Show HIS EARS CUT OFF horrible example of and superstition tIon D ie is patches from skagway and juncan give brief details of a horrible example of witchcraft and superstition in the uvonah indian village forty miles distant from juneau though quite and peaceable the indians are very superstitious and nearly every year one or more suffers death violently several days ago the indians took a man who was believed to be possessed of the devil and made him the victim of frightful atrocities his II 11 is ears were cut olt off and his body frightfully hacked backed in an unsuccessful effort to drive out the demon the victim was troubled with epileptic fits which continued lie he was as finally buried alive in the earth and ilia his scalp cut off inch by inch officers have hurried to the scene from juneau on a special steamer |