The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-17
CAPT. JACK FAKE.
A story That Once Attracted Atten-
dion ONLY a Romance.

Waycross. GA. Nov. 1s.-"Capt. Jack"
q story Of the oEafuol,ee swamp. that
attracted attention at one time was
written about fifteen years ago by cleo,
Maycross newspaper man, and was
printed in pamphlet FORM "lt was writ
ten in "a lt Of desperation said CLEO,
as i had a family 60 provide FOR and
was peuniless ana voorhees,. j received
Si2 for it, and that seemed 10 me then
like "a very eocd price as I was very
needy Tie book attracted much atten-
ton during the first month that it was
I'm print. DO was lake from beElli-
Tine Morning News correspondent has
been unable to find copy of the book as
there is not copy ia cWcul2i loh; but
some idea Of ITS contents can be obtain
ed from the following imper-
iect sketch which has been prepared
from the data given by Cleo captain
Jack" was a son Of old Billy B0wlegs, tie
chief of the SeminOles, lie was known as
tiers ana later on 10y. his own people.
Captain Jack was tall and portly Indian
ana his face was considered handsome
by the women of his tribe. He was rot
treacherous. Nobody could accuse him
of coWardice, however, as he never re-
treated before a foe or neglected duty IN
war or massacre The early settlers were
thiuly settled in South Georgia, and the
Indians gave them much trouble. some
of the settlers We're from Virginia, and
tocratic. a family Of vir-
ginians lived not far from the
the father and mother and two children,
son and a daughter. If memory is cor
rect, The daughter was the belle Of the
settlement and she had many suitors.
Capt Jack heard so much about her
beauty that he planned 10 see for himself
whether the stories he had heard were
10 a. wwnHH II
one day near he home Of the white
beauty as he always called her. lie was
soon rewarded with n fair glimpse OF the
young lady. Sine Was walking alone toward
a Wcil some distance from the house. He
Wts intoxicated with her rare lOVeliness
bounded quickly toward her. The young
lady was badly frightened. She screamed
Tor help and then tainted Capt; Jack
made UP his mind Immediately TO kidnap
her. lie bound the girl on his back with
cords and carried her off. He had carried /
the girl on his back for a few miles, ana
then she was made TO walk beside him
the rest of the Journey Finally they ar
swamp. The poor girl was kept on the
island by the Indian for several days. with
and without food. except wild game.
Capt. Jack tied her to a tree while he
was building log hut. and the poor girl
cried all the time. When the hut was
finished he moved into it, He went off
and secured soma clothes and provisions
While ne was away the girl was tied
1tlul'l9 lu Nllt nut anu liit NDoI was STE
curely barred. Capt. Jack returned with
his supplies and then freed the girl from
the cords. il was never known how long
the girl lived i'm this condition or how
much she suffered, as her story can never
be finished. She was never seen again by
her family. and all that could be learned
concerning her life i'm the swamp was OBJ
tanned from some old Indians long after
her father and mother had died of grief
Such information as was obtained became
legend with the Indians 1t was said that
{ turned
she wept continually, and she died after
she had been a captive a few weeks.