Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-27
AN INDIAN ESCAPE.
[Coryright, IaaJ


 pioneer named Crandall started out one afternoon on deer hunt. though fully realiZing that hostile Indians were about, and that he might be shot down as soon us outside his own clearing. It was one of tho risks of border life, and Crandan was soon in tho dense forest. He killed a large buck and rcturncd home for a horse In order tu hiring it in. During his absence a party of five Indians, in one Of their skulking expeditions, accidentally stun blcd on the body of the deer, and percCiv- ing that il he'd rccCntly been killed they naturally supposed that tho hunter would soon rcturn Ia sCcure the flesh. ThrCc of them, thrrf,-v. took their station within closo rife sh"s of tLc deer, while the other two followed the trail uf tho hunter and wayluid the path by which he was expect ed tO rCturn.
 Crandali, thinking not of danger, rode carclrssly along the path which tho scouts wcro watching until he had come within view of tho tl,cr, when he was fired on by the whole party and his horse killed. While lahn-ing Ia CNtriCate himself from tho dying animal he was s,:zcl hy his cne- mics, oNvrGuNrrei and lNnrnC of prison CT. His Capl0rs. however, seemed merry, good nat ur,d st of fellows and permitted him tU accnmpany them unbound, and,  him to retain his gun and hunting accOu- tcrlnvntS, He accompanied them with great apI,Arvnt cli,~,rfulnCss through the day and displayed his dtNtCrity by shoot ing G,rr for thC uSc of the company until they began tu regard him with great par tiality. lIIN ing travelled with him in this manner for several days. they at length rc;lchrd tho bank of the Pelican river.
 Hrr,trf,rr the Indians had taken the prCCauJioE to bind him at night, although not very ,.vUr,Iv. but on that evening he Tyrn"'l>l s:!.td wi,h them on the >uhjcct and Cu:uH!:....,'t >n stp}I.,'y of thC pain which thr C,vd gave hiiI that they mvrly wr:.1;.vd thu, buffalo thong about his wrists, and Laying tied it in an easy knot ard then attached the cxtrCmitics of the rope to their bodies, in order to prevent his moving without awakening them, they very cumpoS,,ily went to sleep, leaving the prisoner tu follow their example or not, just he pleased.
 Crandall determined to effect his escape that night if possible, as on the following morning they would CruSS the river, which would render it morn difficult. He there forc lay quietly until midnight, auNiou>ly rumiuuIinE un thr means of ,tEtrIiug his escape. Accidentally c;l~;ing his eyes in the dirrvt.r1 ,t lis f~'' ;i..'y i'll UVNu the glittcting l..lAc rt S.ui." N, iyh had t'> capped from i;> ~h,@:ih ::,y w.,> I..,w lying near the fv,'! ,t ,ur Nt t;.' il,,jAN~.
 To rr;l'h ii with lis E:I5,l~ without dis turhiuE the l':IilI> to wl,.m he WIS f1S tened waS irlI, >~lhlr, aud it WIS very haI- | artlouS tA .t}j,fi'nt Ia draw it up with his feet T'Ei~. u,wrvcr It., attempted With much ditli, ul;y Er r-.>l,l tho hlIdV h,' | tween his t",'~ and after rVI'c"tod and long continued efforts. SUcrvrtlvd at length in bringing il within reach of his hands. Tu cut the cord w:lS hut the work of a mo ! mVnt. and gradually and silently CXlricat ing himself he walked tn the fire and sit down. If he should attempt tn ryturn 1 homo without destroying his enemies, he | would hr pursued and probably "VrrtakCn, 1 when his fate would hc certain. On the other harj. il St,urd almost impossible l for single individual Ia succeed in a con l tlict with five Indians, even though un- armed and a~lcvp IIr could not hope tO deal a hluw with knit, sn silently and l fatally a~ tu d,>tr'y each uf his enemies in 1 turn without awakening the r, >t. Their | slumhr-s wr-t !r,lvr'ially EEl.t aud r'>t | less and if h' fljI,d with H single one he | must inv>jiahiy l,' oNtrlnwrrsd ly the ! surN iNn-$. The knife wa~ thc.t.t"rr out "t | the question: -htiyr anxious rSt!rIti"n fHT 1 q few moments E,, formed his Pllu. | The s,uuS uf the Indians w,r' stacked near tkr tir,, Their knives and toma ! hawks wv~,, >h,y.ll:,-I f.y t!.vir sides. The i latter hr ,!..",' n", touch frr fear If arouS , ing tll,lr owners. I,.; thu former he re 1 moved ,"r |'y one ayd laid C;lch r i hy il elf h,''.iud a fallen tree top. : ugh : tl,r man Ir.vycd a> quietly as cat, it wa: ] a wonder that >uI;,r of the light sleeping ! Indians did not ,,!,ch him at his work. Il ] took him n,y,clv an hulr tn gut the guns ! away and Ju~t H~ lc had r'turnrd to camT after drIN'~itinE tho last one Vf them m 1 Indian l,.-.lu tn move uuCl>ily Crandal { quickly sunk down in his Uld position and snur,'l lightly to luu suspicion. The In diam finally thr'w "tr his blanket and Sat up and ], ,,kCd around him. and for few
 seconds he g,IZsrd directly at the captive Finding VNrryIkinE quiet, the du>ky
 watcher at length lAy down to slNHp again i hut il WAS long half hour bCfUrc Gran ! tiall lllr,t move hand. Convinced at last l that all his CapturS wCrC buried i'll SIum bcv. hc r,,>,, llT on hands and knees ana crcpt over tu the spot WhTrr he had dt'l'uS
 itCd the rifles. S,.ltvtinE two, hc rcturnCt
 with them. and taking one in each hand
 and rr~Iiu4y Ih, uuIZlcs Un log within , six i,z,t "f lis NiCtilu>, and having takcT drlilr-.I;r aim al the head of unr and th,
 heart rf another, hr pulled h"th triggers al
 tho same moment. Both shots were fatal
 Now CaIur Ihc moment "f peril. At tn,
 r,In,rt of tll,' guns, the others >VranE t'
 their f,r,t. SlauviuE wildly alN'ut them
 Crimdnll. who had run tu the >p"t when
 thy other riilr> wCrC lid. hastily SViICI Un'
 of them and tIr,,l at two "f his rncinite ] Nh" hAr!,u,d tn l.' >landin+; in n lin'
 with ,sl,h other, The nvAp->t fell dead
 hviu, >hu; through the mi i!r"f th" lNsiy
 the s,,,.ud f,Il al~,, h,'II"SIng loudly. hu
 s,s,n pv"NvnI and limIvd "ff a. fast a
 p,,>~ihlr The fifth. the only ,'n, that rC
 mu!u,vI uuEur,. dartvl "T like d,N'r
 with we'll ihL; announced equal term
 and n~tuul-Nravut CraudAll, n,E wi~hin.
 tn ii.,lt any I..'7' such Iv,Jll,>, >'l,Vtrd hi
 own rifl,, ls,,'. tlt,' ~r.t,k and Inada h,' tN>
 ui LI~ Way '.,,k lUnr. S1 fA- = he knCv
 hc >,.l> no; followed. n,r did h. ,S1cOunte
 any other hostile hand.
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