The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-24
INDIAN GIRL is AN HEIRESS.
ONE MILLION CASH HER REWARD
FOR SAVING RICH MANS LIFE.

Heard the Plot Laid and Gave
Timely Warning-Now She VIII he
Educated Under. the Guardianship
of Bishop.
From the Denver Times.
Annie Truehart Dillon a pretty Kiowa
girl about "A years old, daughter of Black
Wolf, a noted chief of his tride, is sole
heiress 10 the entire fortune of SlO00.WO
and more left by John Dillon, a rich cat
tlenan. who about seven years ago was
saved from death at the hands of a half
breed assassin by this little girl. The girls
education is TO be begun at once under the
supervision of the Bishop of Monterey.
Dillon was born and raised in Ireland,
and when he came to America he went 20
Texas and worked on a ranch in that
state as laborer and cowboy. By care
full maaagema ant he became rich. From mis-
cattle ranch on the Rio Grande he shipped
every year large herds of cattle to the
Indian territory to fatten upon the fine
pasture LANDS of that favored region dur
ing the spring and summer. He had been
in this business so long that he was pref
~ well acquainted with nearly all OF the
Kiowa chiefs and various members of tho
nauon, and flom the fact that he always
had dealt fairy with his red brothers he
was popular. He leased vast areas of
pasture lands every years and he always
was prompt in the payment of the rents
He was liberal, good-hearted and kindly
disposed. with one grave fault-he 1early
loved glass OF grog and as he grew ODD
er and his constitution began to yie.h TO
the hardships Of his career he drank to-
much. He enjoyed the company OF his
cowboys and oattlemen, and nothing
pleased him better after making a sue
eesstul deal than TO surround himself with
crowd of good fellows and make night
OF il, with plenty of red liquor.
Bill Hawks Plot to XIII.
Seven years ago a little affair of this
kind came near ending his career. He
had visited the territory 30 meet an agent
OF a big syndicate. with whom he ex-
pected to make a deal that would relieve
him of several thousand head of steers
He was in bad health at the time and per-
haps that accounts for the fact that some
one interested in his affairs took the lib
ery to arrange matters so that Dillon
could always find little toddy, even in
the Indian territory where the severest
measures ever dreamed OF Dy
the most violent temperance fanatic are
enforced TO the letter. The deal was made
and Dillon was in felcitouS frame of
mind.
Az that time the old Texan had in his
employ a half-breed Cherokee, Bill Hawk
This rascal happened 10 be present when
Dillon received a large sum of money
in bills. which he saw the old man roll
together and put in his pocket. The elat-
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dies than he needed, decided 10 go out
to a pasture about ten miles from Chick
asha where he had a fine herd of cat
ale that were being looked after by some
of his favorite Texan cowboys. and he
asked Hawk to hitch up a buggy and go
with him. The man was eager to go,
but his conduct did not arouse any sus-
picion at the time. The road to the pas
ture passed through a small Indian viii
lage where Dillon had many acquaint-
ances. When the old man reached this
place several Indians and half-bloods
gathered about the buggy and begged him
10 stay over night.
you are just in time" said his friend,
Black Wolf. I'VE are going 10 have a
dance tonight" This information pleas
ed the rich Texan, and he at once got out
of his buggy and went to the hut of his
friend. Black Hawk. where 1t is suspect
ed that water was not the principal bev-
erage.
WouId-Be Assassin Slain.
The old mans memory ever after was
somewhat confused as to the events of
the next few hours after he entered his
friends house. He remembered that he
drank until he thought that he had about
enough and he had an indistnct recolec-
tion OF having made a heroic effort to eX-
ecute a scalp dance with an Indian girl.
Then he was seized with sudden desire
TO lie down in some secluded spot where
he could enjoy a nights rest undisturbed
He supposes that ne went TO his buggy
and got a blanket and sought place that
pleased him.
Late in The night the old Texan felt
something pulling at his arms. and when
he opened his eyes he found that a little
Indian girl was trying to wake him. As
soon the child that his eyes were
opened she whispered:
'Dillion, now you go putty quick.
Hawk heap bad man. Putty soon he
come. He got big knife-kin white man
take hoss-take heap money. Me hear him
talk. Hin heap drunk. You go now"
The child ran away and Dillon slipped
from under his blankets and rolled them
together After placing his hat al one
end Of the roll and his boots at the other
he crawled away short distance and lay
down under a tree 10 watch for future de-
velopments He did not wait long before
he saw a man cautiously approach the
pile Of blankets. The drunken assassin
was deceived by the hat and boots. He
thought his victim was at his mercy and
he drew big knife from his belt and
drove it into the roll of blankets with all
his strength, The next instant Hawk
sprang into the air with a wild yell and
fell dead across the blankets with bull
let In his heart. Dillon had Killed him.
The old Texan never afterwards was the
same man. He continued TO at
tend 10 his business and make
money, but it was easy to see
that there was q cloud on his mind He
became devotedly attached to the Indian
girl who had saved his life and he finally
got the chiefs consent to let him educate
her and make her his heir. She was to
be given to him when she became "A years
old, but he died a short time ago, and now
the girls future and fortune are in the
hands of important persons.
John Rogers of Preside who was in the
millionaires employ for nearly a quarter
of century, is the executor of his will,
and he says that the Indian girl will in
herit fortune of 81. 900 600 in cash that Is
with safe deposit company in New
York, and besides this, when she is OF
legal age or when she marries she will
come into possession of fine ranch on
the Rio Grande that is well stocked with
cattle and one Of the pretttest haciendos