, 1875-03-06
AN OUTRAGE UPON INDIANS.
The Slaughter Of 0sages at Medicine
Lodge, Kau., in August Last.


Lodge, Kan., in August Last.
Facts Shown by an Official In
vcstiyntion.
Tic deliberate slaughter OF four 0alge 1ndi-
aus by company Of Kansas State Miiitia III
AuSuRt last. did not. At tue timo Of ita commits
siol. attract any pnrt Of the attention which, tho
circumstance should have received. The country
was blinded to the atrocity Of tho deel BY tho
explanation that The miserable Indiana sia,,gh-
tered weso hostile to the Government and were
actually ahot down In arms against tho Common.
wealth OF kannas.
The light thrown upon the matter by oElcial
Investigation Of a not very thorough or search.
lug character suficeutly shows the aIalr to
hayo been
DnurAL AND lxnETESs1nLE orTAtoE.
pesrctrated by mon high in office. md for un-
worthy ends. Senator Robinrou scema to have
led the Investigation, and, with tho aid Of tho
Superintendent Of Indian. AffAire, to have ex-
posed IN amount OF villaiay absolutely awful.
FEom number Of afldavits ualo by par
tieB actunly engaged in the slaughter, 1t
scoma that tho raid WAS made upon
tho Indians for purposes Of pluuaer.
Upon the authority Of State officials. 1t was cur
1cntly reported by tbs pscss Of Kansas that tho
Usage Indians on tho border had made hostile
demonstrations. The object Of tneBe reports ia
said by Supt. Hoag 70 hhra been : pro-
text for asking Government loan 10 arm the
frontier sgainst 1nliann. Il appears TINT Com
pany A Of the Barbour County Mlitia-C, NJ.
Reeler, saloon-keeper, Of Medicine Lodge. Cap
tain-was ordered by Adtt.-Gen. Morris, Of
Gov. oeborn's staf., to "puni.h" them with
conrany Of twenty-threa men, he mhrcteS 10
the vicinity OF hunting party Of peace&ble
Otagcs, near tho line Of tho Indian Territory,
and
MURDERED POUR,
scalred tWo, and captured number Of ponies.
How tho astack waB made, the following Atllda-
sit-one Of pne ulade by members Of tho Com
pany--will show:
4. y shel'ss. Of hxtnl age. being By ne arss du,s
4 harbour County, Knnras, militia, Cant, q. ii,
hep VIII o orerea si's sy I'll te. ~: Sc
r.. t. =. seHn n. ~ wa
s4se c!iy on it, nornns of lie III d.y ci % Husa.t'
1871. with Twenty-Five other tonacers included,
tp3y:e3 ;'. noth .c,s. Sf s,* ,a,. to yont .eo
Kicker ordercd 10 e.d otr pieces u " we're Il liz
chance Of soule fun We advanced 10 the top Of
ridge and there cnc"intcrcd three Of the Indians
dIsaountci aud ordered ihs Indsas 10 sdysnce nd
Five Up their ar1ns which they did Two more came
~. aud hs dis.zntd them also; hs thtn told tho In
coMErg IN from thrtr camp to advance hut from the
sl1us ntada by tie N under the impression tha
- hey turned away - md n.T1e from u u. u IT, Yin IN
ataua that wore dsarMes gaye loud yell and nlatt
% eaf oa s spo Cd;
othss fl about haltn!ls tso1n where the shooting
,oo plsss; he tn,!i.ns ah n9s trs single .hot q
who Nas With his Qc 1udanr} husse wien The Indian
wat trylns 70 ate hs e.eare: that to he bcst ii rny
nnd mules captured. and eounted ticsn thai Saw tte
cnmr of #sfh indians that day. and that tln
wr1r ana, so'ns sse,n, I'D .sw nothiua si"a' aI
"atd 1ntas to indicate that they hcssi'n Indians
swor sua subscribed to btrorr ne tn4s s sth dsy Of
no,r County, Ksnsas. W',uets my band aud scal
A' ssns IT, sy anil s,.!sa 1.ss sol..y Public
[sEAl.I Official copy.
THE rLusDxN TAKES
will be understood from The following:
Ne: i. II. Htisnan, 7. v. Mcclure, aud ]. ".
Swank, IN oath say. 10 tho lept pf recollection,
there were between sixty aud onirs horses
o ay ~ I'D ni4n. on
we're h1nsnE PARTY: thh the .hl Indians kill.
Ing bNaY t,sa ne: met -; sna h'ass .na thst htte
10 .Law tnst Rs'1 lnstans vera hoailu Indians.
tSiXuc.4 J. II. hruTsxAA.
i. II. nfSSH; sfsGso;nk.
Sworn md ..Sseri!'sa e. tofof* me-. Ss.sty PUBLIC
u sns fGr II sS %sSSus Isc .s sy of
h1 I.1,1 and seal' Ss'sned, -. y; n,r1"s, ns,
The otbcr afdds.its tall tho samu story In a.
most tho same Language. According to tho state
neut Of sHpt. Hong, otfutts we1u nlatle to
COVER up THE OUTRAGE.
4 commission war Eiven to tbn man Kicker ton
days alter tho massacre. antc.dasod Ly AtlIt.-
~ = lin
Ah'dayisa wcre read to tho members Of the Cora.
pany, setting forth tho true facta, attas which
false aud lylng sildAvlts were substituted and
obtained their signatures. Morris intcutiou WAS
butcherY upon the 6tale Of Kansas, under tho
guise Of an ludinn war.
". 4. 1lauktn WAS deput!zcl by Mr, Hong 10
investigate tile cass.. His report DECLARE. illat
dated aud that some Of tho most prominent
sta.e officials aro implicated In tho matter.
Nh. NoAa's OFFICIAL RxFonr
Of tue matter IL AZ follows;
nrsox, L.wnEaeE Kap., jan. il. ia7s;;--Thf Hon.
Haantd i !. Smnh, Coal,* sttoncr Indian dfa,s'
u II q AnsS.s isst, h.fst 10 1aioFin tit have
~ ~ saa1s Kss:.. .2 an5ss 5s sss T. htss1 @
J. ". Mcclure. John Y. Hwauk, i. J. Bner.
lsE, T. =. shtrles, aud Frank ~, =, MsAl!sstsf;
Of wlum wcrs 1rcaent ly order Of Cart N!ckes, aEd
sycwiturssrs of sai uas*acrs nf 4ulans An .obbpry
Of their stock. said atsns fully suh4taniato rtlurt
Of Commissioners Smith anl Shannon, that tha lntl-
ans were pssceallO ~ase procuring ,,rAt aud soues
fur their support. ~cro ehete with campcqutprage,
kc snd ad not ey!nce hostility Bpes4a ssfe1anrs il
called u 4 )! anl T. T. shupsrA 3ts.euents Of thelr
Wilt 10 said Iul!.us the day before tls us,e; Of
Cart. htckrs. Of the facts Indicated in tAetr
Ah!tastts: ak attention kao to tho
il seged 10 10 reported 81 Capt. irE.r u Gov. o.
born, which h htfoia pronounced eEroneous Or, It
there, II apPea1s through deception. The ierson
aeysra other persons ataBnt .tnsAse the killing,
whose sssttalouy cAu u had Oh their IutuFp rcA4r-
cd and pthsGx dec!iuo to tcs95 fronl feaE tnnlesa
under lsHal psoeess}, Ihls un*4rEsatabls Moyo-
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