Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-14
Body Of the Chiefs Grand
Daughter, Who Disappeared
March 4, Found Today
DISCOVERED IN a RAvlNE
Tama Indians Greatly Excited Over
the Crime - Victim Last Seen
Walking With George Soldier, Who
Was Formerly Her Husband-7ody
Almost Nude and Showed Signs Of
Struggle.
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Montour, April 14.-The body of the
Indian girl, Ma-Sha- Che, whose mys-
ferrous disappearance March 4 caus-s
ed so much excitement among the In
dams on the Tama reservation was
found in a ravine near this place to-
day. The body was almost nude and
there were signs Of a desperate strug-
gle. Wounds on the body showed
clearly that the girl was foully MUIR
dered. George Soldier, one Of the In
dams on the reservation, was the last
person seen with the murdered girl
and he will be arrested this after
noon, and held pending thorough
investigation into the crime. The
finding of the girls body has renewed
the excitement among the Indians
caused by her disappearance. The
coroner is holding an inquest. The
murdered girl was a granddaughter OF
Chief Push Ton E-Qua.
Girl Disappears.
On the 4th of March last Marsha
Che, an Indian girl, aged 10, daughter
Of the chief of the tribes on the In
dian reservation at Tama was seen
walking with George Soldier, who was
formerly her husband, but from whom
she had been divorced. The girl had
remarked, but It is said Soldier still
had liking for his former wife and
was Jealous of her new husband. Sold
Ter and the girl were seen walking
together about $3.50 in the evening.
just as the night was growing dark.
From that hour Ma Sha-C Che was nev.
err seen alive again. Nothing mucn
YVES thought of her absence for week
or two. lis it was generally supposed
she had gone with one of several trap
Ding parties which were absent from
the reservation. Finally, however,
when the trapping parties returned
and reported they had seen nothing OF
the girl the Indians began to make IN
uuiries. There seemed to be sus-
picion that the girl had been murdered.
Search Made.
Parties were organized and search
made. The river was dragged, but all
efforts to find the girl or any trace
of her were futile. After week or
two of search the hunt was aban-
doned. so far as organized search was
concerned. Many of the Indians were
not satisfied, however, and continued
to make inquiries, but to no avail.
Body Found.
Early today, George Corley, who IS
employed on the farm of Levi Arment
while crossing a small ravine on the
farm came across the corpse of an In
dian girl. and upon investigation 1t
was found to be that of the missing
Ma-Sha-Che. Corley was discing in
the field when he made the discovery.
The body was placed in such posi-
tion in the ravine that it could not be
seen more than thirty feet distant.
Montour was Immediately commune
Gated with and Coroner Alien OF rama
summoned, who together with a
Times Republican correspondent WIS.,
tied thu, scene. The position OF the
body and the condition of the clothing.
showed signs Of hard struggle. The
clothins, was almost all torn off. The
shoes and stockings remained on ner.
feet and a portion Of the waist still
clung to the body. The skirt was torn
into shreds and the body left almost
nude. The corpse was badly decom-
posed and an examination showed
that the girl had been struck blow
on the temple and blood had flowed
freely from the lips. The face too
had been scratched and SCARED and
presented a CHASTITY appearance. The
Mace where the body was found Is
about three miles southeast of Mon
tour. Coroner Allen was of the opin-
ion that the girl had been murdered,
and then brought to the secluded spot
for the purpose of hiding the crime,
but Agent Mahlin and Indian Farmer
Quarry hold to the theory that the
murder was committed where the
body was found.
Chief h-Ton-E -Qua states that
he last saw his granddaughter on the
afternoon of March 4. Other parties
were found who saw the girl walk
ing with George Soldier, one Of the
members Of the tribe, on the evening
of the same day No one has been
found who saw the girl afterwards.
Suspicion naturally rests upon Soldier
and it is probable he will be arrested
this afternoon and held. pending fur
Their developments. Soldier was for
merly the husband Of the girl, but she
was divorced and married another
Indian. 1t is believed that Soldier
wanted his former wife back and fall
ing to win her over, determined to
put her out of the way.
The news of the finding of the body
soon spread to the reservation and the
Indians began to flock into Montour
and 10 the scene of the alleged crime.
They were greatly excited and while
not given to lynehing or demonstra-
lions there is a possibility of ven-=
geance for the murderer il his fden-
tity can be proved. Soldier. who 10
suspected by many of the Indians, is
a brother Of Sepo, who was murdered
several years ago and his body thrown
into the Iowa river.
The dead girls father goes by the
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