The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-15
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wards stabbed with a pitchfork, her
breast being filled with wounds, and
her head crushed with an ak. Inside
the barn was the body of Thomas
Spicer, who had been shot through
the back with a shotgun, and his
throat cut from ear to ear. The spec
tacle was sickening, and the crime
created most intense excitement and
indignation. The six victims were
buried in graves side by side. For
some time there was no clue to the
murderers, but the officers finally ar
rested an Indian half-breed named
Coudot and a negro half-bre named
Black Hawk, upon suspicion of having
been concerned in the crime. Not long
afterwards rings and jewelry that had
disappeared from the Spicer house
at the time of the murder were found
in the possession of afyoung full-blood-
ed Indian, Paul Holy Track, and he,
with a companion, Phfip Ireland, was
arrested. They having been confined
in Jail for several days, the two boys
made a complete confession of the
crime, duplicating Black Hawk, Coudot
and an Indian named George Defender.
All of the men were arrested and
lodged in Jail. Prior to the trial, Cou-
dot made an attempt at suicide by
stabbing himself with a knife. Coudot
also made statement in which he
accused Black Hawk of the crime The
trials Of the men were begun at Will
Transport last July. The young In
rnHifn6
the story of the murders, narrative
so horrible as to sicken every hearer
The testimony showed that the idea
of killing some familyf in the vicinity
of Winona for their money was con-
ceived by the two men, Black Hawk
and Coudot. On Feb. II, the Indian,
Holy Track, who had known Black
Hawk for thirteen years, met Black
Hawk on the bank Of the river in the
timber between Winona and the Stand
ing Rock agency. Holy Track was on
his way to Winona to buy whisky.
The two had rambling conversation,
and Black Hawk called attention to
the number of cattle in the vicinity
that had no brands, and suggested
that they kill some of them and sell
the beef. From this the conversation
was skillfully led about by Black Hawk
to the subject of murder and he asked
young Holy Track what he thought
Of the idea of killing some neighboring
family for their money. The young
Indian acquiesced inF the plan, and
Black Hawk gave him p bottle OF Whis-
ky to
SEAL THE COMPACT.
On the following Saturday Holy
Track met Coudot at the agency, and
the two went down under hill near,
to talk over some matters, at the re-
quest of Coudot. When they arrived
at a secluded place Coudot asked the
other man if he had ever had any con-
yersation with Black Hawk, and Holy
Track said he had. Then Coudot asked
him what he thought of the plan, and
Holy Track said it was all right and
that he was willing. The Indian De-
fender made his appearance shortly af-
ter the two had come to an agreement,
and was informed by Coudot that Holy
Track was willing to enter into the
scheme of murder, showing that De-
fender was already cognizant of what
had been proposed by Black Hawk.
After some discussions the murderers
settled upon the Spicer family, because
there was known to be only one old
man there, and the crime could be ac-
complished without danger to the muir
derers.
A few days later Coudot again saw
the Indian Holy Track and said that,
if they did the deed at the time agreed
upon between them and Black Hawk,