, 1877-11-24
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New IoRK, Nov. 1885 A. NJ
The IVorM says that the safe in the
Fifth National Bank, at the corner of
Third Avenue and Twcntvthiru street,
was blown open at high noon on Sun
clay by. BURGERS who got away with
$4,000.
Oakley Hall is advertised to lecture in
Boston and other cities.
The HcrdLEs Washington special says
that Major Reno, while visiting Wash
ing, was waited upon by the HcralTs
correspondent concerning the implied
charges made against him in the nc
count OF the Rosebud fight given by
Sitting Bull. He was not disposed to
discuss the subject at any length. He
secs no occasion for re.opcnJng the
question of the Little Big Horn battle.
That question is well understood by the
officers of the army, who were engaged
in it, and by their superors unoIer
whose supervision their reports passed.
He attaches very little importance to the
statement of Sitting Bull, especially
that part in which the chief says that
the long. haired chief, whom he supposed
to be Reno, after crossing the Little Big
Horn became fright ned at the camp OF
the old men, squaws and pappoOseS.
lie says that on the morning of tie bat
tie he separated from Custer with Il de-
tatchnent of three companies and
party Of scouts, and with no further
orders from him than 10 attack IA village
In the woods un the south side of the
Little Big llUrn. He moved off on that
trail and did as ordered, being told that
Custer would support him. Capt. Ben
ton was also ordered out with SKIER
mishing party ot about 100 men. This
was IN the forenoon. He attacked the
village and fought the Indians about
an hour, rctreating tn the creek as he
fought, and finally rccrossed it short
distance below his first fording place.
Having crossed, he took :. position ON
the adjacent bluffs, the indians following
aud Keeping up continuous tusillade
Here he was joined by Capt, Benton,
who had followed on his trail as far as
the creek, but, Us he says in his official
reports, "there being upon the opposite
side too many Sioux to encounter with
safety, he concluded not to cross"
When Benton arrived at the creek Reno
was retreating, and the two made q
| junction at the intTenchments In this
entrcnchment, Reno, as senior officer,
commanding both detnchments, found
the Indians, loosing 100 in all, and held
his Eground until relieved by Crook.
He says il Custer had any more definite
plan of operations than to cross over low.
er down to support the attack, he was
not aware of it. He pronounces as un
qualitiedly absured the story that he
was to have made Il junction at any par
ticuar point. He believes. however,
that Custer intended to cross the creek
and come to his rescue, and that be
was only prevented from doing 50 by
mistake in the topography Of the coun-
try. He hys reason to think, while he
was fighting the Indians in their village,
ut the time of the original attack, Gus
ter heard the firing and tried to find his
way down Sleepy Ridge; that he struck
out to effect fording place this, how
ever, Custer failed to do, but came to the
river about two and half miles below
the rendezvous OF Reno and Benton.
Subsequent examination led Reno to be-
lieve this to be the course pursued by
Custer, but why Custer should have gone
down the creek after finding his cross
ing checked, when he finally made the
creek, instead OF returning in the direc.
ton of the remainder of his command, is
question Reno is unable to determine
His hypothesis is that he wishrd to make
f,r the month of the creek, u lew miles
from where the steamboat with Gen.
| Gibhon's command akolrtD was supyDg