Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-18
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Particulars of the. Murder Of
Wild Bill.
The Red Skins Troublesome
s How Half Breed Scalped
an Indian.
VIM. COwan, nm old YnnktOn
Printer found Dead near
DeadWO0d.
Soldiers In quest Of stolen
Horses A Proposition
from the Miners to.
Credit them on
Account.
o,n.r In.cre-,lng Items.
From our Regular Correspondent.
RApID CITY, Aug. Ufb. 10.
Ep's. PnEss & DAkorAfAs:


RAPID CITY, Aug. 3tb. 3tbs5s6i- s6.
Eos. PnEss Il DAKnrAlAa:
have Just been TO Deedwood wherc1
picked up a few items which may be Of
some interest to the readers of your paper.
On Wednesday, Aug. 9Th, j. b. Hieksck
(Wild Bil) WAS murdered In Dcadwood
CITY, The facts In the case are about as
follows: Bill and some Others were play
ing cards in the hall Of Nultall Is Nav.
Jack Mccall walked in and around direct
ly4baek- af his victim, and when within
eaclaiming, .damn you, take that fired, !,
the bali entering nj the back Of the head
and coming oubat the center of the right
cheek, causing instant death. After short
chase The murderer was captured. He said
the reason he killed Bill WAS that Bill had
killed a brother of his some years ago In
Kansas. There was no one else who knew
whether this was so or not. He was tried
by the citizens of Dcadwood; W. L. Kuy-
kendall acted as judge, and Col May pros
eculing attorney, and Judge Miller acted
for the prisoner. A jury Of twelve men
Was selected. The ouly evidence given al
the trial was by the prisoner ard tha, WAS
to the effect that Bill killed his brother
and that be killed Bill and would do 1t
again If he had another opportunity. AT
ter thirty minutes consultation. the ntoi.
gent jury-to the surprise Of nearly two
thousand people, returned verdict Of not
guilty" The people thereabouts say That
after the above proceedings, trials BY jury
are played out. Judge Lynch will preside
next time.
Wild Bill's remains were laid away In
the cold ground in the Canon OF the White.
wood, by kind hnnds. His two ivory han
died reyolvers and SLarp's rifle, were bur.
ried with him.
Mccall has made himself scarce around
.Deadwooa since the shooting occurred
During the past two weeks the red skins
have been maxim 1t hot for the boys
around Speaftish valley Crook Town, and
A. the Spesriish, four horses
were stolen during The last week The
Indians have stolen between thirty and
forty ht.Hd IF horscs and run of herd of
becfea,,le 400 in number belonging to
Capt. bod son. They killed the entire
herd except one lame OK, jerked the beel,
and made good their escape. A band Of In.
dians and herders had little brush
in the vicinity of Crook Town on the Sd
inst. In the fight one Indian was killed,
when half breed sprang forward and
made an attempt 10 scalp the dead Indian,
but not being an expert in the business,
and being under brisk fire from the other
Indians he just cut the whole head off The
head was exhibited through the streets Of
Crook and Deadwood ,.and the boys had a
big time over it. The half breed raised
about hundred dollars. on the head and
then turned 1t over to DR. Schultz Of
Crook Town. Calamity Jane Is said to
have fecoe enized the head as belonging to
young brute Of the Red Cloud agency.
Wm. Cowan, of ST. Joseph, No. was
found dead in the gulch above Dead wood
afew days ago, He was about forty years
old, and printer by trade.
The following is the result of the Inquest :
We the jury, chosen for the purpose OF
sholding an inquest on the body Of VIM.
Cowan, lying dead before us, find that the
deceased came to his death by the excessive
use Of intoxicating liquor and exposure"
The funeral rites were conducted by the
Rev N. H. Smith.
Dick Dunn's large freight train passed
through Rapid City few days ago ,hesd-
ed for Dead wood. He is hauling freight
from Pierre tn Dcadwood for &c pound
Thirty soldiers arrived here from Pierre
a few days ago. They were after band ol
sixty horses stolen from Cheyenne agency
n short time ago. They return Ia. day with
out any Of the herd During their STAY
here In the Hills, the boys Of the differen,
camps sent word TO the officer Ia casrge
that they would receipt to him for sixt,
head of horses procured at Cheyenne
agency, leaving balance due them frou
the same neighborhpod Of five hundres
and forty more. Whether tho captain &C
cepted the proposition or not I do, no
know.