Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. II

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1844-1845

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vious, as well as to quiet the minds of the Indians upon the Ccuncil ground respecting that act. At the Council there were present Col Williams and Neill, Indian Commissioners, Doct. G. W. Hill, Secretary of War and Marine, Mr Sloat Agent together with a large number of Dela- ware, Caddo and Shawnee Indians. Through Interpeters the following questions were put by Maj Western to the indian woman, and her answers given. Ques. What is your name? Ans. Samarnigey. Ques. Of what country and tribe are you? Ans. Muskogee or Creek. Ques. What do you know in relation to a murder committed below here upon some Creek indians, a few nights since? The Great Spirit is looking down upon us now and knows all we say, if you tell us the truth no body will trouble you, if you tell a lie the Great Spirit will punish you. Ans. In the middle of the night my husband, a white man, got up as he said to obey a call of nature, and went out, in a short time he returned and then again went out, and returned again with a tomahawk, with which he killed the people who were in the house. Ques. What was the size of the tomahawk? Ans. ·Large: such as we used to cut down trees. Ques. What did you do? Ans. I ran and caught hold of him and got his axe away : he said the wild indians had killed my people. Ques. What is his name? Ans. Dave Barton. Ques. Is he a white man, indian or negro? Ans. A full blooded white arnerican. Ques. Who were the people he killed and what were their names? Ans. The old woman's name was Solygay, and boy's name was Friday, and the little girl that was wounded since dead was n&med Harney. Ques. Were there any more people sleeping besides those three? Ans. No body. Ques. Who was in the room with you besides your husband? Ans. No one. Q1.1es. Did he, your husband, run away after he said the wild In- dians had committed the murder? Ans. He had at that time, possession of the axe, and we had left the house. I told him I wished to go back, he said two wild

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