The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-23

the 9th Hog was arrested as the lead
ing oppositionist and ironed, after stab.
bing soldieri in the struggle. The prison
where the remainder of the Indians were
confined was by them barricaded
and the windows draped to conceal
their movements. 1t became danger
Gus for white man to go inside the
door, as the Indians had knives and
would cut them. It was not known
that they had guns, but on the night of
the 9th they fired four shots, killing two
of the six .sentinels, and made a rush
through all the windows, with the in
tention of killing or being killed. The
guard and others pursued. In the firing
which was now going on several women
and children who were going in the
crowd with the men were unintention-
ally killed, though many officers bravely
tried to save them. ALI the men refused
to surrender, and when exhausted stood
at bay. Several soldiers were killed
in trying to capture them. None were
killed who could be taken. They had
concealed their arms under the prison
floors. They had fifteen guns, few
revolvers, and many knives. A des-
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meditated. The squaws say the men
feared hanging if they returned south,
and in this affair all expected to die.
The casualties to date are: Soldiers
killed, 5; wounded, z; Indians captured,
IL; killed, 80. A company resumed the
trail to-day (January 15th.) Col. Schuy-
Ter, the officer who makes this report,
having thus intimated that the Indians
had concealed arms, it is probable that
an Investigation will be made into the
manner in which they received them.
The press dispatches have mentioned q
fact that the Red Cloud Indians visited
the prisoners, fact which is not stated
in the official report.
Fort RoBrNsoN, Neb.. Jan. II.
A courier has just arrived from the
scene of hostilities, FIVE miles distant
from the position held by the Cheyennes
at the last writing, with information to
the effect that the savages had assumed
the most inaccessible position of any of
the many from which they recently
stood the troops at bay.
He also states that a party of five SOL
diers who were detached from the COM
mand for the purpose of ascertain
ing the position held by the In
dians, Unexpectedly found them
selves within short rifle range of over
half a score of Indians. The latter dis
charged a volley at the squad killing
private Barber of Company II, Third
Cavalry, gaining possession of his car
bine, pistol and ammunition. The
comrades # Barber, though exposed to
the fire of the Indians. used desperate
efforts to prevent the Indians from OBJ
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ments, but without avail.
Captain Vessels believes that the
Indians cannot be dislodged from
their present position without the
sacrifice of a greater number of
lives than he deems advisable, and
has in consequence dispatched Lieuten-
ant Dodd, Third Cavalry, to Red Cloud
Agency, with the view to obtaining the
assistance of a dozen Sioux scouts we'll
versed in the Indian mode of warfare
usually adopted by the Indians.
The cattlemen Newman and Chalk
arrived here to-day. They report the
loss of forty head of horses, and the
have been Indians, and possibly Little
VOLTS band.
Agent Irwin and Red Cloud arrived
tonight to learn the particulars of the
late events, report the excitement at
Pine Ridge Agency intense.
FoRr ROBINSON, Neb., Jan. IL
A conference was held here this
morning between Chief Red Cloud and
Lieutenant Schuyler. of General Crooks s
staff, regarding the propriety of Lieu
tenant Dodd, of the Third Cavalry,
going to Red Clouds new location for
the purpose of enlisting the services of
some Sioux warriors, to be employed
as scouts in an expedition against the
brave little band of Cheyennes now
carreled at Crow Ridge, thirty miles
distant. Lieutenant Schuyler asked
Red Cloud if he thought Lieutenant
Dodd could succeed in obtaining
the services of one hundred and
fifty of his warriors. The old Chief,
in very grave tone of voice, and
without raising his eyes from the
ground, said: "My people are sad at
heart since their brothers were killed
here some months ago. They are very
angry with the whites, and am nearly
certain will not assist them" Lieuten-
ant Schuyler in as few words as possi-
BILE gave him an account of the Chey-
enne outbreak; how the Cheyennes fired
upon the soldiers in fleeing from their
prison room, killing them, and in try
ing to punish the Cheyenne bucks
the squaws were accidentally killed.
Lieutenant Schuyler finally got the
old chief to say: Young Chief
Lieutenant Dodd can go to my camp
and tell my son-in-law, Young Man
Afraid of His Horses, that it is my
wish he would try and get some of my
warriors to help the Government in
capturing the Cheyennes." Lieutenant
Dodd, who is well known to Red
Clouds braves, started Immediately for
Pine Ridge Agency on his mission, with
what success we will soon learn.
1t is believed that Captain Johnson s
command joined Vessels at the scene
of hostilities some time during the night
of the 18th. There has been nothing
heard from either command since yes
terday morning. Important news is
expected hourly.
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