The Indian fired at him through a chink in the wall, but missed him, and, being afraid to retreat through the door, which would have brought him within range of Edward's rifle, he seized an axe and began to chop out an opening in the rear wall.

Another Indian made a dash for the door, but was shot down by Edward; however, he managed to get over the fence and out of range.

Meanwhile the mother and her four children remained paralyzed with fear until the Indian inside the room had cut a hole through the wall.

He then turned, brained one of the children with his tomahawk, threw the body out into the yard through the opening, and motioned to her to follow it.

In mortal fear she obeyed, stepping out over the body of one of her children, with two others screaming beside her, and her baby in her arms.