The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-04-12

KILLING - squnw and hoOtinG uImseir-Four
sNvaGes Hang Themselves with One Ripe
"A A9umV~ Killed H~rselr for Lave.

Killing - SqUnv and hoOtin6 uIms~iT-Four
snvases Hang The.sseives with One Rope
"A ss"Ms~ VINO KILLED H~rselr for Lave.
MILES CITY, March 2O.-The Indian is pro-
crossing. Iie is fast becoming civilized. An
Indian shot and killed his sQuaw last week. ami
then blew his own brains out. He did 1t within
two miles OF Fort Assiniboin. The Indian WAS
known as Bull.
1t is remarkable what fascination the name
of Bull has for Indians. Thew use IL with every
qunlif,cation-Stting. Standing. and Running.
The Indian Bulls are proportionately as nu-
msrous the white Smiths. This particular
Bull who does not EN- to have been provided
with the usual descriptive adjective. but to
have been plain Bull. Was on his way to tho
fort. accompanied by his sQuaw. When near
the fort he drove her into the brush and shot
her dead. 1t is believed that tho sGuaw had
some money which she declined to turn over to
tho brave; hence the sudden and bloody act.
After the murder Bull went toward the fort.
hnnters near by he tod an Indian
back toward the place where the body OF tho
murdered suuaw lay. white scout in the
naighborhood looking for some stray horses.
Bull. .eeIng him supposed he was coming to
gun to his forehead and blew his brains out.
Sui, lie is rare among the red men but !
the sa wSss' sSs xss
M at pa Koorh in
Wits Balls band Of cheyeanss. to Which she
on the eve Of I the iGt at Vol M"ant"in. Wyo.
ming; a chief was deeply ensmored OF her.
to surrender were due. In some measure. to
this tender ssntimen,. and not wholly to the
Tongue River expedition had rstursd to Fort
keogh and the captives were safely lodged I'M
e tns Chsysnnes. A large party. headed BY
some into the cantonment TO- have =
sna talk S Win hs ss rs day
council il was seen that the Cheysnnes we're
ennes were allowed TO return to report to the
rest OF their tribe still IN the held; Their re-
psny them we're s firmiy rsiu ssd. The warriors.
who had feared a forcible detention. were much
h' @ tSs e Tsn o
nous stiffness reiencd among them. They
were all camped in the centre OF the parade
They wsre feeling good. They ssddlel their
were allowed to remain with their relatives
during thes. preparations. The young sguaw.
her I pony w. and tho young buck her daset was
not far away. She expected to go with the
party. but she was detained. with the other cap;
White Bull and his party In twenty days. A
very distinguished young warrior. Buffalo
Hump. also remained a voluntary hostage. Tho
party moved out in the usual Indian fashion.
and promised their speedy return with the rest
Of their tribe.
The young squaw whom she found she could
not 90 with the hand, was deeply grievsd. She
could not he made to believe that they would
ever return again. The sight OF her do
parting lover and her friends was more than
she could bear. The Indian-male or female
Ia a creature OF impulse She drew small piss
tol. which she had in some way secreted in her
At the appointed time the Cheyennes returned
and surrendered. Her lover came back with
them. but he found his intended sauaw dead
and buried on the brink Of the Yellowstone.
For several days her mot her and relatives gave
expression to their grief in their usual savage
waY--2ashing their limbs with knives. and let
ting their blood stream upon her grave.
There were also four very dste rmi1ed sni-
cides OF Indians here In 1880 and 81. The
suicides were Cheyennes OF the North. They
had wounded a cavalry sergeant detached on
signal duty between DendwOod and Fort Keogh
and killed u rRncher. They were captured bv
= detachment from Fort Keogh. turned over to
the civil anthoritiss here and all four confined
as bad IA hanged. and tney decided to save the
They could procure only one rope. The first
hanged himself The other three took him
down. and the second had his turn at the rop..
He made no botch Of the job. Then he was
taken down and the third hanged himself.
The third was taken down by the fourth. and
the last was found hanging and dead by the
taller next morning.