Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-03

sinah army OF men employed by the
caravan young Robert NcGce alone
came ont alive 10 tell the story OF the
massacre. Every individual was shot
dead and scalped as ne lay or sat at
the mess table. The mules. OF course,
went 20 swell the herd OF the savages
but the wagons were destroyed by fire.
their canvas covers cut up into breech
cloth and the -four with which the car
ayan was loaded emptlcd from it's
sacks on the prairie.
Young Niece was attacked by Little
Turtle himself and knocked to the
ground by one blow OF his tomahawk
AS he lay there. partially stunned and
bleeding. Little Turtle fired two ar
rows Into his body. pinning him 20 the
earth Then. ia transport OF fiend
ishness, he took Roberts own pistol
and shot him, the bullet lodging I'm his
backbone. Not quite satisfied that he
had made a good job OF H. he stopped
over the boys PROSTATE body and. run
Ming his knife around his head. lifted
sixty-four square inches Of his scalp.
trimming IL OH just back OF the ears.
Believing his victim 20 be dead by
that time. the chief abandoned him.
but others of the band i'm passing hack
cd him with their knives and poked
holes into him with - long lances.
All thc othe~s ia go ain we're long
since dead. Billed oatr--ht and their
bodice l-utiHtct
After the >avagcs had completed
their work they rode. whooping and
L
witnessed the whole affair from their
vantage ground came upon the scene
TO investigate and learn whether the
Sioux haze bcen properly met or not by
the III fG,ed men of the caravan. The
officer i'm command was very properly
court martialed and dismissed in dis
grace from the service. He never gave
any satisfactory reason for his outra-
gcous AMI cowardly conduct
The only part the troops took in the
affair was to bury the dead Wher
they attempted 10 put young McGce
under the ground they found a very
lively corpse. despite the fact that he
was scalped and had received fourteen
distinct wounds. any one Of which
would have terminated the life Of ar
ordinary man.
After intcrriug tie dead the soldiers
fastened 20 Fort Larned. thirty miles
distant where young Niece was
placed under the care OF the post sur
geon. IL was three months before nc
was able 20 be moved from there
During that time he had fair com
maud Of his mental faculties and was
sufficiently strong 10 tell all the Incl
dents Of the attack
Thc owner Of the caravan. who had
remained In Leavenworth. on hearing
what had hefallcn his property put IL
a claim for big damages from the gov.
eminent and was awarded n sun
which made him independent for life
f but he pcrSiStently refused TO do any
thing Tor the sole survivor.
McGcc's claims were laid before tht
president. and I'm October 1864. Mr.
Lincoln sent him a letter and pass 10y
special envoy. directing him 20 come tc
Washington as soon as he WAS able &c
travel and stating that he himself
would see that McGcc's rron-s wert
rightcd
When McGcc had recovered SUN
cieutl. 10 move about. his mind. which
had been remarkably clear up 10 that
/ time. began To- cloud. AMI he became
possessed OF "a mania 10 hunt Sioux &c
the death. In ono OF his frenzied spells
the pass and the letter from President
I Lincoln were stolen from him. ant
neither the president nor the army took
any further notice Of him.
For ~ dozen years after receiving his
/ injuries McGce was wnderer. and
I when il was discovered that Little
Turtle had been wiped out IL was sale
that the biggest notch ON McGee'S gul
barrel commemorated the full measure
OF his revenge. long mark for the
chief ana nine shorter ones for tn,
subordinate hcadmen who had bitter
the dust SAT the command of the un
erring rifle that never failed TO execul,
IFS mission when pointed az a Brule'.
breast.
After Little Turtle had been sent Il
the happy hunting grounds McGee's
mind began To regain its normal cQul
llhrium until at last he once more be
came perfectly sane.-Kansas CITY
. Star.