The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
BAD INDIANS OF ONEIDA.
Escord or Old Abe Antoine ana Family In the
Early Days or New Work.
From the Utica Obsrrre,

Y q tif [ " tDFFTEfF.
They hanged old Antoine and III give en- a
chance to hang me somcday." yelled Alexander
Antoine as Officer Wilcox OF Oneida dragged
him into the police station the other day. II
murder YOU before long, do you hear T. he
shriekcd again and again as the officer eXas-
peratingly paid no attention 10 his rawlings, but
calmly dragged the red man TO Il cell. As the
heavy iron door closed with a crash he broke
out again like n maniac, shrickinG b!ood-curdling
threats and curses.
Alexander Antoine, says the OnCidd Union,
boasts that he is the grandson Of Abram Antoine,
one OF the icrccst saraGcs ever known in this
vicinity. Abram was born on the banks of the
Susqurhanna in 1890. His father was a stock
bridge Indian and his mother was the daughter
Of an Oneida chief. When one reviews tho life
and bloodthirsty deeds Of tho offspring OF this
pair, one cannot. wonder AT he savage instincts
which show in tho blood OF his progeny. In l79S
Abram had some trouble with an Indian
dcfraIded. He net the agent at Che
mango Point. at the raising Of nn Indian
house, and nj The feast, after the work
had been done, deliberately, shot, the man
through the heart and calmly. walked away.
Nothing was done toward bringing him TO jus
ticc. His most atrocioIs deed was the murder
OF an infant child. lie came home one day and
mood and seized the child from Its mothers
arms, rakcd back the bed of Goals, and buried
his career he lived in Canada for some years.
a white man insulicd n squR% there and Abram
resented II. lilo was struck across the face
by the white man. His blood boiled. and from
that he followed his enemy until he had
m opportunity 10 plunge n knife into his
heart in II hotel bedroom. In or about
$50 Abrams daughter, Mary, received atten-
tiOns tor u time from a young Indian in this
county. He transferred hi fRvors soon. how.
over, to another dusky dnnscl and married her.
Mary killed her rival. for which she was arrested,
tried, convicted AMI hanged. one John Jacobs, n
half.brccd, had been "A witness against her and
Abram considered him the cause OF her death.
lie Sworo 10 Kill him and Jacobs fled. and re-
turned only when Ahraln sent him word that he
would not modest him. He wa hoeing corn in d
Held with others one day when Abrain ap
preached, shaking hands with each. AS hC
Approached Jacobs he said, How dye do
brother T. and drawing u knife from his
LEFT sleeve. plunged il three times into
the mans body. Abram got away ana thep be
gan Il life OF many marrow escapes from officers
Of tllc law 10 had a wigMnnl IN what ID nov
tho town of Shcrburnr, and there, two whittier
found him one day peacefully making a broom
He waited, MS they advanced To capture him
until they were close AT hand, aud then pointed
his rifle suddenly and ordered them away. They
went, and later Abra used 10 laugh as he tolC
the story and omphaticall' hoas'cd that his guI
WAS empty. lie grew buidul rs time went OF
and used openly to enter villages and town
with apparently no fear Of heinE taken. At las
one in whom he had confidence, BETRAYED him
He was n duCcd 10 enter n trial OF skill at shoot
ing, and when his rifle was empty Officers seizet
and captured him. He was hanged in public a
MOrrisville on Friday. Sept. L. 1873.