The age-herald., 1897-09-26
HE CLEANED OUT A CIRCUS.
Old Indian Fighter Thought the Indian Act Was
 Real, and Broke It Up.

From the St. Louis Republic
 Major Henry A. Newman broke into another of his characteristic stories the last time he was In town. This is the way he told it, and there were present half dozen to vouch for dts truthful ness:
 Away back in '5S or '59 there lived an old fellow by the name of Sumpter who was a neighbor of mine
 He had been in the Creek war un- der General Jackson, and one of hs rela- tlves had been killed in the massacre at Fort Mimms. He had a great and un- dy1ng hatred of Indians, and was very bitter in his denunciation of them at aBl times. He was tall. iron gray, and we'll preserved for his age. He made tubs, half-bushel measures, etc., and made a mere living at this occupation. I gave the old man the title of General of which he was very proud.
 Frank Perrine, a neighbor of mine, who has since died, and myself opened our hearts and hands and agreed 10 take the General to circus at my town, Huntsville, Mo. We purchased the tickets and give him some odd change to buy lemonad=. The General Frank, and myself took a lower seat. Now, the circus had a detachment of about twenty Indians, who came in with war paint and feathers and danced the green corn, the ghost dance, and other Indian performances. and then perform ed sca1ping scene.
 Tt was very realistic. A white wo- man rode into the ring with an Indian holding a tomahawk and scalping knife in close pursuit Round and round the ring they flew, the Indian gaining on the white maiden, whose black hair hung in glossy waves down her back. She acted her part well, and was appar- ently much frightened.
 'The Indian grabbed the woman and dragged her from her horse, threw her down, and scalped her. He held up the wig, all dripping with blood-Venetian red. A thrin of horror penetrated the audience. General Sumpter's blood was up, and before Frank and myself could restardn him, rushed into the ring and with his hickory stick felled the Indian to the ground. The remaining Indians closed around the general but his dan der was up.
 "The Indians commenced falling asleep under his repeated blows as fast as they did at the Horse Shoe.' Frank and my self rushed into the ring to bring the general out. The crowd was yelling with delight thinking it a part of the show Above the yells of the combat
 ants could be heard the loud laugh of Fork-Eyed Adams, well-known char acter from the Charlton divide, who could laugh so houd that it was said | it killed the moskuitoes on the Charlton | river mile off.
 "As Frank grabbed tl,e general big | burIy shl w man knocked lhim down. The | old clown made at me- I was an athlete 1 in those days. I lodged him and gave
 him a right-hander on the nose and sent | arm out of the ring. At that moment I an Indian struck me over the head with a stuffed war club and sent me to the | sawdusrt. Tine general sent him on top | of me with a club that was not stuffed. | Several of our friends rushed in to help
 us, but the alarmed fool crowd yet be- 1ieved it a part of the show and were l enjoying it hugely. Fork-Eyed Adams' laugh was heard above tlhe war cries of
 the Indians, and the old general was
 yelling at the top of dis voice 'Hmrah for Gen. Jackson and Davy Crockett
 VT finally got hold of the clown, and
 Frank grabbed the general and mat