The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-14
THE STUMP RUN MASSACRE.
The Murder Of Indians in Middiebure Re,
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Centre Democrat.
Massacre of Indians by whites, In
territory contiguous to Centre, now
part of Snyder county, an interesting
narrative, ~ found below: ..
Below Is given an account Of this
horrid murder, Stump's apprehension,
and proceedings of government relative
thereto:
Two or three families of Indians, one
called the White Minyo, another Corne-
Illus, one Jonas and one Cammell, three
Indian women, two girls and II child,
ha removed from the Big Island, on
the West Branch of Susquehanna, in
the spring Of 1867, came and built thenl-
selves cabins on Midilecreek about l5
miles above the mouth of said creck;-
whore they lived and hunted, and were
on friendly terms with their white
neighbors-were always well received
and kindly treated. In the month Of
January, lI6S, they came to the house
OF William Blyth, who lived ut the
mouth Of Middlecreek. He treated
them kindly. From his house they
went to Frederick Stump's, who lived
near Blyth's, where 1t is supposed some
differences happened. Here four Of the
indians were murdered; their bodies
cast into Middle creek, through hole
Ia the ice. Stump, with his servants,
Ironcutter, (Eisenhuur,) then proceed
ed to - cabin about four miles from his
house, where he found two Indian girls
and one child, whom he also murdered,
and setting fire to the cabin, endeavor-
ed 10 consume tlre remains.
| The bady Of one Of those thrown Into
i MhidIe creek, was afterwards found,
Falyias dssi; within 10 az .sier msrx u
tths river S~4oshanp asp.RsAistaaoe
bslsw SsS9assisbufg bridge, and In,
teted'm Aisen township. So,
TIE murder Of these Indiana pro-
duced prodigious excitement, at the
time, as will appear from NIL the facts
aud proceedings arising from aud con-
nected with 1t. As soon as-this atrocity
was made known To the governor of
the province, and TO Sir William John
son, Penn issued his proclamation, Of
feringa reward for the apprehension of
Stump and Ironcutter, promising to
punish them with death; and this de
claration, with two strings Of wampum,
he sent to be made known to the In
dians living on the Susquehanna, re-
questing them not to break the peace
in consequence of the murder. A mes
sage was also sent to the same effect,
says Heckwelder, by the governor to
the Christian Indians, with the request
that they shnu4 make it known i'm
public assembly; and soon after,
sp.cial nessaye was sent to the Chris
tian Indians (at Friedenshueten) from
Sir William johnson, desiring if they
knew of the relations of those persons
murdered ut Middle creek, to send
them to him, that he might wipe the
tears f,Om their eyes, comfort their af-
tiicted hearts, and satisfy them on ac-
count of their grievances Sir William
Johnson also invited the chief of the
Six Nations, and other tribes of Indians
living "n Susquehanna, and on the
Ohio to an amicable convention. A
convention was also held, peace and
friendship again re-established.
Sworn at Philadelphia the 10Th day
of January, 1868, before me, William
Allen.
As soon as Capt. William Patterson,
formerly Of Lancaster county, then re
siding on the Juniata) heard of this
atrocious act, went, without waiting
orders from the governor, with party
of nineteen men, and arrested Stump
and Ironcutter. and delivered them to
John Holmes, sheriff, at Carlisle Jail. !
Aware that the relatives Of the muir
dered Indians would be, on the race pit
Of this news, exasperated, he sent one
Gresham Hicks, with message to the
Indians at Big Island, on tie west
branch Of the Susquehanna.
Carlisle, January %, 178s.'
The 2lst instant, I marcheda a party Of
nineteen men to George Gabriel's house |
at Penn's creek mouth, and made pris-
oners of Frederick Stump and John |
Ironcutter, who were suspected to have
murdered ten of our friend Indians,
near Fort Augusta; and I have this
day delivered them to Mr.. Holmes at
Carlisle Jail. sg{a1r /
Yesterday / sent . person to the |
Great Island, that understood the In-l
dian language, with = talk; q copy o|
which is sAclosed--. Il
Myselfand . party were exposed to !