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that he was already in prison, and would undergo his trial etc. the indians replied manifesting their satisfaction, and declaring that the friendship heretofore existing remained unimpaired, or words to that effect, and the talk closed a little before sunset.- WALTER WINN Secretary, P. T. [Endorsed] Minutes of a Council held at Tehuacana Creek April 14 1844
No. 16 LETrER FROM THOMAS G. WESTERN TO SAM HOUSTON Council Bluff Tehuacana Creek 20 Apl. 1844 To His Excellency Genl. Sam Houston Sir- By a former communication I have advised your Excelly that we reached this place designated for the Treaty ground on the 14th Inst. and have now to add what up to this time nothing reliable has been heard of the Comanche or of Sanchez or Conner. On Monday last information was received at this Post that some Creek Indians residing on this river within a mile of S1:rouds place, had been murdered on Sunday night while Sleep- ing in their own house, and as was then reported the atrocity had Committed by Wild Indians-In the execution of what I conceived to be my duty I proceeded to institute an investiga- tion of the facts in the case to which and I caused to be brought to this place the Survivng [surviving] Creek woman a relation of the deceased, whose deposition taken in Council and in pres- ence of the Delaware, Caddo and Shawnee you will find herein enclosed for your information, the evidence of this witness you will perceive goes to implicate one David Barton a young man of family residing Some 20 miles below this place and the father of an infant by witness, he had been examined before a Magistrate, but Sufficient legal evidence could not be found to warrant his committal-it appears he is now at large-The Indians here are Satisfied that he committed the act and in their minds exon- erate the wild Indians from all impuration.
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