The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-15

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We're hsseelf, when passing over the
prairie, by rs son of H. G. Eberhart
while. sherding 4sheep and it, may be by
one on. two other persons. 1899
Having no f,irtler use for his asso-
GATES, Campbell left after dinner and
took ithe road for Mankato, evidently
intending to 60 to his mothers home
at Traverse Des Sioux. His main
object evidently had been to secure
the money and he used his five Indian
comrades merely as. tools to help Sc
cure the booty, and to hide his crime
for he thought the whites, when they
discovered the deed. would naturally
attribute it tos;these five nostiles.
WHY he induced his fellow Indians
to make the timber and bluffs of the
LeSueur back of Mankato their hid
ing place, or under what pretext he
left them will never be known. Ger
tainly mo better hiding place could be
found in the county, and moreover
it was admirably situated for carrying
out the pretended objects of the ex-
petition, to attack Mankato and steal
horses. q 1t Isl quite likely That the
plan determined upon between Camp
bell and the other Indians was for
him to go to 'Mankato as a white
man, unarmed, and thus spy out the
best way to make the attack and, also,
learn where there We're horses to steal.
Whether Campbell had any thought Of
carrying out such designs may well
be doubted. 1t probably was only a
way of getting rid of his Indian allies.
now that his purpose with them had
! been accomplished. How his plans
were foiled we shall see later
Mr.. Harlow, neighbor of Jewett.
heard the firing about six o'clock in
the morning, but thought nothing of
it at the time. About two hours
later he went over to Jewett's home
to borrow a wagon. As he approached
the house he came upon Mrs. Jewett
lying dead in the path and few feet
from her lay the child unconscious,
but breathing. Nearer the house, but
to one side lay A. ]. Jewett dead. In
the house a fearful sight greeted him.
TIE elder Jewett lying lin his blood
on'i the floor with his brains oozing
| from the gashes in his head, but still
alive. THE elder Mrs Jewett lying on
| the bed all covered with blood and
her head and face smashed beyond
recognition. The table set for break
fast, the chairs upturned, the chests,
trunks, bureaus, cupboards and beds
| broken" open, ransacked and contents
scattered over the floor. The upstairs
rooms showing the same ransacking
and confusion.
Mr. Harlow did not tarry long amid
these scenes of horror and death,
but ran and told a Mr.. Burgess, and a
messenger was dispatched Immediately
to Garden City, four or five miles
away, NjN news. Of the awful tragedy
! Major Z. P. Evans was brother of
the elder Mrs 'Jewett and, with mum
Der Of Garden City citizens. he re-
paired at once to the Jewett home.
and thelai dead and wounded were car
ried to- Garden City. The elder Mr..
Jewett recovered Consciousness for a
short time the next morning. He said
there were five or six Indians, in In
dian costume, with guns and bows and
arrows, He tried to tell more but
could not be understood. He died on
! this second day. The child, however
recovered and is now a resident of
Mankato, B. d.. Pay, who was then
/ in The" livery business at Mankato
! was returning home that morning of
May 2, from, Sterling, whittier he had
taken the Golf family When passing
not far from the Jewett claim he met
J. T. Williams and T. NJ Pugh in a
buggy. and shortly after this they We're
told of the murder Turning back they
overlook Mr.. Pay and informed him
and then William shaving the swift
est horse hurried ahead to carry the
news to Mankato. When Mr.. Pay got
near the north line of Rapidan, he
saw some distance ahead of him in the
road, man walking towards Mankato
but he soon disappeared behind spun
of timber.
As he was descending the hill to-
wards John A. Jones he saw the MAJ
again walking through the woods paral
lei with the road When Campbell (fol
it was hel reached John A Jones' cabir
he turned in and asked for glass
of water, While Mr.. Jones was aftel
a fresh supply from a nearby spring
Q. w. Dodge rode. up to inquire if thu
Mankato company had just passed anc
was telling Campbell of the murder
and on Jones' return was relating thu
facts to him, also, when Campbell
suddenly started down the road with
out waiting. for his glass of water
This singular conduct, coupled will
the fact that he was three fourth
! Sioux and a stranger aroused Mr.
Jones suspicion and he communicate
the same ito Dodge and he advised
him to arrest him and take him t.
Mankato Dodge. turned back an
putting spurs. to his horse 500
; overlook Campbell and, after ask
ing him q, few questions and re
ceiyings ey.asive answers, drew hi
revolver :, and, put him under arres
: and :, brought him to Mankato. H
was taken to. the Clifton house, wher
a. crowd soon gathered and bega