The New York herald., 1876-10-06


A. Fourteen killed the field with Reno, anS
thiriy-nine killed dead the field with Custer.
know of seven who died OF wounds within camp ar
terward.
q. how many woundeds
A A great many. | would judge about 600
wounded Ia every way, bead. hands, arms. body
Sc.-nearly all saw were wounded more or less
ol Of the Osallalia sioux ranged IN line and called ms
10 look 1T them. and said, Here Is the wounded OF
one hand - there twenty seven on travers ant
thirty-eght on horseback.
cuEyESxs AMAZON
There was a Cheyenne who had q revolver
strapped on her and he light and got killed.
DID sitrlpe Bull take any prisoners alive IN either
a He did not; he took no one alive; m Was Ike
hurricane and swept everything before IL.
q Did they scalp any white men?
A. did not sec any.
O Did they burn or torture any OF them after the
A There was one became separated from Reno's
command and two Cheyenne Indians gave him chase,
and lnalv overlook and killed him.
.. Did they scalp hims
A do not know
q Ailcr me a. hl did you have a big dancoY
A. No SIR, the soldiers were reported coming from
the mouth Of the creek, and every one ned
q What dd they DO with the arms, ammunition and
A. They have them. great many of the horses
died from wounds aud fatigue Whoever captured them
4 How many warriors do you think were in Sitting
Bulls camps
A. / canno, say; they were like maggots = car
case.
rHg HOSTILE SIOUX cHIRRs.
q Who were the principal chiefs besides Sitting
A. Crazy Horse OF the oraalla Sioux; Big Man, OF
the 0gallaa SIOUX High Elk, Of tho sans Arc, killed
by Reno, and the head chief OF the Chcyennes killed
by Lieutenant Sibleyis party.
q We're therean Indians killed in this nghs belong
ms 10 TINS agency
A. Mono that know Of
Y We're there any wounded?
"A. Yes, one; the Raters son. Ho Is out there yet
q. Did you have plenty TO eat during the hghst
A. No Tho Cheyenne Indians ate the horses killed
in the battle. had a little buffalo meat lett
INDIAN TACTICS
2 How do the Indians go into Dastle-docs each chile
A. They 20 without discipline, like bees swarmina
out OF a hive.
Q Did you have plenty of grass for tho ponisss
@ Could you XIII any game during this timer
A. Now and then An antelope, that the Indians wous
kill
no WHITE MEx
Q. We're there any white men among the lndiansf
A. There was no white IN the camp that I saw.
q. Was there not man that blew buge like . sol.
diers
A. There was but it was blown by an Indian.
O. Has Sitting Bull any white women IN hts campf
q wha. do you think Sitting Bull Is going to do
A. | did not hear slipped away in the night but
there is u man herc-a prisoner-who VIII probably
know-Bears Ribs brother.
@ DO you think he viii dght next summers
A. can't say.
O Did Ran-in- the Face cot out the heart OF dead
officer and show It around tho camp on sticks
A. Rain the. Face with me; he did not do IT.
you out some beef and coffee when you were IN camp
out IN the country, before you came INF
A. No Que brought me anything; neither sugar,
cofIoe, -four, tobacco nor anything
TIE CUSTER FIGHT AGAIN.
O. What time OF the evening was It reported In the
hostile camp that troops were coming on the LETT Of the
A. The sun was just going down.
@ When Reno driven tho creek where
was Sitting Buls
A. .ou't know.
Q. What were the families doing when tho ngntinG
was going on the hiIl3
A. The women ncd 10 the lower end of the camp and
" ~ ,Sh,, n,d ,bsv do wh.r .h.v h.o.d tho ar,rc an
the left by Custer!
A The upper end OF the camp was at this time all
deserted and at the lower end OF the camp they took
down and packed the lodges ready Tor nignt.
Q. In what direction did you hear The troops were
A. The men who were out after their horses, amer
the Custer nght came In and said "Aore troops ars
coming up the creek from the Yellowstone River. I"
q. Did you see Sitting Bull that days
A. dfd not.
q Did you Crazy Horses
A. did not
O. i heard Sitting Bull stayed in his council tent.
away from the battle ded, and urged his forwardY
A. That Is probably SO, but don't know
. What time OF Eight did everybody leave the
camp?
A. Just at dusk
Q Did the women, children and lodges 60 nrst or
did the warriors 80 nrstf
A. The women, children and old people went nrss
and the warriors in the rear.
q How long was the camp-how many milssf
A. About miles long
q. How wide.
A. About mile wide
Q Were the tepees close together?
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SITTING BULLS FAMILY
Q. What part OF tho camp was SITTING Bull ini
A. He canped near where the soldiers, who tied
their horses IN the woods, attacked.
2 What kind Of lodge has Sitting Bulli
a. He has very large skin lodge
o. How many wives children has Sitting Builf
A. Two and four children.
O. Does any else live with hmg
A. HIS sister did. but she died this summer
O. Are sitting Bulls soldiers campcd. near h,mS
A. they camped about the middle Of the camp
q III chat part OF the camp was the council tentf
A. Near the centre; II was painted yellow and holdA
grsa, many when they crowd
q How old 40 you think Sitting Bull ss
A. About forty years
O What is the color OF his hair; heard II was lghtf
A. He has light hair
O. Is he hight himsefs
A. He is not white man; you can't expect an
Indian TO be white.
o. How large a man Is he?
A. About feet 10 inches; he IL very heavy and
muscular and big around The breast has very large
head; his hair IS not long, il only comes down ns
O How docs he dressg
time saw him he had ON very dirty cotton shirI
Q wha. does no wear on his head IN battle
A. don't know, did not see him In battle
DO the Indian soldiers strip OIL when they 20 into
anghts
IT, It is mado OF long cago feathers and trails be-
hind him.
O. have heard that after the Custer ncht the
indians went back TO the other end and attacked there
again. How is ny
and attacked the troops (Rcuo) on the hill aaAin.
q Did you hear the nrng2
A. Yes hcardthc firing while moving away.
q. How FAR away were you tho morning
A. We never stopped; wc had just crossed Greasy
Grass Greek In the morning. the soldiers In the
@ Did you hear any firing in the morning whom you
crossing the crecky
A. We got out OF hearing of the firing long before
morning
O What tmo day did the Indian soldiers joia
the partys
A. They were overtaking US all day. coming In in
squads.
q What did they reportY
A. did not hear what they said.
q. Did they say they could not drive the (l2sno's
troops on tue hills
A. 4 few days after when the excitement died away
they said they could not drive the troops of the hill
q Did you see any Of The indians wearing soldiers
clothes after the nghty
A. did not saw lots OF soldiers horses and