The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-01

| scratching the earth with his hands
and making hole in an abstracteC
manner. In few minutes the cause
Of this strange action was made mani
fest. in bis pulling from the hole {
SIX chambered revolver, which he had
evidently cached in the corner Of the
hut where he was sitting. The con
duct of the Indian now seemed tC
change, and the air Of careless ab
straction which his face had worn but
q moment before gave place to one Of
insolent defiance. For two whole
hours Stockton pleaded with Frank
TO 90 with him quietly, and not put
him To the trouble of taking him by
force, but as we'll might he have talk
ed to the waters IN the river near by
with the expectation CT their obeying
him, as to make the Indian comply
with his wishes.
Worn out at last with entreating,
and still desirous of arresting him
without doing him harm. Stockton
called Pratt one side and gave him a
note to deliver to Mai. Bowman, re-
questing the latter to send him i'm
mediately ten soldiers. and informing
him that he would keep guard over
Frank till their arrival. Pratt started
Immediately on his errand, leaving
Stockton and three others in front of
the Indians hut. He lad crossed the
river. aud was about starting down
for the reservation, when he heard
two shots fired in quick order Paus-
ing for few minutes, he heard two
more shots, coming from the same
direction. and with about the same
interval between the two f1st, and
thinking, perhaps that Frank, while
attempting to escape, had been shot,
he determined to go back, deeming
that the necessity for his going after
soldiers was done away with. Hardly
had nc started his boat on the river
to return, when he heard a voice from
the other side calling him to come on,
that everything was all right Abont
midway Pratt happened to look to-
ward the bank he was approaching.
As he did SO he beheldthe naked form
OF Frank dart behind a tree, with a
rifle IN each hand. He knew that
something terrible must have occurred.
The shots he had heard, the two rifles
in the hands Of Frank, whom he knew
Of having nothing save a revolver,
and, finally, the Indians nude condi-
ti0n-unfailiug indication of his being
on the warpath- all gave token that
those he had left at the fiat were sad
ly IN need Of the assistance which the
note he carried with him asked for
Turning his boat quickly he made for
the shore, and. after landing, conclud-
ed not to so down the river to the
reservation, as Frank. knowing every
foot OF the country, might, by some
short cut, head him off Turning up
the river, therefore, he made for a
settlement some miles above Here
he found n messenger who consented
to bear the news to the reservation
The latter arrived the same eyeing at
H0opa, without molestation. and de
lvered his message to Major Bowman.
Without delay detachment, consist
ing Of twenty five soldiers and a ser
geant under the command Of Lieut..
BrO0me of Company X, Ninth infant
ry, accompanied by the post surgeon,
DR.. MOfatt, were sent to the relief of
Stockton. They started about dusk,
but owing to the nature of the trials
they did not arrive in the vicinity of
the flat till daylight next morning.
Before reaching the hut the cowardly
Lieutenant-he was shortly after
cashieTed the service turned over the
c1muand to Sergt. Kramer, with the
remark that he knew nothing Of Indian
fighting and that he was feeling quite
i'll also. He went to the rear, while
the brave doctor, digusted with the
of poltroonery shown by
commissioned officer. left his position
and marched side by side with the
sergeant, at the head Of the detach
ment
On reaching the fat, the first object
that struck their eyes was the lifeless
form Of Stockton, lying about fifty
feet from the hut \ little further
on, and about at right angles with it,
the dead body IF Latham was encoun
tered. This distance, by actual
measurement, was ffty-seveu yards.
On the opposite side, in an almost
diagonal line from where Latham was
found, SloOfer's remains were discov-
cred, forty seven yards from the hut.
Ca entering the hut they found Grif-
ftn in the corner TO the right OF the
with q sixteen shooter Henry
rifle across his lap and his head bent
slightly forward. He was still alive.
but going fast, his wound being a
mortal one. By the aid of stimulants
he rallied long enough to give the
particulars of what occurred after
Fratt's departure.
On seeing the latter leave the Ind
ian OWNED the object Of his going.
and knew that when he returned it
would be In company with soldiers.
He remained quiet for some minutes
after Pratt had gone. Suddenly he
turned to Stockton and the others and
told them to clear out; that he wanted
them to leave him alone. at the same
time cooking his revolver. knowing
the desperate character Of the man
they had to deal with, Stockton's
companions broke for cover, Latham
and Sioofer to the trees by which
they were afterward found. Griffith to
a large stump about fifteen yards
from the hut, while Stockton himself
commenced backing away, at the
same time entreating Frank to be
careful what he was going to do He
had not reached over fifteen PAGES
from the hut when the Indian fired
and Stockton fell, pierced through
the body. Griffith. seeing HIM fall
and fearful that the Indian would get
his sixteen shooter" rushed over 10
Stockton and stnoped to pick the ride
up. As he did so another shot from
the Indians deadly revolver went