“In a drinking match at the Hills yesterday, Gros Bras (Thick Arms) in a fit of jealousy stabbed Aupusoi to death with a hand-dague (dagger); the first stroke opened his left side, the second his belly, and the third his breast; he never stirred, although he had a knife in his belt, and died instantly.  Soon after this Aupusoi’s brother, a boy about ten years of age, took the deceased’s gun, loaded it with two balls, and approached Gros Bras’s tent.  Putting the muzzle of the gun through the door the boy fired the two balls into his breast and killed him dead, just as he was reproaching his wife for her affection for Aupusoi, and boasting of the revenge he had taken.  The little fellow ran into the woods and hid.  Little Shell (Petite Coquille) found the old woman, Aupusoi’s mother, in her tent; he instantly stabbed her.  Ondainoiache then came in, took the knife, and gave her a second stab.  Little Shell, in his turn taking the knife, gave a third blow.  In this manner did these two rascals continue to murder the old woman, as long as there was any life in her.  The boy escaped into Langlois’ house, and was kept hid until they were all sober.  Next morning a hole was dug in the ground, and all three were buried together.  This affair kept the Indians from hunting, as Gros Bras was nearly related to the principal hunters.”

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“Grand’ Gueule stabbed Perdrix Blanche with a knife in six places.  Perdrix Blanche fighting with his wife, fell in the fire and almost roasted, but had strength enough left notwithstanding his wounds to bite her nose off.”

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“In the first drinking match a murder was committed in an Assiniboine tent, but fortunately it was done by an Ojibwe.  L’Hiver stabbed Mishewashence to the heart three times, and killed him instantly.  The wife and children cried out, and some of my people ran to the tent just as L’Hiver came out with the bloody knife in his hand, expecting we would lay hold of him.  The first person he met was William Henry, whom he attempted to stab in the breast; but Henry avoided the stroke, and returned the compliment with a blow of his cudgel on the fellow’s head.  This staggered him; but instantly recovering he made another attempt to stab Henry.  Foiled in this design, and observing several coming out of the fort, he took to his heels and ran into the woods like a deer.  I chased him with some of my people, but he was too fleet for us.  We buried the murdered man, who left a widow and five helpless orphans, having no relations on this river.  The behaviour of two of the youngest was really piteous while we were burying the body; they called upon their deceased father not to leave them, but to return to the tent, and tried to prevent the men from covering the corpse with earth, screaming in a terrible manner; the mother was obliged to take them away.”

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