, 1879-02-05

hamilton II l&Sb ~ tAsy %eAtAs
ht eomrade leading and he licking behind. 1t
", customary for pack-trains to spread out
considerably. 70 they could moTe with greater
freedom. When theY reached watertn9-place,
h. noticed that aome Of The mules behind Ia tle
tr,u rushed iuto The water aud got mltcd. He
nv eIeb, OF ten 1niltAns coming up from the
voa}s On the opposite side OF the river. lie
ar several that be kncw-Capt. French among
oth.r,-frlng at the Indians. When they got
n ,hs hill with the train, they unpacked The
mules right sway, but got oTders 10
p,sk them up again Immediately.
witness heard what ho took to
h four Of five yo,lers. They sounded
=, though they were down the slver,-pdrhaps
i've miles and half or three miles. uo spoke
10 some oue about It at the time. Witness OBJ
.tryed no smoke nor dust at the time the firing
vu Rolpr on to Indicate that there Was battle.
lie could SEQ only few tcpces and wlcklups of
the village. It must have been an hour and
b,lf or two hours after be heard the firing down
ihe river before he SAW the Indians coming back
from that dtrcctl0n. ....
the line 10 see II they could not get something
10 eat. There was man with him by the uamo
Of Fhtt They saw
MAI. RENO
standing On the line. He asked F1itt what he
Rsntel Fritt replied that 10 had come after
something to, eat. Mai. Reno asked him Il the
mulcs were tied Ut sounded like tlat), and FFltt
replied AYES" Then alaj. Reno madc pans
It Frltt to strlko him. Frttt dod9cd hack, md
whisky few over both the witness aud tl1s coH,-
psulon. FRITZ started to return TIC blow. when
xi.uess caught bold OF hts shoulder md hold
thsea,enel to strike Fritt. Witness WIS under
the Impression At that time that Ru1lo was =
little under the influence Of liquor.
Lieut.. Lee asked witness wien he next saw
u1e evening Of thu 9Th. lie WAS 10 Tie trenches,
sal earbine. aud lad the appearance Of hartug
been 11lng.
Witness did not know that Reno ever had
my trouble With the packers on account OF
lhets ikulkIne, nnd difficulty In gettinE them
most gerytcc.
At the l.lno Reno had tho trouble with the
paekerb there VIA another officer with him.
b thought Capt. htoylaa. lie did not nutlce
that Reuo staggered. or hlccuped, or fall for
Nf; Gilbert wanted to know II Maj. Reno had
not berH bothered with packers stealing tAe
ioldlsrs' ras!opa. Witness did not think 10 had
nsen. lie alwars Ind rattons enough himself;
thete wcro plenty Of them.
anyl Of action to be pursued aY tile Recorder,
tut hs would like to know II the question OF
drunkenness on the part OF Maj. Reno was TO 10
gone 1nto. II It was there wero witnesses who
aaa ttsslde4 aud had gone, and othess who had
not eoHe, Whose testiuony would be valuable.
The lterofacs nskesl Iur receas OF aye minutes
IN osdet to get hks next witness, Which mas
granted by thu Court.
LIEUT.. ED0RRIr
Wy recalled and questioned by MIR. Gilbert With
1sefsnec TO the condition Of Reno on tic night
VI tIe 18th. There wero MT indications tu wit
HAT Mat DA.+r r1-I- -t.I.x
anJ liquor: Ae saw him several times Tint
asht aud ,lle next morning, but tuere wAa not
,,ht ,ht slightest Indication OF his having taken any
. aqooT' l. 10 l'al bccu drunk aud Unit to eou;-
m.aa ~ troops be would not have
zen allowed to command them bY
II IT, other officers. He never heard word about
,eho oelng drunk a. that tn,u until he calna 10
saaaeo. II he had been drunk the officers
"ooa haTe kAown OF 1t.
COL. BHNrx8N
~, ~ fecslIed: lie tsatlled tint he WAS with
~ ~ Hso1 Ill the time On the 18th ant 10Th OF
.s1e' .Soea " thsn a 10 was now. uc waa With him
t H. queen OF twenty minutes on the night Of
%s Isa. There was not watAky enough @u the
- auS,e S command to make him drunk. lie knew
ia..e ~ otles attEratton with the pHek-men. lie
iI's iIes uisf Eaa4acked ILLS baggage aud CLEANED
tn',t, t!a oat, but they fund no wnisky. ii he bad
As At"sen heno had any he would Lave guue u sec
A'a about IL. [f4auRhter.l
xu,xorn ~, 1srsh oonSHsf
,sss ssSeIith Cavalry. Un tho 25th Of june,
sss; VI sl ~ a.at u command Of Company X. lii
le Is,n. nnu S9pt' benteen's conlmRnu, and whrn
Hss.o H.a,oea ~ joined MAJ. Kcno's commaud.
Cani u RaI.e nked to describe the Eouto taken by
III a. intee,. ., lie seid they struck oil to tho
u.,eI.., ii. 'ss so, efa'', atd be should jud9a they
taoen n an9 ,Is' Inc nutts ana foothills dis
~ m,ch VI NV miea. The gait was pretty FAST
sx,rr. 10 sat hc, beug h rear of tho COLUMN,
Ia ,b't tlss T. 9an to give tbs command, "TFot."
ths l,a nsi.I, juuge llat tho column travelled ln
,,l In 'slkAtornoo" aa, OF alteen ullts by their
ttart,.a y, ne ma!n trail. When thsy
u-s usa ae i!ttle nora2s or lttls stream where
III, x, ssNrsu, m!tness noticed that tie pack-
.sns ~ ~ &c, e'osea 10, lle noticed this, u ha saw
sN.r w. W 1he lnrales rush luto Tie tnosAss fur
tuJs, - aal gct HlIea, canslng considerable dill
ue f.n.ss sstt'ns Sg them out. tVftucss spoke of
Ipmrest."s "n.sh was passed. the meeting of
urI urIetes sartlu. and tAo position Of the
ttos t.h fa,t,i a. tlat time. lie saw Aome OF the
asn, 4aalans a,l; that were Atsacasd to tho caul-
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