Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-07
1RousLe Al The AGENCIES.
Disturbances Which Resulted in I
Death of Crazy Horse.


Camp Robinson. Neb. Sept. 4-Crazy
Horse and a number Of his lodges left this
agency last night, and the rest commenced
leaving this morning. Six companies Of
cavalry and about two hundred friendly In.
dians left here at Q 80 this morning and
succeeded in turning nearly all back. Expect
to have them all back by tomorrow. No
fighting or casualties, Shedding Bear, with
fifteen lodges of Lame Deer's band, num-
bering about eighty persons, surrendered
this morning to Major Burke, Fourteenth
infantry, commanding this camp. Fast
Bull, with the remainder Of the band. num-
bering between 400 and 500, will arrive in
two or three days. These are the Indians
that have been committing depredatiops in
the vicinity of the Black Hills, and their
coming in leaves that country and the Big
Horn country entirely free of Indians The
delegation sent out by Major Burke sue
ceeded in inducing these Indians to return.
Chicago, Sept. 5-the following official
documents we're received at military head.
quarters to day:
cheyenne, Sept. 5-To Lieut. Gen Sher-
idan: Your dispatch of to-day received.
| Crazy Horse was at the bottom of the whole
! trouble at both agencies. and yesterday his
band was disarmed by the soldiers and our
Indians, mostly the latter, The members
of his band are being distributed among
the other bands. Crazy Horse is now a
prisoner and have ordered Bradley to send
him down here. | wish you would send
him off where he will be out of harms
way. You can rest assured that everything
at the agency is perfectly quiet and will re
main so. The advance of Lame Dcer's
party has already come in and the balance
will be in four or five days, with the ex.
ception Of five lodges that went to hunt up
Sitting Bull. l have given the necessary
orders notwithstanding them rs they come
in This is the end of all trouble AZ far rs
the Sioux are concerned, outside Of Sitting
Bull. Give me all informatian as quick as
possible as you get it in regard TO the Ncz
Perces. The successful breaking up. Of
Crazy Horses band has removed heavy
weight off my mind, and leave here feeling
perfectly easy.
GEORGE Crook,
Brig Gen. Commanding.
Camp Robinson, Sept. 5.-Two compa-
nies of the Third cavalry and about $50
friendly Indians were sent out Yesterday
morning to disarm Crazy Horses band.
The village broke up very early in the
morning and was stampediRg when our
force reached the ground. About forty
lodges were captured and more we're brought
in last night. The friendly Indians are
after the balance and will capture them, /
think, as they went toward Spotted Tail.
Crazy Horse escaped alone and went to
Spotted Tail, and was arrested there last
night and is now prisoner. Seventy five
people of Lame Deer's band surrendered at
Camp Sheridan yesterday They state that
the rest Of the band, numbering 500. under
Fast Bull. will he in in four or five days.
i tSigned) r. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant Generall.
CRAZY HORSE CUTS FOR LIBERTY.
Camp Robinson, Neb. Sept. 5.-Crazy
Horse, who was arrested st Spotted Tail
agency last night, arrived here this evening.
While being disarmed in the guard house
he drew knife and attempted to make
his escape, cutting Little Big Man in the
arm severely. Crazy Horse himself wa.
stabbed in the side and dangerously wound
ed The Indians refused to have him pu,
in the guard-house again and he was taker
to the adjutant's Office where he now Is
There il great excitement among the In
dians, most Of whom have gone to thei
villages. Troops are under arms ready fo
any emergency.