Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-09-13
The Indian War.
THE KILLING OF CRAZY HORSE.

IHE KILLING OF CRAZY HORSE.
| Special kilograms from Red Cloud
Agency, Nebraska, of the 9TH inst, give
the following particulars of the killing
of Crazy Horse, and of his career as a
warrior: Crazy Horse fingered until
midnight last night, in great distress,
when he breathed his last. This morn
ing the body was taken to his village,
where the mourning friends paid their
humble tribute to his memory, after
which the village moved toward Spotted
Tail agency to lay the remains away.
They say Red Cloud agency is not on
hallowed grounds.
THE FEELING AMONG THE INDIANS
is generally good They say that Crazy
Horse was "The man without ears, who
would not listen to counsel" His father
remark ed this morning that the whites
had killed his son; but he was fool
and would not listen; it was a good
thing. Good Voice, one of the Brule
chiefs, says the Indians do not blame
the whites for killing Crazy Horse, and
that he brought it all upon himself.
These assertions go to show that most of
influential men among them are on the
side of the whites.
AT HEADQUARTERS.
There were no outward or visible
sign of mourning around army head
quarters on yesterday, and the reference
is that the timely, instead of untimeIy,
death of Crazy Horse, in consequence of
bayonet thrust in the abdomen. and
as the penalty of conduct unbecoming
an Indian and gentlemen" was not, in
the estimation of the lieutenant general
and his staff, an event calling for pi-
quaint degree of sorrow. Indeed, the
death of this renowned warrier and mis-
chievous malcontent evidently regarded
by the military as an auspicious circum-
stance, and 1t Is presumed that ma
jority Of the redskins themselves view
the event in about the same light.
A dispatch received by Gen Sheridan
early in the day announced G. HIS de-
mise. Other dispatches described the
condition of things at the Indian camp,
and later in the day the general tele-
graphed the secretary of war that there
was considerable excitement among the
northern Indians at Red Cloud agency,
and that he had information from Col.
Bradley, commanding at Camp Robin
son, that the principal chiefs, including
Red Cloud, Young g-Man-Afraid-O -OfHis
Horses, Little-Wound, and Big-Little-
Man, were exerting their influence with
the military authorities, and trying to
suppress
THE TENDENCY TO DISTURBANCE.
The general assured the secretary of
war that there was a fair prospect that
the excitement would soon subside.
General Sheridan, Immediately on
learning of Crazy Horses belligerent
behavior, telegraphed orders for his re-
moval from the agency. Gen. Crook
was instructed to send the chief in
charge of an escort, to army headquar-
tiers in this city, and that there should
be no delay about it. The old fellow
was not to be detained here, but, with
the consent of the Washington authori-
ties. was 20 be hustled off to keep COM
pany with the other Indian exiles in
Florida. The bayonet thrust put him
more effectually out of the way than
mere banlshment could have done. tt
is probable that as soon as this trouble /
blows over a number of the big chiefs !
will be transferred from the agencies to
St. Augustine.
CRAZY HORSE WAS A MIsCHIEyOUS AND |
DANGEROUS MALCoNTENT,
and it is good thing for his people and /
us that he is dead He was the /
most vigorous and aggressive of all the