The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-01
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eayoring to get shot at the Indian
rom behind the tree where he was
stationed, when he was spared all
further trouble. Latham now drew
bead on the hut, but the Indian
| anticipating a shot from that quarter,
fired for the forth time Latham
never moved. He was struck in a
similar place to Sloofer, between the
eyes. The Indian now left the hut
with the intention of finishing Griffith,
as he knew the latter was wounded,
but to what extent he could not tell.
Griffith, hearing him apprt ach, al
though weak with the loss of blood,
determined to go for him. Jumping
from behind his cover, he made dash
for the approaching Indian, which SO
disconcerCed the latter that he turned
and ran. After doubling several
times, the Indian ran into the hut,
with Griffith IN hot pursuit. Dashing
himself against the back of the struc-
ture, he displaced several logs, and,
rolling through the opening thus
made, escaped to the surrounding
timber Griffith was SO weak with
loss of blood that he dropped in the
corner of the hut, the same place
where the relief party afterward found
him. The Indian had evidently come
back and taken Latham's Henry rifle
and Sloofer's shot gun, the same seen
with him by Pratt. He could have
done SO very easily without attracting
Gritfith's attention, as where they lay
was out of the latter's range of vision.
The bodies Of Stockton and Griffith
We're conveyed to TIE reservation,
where they were buried with honors,
while the remains Of Latham and
Sloofer were inferred where they lay.
For two years following this extra
ordinary tradgedy Frank was hunted,
there being no less than fifty soldiers
IN constant pursuit of him; and, al
though surrounded at least a half
dozen times, he always managed to
escape. The Indians belonging to
his ranch evidently kept him in pro
visions, and furnished him with know
ledge Of the movements Of the troops
in search of him The authorities In
control of the reservation. knowing
full we'll that the surest means t0
capture Frank would be to arouse the
cupidity of his own relatives as every
member of an Indian family has a
moneyed value in the eyes of his kin
by offering reward large enough
to tempt them, finally induced the
government to offer $500 for his cap
ture, dead or alive. A few days after
it became known among the Indians
that the reward was offered, ''Sanal-
tin John" Franks brother in law,
entered into negotiations with the
commandant for bringing Frank in.
But in addition to the reward he must
have the following strange conditions
acceded to-that he be allowed to kill
Big jim" and Handsome Billy"
the chiefs Of the ranch with which he
was at feud Twill end this bloody reel
tai by stating that few days after this
singular proposition was made to Maj.
Bowman the reservation was startled
by hearing six shots fired. An exami
nation by the guard ended in the
bringing in of the dead bodies of Big
jim" and Handsome Billy" They
were riddled with shot and their
throats cut from ear to ear The SER
gent of the guard reported the fact
of finding 'Sanaltin John" and num-
Der Of bucks belonging to his ranch
in the vicinity of the shooting. But
nothing came of his report. The ser
geant was evidently regarded by his
superior as being over otficious. Ten
days after the above murders "Sanal-
tin John" came to headquarters, and
requested the lieutenant in command
Maj. Bowman having found it con
ven;ent to be absent for couple of
weeks-to send out after Franks
body. The murderer of Stockton and
his companions had been led into
ambush by his murderous brother-;n-
law, and killed by four Indians be
longing to his ranch. The reward
was paid to "Sanaltin John" Oh the
following day.