The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-22

sponsby for the escape of the Cheyenne prisoners.
Lieutenant Schuyler states that has fallen on
the trail since my last telegram and ne believes
it to be improbable that any but the dead and
wounded. or worn out squaws, viii hereafter be
picked up. He states that the night of the out
break the soldiers allowed to go to their hunks
usual with tho exception of the men stationed
about the Cheyennes' building. An Indian stated
that they were preparing for the outbreak that
night. but his story not believed. and no pre-
partitions were made 70 Illustrate their design to
escape. The day after Wild Hog was arrested
outside Of the prison. the door was opened to let
ont of the men who was willing to give mp, but
he was Immediately bounced upon by the others and
forced back while the bucks began crowding out of
the door together, Wild Hogs crying. "Get out
Of the way; here comet Twenty carbines
at lovellea the door. checking them and they
immediately began tearing up the floors. About six
o'clock they became quiet and the danger
sidered over until the occurrence of their sudden
outbreak. Schuyler shows the company at the lower
camp, mile from the place of confinement of the
Indians. to have been better handled and efec
tive than those who had the reds on hand.
WELL PROVIDED.
The squaws in the escape carried
saddles their backs. and each had
certain amount of dry meat and bread.
Every buck had extra pair of moccasins in his
belt The shots fired in the prison room were
m lv From A feuv ehe IN
the room. The first Ave Indians killed had sharp.s
carbines and good deal of ammunition. One had
Henry rifle. and there were in their possession a
large number of carbines. After six guns and two
revovers had been captured the Indians still
able to fire volley from each ambush Of from to
twelve shots. according to different estimates. The
Indians got into very rough ground covered with
brush, and Schuyler was informed by the officers
that getting them out would have cost the lives of
from twenty to thirty Up to the time when
they broke the Indians allowed fires all the
time.
NUMBER OF THE FUGITIvEs.
General Crook repeats to the HERALD correspondent
that the bucks numbered forty nine leaving nine
teen still out originally stated in the HERALD.
Chicago papers have placed the original number at
thirty.
WHO AT FAULT?
General Crook says early investigation will be
made by o board of officers, when this affair will
be thoroughly sifted and the responsibility placed
where it belongs.
THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER ON THE ALERT.
General Crook has been suffering many weeks
from cold, with attack of malarial fever.
and has left his residence but once during that time
When the trouble occurred at Camp Robinson he
was considered unable to attend to bust
ness. but insisted on giving his whole at
tention to it. and handled and sent kilograms.
questionabiy at great Inconvenience being miles
from. department headquarters and his adjutant,
General Robert Williams. and, becoming impatient at
the meagre and vague character Of the kilograms he
received. he despatched to Camp Robinson Lieutenant
Schuyler of his staff whose keenncss and sagacity in
unearthing facts are we'll known in this department
His opinion the responsibility has been entirely
based Lieutenant SchuyIer's report. he has been
constant reader Of the HERALD and states that he
| has gained much information from its Camp Robin
however,
that correspondents view Of trouble at
Red Cloud. and his estimate of Agent Irwin, whom
he considers thoroughly capable agent
| NEBRASKA SENTIMENT ABOUT THE CHEYENNE
MASSACRE.
The Omaha Daily Herald of the 18th inst reprints
| the despatch from the HERALD of the 18th inst IN
which stated that in accordance with the
recommendation of General Sheridan, and with the
concurrence of General sherman. that the Commits
soner Of Indian Affairs requested that the Cheyenne
prisoners, confined at Camp Robinson Nebraska be
sent to Fort Wallace other military post in
Kansas that the civil authorities might select
guilty Of crimes for trial punishment that
their lack of clothing not such to deter them
from starting northward, and that the order pur-
chase additional clothing had been countermanded
until it had been learned what supplies actually
required; that the Indians. fearing criminal prose-
cution. had concluded to escape.
The Omaha Herald replies to the above despatch as
| follows:-
anything of the truth fasity Of much of it as
relates the recommendations alleged to have been
made by Sheridan or Sherman. feel prepared,
from knowledge of the entire falsity OF the rest
OF 1t. to say that that statement III also lie. Tho
above report was written in tho Indian Bureau. evil
IDENTIFY. Perhaps Mr.. Hayt himself the COM
poser We shall be obliged IL Commissioner Hayt or
anybody else in Washington will disprovc the follow
ing assertions
These Chcyennes were surrounded in the sand hills
Of Northwest Nebraska in severe storm ON
the Goth Of October last by three companies of tho
Third cavalry under Captain johnson. Their num-
Der was then officially given 49. They then said
they would remain pcaceably at Camp Robinson or
live with Red Clouds people. but would die before
they would return TO their reservation in the Indian
Territory where they had been starved. The Commits
sioner did nothing in the until the 10Th De-
cember. when he ordered their removal to Kansas.
The thermometer that day nc Camp Robinson indi-
Gated thirty degrees below zero. Tho Com
missioner must have known this. It one
of the items of news current in all the
Journals of the country. The sqnaws and children
hadn't blanket that wasn't in rags. They did leave
their reservation in the clothing they now wear
bt they left In August. and IL Is now January; be-
sides, clothing often out in Nebraska as well as
in Washington. The man who penned that telegram
fool or q cold-boodcd scoundreL On the 10th
of December 1878, the Commissioner WINS informed
by telegraph that before these Indians could be
moved they must have clothing He newer nnswerc,i