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Foreign News
September 27, 1837
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
An Indigenous man was imprisoned yesterday in Montreal, charged with another of his tribe for murdering seven Hudson's Bay Company affiliates beyond the Rocky Mountains. The accomplice evaded capture before being seized and shipped to England from a Pacific port.
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We understand that an Indian was yesterday lodged in jail, charged, along with another of his tribe, with the murder of seven individuals connected with the Hon. Hudson's Bay Company. The murders are said to have been committed beyond the Rocky Mountains, and his companion, after for some time eluding the vigilance of his pursuers, was at last taken, and shipped to England from some port on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. We shall lay the particulars of the tragedy before our readers as soon as they transpire.—Montreal Herald.
What sub-type of article is it?
Colonial Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Hudson Bay Company
Indian Murder
Rocky Mountains
Arrest
Pacific Port
What entities or persons were involved?
Hon. Hudson's Bay Company
Where did it happen?
Beyond The Rocky Mountains
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Beyond The Rocky Mountains
Event Date
Yesterday
Key Persons
Hon. Hudson's Bay Company
Outcome
murder of seven individuals; one companion captured and shipped to england
Event Details
An Indian lodged in jail charged with another for murdering seven connected to Hudson's Bay Company beyond Rocky Mountains; companion eluded pursuers before capture and shipment to England from Pacific port.