The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-12
THB COOK MURDERER IN MIN
NESOTA.
HIS STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIR.

lFr0m the IT. Paul Press, september o.
Yesterday Mrs. Bobolink, the mother
OF the Indian murderer, came down to st.
Paul and had an interview with her son
ut the county Jail. The meeting was
marked with good deal Of display Of feel
ing on the part of both, and apparently
the feeling was real. Both shed tears
freely and sobbed violently. They sub.
sequently Gained their feelings and Bobo-
link told his story to his mother, while
Allen Jordan sat on the floor in one cor
ner of the room, writing down what was
said The following is
BoBoLINK's STATEMENT.
Last spring, in March, my brotber-in-
law, Shar- Boi Waze and myself started
out West bunting ; after camping out six
or seven nights / left him and went to
the sugar camp and stayed three nights,
and went back with one man and boy /;
when left my partner and did not find
him where l left him, and camped there
one night with two fellows, and mex morn
ing we started out in one direction, went
little way, and turned back, and
camped out alone one night on my way
back toward Oak Lake. Next morning
did not feel well, and started out, travelling
very slowly in the afternoon l saw Half
Sole trapping, and had some talk with
him about the camp. He told me there
was boy at the camp, and l went there
and got something to eat. They gave me
four muskrat skins for pair Of mittens,
and the boy started out little way with
me and turned back. Before / left my
home at Leech Lake, my brother, Flat
mouth, the head chief of the Pillager band,
had a talk with me, and told me to tell
the whites that my father had had peace
with them always. And now (said he) l
want you to tell the whites to let my
nephew 20 free. l want him to draw my
annuities Just as soon as l see the Indian
agent. l want him to say what he thinks
of this matter. l think the Indians hung
at Brainerd had no fair trial they don't
know whether they were guilty or not.
Mr.. Falmouth, in a communication
to the prisoner says he wants to have
peace with the whites all the time, and
subscribes himself Truly yours, Flat
mouth leading Chief of the Piliagers."
/ went along toward Oak Lake. In the
evening / selected camping plsc.. l
went over to Mr.. Cooks to buy piece of
bread with the four muskrat skins.
went into the house and said "How do
you do r. Mr.. Cook told me to 60 off. Mr..
Cook told Bobolink he had been there the
day before trying TO sell rat-skins, but he
said it was not him. "You came here
yesterday and scared my wife and my
children, and want you to leave, and l re-
ceived blow from his foot which knocked
me down he then took stick and beat
me with it. don't know how long laid
there, and finally got up and went to q
buggy which was standing there and got
into it and sat there thinking about it.
My temper was increasing all the time, so
made up my mind to 90 to my camp. /
got my gun and pistol five shooter, and
went back to Cooks. AS soon as / got
there / was pretty mad, and shot Mr..
Cook with my gun, which was single
barrel. He did not fall and 1 shot him
with my pistol and he fell to the floor, and
the woman came out from the bedroom
and shot her-all the time on the out
side. They both died right there, and ]
went into the house and killed the three
young ones with my knife and they never
cried. The reason killed the family was
! because he commenced on me first. After
killing them left. but went back, think.
| ing ought to get something but / got
no money and took clothes which i had
when arrested. I never took spoons or
pistols; only tho clothes. I then set fire
to the house and went away, and this i;
the strsightest story have told before my
mother, who came down to learn the
truth; and she will go back and tell my
friends what have said, but l do hop,
my annuity money from the Pillager bant
will get me clear. A good many stranger
have come to see me, but my mother ha
made me cry for the first time. ! did no
cry because l was afraid, but l cried be
caupe saw my mother feel SO bad.