Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-22
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THE CRRYRNNR PRlsoNkBs.
From the Leavenworth Times, leth.l b,
Yesterday morning there gathered throng
Of people about the U,ion Dept whtse
faces we're study; they had heard much OF
the atrocities committed by the renegade
Cheyeunes in Meade, Ford and other coun.
tics, and many Of them being old frontlsrs-
men said little. Their eyes betoktned Gu
riosity to see the devils who Rad desola:ed
60 many homes, and the firm set lips OF the
cold timers" when the II names were men
toned, indicated any hing bit friendly
feeling.
AT ten O'Clock, Lieut.. P.Fdee, Of the
Twenty-third Infan'ry, in command Of
strong guard Of solder, arrived At the depot
with the prisoners, seven in nunber, the
guard and the pri-oner, being in govern
ment wagons, drawn BY four mules each
The Command vas h.li.d at the cnner Of
Cherokee and Fro s:re.is, sni the soldier
ordered t, get out of the wagons and keep
close TO the prisoners while they were being
transferred. The crowd of interested spec
ta.ors meanwhile became 50 dense that it was
pece, ssry for The 20 diers to use some force
to keep the more easef men back.
Lieut.. Perjee, after examining . ". rr,n
presented by Adjlant General Noble, OF
Kansa', he following Indians we're delivered
from The military to evil juisiiet.oD:
Wild Hog, Old Grow, B Head, Left
Hand. Blacksui b, P.rcupire end Noey-
Walker, making seven in all who had been
identified, e1c.pi Old Grow, as participators
in the crimes OF murder, rape and robbery,
charged in the warrant. General Noble
then transferred the prisoners to Sheriff W.
3. Mssterson, CT Ford county, who took
them in charge and conducted them 10 one
of the passenger rooms in the Union depot,
al being In irons except Old Crow. The
Ia ter is s.i By the army officers to have
been . valuable, fsithful and trus worthy
scout Of the Government, snd enc Who bears
a good reputation, and that be 'onging TO the
Grow Indians could hive had no hand 10
the depredstions OF the Chey
Wild hog. who Is repnted to have been
the worst Of the band, in getting out Of the
wagon was forced 10 use long piece Of board
for support, being yet weak from a recent
attempt to commit suicide BY stsppine him.
eelf with pair of shear. The Others all
sligLtsd rimbiy as could be possible, shack
led IS they were.
Aft,r they had been .lbowed through the
crowd into the passer ger room, they were all
seat in a row, and 1t required ell the Pa
tieLce that Sheriff NJ. eIson's % Sc pos
ss-ed to keep tie crowd at a comfortable
DIS alce without forco.
One Of the party, after p,ssirg the pipe to
aroheI, e.deavored to say that he was no
Cheyenne; that he was the baby Of Three
Bears, noted Sioux. Old Crow. who is
really an int, ligeut looking old fellow, had
little to say, although be emed to UNDER
sand all that was going On about him.
Wild Hog took piece Of silver, cut to rep
resent the sun and st,ached TO chain from
his neck, and handed it to Mr.. Lowe, Who
read tie word', wild Hog" that we're en-
graved on one side. He pretended TO know
no E,eii.h, bu, Nv. A J. French. Who "a.
one Of the sberiff's posse, says he can epeak
the language ve'y we'll.
The remainder OF the prisoner, seemed
much tr,Asn down and sa, with their beads
resting in their hands, to all appeararc,s
unmindful Of he excited audience sbou,