The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

An Onlciai Report tn Gen. Crook Con.
cerning the Outbreak at Fort It.binson

Fort ROBINSON, Neb. Ian. i5.-Ipona fun
investigation Of the recent Cheyenne troubles
here. iind the facts as follows ON the "a
inst tho mead men we're notified ~ Can't.
Vessels that the authorities Ia Mns .intston
had decided that they must 10 back south.
without giving decisive answer they ircd
TO consult y itntheirpeOple. Vnfhc next tiny
Hog, as spokesman, gave an uncauitocal
negative. saying, ns mad the Other on nntnor-
Gus occasions, that they were resolved "a die
first. few having been examine "a nnd prD.
turn a. tho prison, hut were infcibiN detained
by the oth.rs. The attempt 10 rtarve and
freeze thenl Dnt WAS now lac last anu nilN al.
tcrnniyc. on the ath inst II was decided 10
arrest Hog. ~ he WAS the leading opposition.
1T. lie having been with dillcuify minced
TO come out. wn~ iroucd. hut only after "a
struggle Ga which 80 dirr wa. Stabbed The
Indians IN the prison, KNOWN Oi fhis, imms-
diafely bnrricuded the doors and covered the
windows with clofa ~ conceal their move.
ments, tearing M the door and constructing
riffe pits 10 command al the win.
dows. From th- time the prison
was like den of ratflc.nnkcs
and any white man who had shown lis head
IA Tho room would have met certain DEATH
IL WAS supposed, ~ course, that the Indians
had no nrins other than few knives. Dur.
ing the evening the building was as quiet rs
grave, and the six ScntinclS who surrounded
II suspected no danger A. ten minutes be.
fore ~ O'clocA four shots We're fired from The
west end Of the prison, Killing two IN tile sen
tinelS shots were also fired from front
window into the guard room, wonnding a
tDlp1iihs Ttinultu H'vu~ll a rush WIS made
through all The Windows. the Indians sally.
ing out. resolved 20 Lii and be killed like
Malay running nnluck. The guard and 9TH
err troops gave c.1nsc. The Indians Moved
south towards the creek. the squaws being
driven In a mass ahead OF the men, nj least
five Of the latter keeping up an incesSant
fire. II was ia returning the fre that several
women and children were killed NJ woman
or child WAS Intentionally killed, and, In fact,
many officers and soldiers showed great dar-
ing in trying 70 save them. Totake the men
prisoners was impossible as they all
refused 10 surrender, and whom cx-
hausted stood nj bay. several soldiers
lost their lives in trying - capture
such men. Nu Indian was killed who could
were first captured they were but partially
dSarfned, and several guns ana pistols were
taken from them. After they had entered the
prison they had ample time 20 conceal arms
underline ioors, that place Of deposit not be-
ing searched. The prison had been 50 guard
Ell that the theory Of arms having been intro
duced subsequently 10 their Incarceration Is
scarcely tennble; yet events proved that they
had NJ least fifteen guns i'm addition 10 tue two
obtained from the dead scnfincls. and some
few reviewers. They ARE wen supplied with
knives. There are many proofs that "A drs-
perafc outbreak wn- long prcmchifAtcd. The
squaws say that the men feared hanging IL
they returned south. and that in this AFFAIR
all expected 20 die. From the time that they
knew their removal was decided upon they
were IN such "A frame OF mind that. were the
movement 20 be attempted Ia any way. II
would simply be a question n 70 who should
be Killed, white man or Indian. Casualties
70 date. soldiers killed. s: Wounded. Z In
dams captured, Il killed, -. A company re-
morrow. w. :. SCHUYLER,
Aid de Cainp.