The New York herald., 1878-10-20
INDIAN MURDEkERS.

MASSACRE OF AN OLD MAN AND HIS TWO SONS
BY MARAuDING INDIANS NEAR SIDNEY,
NEB B-GRoss NEGLIGENCE OF oTyICIALs-A
MERE PRErENcE OF SURVEILLANCE.
[BY TELEGR,PH TO THE HERALD
SIDNEY, Neb, Oct 10, 1878
Since the whrl OF excitement caused BY the fight
OF the hostile Chsysnnss through Ogailala to the
north, followed by tne ii-managed and abortivs pur-
suit OF the military, nothing has occurred which
comes home 10 the umd as q cruel massacre
by small party OF Indians which took place this
morning IN the vicinity OF . ranche known widely as
Green wood, some lwenty-six miles from here. 1t
appears that elderly named Schafer and
hls boys. aged respectively twsn;yone and eight
years, were tending their hero Of cattle when
three ludians rode up ana shot oil three OF them
through the body. The father lived tor somo time
and was brought to his rsncne, where he told the
foregoing facts, but died before his story quite
flushed. The boys killed on tho spot, and
Sill younger escaped.
WHO ARE THE MuRDERERss
These Indians are supposed by some to be a party
OF the small scattered band which broke up recen,y
when pressed W The miisary and he'd to me aoJon-
pursuit on account Of the inaccesslbility OF
their place OF refuge. Others LAY that thsy
are s.n,s . from n.v sns BODY o, .. nearly ,,, Two
hall mile Of tins place, VINO have sneaksd on during
the nIgnt IRON The surveillance supposed TO be kept
kept up strictly Dy the military, but The Indians arc
LETT IN charge OF an interpreter named Ben Clark.
insists o the original numb ber oil CLey
enne Indians who surrendered have escapeo.
INSUFFICIENT sURvSiLLANCK.
1t is difhcalL 10 ueleve this, tor tncy are found
prowing round The streets nere. Tree from all re-
straints, ana can 60 al night where they choose,
either short like lhe noted, result
ting massacre, or thieving expedition. herder
reported your correspe nden thai early the day
Dsor' yesterday IN The The morn,ns a.a,n,, shortly
near his citte examining them scrutiniZ-
ingy. Ho d,d not Interfere with them, but
being we'll armed was ready 10 cover them II they
interiered with his stock. Since and before the nom
inai disarming OF tho Cheyennes here the prssumD
si restraint the more dangerous oI them -
all that has existed 10 prevent Them from escaping
gong where they wouid. IL 10 regarded generally
rs u biunder 10 have Ieit them here. as every one
communication or cooperation with the daring saw
ages who recently committed sucn terrible outrages
lnem anu rosming almost within cannon shot VI
where they had been held as prisoners
GROSS xhGLIGEAck
The system oi controlling ana guarding Indian
prisoners by the military lar as IL has been carried
prevails here among the citizens, aud those best IN.
iormsd In frontIer matters tninN II not among the
improbaDilItiss that th,s town may be IN
danger OF raid, II not destruction, BY .
banu OF these hostile Indians, who will
hsvo raIed tsgstber IL steps not taken 10 thwart
their dsvrnent. There VIII be In n lew days but one
small company Of infsntry IN the garrison. MnJor
Mauck, who worked hard to overcome the fighting
Indian prisoners OF the home band who retur ned
Sittpg Bull back 10 the IndIan Territory, whence
the vagabond murdersrs nave just escaped, VINO are
glving much trouble. Tno older and more ex-
perieuced army ofLcers mere copversant with Indian
nghting are dIsg used with the management OF the
late pseudo campaign ana tho insficient hands in
esI, of those whose duty II Is TO have something
it In tho way OF results.