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account of Matbctrs treatment while in the power of these lecherous devils that satiated their beastly desires over this helpless creature. She was not considered as the wife of any one chief, hut wastABSALLl KNOWN by nearly every demon of the tribe. And this was the unfortunate girl that had been for nearly nine months subjected to such fiendish treatment as this! There she sat —pale, wan of face, sunken of eye, and heart-broken in spirits. And outside in lazy indolence the vile wretches who had perpetrated these outrages! Surely every one of them should be made suffer the full extent of the law. She says she can identify every uuc of the party that fnurdered her parents and brothers and sisters, and the government should not be slow in bringing theseCOPPER-COLORED DEVILS to justice—Bach as is served out to white men.Catherine told a portion of the history of her family, showing that they were respectable people in moderate circumstances, and that the children had been reared with all the care the loving parents could give. They left Morgantown, Fannin county, Georgia, nearly five years ago, and removed to Howard county, Missouri, whsre they remained until May, 1872. Leaving there they emigrated to Merryville, Stone county, Missouri, living their notil Septembar with an ancle by the name of Barton Brown. Johanna, one of the sister*, being an healthy, the father decided to go to Kansas, hoping a change would be beoaficiaL They then removed to Elgin, Howard county, Kansas, bat remained them only one year, when theyOfwere frozen, and the nails ox my right foot all came of!. In January I met sister Sophia for a short time, and she told me ire were better to be killed/’“One squaw was at times very kind to me, but all the rest used to strike me every chance they had.“They used to jpaint me every few days. AboutA MONTH AGO I was sure the Indians were going to surrender, at Stone Calf and Eagle Head, with their bands joined ours, and all started north. I did not boo Sophia all this time, but knew she was near me, as the squaw that had been good to me said, ‘Little sister with Stone Calf.* At last Medicine Water came to ray lodge and told me I was to be given up. 1 asked him to let me see Sophia, and he answered, ‘Sister dead.* 1 did not believe him, and one, day Stone Calf told me she was alive and well. About two weeks ago I saw a four horse wagon coming toward onr camp, and as soon as it was near enough 1 started to run out and meet it. The Indiana would not let me, bat made me go |into a tent. Soon Komeo came to me and spoke to mein English. It was the first time I had beard it for months. He said I might go with him and he wonld takeGOOD CABE OF XL I got into the ambalance, and there for the fLst time in two months saw Sophia. We at once left the Indians behind, and in two days came in sight of the sol diem tents, where I saw Gen. Neil, Mrs. Miles, and all the rest who were so kind to me. I could not help crying. Mrs. Miles is ss kind as a mother to us.”A fice i cent* by HjNc a bar recti must mail in wl
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Emporia News
Emporia, Kansas, US
Fri, Mar 26, 1875
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