, 1879-02-06
THE CHEYENNES.
wild IIog'a Attempted Suicide.


Ditpatea TO S<,o l'ssk Htr"lt.
FoRr RontHsoN. Ncb.. Jun. 31.-1n accordance
with orders Of the Secretary Of War. Col. Potter
u. Vtootn, commenting mud post here, has sent
thirty.thEco sauaws nni twenty-five children,
widows Rnh orphans Of the late Cheyenne tlcs-
peradocs, to the Pine Ridge Agency u be turned
over to Red Clouds pcoplc. Tho onlcr to DO
this, received from ten. Crook, says It Is tlone
In 1efercuec to Red Clouds request. Tie de-
parturo Of these tc!plass u.s1 tried people, coy.
crel With wounds nlnl gatlnt Will, hunger, was
ei[outcl quietly md in tho most hutnano man
ncr. under the personal supervision Of Col.
Vroon, who provided five Wagons for tic pur-
posc, With canvas enough to cover them anil rs-
tlons for five days Journey 10 tile camp Of He'd
Cloud. on White Clay Crosk, aixty-tiyo miles
distant.
All passed over quietly un I'll thcy reached tho
lower camp, where Col yroom Ind villa Hog,
Old Crow, Left llantl an,i tip other remaining
bucks, numbering fifteen, III irons. Hero tic
sccua baiilcd description. Lieut.. g. W. Doltl,
who ID III Charge Of the Indian scouts, md l,aa
great influence among the Indians. was await
lug the arrival Of Tho trains 10 add the renain-
ing women ard children there Of Sioux cxtrnc-
ton, when all OF . sudden among tho Chey-
cnnc women who were not to 60 there was set
Up the most hideoua nnu terrific watlluE and
gcstieu1ation. Aforclnost among them, on lie
llttlc hlIloek back n few rods from tl,e camp,
hean!ng lmpFtcatfnns, WIS the lICcatc-lko iorIn
OF Wiiu Hogs vile, tho Mister OF American
Horse. With lean md shriyetr,l arlns, her
rags haunting In tic Wind, stood this fomac
do,non, by her side half-a.dozen ulorc. present.
inE pictute hardly parallcIct in modern
full and rigid search Into the secrets Of the
saualt& lodgrs occupied by te doso>ste
md grorel!nE inmates; frlt aui foremost
y friendly Sioux 1ntl!an scout, vas aske!
| to 20 and disarn lcr. Striking her hseast
Violently with both huuds, md exhibiting pcr-
| feetIy lIabolcal attitude. It was discovered:
shr had . halt Of sharp.pnlnted scissors, alni
In tho other FORK, vi wlIrfI ONLY tho middle
prong. sharpened Ike a miniature stllctto, re-
;nn!ncd, Diaarlncl she was taken to tcat near
short titno presious to XIII ona Of l,er ei!dscl.
a,,ti Ind stamped On all fhe others, solnu OF
whom said they were afra!d Of t|seir lives.
Aftro tho witc WAS taken caro- Of eome Of the
lying In hIs lodge bat.'ed In bluo'l. nita insen-
sib1s. a closer inspection showed several stub
wounds fro.n. sharp Instrument near tho
sternum antl below thc scginn Of the heart.
Indicted, but the tlaif.b!atle scissnrs taSrn from
The vile Of wild Hug would Indicate HAT this
turrible woman. In secret ',omcut, had dealt
tho Aeathbow To hcr warrior Chief rather illan
I
his mnnY a.,tl shocking crimes wouhl ba surc 10
bring him to tlle halter, which Ii tho only thtng
the Indian fcsrs. ..
| visited 1t ~ o'clock tonight, Ia company
with Lieut.. Gndd, tho sctns Of this tragedy. Tho
oldest daughter OF Wild llog lay as're4. She Ii
oao af the three survivors tro'n tho pitt whtre
tho fighting CheyeMncs ,nade their 1ahf Atani,
mad whera she WAS shat through, tho neck. l.y.
ing head to hcal will, her was the wounded
Cuicl. The ar! WAS s!eeDfn. like bpsottetl
druakard, Will her fare sl. close to tho burn
ine faeoss In tho middle Of TIC ausY habit atIou
Wild liog, wounded unto death, breathc.l lcav
lily and inoal,el With pain, lhouvh under Tie ID
tucnco ut nor}llta administered to him lY nr
!'etlys. Corporal Lcuia gave hi., another pill
With kp,so wUr.ls sinuy spnl;cn In Indian dialect
The mother, viii! aHh terrified, Sat II thc pu1ta
to the ludge, one old rpsh under tilr right eyt
being tl,e must pton'ins!I sign On ler aves,e.
den!y the wounded slri, about ~ oF Il ycars old
awuke With shrifi cry Of pain, und seeing tn
soldiers through the sno!io uf ihe io,lgc,ltse sh
.!.rtekcl materially and nctetl ns though sh
thought 4Gs was again under the .nurutrou
ruin Of BULLETS from which trr people l.Ad SUI
tered 10 much. She was tin2lty q4!e ted and you
correspondent Withdrew from the hcaTtrendlu'
| EcEtG.