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Told by the Pioneers After this time Gcn-ernor Currey of Oreg'on sent a company of troops to our assistance under Captain Bluford Miller, as Indians were still stealing horses and killing cattle. A band of these robbers was fol. lowed by Captain Marshall to Mason River, where the last one of them was killed. Quiemuth and Leschi now separated, for what reason I never knew. The former grew tired of fighting, and came to Ozha, a Frenchman, who li,-ed on the Nisqually River, near the crossing of the Northern Pacific railroad bridge, and asked him to come and see me and learn if I could take him to Governor Stevens safely, as he wanted to surrender, and would risk his life with the Governor. I told Ozha to bring Quiemuth to me after dark, for if he were seen someone would surely kill him. I was glad that he had surrendered, as he was the only chief left on our side of the river whom we feared; but I hardly knew why he came to me, unless he thought as a friend of Governor Stevens it would make his sentence lighter. It was early in the summer of 1856 when he came one night with Ozha into my house unarmed, shook hands with me and my wife, as friendly as if he had not been fighting' us and our friends for months and months, rendering life a burden to us. I got my horse, and taking Van Ogle, George Braile, Ozha and Betsy Edg'ar, a squa'w, and friend of Ozha, we started to Olympia, Quiemuth riding close to me, talking freely all the way, telling me if the Governor did not kill him he would show me where there was lots of gold as he knew where it was. It was a gloomy ride that night through the rain, and when we reached Olympia, between two and three 0 'clock in the morning, we were wet, muddy, and tired. I awakened the Governor, and told him I had Quiemuth, who wanted to see him. He got up and invited us in, then ordered luncheon, of which we partook freely, as we were hungry as well as tired. Ozha, Van Og'le, and Braile went to the stable with our horses, while I stayed with Quiemuth. The Governor handed our prisoner a pipe of tobacco which he smoked a few minutes, telling me between puffs that he thought the Governor was a good man and would not hurt him that he was a good "Tillicum". The Governor offered me a bed, which I declined, as I was \vet and muddy, and told him to gi,-e me some blankets, and I would lie down by the fire in the office. Blankets were brought for me and Quiemuth and we lay down one on either side of the fireplace, I being next to the door. In the meantime, news of the chief's surrender must have been circulated, though I had intended to keep it a secret. The Governor left a light burning in the office, bade us good night, and again retired. and I was soon in deep sleep, from which I was aroused by a great noise, I hardly realizing what it was or what caused it. I sprang t~ my feet, and as I did so I heard the sound of a person running out of the house, and the lights were out. I saw by the dim light of the fire 142
Told by the Pioneers 11 man fall and heard a groan, and rushing to the fallen man, I found it ,ras Quiemuth, speechless and dying. At that moment Governor Stevens rushed in, saying as he saw the dying chief, ",Vho in H has done this1" I replied, "I do not know." "In my office, too," he added. "This is a club for General Wood." General ,Vood had disapproved the policy of Governor Stevens, as 'rell as that of Governor Currey of Oregon, in the prosecution of the Indian ,Var! Before the Governor reached the office I had run to the door, and by the dim morning light I saw eig'hteen or twenty men outside the door. Never in my long' and intimate acqnaintance with the GO\Ternor did I ever see him so enraged as he was that night; and justly, too, it seems to me, for even after all these years it kindles my wrath when I think of the cowardly deed. It being nearly daylight, the body of Quiemuth was left on the carpeted floor of the office until the coroner's inquest was held, which brought out the fact that Quiemuth had been shot with a pistol, the ball taking effect in the right arm, and right side, which Dr. Willard, Sr., declared never could have killed any man; but a closer examination sho\ved the chief had been stabbed with a very fine blade which had penetrated his heart, causing instant death. One Joe Buntin was arrested during the inquest, on suspicion. Elwood Evans, of Tacoma, then a young lawyer of Ol:'mpia, conducted the prosecution, B. F. Kendall the defense; the result being the acquittal of Buntin, though many believed him the guilty party. Quiemuth now being dead, Leschi was soon captured and sentenced to hang, but the execution was stayed, and Leschi returned to prison. Court again convened, and he was given a new trial, when he was again sentenced, and was executed near Fort Steilacoom. This ended the Indian War. I must here mention that many very prominent men condemned Governor Stevens bitterly for proclaiming martial law; but his course ''"as ably defended in the Legislature, where the debates were long and stormy. I represented Thurston County at that time, and approved our Governor's policy. Peace being again restored, the settlers returned to their homes to begin life anew, as they had been robbed of everything which they possessed. My last horse was gone, but I had a few cattle left, and with willing hands and brig'ht hopes, and the blessings of health and strength in our home, my wife and I took up the burden, and prosperity met us, so that when old age comes on we may rest in peace, waiting for the summons which calls us to a better land. ]43
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OCCURRENCES INDEX AT NISQUALLY (Ref
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