Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-06
Indian Fight.

Indian Fight.
Colonel Whippe and his command had an
engage ment with the Looking Glass band on
the Clear Water, 90 the 2l Instant. -Four In
dams were killed aud left on the field. Many
others were wounded. The squaws and child.
req took 10 theriver, aud severa! were drowned.
Fighting was still gouz ca when the courier
left The Looking Glass baud is estimated by
tho scouts to number about four hundred. At
3 a. II. courier arrived, having left General
Howari's camp gu the night Of the 29th. The
troops had made crossing that day. and the
sc3uts who had becn out Oh the hills found
stock but no indians. The latter are believed
10 have gone down toward the mouth OF the
Salmon and to be making for Gray S Crossing
on The Salmon, thence crossing Snake river at
the mouth of the Grande Ronde. Dispatches
were forwarded to Wal!a WalIa to be tels
praphed so as to apprl5e persons 10 tie Grande
Roudc aud " ALA Walls valleys that they may
be on the lookout. a private letter states That
the body Of Lieutenant Theer had been found,
and several other bodies; near By great mum.
her of empty cartridges, which gave proof that
they sold their lives dearly.
On Saturday some Ntz Perce5, Palons and
Spokiuauc5 and some other porthern lodlans
held couucll about ten miles north OF the
Ccsnr d A!ene camp on Haugmap's creek, at
winch the murderers Of Richie were present.
4 majority Of the council approved OF the kill.
nr. aud the minority had separated from the
others ard wanted to 90 back to the reservation,
but we're afraid to 20 lest they should be at
tackled By the whites. The Cos1r d Alenes
offer 10 seua out ten men Of their number to
accompany few white settlers to bring 10 the
muricregs Of Richie. The whites have DO
arms to siarn to 20 with The Gear d Alenes,
acd = messenger is 10 Lewiston for arms.
CAPTURE OF A DESPERATE BURGLAR. -
Montgomery Bird. a powerful, vsry black be
gro, somo weeks ago broke into store 10 Spot
syIsania county, w., aud stole thtretrom
clothing aud other goods amounting to very
large sum. Bird made his escape to this city,
bii vile going TO Fredericksburg, Va. Some
Of the goods were recovered Bird came 90 10
this city, where he obtained lab0rlDg work, and
Sheriff Thomas W. Waller, Of SpotsylvaDla,
began to hunt him up. His first move was to
Intercept letter written by Bird from this city
to lis wife az Fredericksburg, telling her "a
come on here. The woman started tor W ash
ing'on on Tuesday last, Sheriff Waller being 90
the same train ia disguise. He notified oul
detective officers of his coming, and on Tues
day night Detectives MeDcvitt, McE!frcsh and
Eoss met The Sheriff at the 1910 trao at the
Baltimore and Potomac depot. Sheriff Waller
told them that Birds escape from hls officer:
was 10 the following manner: Seven officer:
went to his house with search warrant. BIRD
aud several friends were at home, and wher
the door opened Bird walked out and asked
one OF the officers for chew Of tobacco. Be
fore it could be handed him he drew his pistol
fred at tive officers and ran, the officers return
ing brisk hot fire. Ills escape without injury
seemed marvellous, Tuesday night, as 5000 q
the passengers alighed from the train, Bro
stepped up, received his wife, and he va
pointed out 10 the detectives. All hands go
| co a Seventh street car, and Bird told the con
ductor to halt at Rhode lsland avenue. A
| that place Bird and wife alighted, and it wa
there that the burglar recognized the sheriff
He started to rue but vas followed BY the Of
GccIs. and Detective Voss fred o shot at hm
Bird drew his pistol, and was 10 the act of re
| turring the shot when McEItresh sprapg for
ward, regardless OF life, unarmed the rasca
and secured him. He was taken to hcadquar
| ters. and today he was taken back by Sheriff
Waller and his deputy, Jesse II. Stubbs.-
| VASE. Critic.