The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-09-10

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Cyess boamtd.--Thc firing between :he In
disus aH4 txoOpS was no, Simultaneous. After
Dcnnelly was shot. five or six shots were mms
disse!y nfyd ~ The cavalry. was about 10
~ l. yards from him. Sks- 20 ba was within
few feet ~ him. Donnel!y vas siongsiie Of
him. and hia horss bad partly wheeled around.
rsosxccriox CLOSES.
At thI.point the Judge annoafcei thai no
evidence having been Brought against ON b.
gar bo, Mat am alb, Ka ota.ra, and Na-in-gos,
he woald discharss them from custody, and
asked the superintendent. Major HERMAN, 10
take charge Of them and send them to the
Agency a. Grow Wing.
J. y Cati'rsH s,no,a.-f saw the hgh be-
tween the Indians and Capt. Starkey's CavarY.
| saw The Indians aboat three quarters al al
hour before I'll troops arrived. Tat was the
h.st time saw them. ! Go not know Of any
indiana there btfore. saw some Two or three
Indians tbritnot thesc) at sunrise CITY. sarnc
ak miles below my place. About six inile.
above my place, there were complaints Of dep
relations. These Indians were strangers 10
me. About hail pas, ten the Indians came to
tbs store. did not know their number. was
going 10 the all. When got there ! met Star.
key, and asked him what he was doing there;
he said he was after some Indians that had
Committed Expectations along this river. told
han there were hye VI ten Indians al the store.
aud ihas The people up there we're very much
alarmed and would be glad n the CAPT. conld
put stop 70 the depreda,ions. told the Cap
tain would 60 10 the store AMI cndeavor to
Keep them until the troops camo up. | did so,
AMI told the people al the store tina. the troops
were coming, and their object Is SOON a. III
troops came IN sight, the Indians bee anne alarm,
ed, and we're forstartiny of. They were told
10 atop until the troop. came up, and they
xeI not l,s .hpgi. lsu!.sey .as,.esi egs y. .A.s
TINE pohneI'y was Snot, the Cavalry. thought
vcfc eudeayorlnR to surround them
NTan9 SfHrrW str0JT Il saw the iiVht be
tween the Indians and the Saint Paul Cavalry
The Indians we're al the store an hour OF two
before the troops came in sight. They were
standing around, aud one OF them was shooting
Al mark with the men there. I never saw
these Indians ia this nrghborh ool before;
whcn they started TO run from the troops across
'he fence, some two or three shots were fired
by ths cavalry. The Indians were running at
IAN speed ana 40 were the troops after they
crossed the icnee. Before the cavalry had
reached within gun shot Of the Indians they
hhd got INTO The corn field. This cavalry ap-
prhred 10 Dc divided In their course, Ia the pur-
suit. The Indians end troops were from
quarter 70 a hall mile from where was stand
ting.
The defence propt sed TO in,ro1nce The esi
dencej QUE y the Indians, 70 prove that they
were RON Mile Lac, and that they were only
IN 'ht section Of the couAtry hunting. The
evidence was admitted
.nif M, s,ro.a- George oaks sworn a. H..
teflue'"r--Tho Interpreter was in-ti ncied 10
administer such an oath as wogil be binding
npon Bis conscience. lie then proceeded 20
testify a. follows He belonged TO Mile Lac.
AMI " a dc Ha was their Chief They lived At
N'ile Lac. lie aud the oihrr Indians with him
haI been M the country when they were taken,
nut Two days. They we're haunting los deer
They inietlelt0 70 away the next day. after
usv a
whites IN the u~igl horhood, after hunting. After
leaving the houses, they intended u come tbs
was 10 hunt. There w,ra SIX Of them. and one
ltflc boy, They were just camped ONT, having
no regular camp, Two " thNm had Gene 10
the settlement 20 see Gal lwvii The d4v before.
bHt he WA not AZ home, ard the day ,hey wer8
taken, they all came together HuJ met CALI.
well On The road, AMI that tliweb wac look
ing afruni a. be wts going along, and they
looked back aud saw some persons coming, anil
Caldwell 4did " Sou r. to them, and they ..at
scared AM ran, and soon after Mclean rode ~
ter tae,a. aud called them 90 stop and t4ey
stopped and came back With hitn, and when
they Soi 20 the company. they an drew h n
swoids Mclean drawing his first; and thar he
tol! ihs q .Sr lnd.aps some CLIpDewa mus
have been kllil{ white man, and he expected
they " Iud all he killed; and un looking around.
they Jaw "A board fence, and started To it, AID
crossed over, and ran. soon after he tgrnsI
around, aui saw tho troops tearing down tn
fence he I'D not hear any thing ihrn. Tue
Indians were aboUt 200 yards ia tie field before
they Spt ths trnce down, aud then he Heard
tbs report of pistols or guns there might be
twenty, aul there might hc thirty, He started
&C. run, AMI one " them overlook him first, and
~ soon ~ they came t. him lao handed his gun
The HcNt fhrJ OVcItooh delivered up his gun.
Nheu be heard the report Of tie pistols he
,ho1Sht taey vera gong 10 kiu them: and he
e'a.d aot he.p 'hnNing - wacn h. knew they
wcrc shooting ~ h,m. Wlicn the soldiers over.
h.' han J, and he TOLD another iud.sn - run 10
t' %, p','. snl ',. ts ~ "'' lonie OF 'hey woar
doon .bpt M, In.i,,t, al n.,, .ho,., I,.n.e
tl,., one iyU woap,h:d. lie saw ponh,ly when
Jas Va sloI lie va, pp..l.us b.. pistol q,
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