, 1879-02-01
MAI. RENO.
Clusters Trumpeter Put on the
Stand.
Where He Left the Geuersl--The Sight
Of the Village.

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Inc Ncho court Of inquiry convened At lo
o'clock yesterday morning, Under the f1sna' CIR
e'itnstanees. 'ihe test1H"nS was scaa 10 tic
witnesses, Lieut. Dn H'fd'o "''a sefet' Tavern,
ht&er WHICH
HkUI' nE HUpio
Nas reea'iea ~ Nal. Ncno' lie "aa asked ~
Mf' n'4oett "hat conversation ne had IN ihc
"ools Win tac interpreter dirard' IN regard to
us oe'nG hotl-eombatant
N'lncsa SAID that ti'rasei told him tl'at he had
no boslne*s t''cre anyhow ns no was only an
interpreter n''d hs was nut expected TO tight'
sEnoT' =. a. ctfhERrsoS.
was then plnceu UPON fhc stasn'. and the CROSS
examination was proceeded With by Nj. Gilbert.
In nnawcr to 4 question ty S1r, Gilbert, Wit
ncst stated lint to d;l mt .ee afai. t,cno ,,nt
nnra ~ I'm .ttr,,,,.h ,tna. @ .h.n H.. n'S al,
COOK cana OUT on the lett Of tie Iine Tor u mo
Hient.
Mr.. Gilbert nsked what would have been the
nrn,nhle rc,utt If nm attcmnt m ,,,c n.rt ~
XII wna -, ,',,s ~ ,ss ~ .s's".t n.ps ~. ~ ~, so
n."'' "e"o ~ "o'o tnc t'n'ocf III lace ot INC Ah'
d'ans'
Witness stated l1.at he did not think the cotn-
mau,, would bayc lasted marc than twenty min
n,.. n II h.d ,.snad :. ~, ,..1d. ,,s,,a.rd
u'ee ~ ~. .*a 't'na'"ea !" 'Iis "oo"s. ~ hea.o
some OF the Tcn say they had fitcd f'xty rounds.
He fired mostly knce]inE, himself. hut most OF
tue mcn wcre new, ut,l they fired at random.
AZ tho ,1mc In he.rd the ortnr .u,,,u.cd IN
W. ''',r .u "e'.a sn ,.'S "1s paa, ''posea ~
oo o! tustef' "htis 'heno Was on
top of the hill, he thought It DID not aound a.
though the parties were having any serious
h,v,,,r '''" '''''~
naa'hs' ,..,.-
Itc was ahkea 10 ethto inc circumstances con-
ncctcd NTH Mai. acno going down to the pack
train; whether he was In an exposed condition.
nm, Il, a nos,tjon ~ aanocr. wines. r.nttrJ
".". a, ~ po''I''. y. "a"ts' "ese ttpneu
.lIat nc was III pos't'on oi ua"gcF' M man was
Killed near nm nt the time. lhis Was nho.it
o'clock m the day In which tho fight took place
in The woods. 1fe waa also in pn exposed no.
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9" KY RAM s sas sa,,.,h'nr t. i,t n,rrn rpu,,
shors roluF ant 10 look for Cus.
~ ss ,s . n,s. o,, R.rH1, rcrtt ,i.,t
~ ns ,;S tmu ~ ,',id ,ni,,, ,i, IL.
~ i u,a Wy ~" as ~ .,t ga .Iet ~. n9
sa,,,, ~ IT,, s.- ~ ,s"i1 s.,ia f..
M vs. ~ " 1an, un s," 1 III !. @ :.
LAKE caic . q nse,1 H., a. Ms90 WIZ ~ " ~ ~ Vas was
Et,,i't ,:.,o T., H., ttt. w,,orn Ia ,xas mi sIio
tn7 @ct to Keno anr a ,nt,ro than Hono was to ret
to CuatcT. IherH wa dispostt'on on ihc M part
q luz officers N Henos eommana to lind o1t
The Whereaboltis OF He1. Cuater. .....
NOV" SAID Air' Gilbert. ~ Wish TO OAK yo1
general question. n'd you a. any linle n !sic
tlEttt On the skifn!isi.ne, III tue Woous, n fhe
retreat, or on tie h!l', o. anywhcrc. sec any
S..!Is Syilenses Of eo"ardIce on TIC part Of Ma1
Witness rcp1tctl promptly, mo. I did not.i
lle waa asked whether II WIS not more
dangerous Ill coming out q ta,c woods;
| crossing The river, .niid gaining the ltll
than IN staying in tho titnher. H. replied
that there wns danger a!l around; but rs
thought mat was tins only clnntc Tor their aal'
raslon.. 1n going uut Of the woods AMI down
| to the ford, they were In constant peril. IIle
| indians were eight or ten deep, at'a they wtr"
firing at tic troops aud firing ut a'cin sontt,l-
ua!lr. lie saw two Of three men wounded.
! The Recorder asked Witnass how long he Ind
bcc,i III tic service, and hc replied fourteen
yeara. iIa VA Sergeant at t''"t M tine. n". no
| frequently drilled the men. ltc Ind not, how
ever, drilled any OF those particular new tncn In
his company; they had drilled for about .
| month Or SIX weeks pretty constantly, but
| 1nOstly in ronpnuY battalion drlll.-nnt onV