, 1879-01-21
THE CllEYENNES.
Further Details Of the Camp Robin
son Affair--Blunders Of the
Military.
Sad Scenes Aniue the Captiyes-.1ks SquaNs
md Chlfdren.-Suqslins In
Silence.
a Cbild's Rag-Doll Made from a Blood
Stained Blanket-.The Prison After
the Flight,

Stained Blanket--.The Prison After
the Flight.
Nv Ttttornss to 1xs,o rsrt Herald
CANT ROBINSON, Ncb.. Jan. ,8.-For tho ptr-
poso of obtninlnF the most rclIal'c information
1 have sought out the best attanabfc sources of
information, with the following results: The
Cheyenne outbreak originated In pos!tEre anu
unnitcsnble determination Of the cnptves not
to go bnck to the Indian Territory. and this,
though, at tl,c expense NJ their own lives AEd
that Of their families. Since ttciF capture and
confinement here, extending over pcrtotl Of
more than ten weeks, tho question Of their ultf-
mate disposition has been acitatetl bY tho au-
thntittrs Mt Washington, both civil and mill
tarr. Tho Governor Of Kau4as IL understood
to have mada n demand that they no sent to
Fort Lcnyenworth in order that those guilty Of
murders tn that State might be identified and
punised. Until recently but one or Two COM
pauscs were at this post. and It WIS not Thought
advisable IL attempt the removal ortlcrcd b.
the War Department and ucqniescetl In ny the
Secretary OF the Interior until stronger force
could be had.
MORE DarArLs OF THE ournRxAk.
Other companies OF the Third Cavalry were
ordered hero until they numbered live In all,
oul In tho carly part Of last week It was deter
mined to take decisive steps. Capt. II. W.
Wcsscls notified Wild Hog, one Of their psinci.
pal warriors, OF tho decision Of the authorities,
alui wua asked whether he would prepare, With
lis rcople. to go with the military escort. Old
Crnw accompanied him from the barracks to tho
hlyutnnt's ntlic1. Wild Hog refused to make
tho required preparations, and, after a lcsFr-
ate rcslstancr, was there plt in trons as was OH
Crow. and moved oH 10 the old ate of former
camp. hull mile aWas, where sonle dozen Of his
pcniIie nfterwnrd joined him. Meantime Dull
r.tfN et%rvb uIfxst t,nA nfs <fnnA BOZ
WIN would nut leave tl,e barracks, said that he
would not c.,mc out, nnd that It Mas the voice
Ut NIL lis people to die where they were rather
thun submit to tho orders to 20 sonih'
COLD ARD 1fuN0Rn As ALLIES.
Thcrcupon Can't. Wcssc,ls considered, az ha
says, aIl the surroundings oi the situation. aud
privately resolved that, rather than loso tho
lives OF his men, which would inevitably follow
d1lcc t!rm to submission BY withholding their
s1ppics Of food and iuel. This, he considcrcl.
was thu cheapest way TO make them ylrl1. but
the experiment was failure. Though nothing
was given to feed or wartn them for i've days,
tie defiant savaves still held out. Capt. Wcs-
sells, moved ny spirit Of humanity, nsked to
have tl,c women We, a md children ssn: out 70 him
wns Indignantly rejected by tho u,vonquercd
rcdelssna, Meantime they were makauR the
prcpaEatinns, heretofore rGcountcd IT. these dis.
patches, behind tho small carthworks thrown
up ins!de the barracks.
DETERMINATION OF TIE INDIANS.
It bnA been frequently snid to tho officers that
the Choyc,nes had resolved to do at sorts OF
desperate things rather than be taken soutll
again. They would cut themselves to pieces,
murder enc another, and, In fart, die where
they ncre beturc uecc1f1g to thu measure.
These things were reported BY the tDtcrprttcr
and vtsttln. Indian friends who had unwlscly
been allowed isco ncccss to thcn1.. The COOL
words Of counscl ogcn them by Red Cloud aud
Ills follow Sioux Chiefs wero In vain, and had
tccri tor, often or dlsmtrsed witt, tho contempt
which has characterized the l'aughsy CAcyeunes
throughout.
GAIT. wzssELIs' nLuNDzRs~
On the day III thu outbreak anil before It
Capt. Vessels vas Informed that the Indians
ha'! Determined TO make at ATTEMPT at escape
liz lniornaton dircct % fom VIA Mor. @ isese1 then
captive IN hts charge. The interpreter, Jan,ca
Rowland, wa witness to tho ssatemcnt ai'tl
Of the truth uf Wild Hugs Information, ulNl
thu certaInty Of It's reliability that he Ut
oneo moved out of his quarters Iu the end
mistake Ut tic commanding of1lrer. Capt Wes,
sells, from which resulted all the dreadful
scenes Which followed, and which has bcen rs.
ltcye1 since only by tic gallant things done by
him tn the wayof pcrsIstcnt pursuit aud soldier,
" rnl,lrance. Not only vas this clear aud en-,
phntic waen'ug OF Wild Hog Ignored as an itlic
threat ot the Chc}en1,es and regarded cA rope.
utlou Of those often made before, but there ap
pears to have been an absence OF even tint or.
binary prccautlon necessary with so reckless and
dissatisfied set Of prisoners. 4 comparatively
rrluf had seven posts, anu the Tires details
Rnve total Ut twenty-ons men to guard more
tlIun hundred infuftatetl savagcs, exu1peratct
@ anu nasa desperate by l!ungrr until they wcrt
from their caEes mhenevcr opportunity alfort!
Cyl. 1tcan'r a. last and ut 10 O'Clock, Just q.
thr"aIl Is we'll" was sounded on the night Ill
by tho sentry, the fearful outbreak took I1acc,
a.i'l every uhe III the camp was completely taket
NY surprise.
4 coArLxru suApnlss.
For mouscnt cunstrrnation seixctl the well
disciplined troolr. officers A. vol ~ men. No,
WA thls unnatural The warning had been uts
hee'!s1. Tho companies near by had gone L
bed rs usual, unIresscd snd unbaoted, aa Il
nothing extraordinary was expected to occur
t!Ir deep sleep Of the soldier ansl put Oh thell
clothing nucD time was lost snd consdernblI
head"ay given to tue daslug and llnrrYlog red
sla,1uh.cr md death. Had tho warning Of VIII
Hug bccn regarded, or had eyen oilo eonpan,
6sen continually kept o. thu uui viyo whilo thi
chcycnnes were awaiting, 10 their tcrr.blc Oh
lnadG Of them. not IN !nutnn could havc cs
capped, and IL y very doubtful II any such rssi
attcmpt would have been ,uauc,
ACuA the officer OF tho day, Lluut. SjmnSop
who was 1t thu AdiutantA 0tilc@ adjplninR, AM
whose tuty lnorr especially It was 10 see thu
thc safety mud security Of the ealp waa assured
"uh HOt thIpEeASc0 Hltu t00 DfcG441kY OF strength
cnlng tho guard Of torestaaltnK Ly close !lytsti
p''n. the hloutly emeute which surprised h{t,
Just after liz fctt Ills house to Yis1t shu guard.
wAnN1a0s THAT wxnB AExpEp.
Otl:ats there weEe who were not 10 careles
Of tbs warnings which hau been given. TIL
Surgeons Ut the post hostbtals we're engaged II
nrcl'artmg their stsctehcra And surgical l,nple
1uri,ts, ard 1t ID also reported TINT II was vel
known TINT The Indians had ma.le war clubs ou
q! the tisnber Ut the barracks and were sec
trarnu up the hoor. aul also Informed tha
alI utlircr stuffed that the window sashes wcr
liked ~ aa 10 b. thrown dorm, aHu yet u!
same care 1essfess seemed to control those |.
c0Gnlnstu.
AFFAIRS At CAMP ROBINSON.
There Is luif here for thu present sitter th
bloody events ot ths past few DAYS. This bes
attention Is paid IN the wounded, both Indla,
NnA s0luteEe. AMung the MIRtehed cnntiYas Ii