laltor had his knife M DIS hand
aud Us they swayed 10 uud TO packing
the snow beneath their feet Doe was un.
able o. Dlgner his Euifc On his ndYorsarF'f
body. ] yfuued 10 bis rfsc1e bot did
not dare 10 shoot ~ ] advanced. az ihDy
were twisting and wIillipg 40 tfHL I
was afraid u Killing 10Y comade
I'm aaOthpr minute they were oa the
ground and Lee Ou top AZ lnck bad if
they ffli near The revolver. ln The sefnnd
of tme allowed Ice seized the pistol
und discharged n the bali going through
tbr cheeks and mouth ~ ihe sRFaee
without eyrn kuocking cut e tooth Tor
bis mouth was Opfn m . y"lh ~ un-
oiher HC1nd. however fir nest ban
trashod 30 bis idiiin. As iho general
diamgaend hlmidf from ile fiehf eu-
htnce % iha savage aDd rose 10 biz feet
he shook mmsflf aud feit OF his body n
acn wnoter he Was wounded, for fhe
k0ifc had Nt bis r0ar ! VIVA fearful
lcsi he had been Injured aud
asaed him how De felL H.
replied. oh. aW Wl rights
just getting uY muscle M. rlieipg his
arm ~ N he were figbteulne The iirep
WHEN I went % ecliege' he continued
z ueel % ~ Fery fond Of wrestling aaI
n came iu Yery good service futaF AZ
zoe last m0mGnt J thought ~ ihe Nir
duin back heei ifip and down ue req
skin went