Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-30

did not stay long enough to zee what
they finally did with the man, but she
told US where to find the mark Of
track. So I, with the Young men that
were with me, started to find the
place. Sure enough We found the
place, and also found the mark of
what I thought was grave. I put
my pitchfork In it, and thought
touched something, and pulled 1t up
to my great astonishmenr and fear,
for there was the leg of a dead man
not yet stiff with cold. I found In the
grave a man not yet stiff with cold.
went home and found the three
young men in my house. I pretended
not to know anything about what l
have Just told, about the murdered
man.
Bye-and- bye I asked Mr.. seIkrig, the
Interpreter, to 60 with me to feed the
horses, and right there [ made known
TO him that I saw murdered man
buried un1er the sand beach. He was
much astOnished and much afraid,
and asked me who did it. told him
I met women two hours ago en- the
road who saw these three young men
who are now in my house do it.
told him how we looked around to
find the place where they have buried
him, how I found the place and put
nv pitchfork in and knew I hit
something and pulled it up and it
was a human leg not yet etiffened
with cold. I was fully satisfied that
I knew the three young men who did
it. I went home, and there found
the three young men in my house
smoking. There were three white
men there also, Mr.. Charles Selkrig,
Mr.. Sutherland, the trader, aud /
cannot recall the name of the other
man. I told him how I sat Gown and
pretended not to know any thing about
what had been done. After a while
I invited him to go out and told him
all about the foot peddler being buried
in the sand just after ne was killed by
the three Young men still in my
house. l told Mr.. Selkrig that the
best thing that could be done now
was to arrest those young men and
bind them with ropes, hands and
feet. and tomorrow take them down
to Ft. Ripley and lot them be judged
according to the law of the Modes
and Perisans. / eaid. do not do it
hurriedly, but do it carefully and
strongly, and get everything ready"
This was done. the three young men
were arrested. They aid not show
any resistance, but gave up them
selves willingly. In few DAYS we
heard that big crowd of whites took
hold of them and they were hung on
the limb of a tree.
When this act was nuised abroad in
the Indian country, the father and
uncles of the young men breathed
vengeance against me. My friends ad-
vised me to fee to the fort. did
80 and remained at the fort for two
months, with many Inconvenience
and troubles and in want. At the end
of the two months all the chiefs and
prominent half breeds invited me to
return home, saying that every posi-
bic protection would be given me,
and that no harm should be done me.
I returned home. The old man who
made the most threatening speech
was the first man to come to see me
and gave me his hand for a peaceful
reconciliation, and once more I be-
came tanned down and reconci]ed to
my former position and standing. I
was we'll convinced that the two
troubles just passed through had
paved the wav, so that another
tronble would soon come.
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRIT
TEN BY ENMEGAHBOWH TO
F.! HON. NATHAN RICH
ARDSON
White Earth, Feb. Is, 1909.
Hon n. Richardson,
Dear Sir: I have this day sent you
my scribbllng giving YOU a little in
formation about the young men MUIR
derers.
The using of the English language
Is indeed imperfect. I knov not
whether you shall be able to under
etand it all. But have done the best
as can.
have passed Little Falls before
there was any sign of white man.
Today it is full Of the white men.
have put and added my Indian
name. Enmegahbowh means The one
who stands before his people, A
/ good name. I like it. It was the Gift
of my heather Crane father.
! J. j. Enmegahbowh.
January %, 1902.
Hon. n. Richardson:
My Dear Sir: You asked me 20