Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-31
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r.,.h.f p-.r.,e,lar. Of II. Murs.r At
Rsssbad ana Subsequent DiMcalties.

FaasAsf Particulars Of h Mardsr a
Rsssbua ana subsequent DiAacalsies.
Correspondence Of the Sioux City Journal.
Rosebud Agency. D. T., Oct. ~. 1870
Last Sunday while Henry Young Was oul
burning lime four miles south Of the agency
an Indian (Bad Grind) anne TO him and
Young gave him some food. and after eat
Ing 1t he said he was gong and started OF
He had gone about twenty PAGES when he
suddenly turned around and snatched . bow
and arrow from under his blanket and sent
the arrow whizzing at . friend who had q
few moments before given him bis dinner.
The arrow entered the body Of Young on
the right side, penetrating tho liver and
lungs and lodging In the back and the lett
side. In attempting TO extract the arrow
the iron blade or point pulled loose from
the wood aud remains In his body. Not
withstanding the great loss Of blood, 4r.
Young managed to walk to the ageEcy, and
he 10 still alive, but no hopes Of bis recovery
at once repaired to Spotted Tails residence
and requested the privilege of sending cut
the police and arrestipg Bad Grind.
Alter obtaining permission the police
were ordered 70 70 out and bring in the Of.
fender. The police force set y in seach,
and instead Of bringing him in he brought
them in. This reminds one of the fellow
who was being Rugged BY a bear his COM
rade asked him if he had the bear. "No,"
he replied, ''the bear has got L" Mr.. Grind
marched the whole force in at the point offs
Sharp's rifle held in his right hand, . navy
revolver in his left hand, and q oliver tick
ler" or "Kentucky toothpick" held between
his teeth. Mr.. Newell concluded he had no
jurisdiction over the case, and told the In
dams they might take him and punish him
in any way they saw fit, w%hereupon the In.
dams let him 60.
On Monday Spotted Tail came down with
the criminal and told the agent to shoot him
or take him down to Yankton and have
him tried before the United States court.
Word got out some way in the tribe
that the man was going to be shot,
and in less than ten minutes after the
arrival of Old Spot At the agency not
less than two thousand Indians, just
bristling with arms,some riding and others
walking, came up and respectfully request
ed thatth prisoner be sent down toYankton
for trial, but shooting . man in cold blood
would not be tolerated. Agent Newell is
. little inclined to be timid any way, and
when the Indians made this unexpected
demonstration q sudden u~nancountahle
weakness came over him, and he begged
Old Spot to take the Indian away to some
camp and watch him, and try to prevent
him from killing any more white men un-
til he could write to the Indian department
and get permission to send him to the In
dian school In care Of Capt. Pratt, at Car
Isle, Ia.
Great excitement has prevailed durin
the week. On Tuesday one of the herderi
attempted to 90 out to the herd camp, anG
the Indians thinking he was gong out with
Q dispatch for military assistance, Stopped
him, earnestly requesting him to return ia
the agency. He hesitated for . moment
but on rejecting that he had others beside
himself to maintain, and no Insurance or
his life and that he had forgotten some
thing at the mess house he went back.
The reason given BY Bad Grind for shoot
ing MI. Young is that his sister died, ane
he thought she might be lonesome on he'
long journey, and as Young seemed to be a
good, clever fellow, he would send him alons
as an escort to accompany her to the happy
came in and inquired Of the agent if he had
informed in the negative he said that he die
uOt 1lAe Su0 4uS8 VI 0euuAuk O0u 0Eluu u
the Carlisle school. as it might have had
bad effect on the other children. He sug-
gested that the man be arrested again and
sent down to Yankton for confinement unit
instructions from Washington should arrive
as the Indians were afraid and were giving
horses and blankets to keep him from kill
ing anybody else. The major "braced up
and had him seized the third time. He di
rected the policemen to take him down 4
Fort Randall and turn him over to the mil
itary, who would send him to Yankton bu
when they had only gotten out about
mile from the agency, Agent Newell saw
party ofIndians coming over the hill, ant
With incredible haste he sent q courier, viii
= dispatch, rescinded his order, With instruc
ton to release the prisoner, who is roam
ing about the camp with = 'bad heart
threatening to send ZONE otLer fellow will
his sister for fear that Mr.. Young will no
, start in time to do his sister any good.
Call and see the Japanese rugs, somethin
new and nice.
r 1. PILES & Co.