The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-30
INDIAN JOHN CURIEY.
Was He . De@cenAant Of Ola Carley.
Friend of the Settlersf

JOIN iLFtsyt TIE 3A1ian. VINO was run
over and killed by Columbia & Puget
Sound freight train. near the corner or
Weller street and Sixth avenue south. late
Tuesday night. enjoyed the reputation Of
being a member Of family iGus,riogs in
the early Indian history Of Puget sound.
Ex-Ballr Brooks OF the municipal court
knew csiriey web. Curfsy had an IN
auenehahie thirst for whisky and the
more he could get the better 1t suited him.
He usually terminated a spree BY falling
into the hands OF q policeman. The next
morning he would appear in the prisoners
dock OF the municipal court. olear-eyed
hair disf,eyeled, and clothes covered with
dirt. Az ruie he was sentenced to serve
few days in the chain gang
'Cursey was one OF the model members
Of the chain gang said Mr.. Brooks las.
evening He never caused trouble and
would work conssrentsousgy all day long.
His sister married Wa chong. the wealth
while ago. bat think that some OF her
children are still living. Curley often
spoke Of her and va Cnong."
The genealogy OF the old Indian families
II not well enough defined 10 make il alb
soiuteiy positive that Curiey was a near
relative of old curiey. who did much 10
save the settlers OF Seattle from an unex-
peeted attack by the Indians. but he has
been looked upon as a descendant OF tia,
family.
The original csTriey was one of the
friendly Indians that revealed the plan
OF old Chief ciayeuzn and Chief Leschi TO
wipe the settlers OF Seattle from the face
Of the earth For many years IL was
supposed that Princess AngetiT.s made
heroic trip through the woods 10 warn the
whites of impending danger II. Il Yesler.
the old pioneer. who died several years
aeo said that the story was the produce
ton of a dssor1sred imagination.
IL wac about Ehristmas 1850 that CHEZ
Ciayca!n mustered his forces and went 10
Paavallup 10 enlist the services OF Chief
Leschi IN the proposed attack. Old curley
vas out fishing in the bay ana met an ola
Indian woman. who was on her way To the
sOfd Man House at Port Madison. She
told s'arlcy about Chief Ciayeum's plans.
and said he would be hack In FIVE days.
Curley reported the matter 10 Mr.. Yes
Ter who In turn, reported tn Capt Ganse-
wort Of the Decatur. Marines were sent
ashore and kept on guard four nights.
They were Withdrawn on the NTH day,
owing To a misunderstanding with Capt.
Lander of the Seattle
AZ soon as Curley discovered that the
guard had been removed he warned Mr.
YeSler that the fifth day had not expired.
A short time after this Curiey returned
with a messenger from Nose, a one-cyed
Indian, who lived on the shore of Lake
Washington. The messenger reported that
the hostile Indians had landed at what is
now Leschl park.
Tho site of the present Seattle hotel.
was. at that time covered with tangled
hsash I'm which "t'uitus Jim had ii camp.
Russell sam" young Indian. while
cooking at Um's fire overheard him talk
Ing about the proposed attack. Sam told
curiey who Immediately reported TO Mr..
Yesler When the latest developments
were told to Capt. GanseeOort he imme-
dtately sent the marines ashore again.
In the battle that followed two white
men were killed one OF whom was Milton
G. Holgafe brother of Mrs. T. Hanford.
the other Robert Wilson. The Indians
claimed they did not lose u man.