| Joseph Pritts - Frontier and pioneer life - 1841 - 550 pages
...took broad boards, upon which they would put a quantity of burning coals and hot embers and throw them on him, so that in a short time he had nothing but coals of fire and hot ashes to walk upon. la the midst of these extreme tortures he called to Simeon Girty and begged of him to shoot him : but... | |
| James Handasyd Perkins - Indians of North America - 1846 - 642 pages
...tormentors presented themselves on every side of him with the burning faggots and poles. Some of the squaws took broad boards, upon which they would carry a quantity...the midst of these extreme tortures, he called to Simon Girty and begged of him to shoot him ; but Girty making no answer, he called to him again. Girty,... | |
| James Handasyd Perkins - Indians of North America - 1846 - 632 pages
...tormentors presented themselves on every side of him with the burning faggots and poles. Some of the squaws took broad boards, upon which they would carry a quantity...but coals of fire and hot ashes to walk upon. In the midsi of these extreme tortures, he called to Simon Girty and begged of him to shoot him ; but Girty... | |
| Henry Howe - Ohio - 1847 - 636 pages
...tormentors presented themselves on every side of him with the burning faggots and poles. Some of the squaws took broad boards, upon which they would carry a quantity...In the midst of these extreme tortures he called to Simon Girty, and begged of him to shoot him ; but Girly making no answer, he called to him again. Girty... | |
| Henry Howe - Ohio - 1849 - 646 pages
...tormentors presented themselves on every side of ham with the burning faggots and poles. Some of the squaws took broad boards, upon which they would carry a quantity...In the midst of these extreme tortures he called to Simon Girty, and begged of him to shoot him ; but Girty making no answer, he called to him again. Girty... | |
| Henry Howe - Ohio - 1850 - 654 pages
...tormentors presented themselves on every side of him with the burning faggots and poles. Some of the squaws took broad boards, upon which they would carry a quantity...had nothing but coals of fire and hot ashes to walk npon. In the midst of these extreme tortures he called to Simon Girty, and begged of him to shoot him... | |
| Henry Howe - History - 1851 - 636 pages
...every side of him with the taming faggots and poles. Some of the squaws took broad boardsf upon wtoch They would carry a quantity of burning coals and hot...nothing but coals of fire and hot ashes to walk upon «hont V midstt°i.these e.xtreme Atures he called to Simon Girty, and begged of him to den, ^ A 7... | |
| Wills De Hass - Indians of North America - 1851 - 444 pages
...took broad boards, upon which they would put a quantity of burning coals and hot embers and throw them on him, so that in a short time he had nothing but..."In the midst of these extreme tortures he called to Simon Girty, and begged of him to shoot him : but Girty making no answer, he called to him again. Girty... | |
| John Frost - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1853 - 624 pages
...tormentors presented themselves on every side of him with the burning faggots and poles. Some of the squaws took broad boards, upon which they would carry a quantity...In the midst of these extreme tortures he called to Simon Girty, and begged of him to shoot him ; but Girty making no answer, he called to him again. Girty... | |
| Henry Howe - Mississippi River Valley - 1855 - 908 pages
...tormentors presented themselves on every side of him with the burning fagots and poles. Some of the squaws took broad boards, upon which they would carry a quantity...the midst of these extreme tortures, he called to Simon Girty, and begged of him to shoot him; but Girty making no answer, he called to him again. Girty... | |
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