The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-07-28

them off, but our boys were too ou;,. 70 sP
brought them in safely. 1t wa, ,s.
cided to send q message to Cen mea
who was encamped at Wallis, twelve v wy
from the camp of the hostiles, ssk;su Jug
to march the next day and that W.
attack them from our camp. w., w"
with Mr.. Ben. Penny to carry the ma
We arrived at Gen. Towards camn 4.
s o'clock A. NJ. The General told ,..a
would not move that day as he VI, =.
ing for reinforcements from Salmon Nv wv
I was sick when got in, and could ~.
turn, SO the General sent two frisn6l, y
diaus. with Mr.. Penny but they could !,
get back to our camp. After l,h
camp the Indians made an attack and ~"
ceeded in driving off 43 head of bo,'.
But our boys waited another day and ns
and as they could see no signal from y
they thought had gone to Join Jos,s
and they would 20 home. The uextno.
ing when Gen. Howard was making pr,n
rations to move, he and Col. Perry =.
talking near Perry's tent. Gen. Hov,,I
m otioned me to come to where he w.,
and when i was in some four or five 4.
be said Lieut.. 'WEmot this is Col, perl
whom you have charged with cowardo
replied that had not seen anything \
Col. Perry's action that had made n
change my opinion in the least. Cu|
Howard then walked away and Col. p,rl
said that had stated falsehood 70 C.,l
Howard, l asked him wherein, said N
"you told Gen. Howard that never s,p|
you any aid" told him he lied. liz Oh
,dsred me to leave his camp as be had bI
much contempt for me to talk to n,e
had started to walk away. when he sid
that l turned around and said "G--dd-I
you, you have not got one-half the cod
tempt for me that have for you SO viii
leave your camp" Some of bis uob|
cowardly followers said 'sCol. Perry
would kick him out OF camp" to which
replied that they need not restric. It \
Col. Perry bnt any Of them could have I'D
privilege. In moment Col. Perry called
Gen. Howard and after short interyi.d
Gen. Howard ordered Capt. Wilkinson d
arrest me, | jumped on my horse si
should have made my escape but ran rigA|
into nest of picke!s and for fear Of bend
shot returned, when Capt. Wilkin:o,
took my gun and revolver. After shod
interview between Col. Perry and the leu|
eral the General told me itimade bis blood
boil to hear II man blaspbeme An officer, I
which Ireplied that it did not make BIZ
blood boil half as much as it did mine ID
a man to tell me had told a falsehool
and that when told lhe trnth wou
fight for it. Gen. Howard told me hl
Col. Perry wanted to be relieved from BIZ
command but said he, sit is death for II
officer to challenge another to meet him.
] told him that it would not be as sun
death for him to resign as it would be \
fight me, for should never fear any mai
who has shown as much cowardice rs Coll
Perry has. Col. Perry left his dead upo1
the battlefield Of White Bird Tor Il or |
days without making an attempt to bug
them. He left his comrades at Cottonwocl
within two miles of his camp AM! afraid \
go and bury them. His cowardly act
Cottonwood l shall omit, TO give Gen
Howard n chance to make aninyes,igato
/ have stated nothing but what is eas1
substantiated and as am not likely TO
called upon to sit - u Judge or Juror in n
case will give you my opinion of this ~
grateful coward. Should some stray sh1
from long range gun put All end to h1
lite he would be left upon the field to 'd|
his friends would not touch him, and whe
his soul made its appearance at the ga'
of heaven the angel would ask him il v
was tho Perry that had failed to bury NJ
dead comrades, and when he would snsss
in the affirmative, be would tell him 10 d1
part!from thence they had no use for mo-
He would then make demand for ADM,
sion to hell where the arch6end would N1
oim they had no use for him there. 10y
coyote would tuck down his tail and sne'1
off, the buzzard wonld soar aloft from "
vile remains, ard the little worm 1aY
would delight to worry in the carcass o.
dog, would crawl away from him IN oh
gust. And to show how nngrateful he's
will only state one case, II or II days "'s
the battle at White Bird, founda goya'I
ment horse, saddle and Birdie. | returu'''
to Grangeville and turned it over to wv
Perry who never said thank you. dia y y
more than my duty but he Jailed to DO a'
Yours. .-..-. l.. p. WILNOi'
BEARERs OF ARMs.-Gov. Brayu,I.
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