The New York herald., 1876-10-06


= How far was u from your camp to where the nght
A. Al least forty or fifty miles.
2 What did Sitting Bull 10 with the women and
childrens
A. After Sitting Bulls party went out to battle my
party went out 10 xiii buffalo Having opportunity
when the warriors LEFT brought IN meat and had
cooking wnen ali at once there was great commotion
In camp and all the lodges were taken down. Here
thought would have opportunity 10 get away, as
Sitting Bulls men greatly confused ana at loss
as to which way To 60. 1 said TO my men, 1--WE wil
nee 70 whore we came from The excitement sub
sided and tho lodges were put up again, near where
they were before, and that evening began
turning from the fight some returning the next morn
irg This Is where they cried about the camp that
they were gong TO kill u.s. they had lost OF
Their young men and we did not go and help them IN
the light
man who had cut himself all up account OF
losing his son In the fight my lodge and shook
hands with mo, and ted me TO go 10 the centre lodge
where The warriors wore assembled. now expected
TO be Killed went to this lodge; people were crya.
around Il and warriors were assembled 10 H.
When got there this and shook
hands with again and said:-"This nation
OF hostile Indians nre all oos; this out here
trade he belongs 10 the whites and is not pleased to
stay, but you draw weapons aim and abuse him.
You naion.of hostlles mere that makes war with the
whi,es. ny only son has This day gone 10 the spirit
land II any Of you undertake TO nolest this kil
Eagel Will stab you and cut YOU up"
tles
A. great many. I could not tell how many.
Y How many roacs did they take:
A. could not tell
q. Did they much country?
a. They went by iile hins up the creek. small
ravine from the camp.
q We're the warriors all on footy
A. 1t was good ways and they would not be able to
go on foot
THE ARMS OF THE HosrILgs
q. Did they nave plenty arms and am munitions
A. They seemed TO have. could not tell, as had
no opportunity 10 get 70 see them All The Indian soi-
diers who we're guarding mo had splendid arms
2. Did they have needle guns
A They had all kinds OF arms; Henry rifles, Win.
chester. snarps spencer muzze ioadcrs ana many Of
them two and three revolvcrs apiece; all had knives
and lances
q Did you hear them say whcrc they got these
\. heard some OF them say where they aol them
! heard tho Cheyenne Indians say they had always
been hoses, and they captured theirs In battle This
10 the only way heard them say they got tner
arms.
q Did you hear any say where Sitting Bull got
A. was permitted 10 run about tho camps and
did not hear about II.
= Did any OF your men hear aboutu II?
A. AS was not allow ed TO 60 around my men were
used worse and not allowed to so anywhere. some Of
my men proposed TO steal lot OF sitting BULBS horses
aud fee; but advised thom not to. As would all be
Killed.
q Did the soldiers who guarding you have
A. Yes their belts full, and the best kind OF arms
fixed ammunition. metallic cartridges. All OF here
had very bad guns. You what we turned in
THE INDIAN LOSS on rHs ROSEBUD
Q In this fight how many Indians were Killed and
woundeds
lated by Grow Indians, and twelve died In the camp
Il was impossible 10 say how many were wounded
the Grow lines and they them up and scalped
Them. One hundred and eighty Ind an horses were
killed They numbered them at The Statesman lodge
after the battle.
WHITE MANS ARx
Q. What did the Indians report about killing white
A. When We were in tho council lcdge, smoking. a
pamci Black Mocassin Ia Chey enne) brought
in white mans arm he began beating me and my
.nva hn hapl nd ghn .iarS
''Here is your husbands hand. ("
q Did they say how many were killed.
A. did not bear how many
q Did they have any white mems scalpsf
A. They brought in Grow Indians scalps and beat
over the head with them Ii ever one OF these
come into this agency 10 XIII him. wiz tell you
the way they abused me. Ny daughter (holy woman)
traded a horse tor large tat dog. She had II out
dressing II, and tie Indian soldiers snatched
away from her and VIC were starving and needed it
badly never forgive this abuse The Indian
soldiers came to our camp, lariated and stole our
dogs.
A. They said that they had been whipped. and that
the white men charged them.
Y. Did they get any horses and mules thcrey
A. No, sir; the whites captured good many of their
horses that had given out, besides 1s0 killed.
q How long aid you remain in The camp after the
fghtY
A. We moved next day to where the Indian soldiers
took the dog from my daughter.
z Where did you go from theres
A. After the Rosebud aght The camp moved OH TO
Greasy Grass Greek at oucc
z. How long did they stay theref
A. One day.
Q. Where did yoa 90 next dayp
THE LITTLE BIG HORN SLAUGHTER.
Q Tell US all about the Custer uAhly
A. We were coming down the tributary OF Greasy
Grass creek after The battle was fought the Rose
bud. Hs here makes sketch the Datt cield on the
ground) We crossed the Greasy Grass Creek, went
down and camped II. The troops struck our trail
the tributary followed IL down. swan their horses
the Greasy Grass Creek and struck the camp ut
the upper end where there was clump OF timber On
the southwest end OF the camp they dismo and
tied their horses In the timber and opened tho ngnL
When the nring commenced the Indians rushed TO The
scene OF action l and my were lower down
about the middle Of he camp The Indians
DROVE THE SOLDIERS
OF the timber and tncy Greasy Grass
Creek below the mouth o the tributary taxing ,hs,r
position the high hills bare without any grass
There they were reinforced by the soldiers VINO had
not crossed the creek Colonel Bentcen and Captain
AcDougaln. Before retreating across the creek the
soldiers Colonel Renol got into the camp set hro
some OF the lodges. On retrealing across tho
creek position the hil they left their dead
behind them. Another party appeare top OF long
hill moving toward the south.
CusTER's LAST cHARGK.
After quitting the party on tho knolls word came
that soldicrs were on the left The creek, and
there was great excitement ia the camp, Indian
warriors rushed TO the lett TO meet the troops The
Indians crossed the creek and thon the nrng CON-
menced II was very fast al times. then slower until
II died away. The describes the dring as oiIows-He
caps the palms OF his hands together very fast Tor
several minutes, stopping suddenly which denotes tho
sound OF the nriug when they (Custer) hrst began
Aiicr lew seconds capses he repeats the same as
above and continues, but all the time lessons tho
quickness OF the pating and sound until II gradually
dies out The United States troops were AL killed
tho east sdc mono crossed the stream.
SITTING BULLS STORY.
got the following Information IRON Sitting Bull
himsoif-.Ater crossing the creek with his warriors
he met tho troops Ccster about 600 yards Of the
river He drove the soldiers back up the hill. He
then made circuit TO the right around tho hill aud
OF and captured most OF the horsea The troops
made u stand al the lower end OF the hall. ana there
tney all killed In gong around the hill tho
Cheyenne Indians killed Warrior, thinking he was n
scout who left this agency but he not, he was
hostile. I"
RESo's SHORT.
O. How long did the light last the rightg
A. IL was about noon when they struck the camp
and n only lasted a few minutes The drh, at the
lower end (under CUSTER was not finished til near
sunset
U Did all the warriors leave the ght and 20 TO the
left!
4 they did, the whole thing left
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