The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-19
THE DEFIANT CHEYENNES.
Red Cloud Reluctant to Have His Young Mer
Used in Their Capture.
CAPTAIN VESSELS REINFORCED
The Cheyenne Widows and Orphans To
Be Delivered to Red Cloud

Br TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
FoRr RoBINsoN. Neb., Jan. IS, 1879.
conference was held this morning between Red
Cloud and Lieutenant Schuyler, of General Crooks.
stan a. the AdUants Office. in regard to the propri-
city of Lieu.enan. Dodd going to the Pine Ridge
Agency for the purpose obtaining the services of
fifteen Sioux Indians to act scouts. trailers and
soldiers in the expedition against the escaped and
now surrounded Chcycnnes. The agent. Doctor IT.
win. and of the officers now at the fort. were
present. The former has stoutly resisted the mine
date attempt to get Indian scouts at the agency and
would go there now in the troubled state of mind
and almost violent demonstrations prevalent among
the Sioux under Red Cloud there would be serious
trouble and danger. While it is true that the
Indians very much exercised. one but DR..
Irwin feels that there would be any danger i'll going
to the agency, difficulty in procuring the Indian
scouts.
CLOUD NOT ENTHUSIASTIC.
Red Cloud at first, when consulted about getting
some of his young to CO. lesorted to the Indians
usual evasive of avoiding the main question.
and stated that his people had no horses that were
fit to so out campaign; that they all lean.
and that the most serviceable had been taken to
fit out the wagon teams engaged in assisting to haul
the supplies for the agency He then went to say
that he wanted to get the captves here wounded
who Sioux. delivered to him for and safe
keeping. He did not quite understand why the mill
tary wanted the Sioux go out. and desired to know
if they going to fight He thought that there
peace here among the whites. Sioux and Chey
ennes. and the Great Father had told them that there
would be peace among all the Indians
SLAUGHTER OF INNocENTs.
He then sneerngly referred to the killing of
and children among the Cheycnnes, and said that
when men went out to fight it all well enough to
kill another, but it was wrong to kill women and
children.
RESULT OF ACCIDENT
Here he was properly interrupted by Lieutenant G.
f. Chase. who said that the killing and wounding of
accidental. unavoidable and much regretted by the
military.
NECESSITY FOR TALK
The chief repeatedly emphasized the deficiency Of
horses the why the Sioux Indians could not
be scctred to 60 out as scouts with the military but
this was evidently subterfuge To this the reply
made that the horses would be furnished by the
army. He then said he thought nothing could be
done until he had called his people together and
talked with them
MEASURE HUMANITY.
At this Lieutenant Schuyler urged the necessity Of
and probably getting into his agency to make trou-
BILE Then it dip lomatically explained to Red
Cloud that it desired to have the women and
children now with the Cheyennes and surrounded
alive.
RELUCTANT CONSENT
Red Cloud then said that Lieutenant Dodd, who
has been chief of Indian scouts. and is known
to the Indians. might go and see Young Man
Afrad-of- His-Horses. and say to him that Red
Cloud was in favor of it, and that he might
ask him for some young men. but he
be spoken to privately and alone. and that there
should be public counsclling held about it, as it
might result in arousing violent opposition. He
is going to the wounded and other prisoners
and will remain here few days to what the gov
ern mcnt is going to do about giving them up to the
Sioux.
CRITICAL CONDITION.
The agent Mr.. irwin. spoke quite strongly OF the
nod SIN of ~ mo ikcIb hat
the least thing would make uprising ut tn agency.
He said it will take barrels OF oil calm the troubled
waters now. and it is not a very pleas
ant thing to have drawn dagger within
three feet of one, as had been the with
him. II all very well to talk about courage and
Indifference to danger. but when one had been
trembling and agtatcd for the past few nights it
could be better understood what ones feelings
in the midst of lot Of tumultous savagcs. He had
evidently been very much alarmed. and does not
relish the angry threats and demonstrations of the
Sioux
nriNpoRcEMENrs CAPTAIN VESSELS.
Your correspondent will accompany Lieutenant
Dodd and proceed to the field with his Indians
to see how this little Spartan band Of Chcyenncs
will act at the last. The probability Is
that they will die game and fight to the
bitter end hope TO be in at the finish. The cir
cumstances of the massacre explained to Red
Cloud. and he taken to view the barracks and I.
wounded. Lieutenant Francis A. Harde. of Com
pany ID, goes out this morning. with two men, to
Join the command Captain Vessels, which will bc /
reinforced this morning by Captain J. b. Johnson
and two companies.
AFTER LITTLE woLPs BAND.
CHEYENNE, Wy. T.. Jan. IL, 1872 :,
Companies A. b. ID. +. and NJ, of the Fifth cavIi
airy having been ordered take the field in search