The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-03


helped some of the white people to
escape and no was convicted be-
cause he had been with party OF
the murderers when he was trying
to escape. He afterwards started a
, revival in the barracks where the
remaining Indians were kent, and
by spring all of them could read
and write. They were later taken
to prison in Iowa and when re-
leased went ont into Dakota and
tried to get land. They were not
allowed to do this and so went fur
Their west and took up claims. Some
of them became prosperous and one
: of them is Or. Charles Eastman OF
Dartmouth college, n writer Of more
than ordinary repute. Mr.. Hughes
has great deal Of charity for the
red man, but not too much. He
says that they are not all bad and
, treacherous, although most OF them
are.
e., A series of recolections was given
by c. Il. Wise, of The Daily Re
view. He said that in 1862 he was
only two years DID, so his recol-
lection was not very vivid. How
ever, he said that he had associ-
ated a great deal with men who
remembered the times and he also
! has Il number of newspaper files
, that were published by his father
during the Indian troubles. With
! these resources Mr.. Wise gave n
: very interesting address, seconded
at times by old gentlemen in the
audience who remembered the Oc-
currences as though they had hap
pened yesterday. From his files and
the recollections of older men Mr.
! Wise told of the chief things that
happened in 1862. While the 3O3
/ Indians were in captivity here,
tawaiting their execution the town
I was stirred up continually.
| Wanted Indians Hanged.
! Some people wanted them all
hung. AT one time an attempt was
made on the part of a number of
the townspeople 10 storm the bar
racks and kill off the redmen to
a man and save further discussion
of the matter. Mr.. Wise does not
remember the hanging but says he
has been told that he really did
witness it from window in a
building where Schroeder e. Muir
phys hardware store now is. He
read letter from one Of the sol.
diers who saw the execution TO his
sister. The document is well pre-
served.
The quartet sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" reverently, the
people standing. A number OF let
tiers and orders, from the governor
and officers in charge of the troops
stationed here at the time of the
execution to tho president, and
their answers, were read by Wal
ter Sanborn.
| In making the dedicatOry address
Judge Cray wished to have it I'M
derstood that the monument has not
been erected to gloat over the death
of the redmen, for they met their
I death bravely. 1t is simply to re-
cord accurately an event in his
tory. So many people come to Man
kato and wish to see the spot
where the Indians were hung. 1t
can now be pointed out to them
accurately. Judge Cray gave few
ofs the characteristics of the red
man, upon the authority of the
poet, laundering Gordon who was
brought up among the redmen. Al
though he learned great deal from
| them he has to tell the truth about
them and says that they were
treacherous in the extreme.
How Outbreak Started.
Judge Cray told how the Indian
Outbreak started. Five or six braves
got glorions'y drunk and tried to
Guido each other in bravery. One,
to show his bravery, killed farm.
er's COW. This was thought pretty
tame by his comrades and they
dared him to kill a white man. He
would not be bluffed SO enticed 4
farmer out of his home to shoot at
a target with them. They got him
to shoot at the target first so as
t to be absolutely sure that his gun
was not loaded and that he was
absolutely defenseless, then they
murdered him in cold blood Then,
as they knew that they would be
pursued and punished by the white
men they went to Little Crow, the
Sioux Chief, and persuade him to
make war on the white people.
THE monument" said Judge
Cray, was cut from st. Cloud
/ granite and is remarkably fine
| piece OF work The Chicago and
Northwestern railway allowed it to
be put on their land free of charge
IT. r. Coughlan laid the foundation
for it free. The Omaha and Mil.
waukee roads shipped the stone to
Mankato free. w. r.. Hammett
ihauled the stone to it's foundation
and set it up. without charge. O.
II. Exile superintendent its erection
without cost. And there it stands
iready to be received by Mankato
ito mark the exact spot where the
execution took place, so as to sat
/ isfy the curiosity of those who in
visiting Mankato want to know
where the Injuns were hung"
Monument Is Received.
| Mayor Taylor arose and said that
in behalf of those who had made
arrangements for the erection of the
monument and in behalf of the PEG.
pie of Mankato he received the
monument for the city.
After Mayor Taylor's acceptance
the program was concluded by the
song, America" by the audience,
Estanding. 1t was sung with a will
What was undoubtedly the most
r0D EnnT