The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-10
Modern Monte Crlsto Enacts
Role Of LucTetia Borgla.
SHE KILLED FOUR HUSBANDS
Put Them All Gut Of The WAY Before She
Would Inform Them OF the Secret
Of Her Wealth

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 10.-An Usage In
dian woman named Foxwater was ar
rested at Tulsa a few days ago on the
charge OF having murdered four white
men who had been her husbands within
the past ten years. The bleached bones
of three Of the men were lately found by
a prospecting party-at least. they were
supposed to have been the bones OF the
white men--and later the woman con-
fessed that they were. She admitted
that she killed these men because they
tried to wiring from her the secret OF
lost gold mine. the whereabouts of which
she says she has knowledge.
She refused to tell them. and they went
In search OF It, and with the knowledge
they had from time to time picked up
from her. we're likely to locate 1t. Then.
she said she was compelled to kill them
as she would any one else who would seek
to carry away the gold OF her forefathers
Molly Foxwater Is not an ugly, coarse
featured woman, as many squaws are.
but she possesses many OF the refined
features OF her white sisters. She has
much. Ten years ago she was married
TO a young man named Mercer. He
came from Illinois to the Indian country.
There had always been more or less ro-
nance surrounding this maiden. and the
fact that she possessed secret OF lost
gold mine was enough to cause any young
man with romantic tendencies to seek
her out Mercer did so TO his sorrow.
He was married 20 the young half"
breed squaw, and she furnished the
money to take an extended wedding trip
He was given plenty OF money TO spend
and did not have to work. but all the
time he sought to know whence the gold
came. One day he was missed by his
companions She sid he was tired OF
living with her. and that was all there
was to II. People supposed he had re-
turned TO his home in Illinois.
FARM HAND CHARMED.
Three years later she was married
again This time A. r. Frfems farm
shand was charmed into thinking he
could worm from her the secret OF her
wealth and hidden treasure. But II war
not long until he disappeared as mys-
teriously as his predecessor. She was sus-
spected OF murderngs him, but no one could
offer sufficient proof to hold her. and the
man never had any relatives who cared
enough to attempt to procure proof
against her.
Four wears ago she was married again,
this time 10 a man named Smith. He
was taken on long trip. wined and dined
at the expense of the Indian. In less
than six months his curiosity got the bot
ter OF him. and he was put out of the way
for trying 10 make his wife tell him where
she got her gold. This summer she was
married for the fourth time. TO William
Winters. He died three weeks ago, and
his body was found on the roadside. The
ha haA
son. and II killed him while on the way
home Her calculations had failed her.
and he dropped from his horse dead. His
body was found and carried to physician
before she knew anything about It.
ARREST AND CONFESSION.
warrant was sworn out for the ar
rest OF the woman. and she was placed In
jail at Tulsa. She then gave out the fol-
Lowing confession: /,
when my father died he told me sec
ret about a mine supposed to be lost
This mine he took from party OF Span
iards whom he killed. He told me how
10 find the mine. have always lived of
the gold i'm this mine. and ] don't care
who knows II. I am sure that no one
will ever find it | have been married four
times. II is true. and in each case have
done well by my husband. But they all
wanted me TO tell them where the mine
follow me when would go 10 visit and
get gold 10 buy food for their mouths.
They never had to work a stroke after
they married me- and could not and yet
cannot see why they wanted TO know
where this money ~ mine is located. I
admit that | killed all four OF them. but
l say that did Il in self-defence Did
they not follow me and try 20 get me to
tell them where the mine was? Some OF
them even threatened TO kill me II did
not tell them. l think have good
grounds for self-defence and / will night
the case 20 the bitter end"
LEGEND OF THE MINE
There is a legend regarding this mine.
Il n known as the Louisiana mine and
Is somewhere IN the Cherokee Nation. In
dian Territory. In early days the Usage
Indians had this country for their hunt
Ing ground. and white men who visited
them returned east with stories how the
Indians used gold for bullets and shod
their horses hoofs with II instead of
steel because the gold was more plenti-
full AT that time the Indians told there
white men that they were In possession
of vast mines In their domain which they
caused the spaniards to give UP.
Enorts 10 learn where those mines were
proved futile. At different times many
men have made the trip through IN.
Grand River hills with the hope OF nnd.
tng the mines. IL r. dangerous even a,
this time for a white man 20 traverss
this country, from the fact that n 4.
populated only by full-blood Indians, who
hate the sight of white man IN whai
they term their sacred domain.
IL was near the Grand River hills tina
HoINe Foxwnter always lived and sh.
eften made long trips into tfh hills aloa.
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