The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-12
THE STORY OF WILD HOG.
WHY IT WAS THAT NE STABBED HIM
SELL RATHER TIN 60 BACK.

SELF hdIHEh IH1N 90 Bdth.
Starving. He md IIIs People. In that South
cru Country where the Government had
Placed them-Then. when all Hope was
Gone, Making Dash for their Old Home.
Fon ne B,riM
OMAHA. Ncb. Feb. 10. -- At 2 p. NJ. on
Saturday an ambulance brought Capt. vroom.
Of the Third Cavalry intrusted with the duty
OF bringing the Cheyenne prisoners from Camp
Robinson to Sidney. who reported detach-
ment. consisting OF Companies L and J.. Third
Cavalry short distance behind. At 3 o'clock
sixty " the cavalrymcn. in large fur caps and
great coats. arrived. Drowned from long eN-
posture during the Cheyenne campaign to al
most the color OF Indians. At o'clock the main
body reached Sidney. The Indians were in two
canvas-topped wagons. each followed by
strong guard VI cavalrymen. and the train with
provisions and camp equipage. was imme-
diately behind. During the journey Capt
Vroom had one foot frozen. and several soldiers
had frozen ears and feet. The Indians COM
planned Of cold. but none OF them were frozen
The Indians were taken Immediately to the
guard house and unloaded. The party COM
prised Wild Hog his wife and three children;
Big Grow wife and two children; Big Head tor
Tangle Hair. wife and three childrcn Fast
Whirlwind Porcupine Tor the blacksmith and
his wife. called Tho Enemy: Buffalo Calf Left
Hand and his wife. and one orphan child-2l
in all. bucks and IA women and children.
Wild Hog. bent double by wounds. was hand
cuIed and double shackled. He has good fea-
lures and well shaped head. He is six feet
four inches In height and is mngnilcently pro-
portioned Big Head. wounded through the
feshy part OF tho thigh. was without irons. He
limped painfully, and moved forward with the
assistance Of a rudo stick. Buffalo Calf has q
serious wound near the knee which will leave
stiff Joint" He limped with even greater
difficulty. Wild Hogs eldest daughter. a girl OF
16, is Of an exceptionally beautitultype. and was
taken from the intrenchment after the last fight.
having severe flesh wound in the arm. render
ing her sick. She was helped into the guard
house. The remainder Of the bucks were hand
.uneu, except Olu Crow. VINO was Always
friendly and lived ut the lower camp with Wild
Hog at the time Of the first outbreak ut Camp
Robinson The men were confined in one cell
andthe women and children in another. II was
considered unsafe to place them together With
the moaning and crying Of the children and the
crippled men. the scene was most touching.
bringing tears to the eyes of several spectators.
INCLUDING officers. The children alone gave
evidence of discomfort by audible sound I'm
mediately after their arrival they were fed with
crackers. meat and coffee. eating with great vO-
racity. ne children clamoring principally for
coffee. Finally the doors were closed and barred
and the guards were left in charge.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning your cor
respondent called on Capt Nrooni. with John
Farnham. an Interpreter and was given an op-
portunty 10 learn from the Cheyennes what
raised up among the Northern Indians. When
went down South was homeslck great
enough to eat. and we're troubled with Heas aud
vermin. We were not used 70 il. We had
many relatives in the North. and we mad always
been well used there. When | went South they
told me II WAS n good farming country. but
when we got there we found the country was
NO better than this up here. was married 10
a Sioux woman. and my children were born UP
here. and they preferred 10 live with the Sioux.
The Sioux women and children had always
plenty TO eat AT Pine Ridge Agency. and they
wanted TO come back where they would be used
well. We did not think OF doing anything bad.
will tell you the truth about our supplies. as
you have asked it. They gave us corn meal
ground with the cob. such as a man feeds his
persons. to last for seven days WeAte II in three
days. and starved four days. They gavo us
coffee sometimes. but no sugar great many
starved TO death. We had goods and provisions
In the commissary. but our agent used them.
Inc grass was So poor our horses died. and
Il do not know what our agent did with the
goods he had; He gave none 70 us or -four.
Sioux where my people all were. and work on
the agency where my wife's friends and rela,
uves were. was always willing to work and
have always stayed on the agency. whore had
enough to eat and have been a good Indian.
You can ask the officers aud they will tell you
30. Now. | am in q hurry for this trial. and
would sooner have the President hear me than
those not so high in authority
The Government had not not kept its treaty
with US. and still we stayed there. waiting until
We had used up everything we had buying pro.
were starving ourselves We had TO come. We
had nothing We had sold everything. We
came up Door. We thought we had the right 10
come. because the Government had not kept ts
treaty with us In any respect. Nothing that was
promised US was done. Did leave the reserva-
ton like a man who wanted 10 ightY | did not
take horse which did not belong 10 me. nor
touch anything; That is al, have got 70 SAY"
Old Crow. a dne-featured Indian Of about
sixty years. with u prominent forehead a frank
pleasant manner. and streaks Of gray in his
hnlr. spoke with great deal OF earnestness:
We thought they Kept a long time us
prisoners at Camp Robinson. but we obeyed
willingly, because We expected they would
we, were told that We had TO 20 back to
afrsd ,o 90 beek epI seGgeG womb TTs
there anyhow, and we were afraid ~ disease
The country did not suit us at all. We told tho
the Indian Territory and how bad the country
was. and what II bad man the agent was We
women and children When I came back aud
We were, spoken 10 by that Sioux from the sol:
diers thought he WAS telling Us the truth. |
never thought we should be sent back. left
the South because II was Il bad country. Ny
people were dying from sickness and starva-
ton The agent was bad man. and he did not
do rs the Great Father had promised
We knew there was good agent at Red
them, and gave them farming implements. We
decided 10 come back They told us YVES could
not come back. but We started Ii WAS poor
country The ground was bad the water was
bad. the wood was bad. We did not get anv-
thing to eat We did not want to stay there. We
did not think we would be- pursued by the SOL
diers We were four days on the road before
we were pursued. They did not say anything
us. but rode among us and fired on US
Last evening. at 7 O'clock the Indians were
placed In passenger coach on the Union Pa
cinc Railroad standing on switch near the
guard house. II was the first time they were
ever In q railroad car, rs they were first taken
across the country. As the locomotive came
down with Its Kissing steam, Changing bell, and
brilliant headlight. several OF the Indians
started nervously. and the children screamed.
Confusion reigned for moment Their fsar
WAS soon changed 10 astOnishment. and from
establishment to delight Lieut.. Foote. with one
company OF the Ninth Infantry. assumed
charge, and will take the Indians TO the Fort
LeavenwOrth Military Prison. whore the bucks
will be held for trial. The women. It is OK
pected will be taken to the Indian Territory.
All the Cheyrnnes are now accounted for. ex-
cept seven women and children. who are sup
posed 10 have been frozen in tho bluffs during
the escape.