, 1874-01-02
WINl|EBAGOES CAPTURED,
indians Kidnapped from Their Lcsa
CAstodinns,

Indians Kidnapped from Their Legal
Custodinns.
From The Ld Crosse Lepub!.cqn, Dec. 80,
Capt Hunt, agent for the lcmoval Of tho
WinuebaRoeF, il using couu.endable energy in
collecting the stroll,ug Lands and isolated camps
OF these Indians. Starting from Sparta on the
2Gth, with twenty-three captured from the
Lcuonwcir and Caranlnny's ard Yankee Bills
camp, numbering ninety iu al. the trim stopped
at the mouth OF TrempealeAu River. aud Will,
Lieut., Stafford and six men, doploy of a
1nl1e and half on each side Of the track was
made mud twenty-sis Indians captured, aud werc
On the train with all their baggage in forty
minutes from the tsno the train first stopped.
Further skirnllshiug through the woods,
Islands, and slouSl,s discovered camp Of thirty
1u1!ailE, and they were disarmed mud captured
before they were awaxe. They made 10 resist
auce, md but one Of tho Indians made auy talk.
or remoustrance. uo WIS a httaGEier from Root
River, aud ho was allowed to so homo and secure
Lis effects, but his family we're taken to Sparta
where ho followed the next day.
In Friday detail Of elk soldiers, under COM
maud OF corporal and accompanied by Mr.
Cash, who is assisting Capt. Hunt, proceeded to
needsburg, and on Saturday they surrounded a
camp Ill that village mud captured thisty-eiglt
Indians and took item to the depot. where they
Ind TO nwait nearly eli day for transportation:
About evening, aid as the train came along that
should tako tho capIves to Sparta. Chap
named Dan Buell. appeared with writ OF habeas
corpus, issued by Court Commissioner named
HUT, and claimed Artichoker aud ten other H.
diana Us citizens Of the State. Tho corporal
indorsed on the writ that be vas aching by order
Of the President OF tho United 6taes, but that
was not accepted as sufficient by Buell., aud he
prestcI into his posse about 200 citizens, who
oyerpowe1ed tic Suatd aud rescued the Indians
callol for in the writ. Tho soldiers gave them
up under protest. and proceeded with the others
to Sparta What this new rebellion against
United States authority will amount to will 1e-
Min 10 be tested. II is. however. eure that
the iiladyiscd action Of the local autho tiles OF
Keodsbu1g Las PLACED them in at attitude Of
insurrcct1on, and their punishment shouid bc
severe enough to deter others from
following their silly and perllous e1-
ample. 1t Was olly by virtue OF numerical
strength that they succeeded III consnmmating
their outrage and ii tloy undertake it again they
viii perhaps lind themselves rudefy AWAKENED to
a true sense OF tlelr reckless behavior. It ib
claimed that ArticLoEer is to ali lntcnts and pur-
poses citizen OF the State, and owning land III
the town OF Lincoln. Mouroo County. and that
the other Indians specified in the writ wore of
lis family ]; but it mus: bo borne in mind that
dealings with Indians ate and always lave been
direct Letween them aud the Geueral Govern
mcnl. mud Statcs are not recognized at ALL Inc
impro1liety OF interference by Stn1e authorities
,s therefore all the mole unwarrantablc.
Peudil.g the shlphcnts Of lud1nns they are
kept IN comfortable quarters at Sparta, and al
soon as sufficient squad has been collected they
are shipped without delay.