The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-09
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Mr. Bsows, nm indian trailer At the
sious Agency, arrived 10 this city On Mon
Day. having left the Agency On Thursday
morning last From Mr. b. We learn some
faets connected with tho death Of
. 0n of the Indian Chief, Isx.rA-Dv.7A,
the noted leader u the band of cut.throa,
sssAgex whose Expectations now form 10 cal
. psge IN tbs history of the w.t.
On Monday last, the 10th instant, Mr.
FLAspsAu the Agent for the Sioux received
intelligence that thnc Indians. membcrs q
IskpA-DUTA's band, were lurking In the
DeighbMhood 81 the yellow Me1icite
Agency. lie immsiistely dispatched
trusty Indian to the basd suspected u bar-
boring tfe manlercrs. and upon his report
tina, sm Of IsKrAbcrA WIS certainly IN
the neighlorhood, AMI probably two others
ii tho band. Mr.. FLAsDnAu promptly and
secretly formed his pans 10 arr~t this muir
dersr, Having procured from Fort hdg
10y. detachment, Of Company u, 10Th 10.
fantry, under tho command u Lleuisnasi
MreHAy, the party Ief' the Agency nmicr
tho leadership Of Mr.. FLaSpnAr, at two
o'clock % "Wednesday morning let They
wers also accompanied by several IUlla'm as
guidcs. bat upon wha~e integrity thr ut
mo~t reliance could b. placed Among
them was IImos wAsnrs. or l!eautif,l
Voicc, one of the indians who risksl his
life 10 secure the rcIeM1 Of Miss GARDrsxH
About sun rise, the party arrived At nm
Indian village. on the yellow Medicine river,
Ave miles from tho Agency, They imme'I
ately surrounded the lodge 10 which ISs pa
pr-rA's son ws staying but upon the ap
prosch 81 Mr. FLssba,t, and one Of the
Indian guides. he became alarmed. AMI run
ming from the lodge took refuge in n ravine.
where the grass was sufficiently high 10 AZ
ford him gool hiding place. The soldiers
surrounded the nvlne. aml with difficulty
discovered the ludiap upon whom they in
Ine,lisiely fired, iulic,ing several severe
wounds The Indian returned the FIRE, with
y double barrellel shot gun; onr II the
chMrgcu struck the cartrige box of soldier.
who thereupon rushed forward anil bayooei
ei the savage Upon examining the body.
several wounds were discovered Tbs car,
cass Of the mnr,lcrrr was lef, lying upon the
ground. anil the party. after having secured
hiH sqoaw, lef, for the Agency
The Indian killed was son II lsKra-
pvrA. who having married with the Anna-
lily Indians. al tho time h. was killed, was
on q visit TO his iathcr.lniaw, He IL tho
identical savage who dragged Mrs. Nonlx
from The lodge Of the yankton Chief who
purchased her. and after having satisfied his
heIlish appetite, beat her to death with clubs
His punishment was w,ll deserved, The
two Indians who accompanied lsS-rA.pr'
ns son, fed Il h nppossi To the old
Chief camp IN skunk Lake Il was fear
al by many perscns at the Agency that be
would s~k 10 avengr his sons death, by ~
lacking tho frontier settlements.
A grcat deal Of dissatisfaction existed
among the Indians when Mr. Bsows Ion
the Agency, caused by the prompt cials
ton u the Agent. in terminating the career
of the murderer. and also upon the ground
81 the arrest II his wife Good feeling wp
1pss,isly restored however, by the relcas
Of the fluaw. who. |, w@ discovered. had
no connection with the band Of Iss r,pr
"a. or tlrir murlerous exploits
There Was but small farce 81 soldiers Al
Fo,, Ri,lyeley, and this seemed to cncoarsg'
the imlaDa, in Assuming bold AMI hangh
" tone Mr. BsowS, however. met Majer
SpMs,s battery II flying artillery, TWEEN
" nis~ below For, llhlgrly IN Friday
they would reach the Agency on Sunday
AMI their prScnr would undoubtedly pro
lucc a change IN the cunluc, of the 10
lians
capt Rst. commablcn' OF Fort RijRely
onr informant states. reviewed hitter iror'
Hon. J~rru K l,eoaS dated al Hole in.
the Mountain. stating that upwards of 40
lahy~ Of Nauktona had aS~mbl,l en- the
Zig Sioux. 10 rs,s' the pasragc of Col
Nomss party thongh their Territory