The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-16
Cheyenne Prisoners Make Break
for Liberty and are Shot Down.
FORT ROBINSON, Ne

Inc nOStlle CneyenneS imprisoned
here since last October, having been
informed by the commanding officer a
few days ago that they were to be taken
back to their agency in the Indian Ter
ritory, determined to die rather than to
consent to such a movement. Since the
information was impaired to them they
have become very sullen and have re-
peatedly expressed determination to
die before consenting to such a move
ment. They have become very stub
born for the past few days, and fearing
an attempt to escape the post command
er has placed strong guard over their
prison room. Last night about eleven
O'Clock, while nearly everyone was in
bed except the ever watchful guard, the
savages jumped through the windows
of the prison room and made for the
cold prairie. which is thickly coated
with frozen snow, firing on the guard
from revolvers they had concealed since
their capture, dangerously wounding
four of the guards, of whom one has
died and another is not expected to sur
vive a day. The main guard rushed
out of the guard-house upon hearing
firing, and upon ascerGaining the cause
and seeing the fleeing hostiles running
for the bluffs, Immediately followed,
and opening fire shot and killed over
forty savages. Over 160 of the cavalry,
mounted and dismounted, are still in
pursuit of the fleeing savages. The
sharp bang of the carbine in the hands
of our men can be heard from hills three
miles distant, where the savages have
evidently made for. 1t is thought that
not one of them will escape. Further
particulars som
CHICAGO, Jan. IN.
The only advices received by General
Sheridan from Fort Robinson are dated
previous to the outbreak of last night
They indicate that the military have
been waiting to execute the orders of
the Indian Bureau. that the fugitive In
dians there be taken back to the Indian
Territory until proper clothing was pro-
vided for the savages, they being at
present almost naked and suffering in
tensely even in their sheltered quarters.
Clothing had been promised, but was
not expected for two weeks. Advices
from Fort Sill state that the Indians
there have been greatly discontented
for two months, and that recently 1000
of them started southwark and were
soon heard from as depredating upon
the ranchmen. Their excuse was that
they have been starved at the agency,
and proposed to kill such cattle as they
need for sustenance. The military were
sent after them and they were over
taken on the boundary between the In
dian Territory and Texas. General
Sherman has telegraphed permission to
issue beef to them until further instruc-
tions. These Indians are mainly the
dangerous Comanches, Apaches and
Kiowas.
Fort RoBINsoN. Jan. 10.
Troops are still in pursuit of the es-
capped Indians. Thirty-seven, nearly
all of whom are squaws and children,
have either surrendered or been cap
tured and are under guard here. Thir-
ty-four are still out, including about
fifteen women, among whom is Chief
Dull Knife, enormously reported dead
last night. Wild Hog, Old Crow and
Left Hand, head men, are among those
recaptured. The dead bodies of the
Indians brought into the post for burial
number twenty warriors, eight squaws
and two children. Five soldiers were
wounded. Two of them, Privates Smith
and Everetts, have died. The others
are not dangerously injured. Private
Ferguson, who was stabbed by Wild
Hog, will recover.
Fort ROBINSON, Jan. IL.
The main body of the escaping In
dams has been found and Immediately
surrounded with the intention of getting
them to surrender, but the Indians stub
bornly declining the troops retained
their position during the night, and this
afternoon twelve-poundN Napoleon gun
left for the scene of action. 1t is
now authentically reported that the
number of Indians killed was forty,
fifteen wounded and from forty to fifty
recaptured. The following are the
whites killed and wounded since the
difficulty: Killed, privates Good and
Smith, Company A, Third Cavalry;
private Everett, Company H, Third
Cavalry. Wounded, Corporal Pulver,
Company A, Third Cavalry, and pri-
vate Emery, Company c, Third Cav
airy, who are in fair way of recovery.
Red Bear, one of the chiefs of Red
Clouds band. arrived day before yes
terday from Pine Ridge agency, and