, 1876-09-08

Story of the Custer Massacre
by an Eyewitness of
the Whole Affair.
Fifteen Hundred Saveges Pour
ina Murderous Fire upon
the Little Band.
0no.Half the Troops Unhorsed at
the First Volley from
the Indians.
Custer's Men ALI Killed Before
Reno Commenced His
Attack.
SiY Ssldier-Prigoners Burned At tht Stake
in Sitting Bulls Camp.
How the Noble Savage b Handled in
the British Northwest,
Indians, Under Canadian
Treaties, Made Amena-
BILE to the Laws.
The Present Commission TO
Negotiate with the
Redskins.
Its Operations Enshrouded in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF Trouble.
Denial that Sitting Bulls Ammunition
The Present Commission to
Negotiate with the
Redskins.
Its Operations Enshrouded in
Mystery..-Apprehenslon
OF Trouble.
Denial that Sitting Bulls Ammunition
Comes from British Territory.
TEE CUSTER MASSACRE.
eronY OF An ExE-wITNRss.



Prtss and 1fitrHs Tomorrow morning will pull
)lsh = full statement madc by m old Iappcr
named Rdgely, who lives near Anoka, and has
been in Yellowstone country two years. Mdgely
waa prlsoncr In Sitting Bulls camp At the time Of
tho Custer massacre, and cav every movement Of
The troops. uo states hat nbou TIM last Of March or
April In company with fur trurpeea, they were
attacked by Indians willis trapping In tho Black
Hills, himself and another trBpper captured, and
all their fllra taken from them. Delng bound by
bu1nlo sinews, they were tAkcn directly to
tile camp Of Sitting Bull, when he
asked them in good Euzliah where they were
from. Rdgely replied, =" Fort Garry" Sitting
Du1l believing them to be British subjects, order
ed them released, and gayc them tho freedom Of
the camp, stating that he would return them to
tLeIF friends ero long. Tho three remained in
Sitting Bulls camp until the day Of tic Custer
massacre, md Mr. Ridgciy says they were
TnEATED WITH UNIFORM KINDNESS.
Ridgely states that Sitting Bull organized Ills
forces not for the sake Of fighting the
whltea, but to drive the miners from the
Hills, They had no expectation of meet
troops in tile Yollowatoue country, and mounted
cuurisrs from Sitting Bulls camp had for eight
dAys wntched every move Of tho military previous
to Custer's attack. lidgely says tue Indians
OBSERVED EVERY MOVEMENT or CusTER's
FORCE,
lat T nj tt ~ fI ~
,s,,,, .,.,.t...a.,ns tS ~ o1transa s.t. a,ns
s.ao, ,so-n ~ anee rrsn.rci hv tha In,.n" nra
Ttan.,s s.at.. ,as ,vt,,n tno 1nttsns s.ond r,oIs
.,tas ,nanv ~ t,n, c,m,,crc, ~, tha s,Ir.
h1,, ovsrinoning c,st.r,s linn NJ ,o,rrh dawn tho
wo..t,,s MI 1ns,sn eorn,, ,,.. a,r,SoI ~ =
nosrouu. ins ina,a'I saaIp W.. ,.,.,sa
o'un or fldse' ING poiht OF "h'en ran
toward the nosGbud md In the direction
II one of tho available fords Oh the rtyuf, Tho
1ndior. b, c.o.se tha -fvar n com,, bv mi. fo,1
aud Custer Ind followed thcir trail down to tho
wnter's cdgc. From thIs point Of observation
there were but ab tepccs ysible To Custer, but
tbcro wsro u; donb1o trncc, behind the hlnf, mt
=. ".sS ~ .sN.,.rt ,Grs 1.."s. .., Nv
10 DC seen by tue aold!ora. Custer attacked the
smaller vlllngo and was Immediately met by force
Of
p,ury,u ,,,,,,,uw,> ~. r,,,o ruovs ~, ,.n,.v.
s14nAN oFu"ho VIZ TWO tnooaA"o iaoAANs
In regular order OF bntte, And every movement
was made In military prccisipn, NldEcIy Aays
he ntood on tha a1dn of a hill vhers hi
VA rom,,o,a ,,.,. ~ a.. h.,.,. ,.h,.t, -. ut
a Nsup'esu ''o~ VI too n''.Ie' ""'sa "1s Nv
moro 1oAh m1'e and han olshat' castef po-
gao the fight In 8 ravine near the ford and fully
sns ors, ' Tnan M a,ato 10
~ -, T.. ~ .n." eao Aoso's's 5a.
tue VI! ~ tno feas: eno were saot Gown On t1e
omees railing ron hss hosso In tho middle OF the
GukaSculeuts WHICH commenced ~ IL A. mss 4uQ