The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-12
THE 'cHEYENNEs.
On their Journey 10 the Gaiiows How ihey
Look, and What they Say The
~ Crafty Wild HOG.


snis uain' On 'ieir way 10 the Fort
Li"or.n prison. Inc party on
si''' =, seven DUCKS iour squaMs ana
seh Tue iamiiies OF VIVA hog,
~" anu .oIcupine. Lieut.. roote,
VIII squau VI Ten men Oh ID company
M inian.ry' Is IN charge.
LUCAS are All hanocuHed and
eAcep. Sro"' VINO Is a very
sooa inolan. Crow had the freedom
Vi OF. f'oDinson before the outbreak
anu did not JON In the escapade. For
TINS reason WIG hog, whose speech
anu 'eaoersnlp mace the outbreak pos
S'oie' NOUS Crow III contempt as a cow
ara. ana the iatter IS very much In
lear Oh D uhtamed porcine biped.
onor'ly oeioie being removed from
ror' riopinson, Wlid Hog borrowed a
eeamster's knife' In order to repair his
pipe. lie was In b guard house at
Tue lime with the other Indians. As
soon as crow saw the knife In the
chief's hand, he set up the cry Of muir
der, n begged that the weapon be
taken from Wild Hog, at the same time
putting himself under the protection
OIL the guard. The knife was for
chilly restored to the teamster, and
crow ieit secure. he a frequently
threatened to murder Crow. 1t is plain,
therefore, how Wild Hog maintained
ms influence ana leadership.
on their journey from sidney to this
poiht' ne avages experienced a con-
tinued sensation Oh delight AT the nov-
eity Oh the q Ihey were IN a spe-
e'ai car' wnicn was attached 10 the
Tram "hicn ieit cheyenne sunday al
lernoon. our correspondent, there
lore, tnrougn tne kindnes OF Lieut..
foote' mad opportunity u see the pris-
ohers. Inc DUCKS ana squaws are all
oId. MOI one IS less thar forty years.
VIA hog Is the youngest LOOKING. lie
Is sui sunering some from me wounds
made In ms groin oy an Die pair OF
scissors' Win whicn ne attempted 10
commit SUICIDE. Dr. fettys accom-
pahies the party 10 Leavenworth, n
a.'enos regularly 10 ene aisanied' some
VI whom hao tneir iees frozen. Inc
unmarried Oh via hog
agea ABOUT fourteen years. ttne same
wno SCI up tne wal song when her
ia'her was handcuned oy the soldiers,
~ "nich Sisnai the oneyehnes rushed
irolh 'neir prison., is WOUNDED In n
aIni. She was the last \ captures,
Oh those VINO broke out. Right here
may make correction OF the impress
sion which Is general, That several
uck were captured In capt. Wessel's
nght. am INFORMED nat not one
DUCK u mat pand survives.
WIG hog Is, Oh course, the CHIEF
man OF interest TO poth the soldiers
ana visitors. IL was he who PERSONAL
" murdered several settlers while on
u RAID; it was ne VINO melted the
oheyennes TO oreak loose' having made
. speech ana insisting on the
snip' II was ne VINO nearly overpowered
tour soidiers, VINO handcuned him m
mediately pefore the breakout, and
stapDed one OF them seriously; II was
ne VINO preferred suicide TO going
south. But stay, l am told hat he had
q Inherent motive for his action, and
one which could scarcely be expected In
an Indian. His squaw is a sister Of
american Horse, the Sioux. Wild
hogs was to make his squaw
a WIDOW ina she n her children
might go to her people ike the other
widows and orphans, instead OF going
with him south. Quite commendable
wa the idea, and this great gallantry
deserves 70 be recorded. what pale
race would sacrince himself Tor the
dement, OF MS wiie n her reiativesf
Generally speaking, a white man, like
Artemus var would sacrince all MS
wiIe's reiatives n ave himseif.
II gallant knight OF untutored
mind Is a very intelligent looking In
dian. lie Is tall and powerfully built;
no superhuous nesh urden his frame.
All Is sinew and muscle. He Is con-
tinuaily haunted with visions OF the
galiows, upon which he fully expects to
expiate MS many n nameiess crimes.
CRAFTY as ne IS ne ieigns suffering, and
noDpies ABOUT as II ne q no legs, Just
: attract sympathy. He seeks TO make
rriends, n Freely extends ms hand