The New York herald., 1879-02-01
THE TERRIBLE CHEYENNES.

REMOVAL OF THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS TO RED
cLoUD-DEEADFUL SCENES on THE DEpAE-
TuRE-wILD HOG FOUND WOUNDED IN HIS
LoDGE-sUIcIDE OR MURDER BY HIS WIFE,
By TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD.
FORT ROBINSON Neb JAM 81. 1879.
In accordance with orders from the Secretary or
War Colonel Peter d. vroom. commanding the post
here, has sent thirty y-three squaws and twenty-five
children. widows and orphans of the late Cheyenne
desperadoes. to the Pine Ridge agency to be turned
over to Red Clouds people. The order to do this.
received from General Crook. says that it is done
in Difference to Red Clouds request. The departure
of these helpless and tried people, covered with
wounds and gaunt with hunger was effected quietly
and in the most humane manner. under the personal
supervision of Colonel Vroom, who provided FIVE
wagons for the purpose. with canvas enough to
them and rations for five days journey to the
camp Of Red Cloud. White Clay Greek, sixty-five
miles distant.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
All passed quietly until they reached the lower
camp where Colonel Vroom had Wild Hog. Old Crow.
Left Hand and the other remaining bucks. numbering
fifteen, in irons. Here the scene bafed description.
Lieutenant G.. W. Dodd. who is in charge of the Ind
ian scouts and has great influence among the Indians
awaiting the arrival of the trains to add
extraction. when all of sudden among the Cheyenne
women who were not to 30 there set up the most
hideous and terrific wailing and gcsticuation. Afor
most among them. on the little hillock back few
rods from the camp helping imprccations the He
cate like form Of Wild Hog wife the sister of Amerca
Horse With lean and shriveei arms. her rags
Haunting in the wind stood this female demon, by
her SIDE half dozen more presenting n picture
hardly parallelled in modern times Lieutenant Dodd
Immediately ordered full and rigid search into the
secrets OF the squalid lodges occupied by the desc
late and Groyelling inmates First and foremost the
arch witch looked to. and No Flesh, a
friendly Sioux Indian scout asked to go and dis
arm her. Str:cking her breast violently with both
hands and exhibiting perfectly dabolical attitude it
was discovered. when She approached, that
in one hand she had half Of sharp pointed
scissors and in tho other fork. Of which
only the middle prong, sharpened like a miniature
stilletto, remained. Disarmed she was taken to a
tent by, where 1t learned she had endeav-
ored short time previous to kill one of her chill
dren and had stamped on all the others, some of
whom said they were afraid OF their lives
SUICIDE OF WILD HOG.
After the wife was taken care of some of the
soldiers looked after wild Hog who found
4 closer inspection showed several stab wounds
| from sharp instrument near the sternum
and below the region OF the heart. These are be-
| lieved at this writing to DO self-inHicted, but
the half bada of scissors taken from the wife Of
wild Hog would indicate that this terrible woman
in secret moment had dealt the death blow to her
warrior chief rather than him taken in irons
| Leayenworth, where his many and shocxng crimes
| would be sure to bring him to the halter. which is
| the only thing the Indian fears
SCENE
visited at ten clock tonight in company with
| Lieutenant Dodd, the scene of this tragedy. The
Oldest daughter of Wild Hog laid asleep She is one
| of the three survivors from the pit where the
| hghting Cheyennes made their last stand, and
| where she shot through the neck.
| Lying head to head with her was the
| wounded chief. The girl was sleeping like besottcd
drunkard, with her lying close to the burning
faggots in the middle of this himsy hab!taon. Wild
| Hog, wounded unto death. breathed heavily
| and moaned with pain, though under the
| influence of morphia administered TO him
by DR.. Pettys. Corporal Lewis gave him
another pill. with words kindly spoken in In
| dian dialect. The mother, wild and terrified. sat at
the portal the lodge. old cash under the right
eye being the most prominent sign on her averted
| face. which looked out OF the lodge fa,.
! Suddenly the wounded girl, about thirteen
| or fourteen years old. awoke with n shrll cry Of
pain, and seeing the soldiers through the smoke OF
the lodge fire she shrieked hystcrcaly and acted as
| though she thought she was again under the mur.
dcrous rain of bullets from which her people had
| suffered so much. She was finally quieted and your
| correspondent withdrew from the heartrcnding
|