The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

OF the Leon river In Hamilton county
small log school house. A beautiful valley
three-quarte-s of a mile wide and one and
half miles long spread out In front
free from every obstruction to the view.
This was called .'worlene Valley" The
Towards lived half a mile west and John
Eaggett lived half a mile east Of the school
house Ezekiel Manning and Alexander
Powers lived one and half miles south,
but behind n high hill. The Massengills,
Cams, Strangeline, Cole kuykendall and
James Kuykcndall, lived up the river
within two miles. j. d. Hendricks and
seas, Crockett and Abe. lived two miles,
Judge d. C. Snow and Nel. Livingston lived
three and four miles. and the Pierson
ranch was six miles below. The town OF
Hamilton was So miles southwest OF the
school house.
AT the time the incident took place Of
which we write Miss Ann whitney was
teaching this border school The tlme
was Thursday, = D. m, July IL, lS9!.
(Sea Wllbargers lndian Depredauohsl' lAe
Lgs Of the school house were unhewn
aud the spaces between were left open 80
that IL wac an easy matter Tor any Que
outside 10 see the Inside Of the build
Ing and to shoot at any one there II
they wished 10. There was a small win
dow cut out in the north side, and was
without 4 shutter. Olivia BarDee. about
twelve years old, daughter Of John Bar
bee, who nved northeast ten or twelve
miles was boarding IN the neighbornood
Her father was @ st0ckman and was eN-
pected 10 come by that geek TO see her
while out stock hunting.
On the day and about the hour men
toned daughter of Alexander Powers
was at the door, which was ~ the south
side OF the house overlooking the valleY.
While there she discovered q party Of
men on horseback rapidly approaching,
and was almost certain they were indians.
Miss Whitney seeing her standing NJ the
door and looking SO steadily, asked her
what she saw. The reply was that she
was looking AZ some persons 10 the val.
ley who were coming towards the school
house. and she thought they We're In
The school mistress told her To come
away and be seated and not to be 50
men were cow-hunters. Miss Whitney be-
llsyed that II was Mr., Barbee and others
them The Powers girl, however, Vas sin
uneasy and soon went to the door again
and took another look, crying out as she
back took her little brother ny the hand
and getting out of the window with him
ran away. Mas. whitney then went 70
the children they were Indians snd that
they were taking MARY, Mary was
the name q a me saddle animal, the
often rlade the remark, III the Indians
ever, take Mary l want them 70 take me,
When she became satisfied who the men
were she shut the door and told the chill
dren 70 escape by the window, 80 the
coming mp in front All did this except
Mary Jane a daughter Of Ezekiel Man
nings, who was sick, and two small sons
and little daughter Of James NJ Kuyken
dali. Miss Whitney was very large and
teshy. weighing nbout $50 pounds, and
could neither get out Of the window, nu
door
Many Of The children, Instead OF aeeina
away, crawled under the house, and there
witnessed the terrible scene which wa,
enacted IL. the building,
The Indians soon surrounded the house
and many ugly faces We're seen n the
cracks between the logs. One fellow in
dnlged in few 9aths IN broken English
,a me unfortunate young lady read he
thirsty. looks of the savagos, but regard
less Of her own fate her thoughts turnet
and addressing the Indian who had spDkel
the words IN English, begged him that
u wonld satisfy them TO kill her to ie
The Indian addressed held up tire
myers 10 the balance and they commences
shooting her with arrows. through thu
cracks between the logs.
The little sick Manning girl chung L
the skirts ~ her teachers dress. bu
arrow after arrow struck the young lady
until her lie blood began 10 pour up0i
the moor and run through upon thos
under II. also drenching the little C'y
who chung h her. Miss Whitney Wake,
from side Ia side Of the room, mnrldn
every footstrp with blood, and ali IN
time entreatlug for the lives of the nttl
The Indians finally came In front an
commenced breaking In the door, and Mis-
" hltneI' although rccling and staggerin
IN death assisted the two little girls i
gettnG out of the window, hut Miss Ku,
kendall recstved ar arrow In the h1ck n
she went through. hy an Indian who \
that time entered This left fhe tcocbC
and the two Krykradall boys in the hous,
the work. but too late to do any turtle
harm 10 the young lady She was dow
and gasping her last
~
The indian who could speat some FIN,
ilsh was now called and when ne enttre
asked the two boys n they wished TO e
with them. One, in his fright said yes
ard the other said no." and strange /
say. the one who said mo" was rudei
pushed down on u seat and left In IN
house while the other was taken out nm
placed on a horse and carried away. Thi
was John Kuykendall.
The Indian who was called into III
house had discovered some IL the chlldre
under the floor and had pulled Ollvin Ba
bee ont and was putting he- up benin
aim when called Ills Il I'm srnrce save
Der from death or captiity. 70. when IN
indian left her she ran away and gainC
the woSds. On the following dav she ws
spurd Sy Josiah Massenglll but the no.
lh;ld was craSed h. fright qul ran,
that he had TO chase ana run her dow
before bringing her In. Sa'. however. SOC
recovered.
About the time the Indians made II
attack upon the schooi house two iadit
rodG into the valley frnni tae solth Tho
were Miss Amanda Howard and Mir
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