The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-05-20
BAD INDIANS

THE CAPTURED CHIEFS PASS THROUGH IN
DIANAPoLIs-A CROWD or SIGHT sEERs AT
THE STATION.
A large number of people gathered at the
railway station yesterday afternoon to eaten
glimpse OF the captured Indians, who are
by the order of Gen. Sherman being
transported to Fort Marion at
st. Augustine, Fla, for confinement. The
prisoners are Cheyennes, Arraphoes.
sComanches and Kiowas, and most of them
were captured last fall and have spent the
Winterse Fort Leavenworth, the CHEYENNE
agency, though part were taken only a
lew weeks ago. Among the captives are
several noted chiefs, Big Tree, Hedi-
derers OF the German family, too.
are with them. They started from Fort
Leavenworth Monday afternoon in two
Missouri Pacific cars, an additional car
furnishing the quarters for guard, consist
ing of part of the first United States in
fantry. The captives number rs, two being
women. They are accompanied by a
name of Romeo and who
speaks four or five INDIAN dialects, in the
capacity of interpreter. The 400 Vandalis
train brought the prisoners into this CITY.
and, while waiting for the evening train on
the Jel1. road, they were switched of on a
siding, and were soon surrounded by a
curious crowd. Some OF the noble
red men were disposed to be
retiring, and shut down their
windows and screens, reserving only small
aperture through which
THEY GaZED UPON THE CROWD.
Others were very affable, shaking hands
with whoeter rendered this token OF am
ity, and venturing upon the treacherous sea
OF the English language to the uttermost ex-
tent of their vocabularies. Several ladies
passed through the cars and were received
with great urbanity by the inmates, who all
shook hands with them. Big Tree was one
OF the most sociable. Looking out upon
the array of small boys under
his window, he expressed the
sentiment much pspoose." He also pre-
sented several bys.aBders with copies of mis-
autograph, but as their manufacture was
only accomplished with the expenditure of
great deal of time and hard labor, his
patience wore out before the wants of the
crowd, IN this respect, were ex hausted. The
Indians were dressed more or less in
army uniforms. and their long hair
was ornamented with ali sorts of bsrbaric
splendoT. From the right ear of Big Tree
depended four or five brass chains, and on
one of his wrists was a bunch OF keys, which
be no doubt supposed vera designed solely
for the purpose of ornament. Others were
decorated with bone knick-knscks, and the
faces of lew were daubed with red paint.
The usual comment of the crowd was upon
the difficulty of distinguishing the
sexes. Taken sltogt ther, the prisoners
make curious spectacle as well as a puz-
zliDg problem for the government. Per
haps the idea of the powers that be is that
trip over the southern railroads will solve
the question of what is to be done with
them without further trouble TO themselves.
The Louisville train last evening bore the
red men out OF the city. II YVES stated that
before leaving one of them slipped his feet
from the shackels by which they are con-
fined and crawled through a window, bat
was shot in the leg by guard and recap
tured.