. The Chicago massacre of 1812 : with illustrations and historical documents. ;e-come of our women and children if there is war? On the otherhand, what will become of your women and chihiren ? It is Ix-st toavoid war. Lalimes letters show that he was a man of abilityand education. We also j^^ness. from a clause in ArticleIII of the treaty of 1S21. that Lalime lived after the man-ner of those days, and left at least one half-breed clause reserves a half-section of land for John 1^Lalime, son of * Noke-no-ciua. Miss Noke-no ([ua is not otherwise ktunvn to history. 188 THE CHICAGO MASSA
. The Chicago massacre of 1812 : with illustrations and historical documents. ;e-come of our women and children if there is war? On the otherhand, what will become of your women and chihiren ? It is Ix-st toavoid war. Lalimes letters show that he was a man of abilityand education. We also j^^ness. from a clause in ArticleIII of the treaty of 1S21. that Lalime lived after the man-ner of those days, and left at least one half-breed clause reserves a half-section of land for John 1^Lalime, son of * Noke-no-ciua. Miss Noke-no ([ua is not otherwise ktunvn to history. 188 THE CHICAGO MASSACRE OF l8l2. The next knowledge we have of Lalime relates to hisviolent death in the spring of 1812, about five monthsbefore the massacre, at a point on the south bank of theriver within a stones throw of where is now the southend of Rush Street bridge. In a letter written by the lamented Gurdon Hubbardto John Wentworth, June 25th, 1881, we read : As regards the unfortunate killing of ^Ir. Lalinie by Mr. JohnKinzie, I have heard the account of it related by Mrs. Kinzi? and. GURDON SALTONSTALL HUBBARD. (Last picture taken of him.) her daughter, Mrs. Helm. Mr. Kinzie never, in my hearing,alluded to or spoke of it. He deeply regretted the act. Knowinghis aversion to conversing on the subject, I never spoke to himabout it. APPENDIX I: John- ISO Mrs. Kiiizie said lliat lur hushaml Lalimr hail (ar Kcvtralyears been on iinrritiidly Uriiis. atul liasf<l ihc riveralone, in a canoe. K*^* frt, and that Lalinie met him out-side the j^arrison an<l sliot him, the hall rnttiti)^ theside of snpposed that Lalime saw her hnshand crossinvr, and takin^^his pistol went thronj^h tlie ^ate purposely to meet him. Mr. Kin-zie, closinj^ with Lalinie, stabbed him and relnrned to the hoii-covered with blood. He told his wife what he had done, that he-feared he hatl killed Lalime, and ])robably a scjuad would l»e sentfor him and that he must hide
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