The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11
visE INDIAN RAID AGAIN.

vasE INDIAN RAID AGAIN.
EaiiatiG, NJ. A.. April Bird, 1917
: Edsfos Aoant Courier
was both surprised and mortified as :
4 s,.uncse were many others.) bs the 1s'ne 81
ID Editorial in late issue sof your paper,
commenting Oh a Gdsettf article reiatiVe ~
the outrageous insiian raid u iast s.ii'si.
lam sure that the scitiZehs Of the Galiatlh
valley viii feel thankful To the Editor OF the
anzeifs for the article alluded te. l know
that it is tie trim conviction OF the pe0pIa o,
this valley. founded on a strong cham Of "a 7
.:,ln,stauilaI evidence, and on the cen surrent-
testimony of the most intelligent ana reliable
: roountaineers that TO the Crows tie quit az
1. tuchss of having entered our peaceful valley
murdered uaoilending citizens ana run on Z,
cur stock: and in this connection would
sxk-If they are Row allowed 10 escape With
out punishment. what may we not expec. the
(. coming summer? Of hundreds with Wnom
have eonyersed ON the subject, remember
bur the following persons rs having ex pressed
fhe opin.on flat any others than the crows
were responsible tor the late raid and its at
tendant horrors viz Col. Black. Mr. Nc
Kenzie. Major Pease and Pierre Cheyne, the
t,row Intsrnre,.sr. ] am told by Mr. All.
Nichols that Col. Baker, in tbs course OF
81 ronyersation II, Judge Streets Office e&-
pressed himself as strongly OF the opinion
that the Crows were the guilty ones.
In Col. Baker and the o1hccfs alid lilell W.
der his co1amand the IA, ,ple of this valley
have the utmost confidence, anu cI5y Ai.ow
\ Shat he will redress their VIZ. AZ alu pioeeoo
4 their rights if III his power ,,..4;ao
Yon will please discontinue my aaveIuse-
ment and Send your bill. If oua equity Pc 9,
Per is to be run in the interest !. y rlIlss n
individual directly opposed to ths ssnaaar
good of the community, it is not Il = pAps1
for me.
Il. III. CAMPBELL
The above letter is from one of our n. 'ost
Intelligent and substantial citizens, and n
bar the heaviest loser BY the Indian raid last
GUNNER. While it is anything but pleasant
TO NJ to differ with our friend and patron. Mr 4
1,ampbell. and the citizens of aallatin, we
must say that we We're convinced some TIME
spO by circumstances of All uuqHeslonaDie
nature that il was not tire Crows that maize
the raid, but some hostile band. We are
not familiar with the ..chain Of circuinssan-
tial evidence convicting the Grows but on
The contrary, all the circumstances at the
time and subsequently,. exonerated them pe-
aides. there is evidently a mistake IN regara
90 tile statement Of Col. Baker. Col. Baker
went to the Crow Agency just after the RAID,
to investigate the matter. upon the represen-
tation OF SONS citizens of a belief that the
Crows were engaged in the raid. After the
investigation. Col. Baker expressed himself
decidedly convinced chat the Crows were !
not the guilty ones. Not a single hoof OF
the stolen stock has ever been seen IN the
possession OF the Crows, while they have
been seen and recognized in the hanas OF
other tribes.
In noticing the article Of the Gazette. IL
was merely to correct what we supposed was
a wrong statement, and we wish right here
Co say to Mr.. Campbell ana the people OF !
GaiIafin Valley that this paper is not eotl- |
tr0iled OR run ill the interest Of the indian
or any other ring it is something OF which |
We are as ignorant as an unborn babe We
established the COURIER as q local and ge,l- I
eral newspaper, ana as the me ms Of making |
a living, lit beng our profession.) We have
andeavorea, to the best of CIR ability, to sub
serve especially the local interests Of the peo- /
pie OF Gailatin County, and In this Instance
we took particular pains to procure reliable I
data upon which to base our comments OIL
matter Of such vital importance to the conf
at large. We do not expect to repre- 7
gent the particular views of our friends and
patrons onall subjects but If Mr. Campbell,
or any one else. will furnish us with sufficient I
evidence to iinplicate the Crow Indians IN i
the outrageous raid of last summer, we Will I
use our influence to have them punished 10 I
the full extent of powder and lead. !
We are Of opinion, however, that the mat I
ter. so far as the Grows are concerned. was
susceptible OF proof at the time, and then
was the time for tile citizens, whom Mr.. I
Campbell represents as unanimous in their
conviction that the Grows We're The guilty
ones, to have strictly investigated the affair,
and If they were guilty, to have meted out
such punishment as tie case demanded. bur |
af they have any proof ndap that 1t was the
4 crows. it Is a sacred duty they owe to them !
,sclyes aud the community, to bring II for
ward, that we may prevent similar RAID
this summer. by visiting condign punishment
nron tile guilty xretches.
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Thar PETfTaoN.--Thc Montanian Of the
2sth ult., in its characteristic Wisliy -washy
manner makes ala Intellectual effort to COM
piimeilt Judge SLsa'phy, AT the same time VIZ
tnally justifying the action of the ring,
and gives us i colftempibie ding Tor having
She inanliness to conae out boldly IN favor "a
the reteitionof our fudge, who has not had
a single charge, that any enc knows OF, pre- /
ferred against him. The Editors OF the
Montanian had the means of knowing that I
Judge Murphy was endorsed by two-thirds I
Of tile members OF the bar 0f Montana Le-
fore writing the article iii regard o;the petl-
ZION. Subsidized by q little official patrons
age from some ot the ring. the Montanian il
placed in the awkward position OF having 10
obey IFS masters in d cru AIDE against an of
fetal who is endorsed by allof its constitu-
ents. aid whom every dictate OF honor should
cali upon it to defend. but It prefers as usual
10 stultiiy itself and expose its ear-nalks By
attempting to carry water on bothslloalders. K
IMMIGRATION SocIETY--Seme of the lea
ling citizens OF Helena held a meeting last
week, and organized all immigration associa-
ton. the objects of which are to encourage