The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-05
TALKS.
He Claims that He Could Have Been
Taken Without the Firing of a Shot.

Aio"Bu ehc hiiuiiCoo Vi outTlll
Draper and his deputy, Martin, a
LEADER reporter had the privilege of
interviewing the Niobrara chieftain
yesterday through the bars of his cell.
He was found lying on a pallet in a
clean and fairly lighted cell, with his
head to Tho door, having for company
therein a burglar by the name of
Knowles.
Upon approaching the bars which en-
circle this "braee OF innocents, > : and
our business having been explained by
the officer, Middleton said, 81 do not
feel well enough to talk to-day, but if
you viii come tomorrow or any other
day l will be happy to give you any in
formation 1 can. My wound pains me
too much to talk to you now.
After asking a few kindly prelimi-
nary questions, such as whether he was
kindly treated, etc., and to which n
swers came in the affirmative, we VEN
tured to touch upon the in
which he received his wound. He was
very reticent at first, but as he became
interested in the subject he talked freely
enough. ~ r
Upon being asked as to his acquaint-
ance with Hazen and Llewellyn, he
said: Il met them about a month or six
weeks ago on the Niobrara river, and
when they were leaving there 1 accom-
panied them to Atkinson, some thirty
miles on their way" sda
"Did you suspect any treachery on
their part?"
"No, not a particle until the last mo-
ment, or, not until was shot at by the
man in the brush, which was a foolish
transaction on their part, for had they
asked me to surrender l would undoubt-
eddy have done so, for they were three
to one, and ! was entirely alone, except
a little boy who had accom- panied me-"
"How is that?" aEaL sol $500
81 mean had the main who lay in
ambush raised and told me to throwup
my hands, instead of trying to kill me
without a word OF warning, l could do
nothing else than comply with his re-
quest, fol as L said before they could
easily have oyerpowered me-"
Where were you going at this time?''
I'VE were returning from a place
about W miles along h bank OF The
river, mere we met by appointment
In reply to what were you bargain
ing ~ortreating with them for?"he said:
Il was TO nave my pardon from the
governor, n they brought 1t and gave
u TO me, which pleased me beyond
measure"
What consideration did you give
OF agree 10 give them Tor ltF'
"Nothing but that l was to act as
uetectiVe IN lhat country cooperate
Win them, assisting them to a ar
rests should be called en-.
HIS answer as to how the shooting
commenced u was riding slowly
along a lew yards ahead OF Hazeu, with
Lieweiiyn some TWO hundred yards De-
nina, when thought l heard the CLICK
OF a gun In the Drush by the roadside.
imagining L a beer mistaken and
That II was a wild turkey that had made
Tie noise L heard, L passed along, but
nae 0 gone more IMAM a rev feet
when 1t ciicked again. This time l
was certain IL was gun, so L shipped
down on the opposite SIDE OF my saddle,
not intending 10 dismount altogether,
wheh a snot from the prush caused my
morse 10 Jump away from me. L then
turheu rouho 70 Hazeh ana said:
lheres some ulrt here' you n want
10 XIII me- 40 your MOL don't, he
saiu' anu he 'riea 70 say something
ABOUT explaining NJ all out he was SO
scared he couldn't say anything. All
that moment mar raised up IN the
Drush' ahd hazeh ana 'Ihere's a man
down there-see MN. L Turned to
Iook' ana rs my mead was averted ne
Dlazed away at me with his winchester
rifle, the ball hitting me about two
inches below the navel. | then fred
+wo shots az hin, wh;o, = al a.
-" wy
shots L hred. then looked 10 see now
1 should escape Llewellyn and 1 saw
him going for dear life over a hill away
from ne y
GU are sure IL was Hazeh VINO hred
Sure well, | guess l am. l don't
see how [ could be mistaken when / was