, 1879-01-16

Ieet In bringing ont this tcHtimony was to show
tho relative pnsfttons ri tho two com'1afll*,
lug the other clear 10 tho mind Of tho Court.
Tho witness stated that from tho hill On which
he was located, with Rene, It was not rost''!n
70, and they did not. sec tno eotn,1at. ,' oe
firing Of Custcs's men could or could not be
heard from that point, but ilo did hear ecntter-
ing shots fired by the Indians who were then
across The river anti In the general direction OF
Judging from tho time that md elnpscA, where,
IN nli human probability, Custer must have
been when Reno succeeded In taking up his
position on tho hill.
ground that 1t was too swceping. lie would he
willing to hear tho w!tncas state where. In hts
opinion, Custer might have been; hift tho ex'
preston. in all humnn probability" was bho
and was p1aeing 1t on ground q defn!teness
which he questioned my man could detcfHiinP.
The question Was changed to meet this oblec.
tion. anil the witness stated that he Thought
IN the netxhborhou, OF the spot where the tirst
dead t}t"lcs were subsequently found.
The heterogeneous Of tho Recorder were then
directed 10 the calculation nf the point hearing
Withdrawal from tho tktfmItll.le and Tho oec,i
patton ot the hill. Shortly after the hill had
becn reached Capt. Benteen. with PERHAPS 1eu
inen, had come up, mud after MIN came Capt. Nc
DVVKNll WIN C0E1pAkf &uu LHt UnEk'lThlIps A1lp
sttengt1, Of the reinforcing parties was perhaps
l'0 men, and hcsdcs they brought up frcti, am.
munit!on, Of which Mai Reno at thai time hal
vsry little; Q, practically nuDe, II having been '
the other side OF the river.
Was there any fighting
AFTHR MAJ. RENO HAD 6AiNxp TfE HILL
Yes. Tlu Indians, In large numbers, CAME back
from the direction where Custer was sut,se-
guently found, and eugagrd the troops almost
pit Ia All Appearance. xb,ut ti,at lime many
Of the Indians haal left tho bottom land and
Eonc towards the yiltnge. but thcee AMI many
utllcrs-iirobahlv 2tr0-swartnctl all about them
the troops. As to what orders Mai. Reno Gnvu
after he gained the tilt the witness could not
nay. as he only saw that officer onrc or twice.
A. to tic condition Of tho troops when on
spirits Is men could l'e under. such crcuUl-
staDrcs. There wero several who were badly
wounded, llut In other particulars tho men
werc In good thapc. To be suro tiny wrrc ttrell
night oi The a5th digging riAc.plts. There was
good deRl of pretty vI0oroils swearing fos
"Cue.er's runnnz oil ami leaving them"
Did AEnj Reno attempt to move out from
his pnsItion gu tue i'tllf lie did. The witnc.s
saw Capt. Ncir's company move o,it towards
tho supposed postum ol Custer. and stUrtly
after this, when ammunition had been given
tho men, thr cniire force moved in the safne
ubEcCtloH. Alals ltEDD HlItCu 10 HUI AubttF
but tllsro were Indians everywhere; anil nj
Capt. Moyland couldn't keup up with hts
wounded, II was. found necessary 10 fall back
Ia tho original position. 1t wns then betyeen
md o'clock iii tho nitnrnoon.
The casualties IN thu troops Under Mai. Reno
at the close uf the 18th hal been about forty
killed aud several wounded. III nninr from tic
original skirmsls-1ne 10 the l,lll, Companies A,
III, and q lus& abont twenty.6cyen men.
According to tho belief OF the witness, the
Indians who, attacked Mat Reno on the hill
weru largely the same body that had ha, tho
fight with Custer. lie was satisfied the sayagca
weru numerous enough TO engage both com.
Inands, nnd that, alter Custer nad ber,, dis
Iosed ot, those lndians joined their cannsades,
uni tho united force continued to ha.ass Nal,
Reno.
The day on which this battte was fought, tho
witness sud, was somewhat cloudy. As to tic
direction Of the wind, tic could nut state.
Tho Recorder etatcd that he had no more
questions to ask witness, but. u the stcnuR-
rnpher had slready taken fully as many notes III
he would be ablc 10 write out In time 10 present
tho eane 10 the Court IT lta next sitting, lie
would rest for the aIny. With tile con.cnt Of
Mai. Reno, he would like to adjourn bctore the
crossexamtnAtion was begun.
All parties were agreed to this. aud the Court
adjourned until II o'clock this forenoon.