Identifier: ohioarchological31ohio (find matches)
Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe

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by whose cabin it wasenacted, and who was present are substantially as fol-lows: His brothers pronounced him guilty and declaredtheir determination to become his .executioners. Johnreplied that he was willing to die, and only wished tolive until next morning to see the sun rise once more.This request being granted, John told them that hewould sleep that night on Hard Hickorys porch, whichfronted the East, where they would find him at sunrise.He chose that place, because he did not wish to be killedin the presence of his wife, and desired that the ChiefHard Hickory witness that he died like a man. Coonstick and Steel retired for the night to an oldcabin nearby. In the morning in company with Shane,another Indian, they proceeded to the house of HardHickory — who was informant — who stated that alittle after sunrise, he heard their footsteps on the porch, *This quotation is a paraphrase, in part, of the reminiscences ofSardis Birchard recorded in Knapps History of the Maumee Valley.
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(132) Seneca John, Indian Chief 133 and he opened the door just wide enough to peep out.He saw John asleep on his blanket and them standingnear him. At length one of them woke him and heimmediately rose, took off a large handkerchief whichwas around his head, letting his unusually long hair fallupon his shoulders. This being done, he looked aroundupon the landscape and upon the rising sun, to take afarewell look of a scene he was never again to behold;and then announced to his brothers that he was readyto die. Shane and Coonstick each took him by the armand Steel walked behind him. In this way they led himabout ten steps from the porch when his brother Steelstruck him with a tomahawk on the back of his head,and he fell to the ground bleeding freely. Supposingthe blow sufficient to kill him, they dragged him under apeach tree nearby. In a short time he revived however,the blow having been broken by his great mass of hair.Knowing that it was Steel that struck him, John as helay, turned

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