The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17
IOWA
KILLING OF SEEPO
Mafa-Like Organization Among the
Reds Said to Have Decreed
His Taking Off.
Lips of the Governments Only Wit
ness Sealed by the Threats
Of Her People.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Marshalltown, Iowa. Oct. 17.-A
new theory, supported by facts and
circumstances that lend an air of dra-
matte interest to the crime, has been
advanced relative to the murder Of
erYation, for which Frank Earl has
just been tried and discharged in the
federal court at Cedar Rapids.
A long train of ills pursued a GER
tain faction or inter-tribal band at
the reservation, with which John See
Pc seemed to have been connected.
IL IS asserted and believed that See
pos tate was decreed at a meeting
OF the great council. One person saw
the killing of Seepo. This young girl,
Pen Mo-Sah-Ah-Ah, at first said 1t
was Frank Earl, Seepo's alleged rival
IN love, who did the murderous act.
Later and at the trial she denied it
and said she did not know who the
murdered was: that it was dark and
the murderer wore a shawl over his
head. 49,. - = -
In disnissing the case, Judge Nc
Emerson said he had no doubt the
glrl knew perfectly we'll who killed
oeepo' put that she would never tell.
A member of the great council had
seen the girl, contrary to the orders
OF the court, and told her before the
TRIAL that If she testified against Earl
her own life would be in danger Pen
Mo-5ah-Ah-Ah preferred perjury to
death, and she sealed her lips on the
witness stand. -~.-c7
desire the death of Seepo is found in
the TACT that he was considered by
the council to have been responsible
Tor at least two mysterious deaths of
members of their band and for other
woes which they suffered: 4 ss,..-- :. :,
Among the Indians there are in
neI tribal bands, much on the same
order of lodges among the white men,
Ihere are the Wolf band, Fox band.
Beaver. band, etc. Frank Earl. who
was arrested for Seepo's murder. was 4
member Of the Wolf band. Two years
ago overwhelmingly, a member OF
Inc ,WolIs, Who was said by them to
We ehe rlghtrul and lineal chief of the
Whole tribe of Sacs and Foxes. died
very suddenly. There seemed little
doubt that he had been poisoned. Half
an hour before his death he was an
Parently enjoying the best of health
Seepo, 1t is asserted, was the last mar
TO see Muck-E-Pushe-To alive; that
ne had been drinking with. the chief
drugged liquor" - =, - - :
soon another member of the Wolf
pano met an untimely death. = His
| pody was found on the. railroad tracks
crushed by an engine, but all the cir
cumstances indicated he had beer
Killed by poison and the remains
placed on the track to conceal the
CRIME: Seepo, it was said, was with
the Indian when he died and had
peen drinking with him. =
Not long ago another thing hap.
pIened to the Wolf band, which is be.
leVed to have sealed the fate of See.
20. A few days before the murder OF
seepo, Pi-Osh, an influential member
OF the band, was poisoned with
drugged liquor. He came near dying
put the use of a stomach pump saved
ms life. Then a meeting of the great
! council was called, and, if the theor,
IS correct, 1t was secretly decided thai
the Great Spirit must call Seepo t.
the happy hunting grounds Whether
one or more braves were delegated te
the bloody work is a matter of con
lecture, but will not require igrea
stretch of imagination to believe tina,
4 the Indians of the Wolf band, SUPER
] stltious and suspecting, pursued by il
rate and death, determined upon put
ting Seepo, whom they. had now com,
TO look upon as a Nemesis, out of tn
way. - .c7.. 80,