The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-15
Three Sioux Indians Killed by VIM
nebagOes.
From the Mankato Record of the 9th.

From the Manlzato Record of the 9th.
On Wednesday night, a party of Win
nebagoes killed two Sioux warriors on the
Winnebago reservation. Three Sioux had
been skulking around the reservation for
a few days, counciling with the dissaffected
Winnebagoes, which fact becoming known
at the Agency, party of Winnebago
braves started in pursuit, and succeeded
in capturing, at or near Lake Elysian, two
of the Sioux Indians, whom they killed
the third made his escape. To satisfy the
whites of the truthfulness Of their story,
they brought the head, arms and heart of
one of the Sioux to the Agency. There is
no doubt of the correctness of the above,
as we have it direct from Mr.. insolvency,
who was at the Agency at the time, and
saw the head, arms and heart of the MUIR
dered Sioux. . ....
The report spread very rapidly among
the WinnebagOes, creating much excite
ment, and from eight hundred to thou
sand Indians assembled at the Agency,
where they were to have had a war dance.
A part of the scalp was sent to the In
dams at Camp Porter, at this place.
A detachment of soldiers were sent out
from the Agency to obtain the bodies of
the murdered Sioux. ,-..-,i.
Later advices from the Agency states
that another Sioux has been killed by the
misunderstanding three in all.
The two first were killed at or near
Lake Elysian, and the third about one and
a half miles from the Agents house.
The last one killed stated, before he
died, that quite a war party of Sioux were
on the advance, and that ten of them were
sent ahead as sc uts. The other seven,
he said, were on or near the reservation in
the timber The war party, he said would
be here in three days, unless they return.
Captain EdgertOn saw the three dead
Indians, and thinks that they are Sioux.
1t was at first the impression of some per-
sons at the Agency, that the Indians killed
were Winnebagoes, but those in camp
here laughed at the idea, saying that Win
nebagoes would not kill each other.
The Winnebagoes say that an Indian
from the Missouri killed one of the Sioux,
nephew of Baptiste killed another, and
the third was killed by a party among
whom was Little Priest. .u .ri..
The bodies were all mutilated in about
the same manner that the Sioux treated
white people. One of the bodies was cut
up in small bits, and distributed among
the Indians-the largest piece is said tC
be the head One Indian had a finger,
another an arm, third piece of the
breast, fourth the heart, and so on. The
sight is said to have been revolving in the
extreme. ... . r..,...
a correspondent of the Agency furnishes
us another version of the above affair
He says that on Wednesday night, couple
of Sioux were discovered by party o.
Winnebagoes short distance this side o.
Little Thunders village. One ofthe Sioux
was killed instantly. The other fell on the
ground, and laid as if dead. Joe Tebo
jumped ON him. In the scuffle, the Sioux
turned him, and in good English said God
d-n your soul, I'll kill you!" Two other
Winnebagoes came to Joes assistance, and
the Sioux was killed. ...t... t,...
A Sioux who had been living with the
Winnebagoes all winter Immediately left
and was followedpnd killed this side of the
Blue Earth river. His head was cut of
and brought in. o a.'... l........i
The Winnebagoes have declared wal
against the Sioux. aH.4 ."ay.t
1t is reported that there was eight OF
ten Sioux in the party, and if correct, the
remainder are prowling somewhere in the
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