The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-22

Of by everybody, she vas always refarra5
10 as Indian Mary" II was not baca,,so
she had any Indian blood in her veins b,,t
because Of the adventure in which. single
handed and alone, she wiped out ten In
dian warriors in fair fight. The fertile
section Of Central Idaho known as KAN
as Prairie, extends from the EsmeraI5s
range OF mountains to about thirty miles
south OF the Malade river, a total distance
OF ninety miles, while the average breadth
IS about seventy-five. One of the first SET
tiers on the prairie was Col Sexton. whose
VIE Mary was, they moving up from Ne
Eada. The colonelscould speak several In
aldii ulalects, and had many times acted
as interpreter when treaties were beine
tlaue. Inc red men knew him TO be q
4aur lliah ana respected him accordingly.
When the colonel took up mis- lana on
ne prairie he paid the Indians Sl00 over
anu ABOVE what he paid to the Govern
4iieHs Snu most OF them were enthusiast
~ II MS praise. There was however q
SuochleI named Red Rock, who took a dis
1ihe W me colonel for some reason or 9th
a;,,i ana husband and wife had only got
Seulled IN their cabin when thew No.
Warned 10 look out for him All The In
Trans ABOUT We're at peace with the v,bftes
Us , eaiSii' ana so very little attention
80 80 Pt-lu 70 lhe warnings. One Septenn-
Der day in 1865, Red Rock called todtetb.r
nine young bucks, who had repl1tatt5 ~
tueeested f Sb1rohg and ugly tempered. and
S, ossSsOs s mat they go and wipe ont INC
sexton family. 1t did not reoi5ire r,, ,ltS
ugns 70 start them Off The len Ieft
lamp under pretense of going on "a b,iy,t
ana then made march of ten rniioe "a IN ~
2eHtoh claim. They expected to find tbe
SoIohe! working in the field. but it So han
pehed that he left home early in Inc y,,,,p
ing Tor ride of twenty miles on a 49, l'1Vt u
SSt business. When it was found thai tbe
HtuSSpahd was absent 1t was Determined ~
NIL lhe Wlfe and burn the cabin ~
Mrs. Sexton had accfdentaIIt ohsor,,.7
d doU appIoacn or the Indians ana their
Se iittfl aroused her suspicious She was
d lIttIe woman, being scarce five fest bieb
dHu weighing only 10 pounds ana tRe
Ied men looked upon her as ia rdII- NO.
tnan a child. The colonel had Ioft y W.
ClesleI r4fe and a revolver at home ana
Mnen the Indians entered the cabin the
woman had these weapons at hand. tbongb
not IN sight; There were three rooms In
the cabin-sitting room. Kitchen az, OliiI "a
room. The Indians left their firearms
Vuluoors and entered the cabin. to find
-aIS. sexton seated in the bedroom door
WIN some work in her hands. RED Roct
sulKlly demanded whisky and SOMETIME
~ ~ ca, Inns was mere pretense. The wo-
man replied that she would NOT give tbeD,
WHISKY under any circumstances ana as
same was plenty they must furnish their
our M ISo a. On top OF this she ordered them
~ VI the mousse. and added that the col
one! would report their impudent conduct
Pa me E, chllef Her defiant attitude gave
- hoCk the excuse he wanted and
he said: ''ii 40 SHeatH'
We have come here to kill you! When
L
ing N the ashes of the cabin! | hate all
Whlte folks and will never be friends with
Whlte manr' ~
AS he ceased speaking Mrs. Sexton rose
up seized her Winchester which was
e oa1i5 Just inside the door. and al once
50 quick and unlocked for as to nroduce q
panic. Realizing that her life depended
S Un h ,i own EFFORTS. and that Red Rock
vas Ine leader of the gang she pulled down
on him first and shot him dead in hts
ttachs, Betore the others could get out of
sfe mouse she dropped two more The
&C eFSn . inulanS ran for their guns as soon
as OUTSIDE the door. Mrs. Sexton had seen
then hiding their rifles, and she followed
mem toward the spot and Knocked over
her fourth man before a weaDo3 vas
raised against her. The Indians were
armed arm only with muzzle-loading rifles,
anu as soon as they had the Weapons in
hand they opened fire in return
me woman replied, but at the same
C ciiie packed oe toward the door. In the
course OF three minutes a dozen shots
We're fired, but none of them took effect
she mad but one cartridge in the gun.
When an Indian leaped forward knife
an hand, to seize her. She shot him dead
when only ten feet away, and then re-
lreated INTO the house. In a couple of
minutes she had the rife recharged and
SlISn looked out TO see three of the five
remaining Indians getting armfuls of
nay IRON the stack or pile against the
cabin. The other two had their rifles
IeEsleu on the door and window on that
side OF the structure. There was a small
window on the other side, and Mrs. Sex
the ground. The first the Indians knew of
ner presence outside was when She shot
HoWh the foremost of the trio carrying
alive. ~ -0"i
At first they ran away, but after leav-
ing the cabin a quarter Of a mile hebird
them they decided that the woman InIIst
be killed at all hazards. They, Therefore.
swiftly returned, each by himself, hoping
10 surprise her. Mrs. Sexton had remain
ed outside the house and ON the alert
she managed to keep track of the move
sqnents of three of the Indians, but the
Iourth crept up under cover of a ditch
ana had a fair shot at her at a distance
OF 100 feet. The bullet cut the waist of
ner Dress under her left arm, but did not
touch the flesh.
As Mrs Sexton saw the smoke above
the ditch she left the shelter of the cabin
anu advanced upon the Indian. Her ac-
Slon Iattled the buck, who had not yet
reloaded his rife. and he rose up to run
away From distance of fifty feet she
ilred and tumibled him over with a bullet
IN ms back. He was MORALLY wounded
ana paIalyzed from his hips down. but
nVed about five hours. The three re-
manning Indians took refuge behind
the stable which was about fifty ards
away, and the woman took up position
az the corner of the cabin. Ten OF a
oS1eH shots We're fired at her without
erect and then one of the bucks care
nesSly exposed himself and was shot
through the left lung and died in ten
the band of ten
They probably agreed that the best
lance was 70 make a rush upon the WO-
iJrIdh' Tor that was the eXDedient adopted
,Ihey did a foolish thing, however in fir
ing upon her before the rush, as they had
9iely their knives to depend on when they
aeIt cover. She dropped one of them al
most as soon as he stepped out. The other
tt9f9ed TO the west to run away, but Stun
pea ana fell, and as he got up he received
bullet in the back and pitched forward
70 Die within five minutes. A quarter Of
On hour later two white men and three In
Ulans who had been attracted by the firing
foce up from the south. The woman was
II9und seated on the doorstep with the
winchester lying across her lap She was
Pale and trembling, but by no means on
ne point of fainting away. The only red
SKIN she left alive was the man she had
III Inc ditch, and he it was who gave the
particulars of the attack. The ten bucks
mad come there with the full determination
10 Kill and rob and burn, and his only re-
sret was that they had failed to carry out
snelr programme. He spoke in terms of
highest praise of the womans bravery
put lamented the fact that his bullet had
not laid her low.
As soon as news of the tragedy reached
pray. Wolf, chief of the tribe he had the
bodies of the ten flung together and burned
ana their rifles, ponies and whatever