, 1879-01-31
.MAJ. RENO.
Conclusion OF Lieut.. De Rudio's
Examination.
When and Where He Last Saw
Gen. Custer.
serct. Da7arn Makes His Contribution to
TIL History Of the Affair.
What lie Said to Maj. Reno When Custer
Wns Fighting.

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ihe AeH" 'nscss'Ras'ot opcneu ~ u.I'Pns .,s
~, oe'oeA yss'ssaay mot -. "' .a.. " ,..,. .,''rn
than Usual, IN order TO TRANSACT its'e 'noEe
business aus'ng 'ne oas an.' oo's, ~. s''"
a'onS' niost ot inc spe.tatoFs' "'"e'e, ~ ~,
pcafeu mol 70 DC a"asc q, t"c s"a ,,s "1 r,'a r
not ne2'h 70 ero"" ~ nls' tnI uo.a. aat.
shoFs-haha "!i1eF was i"''y oAy oe""' ,.'"
ms tfansc1'pt,o'o' Oh "o.ss' ". eo"s.uss .'..s
was consumed !" feaai'& up ''' '''aeuss "a ''''
previous ".'"e'ses'
Inc seaas'g III ue tes'''o"s u
tt"n1' W. ~
Was not eomplcteo' not nhsing oeen "fttea
QUIT nha tae iseeortcr ootaaeu pcfn'sslon ~
out folne snft'er qtestfons 10 n''h' lle oesllc"
10 kno" II witness sa" C"sseF'a column ane'
Nello nao gotten INTO INC notion;
L'eat' LIE haa1o sea'eo that "e -" eas'c'
a1tu t~o OF Tires officers appear upoa h's"
Ncno's men were In tic ~oou1. lle SWING t's
lat and appeared to he cheering lteno nc
should thInk that Custer was about l,ooo yaras
away ut tue time. Hc t''ol1Gnt tne nleh point
Upon which he saw custer was uo"h Tue atfehH
from the hlll where hono toox his stand'-about
COO Ut Gto yards. ~ the time nc 30" Custer
upun the l'ign b'uti' It was not more ttan two
Or three minutes before Keno retFea:ed. NC
thought that custer co'alt! see poftiil OF tae
Indian village from tho point where he stood
nccte,l every m]nute 10 see him
pss.eo .,,, .9 49, tn n,,,,es - .ta
come t".oneh onc VI .%c Ea',.s ., ~ t,. ."s
must havs eeeu tho nght. Wien Custer dill
not nut IN al appearance, he thought he was
,rr,,.h1, ,oottn1 IN n Mace n r,t down. sub
."au,,v pi 4s -" hos,N ~ tir d tlInr md h. thon1lt
Custor WAS making an nttark upon The opposite
side Ut the village thinking that neno woad
b.i1 Tho 1ndfan. IN check. III thouri,t The 10
ttttoa might hare been held BY Mal' Keno
as long ~ tue ammunition held
ont, which might hAve lasted three or four
hours. lie did not know what would havo been
.ae e"ces "u' neao ne'a ',s pos.,o" .".ssaa
tersot an hour longer: He believed the io'so
OF tllc Indians was wasdlyidcl,-aport1on With Reno
' portion sa Win cu,sss cns.: vim. W.. III. ov.
A'eut' Leo sSAeo "''"es' "o"% "As I'' no'''o
In ,,,
1,cu. % nn n,1'io nno xa,, In A., not % tbink Il ra.
Just tic place to leave e,,tlon, aud he did not
think there va. 20 yerv much danger In secur-
."".s t',S 'A~'S "Ae ~ '~'' ''1e'' ~
"1H.
lie was asked whether ne thousht 10 WAs 10
fhi. and In r.n1,ca TINT ho considered It thc
ua'1 u oseff un'.1u eIa'e' so.a'st . g. " ssseae
hls soAnsrys eolofe Wneneser snu s,a "hetetee nc
mw thenn 10 EnRcri no thoaeht no d!a f.ant.
t u,pcts, , - @ ,, 49," h en
~ sceng Yen, Custer on 1hc 9i: 9!t,a Witness III
hrrd Two silots rom ~ fcsolTes nc.oFe ne se-
tlreu 70 tile tltnbct. ho saw GnEtcf ABOUT tea
Der, and aeross the river oil The bluffs. Ca..
UT n'Qht nave Eono mllo anu haii
Or t"o tniles, no "cnt on 9a!iop, notMeen @
thc ilmo witnoss saW a, nna w. t,.he reno 3i ",
fised 2n thc li1il. Il ne nag 'trAse!ca n,iso
ah4 nait. he Wouta naFq neen uown r. ..so
En5 ano Guy o. ". ?, Msno e Moura H,,asr
bccn out o1 sfeht 81 wv 5afus' distaace' Ii!sts!
Geto.p wtness nsatu ias hsaTJ n,,ax: f,a c
Hflns tooK paco pIooaol! tNonty iniautea a1tes NJ:
, % I,ts,t,a ss ~ s,,ot g,rtar M ..ns ~ 10. tr,ns
below tic ford III, y Custer could haIo seea
fro.n tl.o high point On which be Stood
wns Ycry ,srwe onc: ia knew ills
bcf,rr. for Go Ind hecn told 10 bv Inc scouts.
III knew i. was Custer that 10 saw, for he worc
had Llt,e sbirt. lie aIso rsconnscj l,,s or,,er.
If hy MI imrncuss hjarE brard which he uorc.
Witness hau no glass; Custer lad hlr (wltnrts'}
ciass a, that t}ma: kc rnerrly JUDGED that
e was Custar md In oi1lcrrr hf fhrfr ttrrsa.
liz wus asked hy III. tiIlhert il be thuueht
Gutter lad aay reason to ci,aurs his mlad ss to
what Rcno via doing bsfnrs lie arrived At he
fntI M" III """ '''"'' 'e'''e 40 ''e' - @@'~
W,t,,cs. rcpitcd tia, he could not tell rhsk
r,. nns.'nv IL fsH.,crs ,mird nj % ~ xh.t noitxrs
nromptsi him t% tto "a h.. .ili. lie sbouaht
IL tIAne he.
ha an to ;o 90 III Nj tr for Nv
Ii. VIZ usteI r. H. ro,,ls t,,,tes AZ thr nnn,hrr
tf ru,n.ls tlst wnt,i1 h.. t5+eI Nv i. in, az mrn
il, tl,c timber. firing irreauur1y. WItness said
IL wouiJ hc 1,.r1slt ~ a. ,6is liz hnd AZ.
ulalneI III hin tcstnony On ,hs Jay betnro flat
int,., Of " th. amn,nmt;to" w ,h.t vi. ,,scn wss
,,rr1 IN H. H. ou IT, n" "Is tSc ss-, VA
i,undreI roIn1s wtn,I,l ,sst tn, mon aht,,,t tw.,
heirs, If Iusl'rio,,sIy ;,scd. Ha heard penn
r"mnund H.. "'su -; ~, rsr., ~ ,"aIr sn..n','
ntjn, II wns ti,c .S,,tv ~ tis comnnnv niii'.cr,
IL watch tlctr mct,, aud Sec t,,at 10 cartridges
war; wn.tTl ts"' ~"N '~s 3'"' =. wv
len. Mrrsitt a,koA tia v.tn.,,. y.w ,ucs,
t,ons ronccrnIuT tnInnT rnmts attrr ,1thirh
Lieut., Dc ItudIo wpa tllstnitsei. md
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as o En- ,vrrhIs m.9 1so hsrx s.n ~ ~ MIy a @