Sharp County record., 1899-03-24
INDIANS SAD FATE.
Was Buried Alive Through the Spite
Of a Tilted Girl
Was 20 Have Been Married But Pros
pectiYe Bride. Goodness Drove
Him 20 Drink. and He Failed
to Appear.

NOu1l- DhN2As AA-Ib III Aoo a A'N--NS
DiChearr, the daughter OF ex-Chlef Big
heart. of the Usage nation. They loved
each other fondly and became engaged.
After that Miss Bigheart went away 10
Washington 10 school In the mean
time she forgot her Indian lover and
when she returned last fall to her home
there was Black Horse 10 greet her.
but for him sic haG 20 fond words.
However, as she had promised TO be
his bride. the date was set and great
preparations were made. The cere-
monY was 10 be held at the home of
Frank Johnson. 4 relative OF Mss Big
heart. Black -Hores knew she did not
love him as OF old. but he said nothing.
The. 100 guests assembled at the home
Of johnson and made ready for the
feast. The bride looked a trite pale
in her white satin gown. As is the Gus
tom, Black Horse was not TO come tin
nine o'clock, but when that hour ar
-rived, he did not show up; neither did.
hecome an hour or two later. Miss Big
herat finally became discouraged and
invited the guests 10 be seated at the
feast.
After they had all gone, each one ex-
pressing regrets and surprise at the
missing bridegroom's action, The In
dian maiden called aside her three
brothers-BilI. Joe and Alec!i-ths
three johnson boys-Joe, Henry and
Stand her foster uncle-Eralk johns
son.
Now, see here" she said, so the ac-
counts rum 1T want revenge on that
trifing Indian. He knew did not
want to marry him in the first place,
and he has done this for revenge. Vow,
| want to show him who will have the
best revenge. I want you TO catch him
and bury him alive"
Chief johnson and his men went out
At darhght they returned, and said:
I'VE found Black Horse lying drunk
beside the, road not far from his house.
" . woke hiIn AMI asked him why he did
uot come before to the wedding, and
he replied. as You said, that he sought
revenge. So we bourd him hand and
foot ard took HIM to the bank OF the
river, dug hole in the sand and buried
him alive
The Indian girl smiled, as though
we'll pleased. The next day she went
away. AS the neighbors are far apart,
no one knew it, neither did they know
that Black Horse had not come TO the
wedding Later, suppoSing, OF course, he
had been delayed.
A few weeks later a party Of Kansas
hunters encamped on the banks of the
Arkansas, near Homing post. While
searching along the banks for kindling
wood they noticed the sand being
turned up, and Harry Chase, more Gu
rious than the rest, decided to investi-
gate. The result was the finding of
Black Horses body. His mouth was
open and filed with sand. His features
were drawn, and the body showed evi-
dence of having been covered while yet
alive. Chase reported to Deputy Mar
shal Mcclure, who Investigated and ar
rested the johnson and Bigheart boys
They ignoranuy confessed, and ac~
tually believed they had done nothing
wrong.
Thula was captured by deputy mar
shal at the homo of an uncle near Paw
hnslia. She denies that she intended
to escape, and also says she did not tell
the brothers and johnson boys TO kill
Black Horse by burying him alive. She
is said 10 have remarked TO Deputy
Marshal Mcclure, when taken before
her alleged accompliees: "I deny any
connection with this crime. My friends
were angry when they discovered l
and Black Horse did not marry, and
they made the suggestion themselves
that he should be buried alive. Perhaps
I did assent. but am sure never told
them to do it," She was taken 10 the
house of the jailer, Henderson, and kept
under guard. Homing Post is small
town, and the Jail is on the principal
street. II is small wooden building
in corral between two stone buildings.
and high walls close the eG Is Of the
inclOsure. The prisoners are allowed
to run loose in this corral. and guards
are stationed in picket houses on top
of the walls.
In talk with DR.. Hill. who called
az the Jail TO see him, johnson. who is
65 years old. said: I'VE took the young
Indian down and buried him because
he deserved II and had no business to
spoil our girls (meaning T'hula Big
heart) prospects that way. She told me
she did NOT wantto marry him anyway,
because she had u sweetheart in the
east, and he BLACK Horse) was too
common for her We asked her what
should we do with hm that night II he
could be found, and she said 10 bury
him alive That's what we done, and
the son.ot4a-gun won't fool anybody
elSe guess"
The preliminary trial of the seven
men was held before McCloud, justice
Of the peace, ut Horning Post. They
pleaded guilty, and. while IL was not
eustomary-any old form goes in that
country--the justice bound them over
10 the Indian court. which Is held AZ