The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-04-14

been a settlement The buildings
were made of sod, covered with brush
and hay, with dirt on top and walls
about three feet thick 1t looked like
a visitation by Indians. They had
tried to set fire to the roofs. Some of
the doors were partly torn down and
the boards ripped off; the windows
were also broken, writes Robert
Bayles, in National Tribune. One OF
our boys found a mans boot with
mans leg in it; the leg had been
hacked off at the top of the boot.
The first place we struck after leav.
ing there was a stage station, not
great ways from where Hastings, Neb..
is now. They informed us that the
settlement had been wiped out by the
Sioux Indians under Two Face. 1t
had happened about three weeks be-
fore. Several settlers were killed,
and the Indians carried off some of
the women and children.
We proceeded to Fort Laramie. and
while we were lying at Fort Laramie
a woman and child were started back
to the States under an escort. The
woman was one that had been carried
of in the Two Face raid. She had
been brought into Fort Laramie by
Two Face himself, he expecting tC
make something out of the transac.
ton
When Two Face appeared at tbs
fort he inquired for the big chief, ex
pecting to be sent to the post com.
mander. Instead of that he was sent
to Gen. Connor. AS soon as Two-Face
saw him he started for the door tC
go back downstairs. The general
called to the guard in front of the
building to stop Two Face and bring
him back, which he did.
When the general asked the Indian
what he wanted. Two-Face, thinking
to make the best of it, told the gen.
eral ne had white squaw to trade
for hog and coffee. Gen. Connor asked
him where the white squaw was The
Indian answered: Away off"
Gen. Connor made up his mind that
the woman was not far away; so, tell
ing the Indian to sit down while he
wrote letter, he wrote an order to the
post commander to have a scouting
party go out back of the fort in the
hills for mile or so and see if they
could not find white woman with an
Indian or two. and If they were found
to bring them to him.
In an hour or so the general was
informed that the woman and child
were found. and nearly naked. and
guarded by two Indians, who were
brought to the fort with them.
Gen. Connor in his interview with
the woman found that she, with two
children, boy of seven and a mere
baby in arms. was taken after a des
perate fight. There were about 10C
Indians in the attack. They hacked
her husband to pieces in front of her
eyes, and when she cried one of the
Indians said he would tomahawk her
if she did not stop. A few of the men
got away. Another woman was car
ried off at the same time, but she did
not know what had become of her.
After travelling for several days they
came to an Indian village. where they
put her to work doing all kinds OF
drudgery. Two Face used her as he
wanted to, and when he got tired of
her traded her off to another Indian
for some ponies. She was used in
the same manner by this other Indian
Besides doing all kinds of work she
was kicked and cuffed around by The
sQuaws.
AS soon as she got through telling
her story Gen. Connor ordered the
three Indians to the guard house. with
strict orders to see that they did not
escape. He then ordered a court.mar.
tial to convene the next day. The re.
suit of the court-martial was that
Two Face was hanged and the other
two Indians were sent back to the
guard house