The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-28

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From Henry Hsymond,s His
AT q county conrt held for tia cours
tysofs Harrison September %, 1854. tie
following notation was made:
This day IohH Stack house, aini:i..a
soldier. came into court and proved
TO the satisfaction OF the same, tia.
s3he was captivated at Colonel Archi4
bald d.ockree's defeat on the Ohio river
In the year 81, and that he was cap
ttyated on August 81 In said year,
and returned to the mouth OF Craze
creek on the east side of the Ohio and
Son July 16, 17S4.,' .2si
Colonel Lochry's command referred
70 I'M the above order, was compo3cd
3of about 100 Pennsylvanians on thelr
way down the river to Join General
George Rogers Clark's contemplated
expedition against Detroit. They had
landed on sand bar below the noun
of the Miami on what Is now Indiana
territory, and were engaged in cooc-
ing q buffalo, when they were. At.
tackled by Indians and the entire ,uarty
killed or captured. d
Harrison county was Sfganized on
July 20, 1874. and John. r. Duyal was
appointed lieutenant, d
The county lieutenant was the Of
hctal through Which all matter per-
tanning to military affairs were con-
quoted by che war department at
Richmond, 4. = a. ~ /. a
Indians Appear.
He had charge OF the public stores,
4 arms and ammunition. and had au-
thoctty to call out the militia in case
OF invasion or instruction.
In August. 1875. six Indians ap-
peared on a farm occupied by Thomas
and Edward Cunningham on Binga-
mon icreek, tributary OF the West
Fork. and now the dividing line be-
tween Harrison and Marion counties.
AT this time the two brothers were
dwelling with their families in sep
arate houses, but nearly adjoining
though not in a direct line with each
other. Thomas was then on trad
Ing expedition east of the mountains,
and his wife and four children were
collected in their room for the pur-
pose of eating dinner as was Edward
with his family in their house. Sud-
denly lusty savage entered where
We're Mrs. Thomas Cunningham and
her children, but seeing that he would
9be exposed to a fire from the other
snonse and fapprehending no danger
from the woman and children, he
closed the door and seemed for time
only intent on the means Of escaping.
Edward Cunningham had seen the
savage enter his brothers. house, and
tastened his own door, seized his gun
and stepping to a small aperture in
the wall next the house in which the
Indian was. and which served as we'll
for q port hole and for the admission
OF light was ready to fire whenever
the savage should make his appear
ance. But in the other house was a
like aperture. and through it the In
dian fired at Edward and shouted the
yell of victory. 1t was answered by
Edward. He had seen the aim Of the
!. saSage only in time to avoid 1t. The
bark from the log close to his head
was. knocked off by the ball and few
intoEhis face. The Indian seeing he
had missed his object and observing
5 an ADJ in the room, deliberately COM
menced cutting anaperture in the back
wall through which he might pass
without being exposed to shot from
the ohter building. ~
Another of the, Indians came into
the yard just after the firing of his
companion, but observing Edwards
gun pointing through the port hole,
he endeavored to retreat out Of its
range. He failed OF his purpose. Just
as he was about to. spring over the
fence, the gun was fred and he fell
forward. The ball., however, only
fractured the thigh bone. and he was
yet able to hobble over the fence, and
take; shelter behind coyerlet sus-
pended on It, before Edward could
again load his gun.
Z &,f Child 'Tomal,awked. 4 ~
While the Indian was engaged in
cutting hole in the wall, Mrs. Cum
bingham made no attempt to got out.
She was well aware that it would
draw down iHpon4lher head the fury
of the savage, and IL she escaped this
should would most probably be killed
by some Of those who were watching
around, before the other door could
be opened for her admission. She
knew too that it would be impossible
for her to- take the children withrher,
and could not brook the idea Of leav-
ing them in the hands of the savage
I monster. She even trusted to the
hope that he would withdraw as soon
as he could, without molesting any
Of them. A few minutes served to
4 convince her of the fallacy of this ex-
pectation. When the opening had
been made sufficiently large, he too,-
Z ahawked one of the children and,
throwing the body into the back var d,
ordered the mother to follow after.
She obeyed the order. stepping over
the dead body of one Of her children.
with ian infant in her arms, and two
others screaming from horror at the
sight and clinging to her.
When all were out, he scalped the
murdered boy, and, setting fire to the
house, retired to an eminence in the
field. where two Of the savages were
with their wounded companion. Leav-
ing the other two to watch the open
ing Of Edward Cunningham's door
when the burning OF the house should
force the family from the shelter.