The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29
A BRUTAL ESQUIMAU.
HE KILLS ms HAIRY To ESCAPE
FROM BAD LUCK.
Relieving That Ii Had Brought Mis-
fortune on Him, He Dashcs Dat
Its Brains and Feeds IL 10 HIS
Dogs--He Is FIoSged Severely and
Driven From the Native Village.

The whaling steamer Belveders that ar
rived in posx late yesterday afternoon
from the frozen Arctic brought story OF
a Tragedy among thu savage EsquisnaAA.
SAYS san Francisco paper.
Last winter. while the vessel was frozen
in the ica near HerSchei island. native
who was known 10 the crew OF the whaier
as Pizer was engaged to aunt on the maia-
Land of Alaska for deer for fresh meat
for the crew. he was a good hunter.
but. unlike most Of the natives. he had a
fierce and fiery temper. Shortly after lie
had been engaged as . hunter for the YES
sels crew, he built snow hat on the land
only aoous two miles from the vessel.
There he moved his family. and rot long
afterward child was born 10 him.
The child was nearly three months old
when Pi2er returned. unsuccessful, from a
long hunting trip In the interior. Not n
deer had fallen 10 mis- rife. and ne Went
home hroodtng over has nl-luck. In his
savage nature he felt that she child that
had been recently added To has household
had. when 1t csme into the world, brought
with IL a curse on his prosperity. To II
he laid all the blame fer his having re-
turned from the chase eInpty-handed. In
his rage he seized the child by the feet
and. swinging 1t about his head with sill
the brute strength at his command, dashed
ii down upon the sharp points OF an Ice
covered rock. The little ones brains were
dashed over the snow surrounding his
rude home, and, taking the body. he threw
ii TO his pack of fierce sled dogs. They
soon tore II 10 pieces. After the act he
calmly walked back 10 the vessel and in
formed the officers that the ih-omen that
hung over his head had been removed. and
that he would be more successful in flu
ture hunts.
Missionary Whitaker. who was aboard
the whaler at the time. had the man held
on board the ship while he Investigated
his story. Pliers feilow-natives detested
him for his cruelty. Whitaker, who had
devoted his life 10 the welfare of the Es-
quimaux of the more Northern region.
had been greatly troubled by the quarrel
some spirit. and as an example TO the
others OF his savage flock, he felt that the
murderer must be punished.
pizer was led to a stake IN the center
of the native village fear the whaling
station. His back was barred and ~ was
triced up TO the stake The missionary
took stout t-'o-nine-tails and gave the
murderer sixty lashes across tho bare
back with all the power he could COM
mand. When he had finished he handed
the lash TO Mate E. L. West. of the Bel
sedere. and the muscular mate followed
the missionaTy's example. while the crew
Of the whaler and the natives looked on
and counted the lashes.
W hSH the mate Eau tfnlSNeu with MS
sixty lashes the murderer was bowling
pitifuliy for mercy. He was faint from
pain and loss of blood. and when he was
let loose he staggered about, spurned BY
all his fellow villagers. He was ordered
TO leave the neighborhood and never re-
turn Death would be his lot II he WAS
ever seen about the settlement again. lie
was allowed TO take his rife and supply
of ammunition. as well as a sled load OF
provisions and supplies. on which 10
start life anew in the far interior.
He was given until the following night
to prepare for his journey. As he left the
village for his hut he took an oath that
he would kill the first white man he came
across after he left the village lines as re-
venge for the punishment he had received
at the hands of the missionary and the
whaler's mate.
Towards the end OF the next day Chad
Tdsden, one of the crew OF the whaler Me-
varch that was wintering close TO where
the Belvedere lay. came staggering on
beard his vessel with one of his hands
frozen and almost dead from exposure.
The hand was afterwards amputaged. lie
had the day previous broken into the
ships stores and stolen a bottle OF
whisky. lie wandered Off near Piers hut
TO drink IL. and when the punished MUIR