News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-21
orator commenced a harangue to the

DrObu6rs GREATNESS 6XClC0meu6 pre-
vailed. At that moment the captain in
command appeared in their midst. With
the same GOODNESS he had shown in the
war and during the six years of his In
dian campaign, he spoke to them
through an interpreter. With prudence
and tact he explained that he intended
to give the prisoner exactly the treat
ment white man would receive under
like circumstances; that nothing would
induce them to give him up; and the
better plan to save bloodshed would be
for the chiefs to withdraw and take with
them their followers. Seeing that they
could accomplish nothing by intimida-
tion, or by superior numbers, they had
recourse to parley, and proposed to com.
promise. They offered as sacrifice two
Indians of the tribe In exchange for Rain
in-the- FacS.
1t was generosity like that of Artemus
Ward, who offered his wife's relatives on
the altar of his country, for they took
care not to offer for sacrifice any but In
dians of low rank. Rain-in-the. Face
was very distinguished warrior among
them, and belonged to family of six
brothers, one of whom, Iron Horse, was
very influential. The officers prevailed
in the end, and the prisoner was taken
to the cavalry camp. During the time
that the Indians were opposing his re-
moval, the troopers had assembled
around the entrance, ready for any
emergency, and prepared to escort the
murderer away. The Indians instantly
vanished; all went quickly and quietly
to their camp, ten miles distant. Later
in the day party OF fifteen mounted
warriors dashed through the agency to
the road beyond, which had to be taken
by our troopers on the way home. OF
course our officers expected an attack
from that party when they began their
homeward march; to their surprise, they
were unmolested. Welearned afterward
that the mounted Indians went to the
camp of Two Bears to urge the young
braves there to combine with them in
the recapture of Rain-in-the-Face. Two
Bears had long been friendly to the
white man; he was too old to fight, and
prevented his young men from joining
in the contemplated rescue.
After the command had returned and
the officers reported, Gen. Custer sent
for Rain n-the- Face. He was tall,
stright and young. His face was quite
imperturbable. In subsequent inter
view the General locked himself in his
room with him. Through an inter
prefer and with every clever question
and infinite patience he spent hours
trying to induce the Indian to acknowl-
edge his crime. The culprit's face
finally lost its impervious look and he
showed some agitation.
THE MURDERS.
He gave brief account of the MUIR
der and then made full confession be-
fore all the officers. He said neither of
the white men were armed when at
tackled, He had shot the old man, but
he did not die instantly, riding short
distance before falling from his horse.
He then went to him and with his stone
mallet beat out the last breath left. Be-
fore leaving him he shot his body fall Of
arrows. The younger man signaled to
them from the bushes, and they knew
that the manner in which he held up his
hand was an overture of peace. When
he reached him the white man gave him
his hat as another and further petition
for mercy. But he shot him at once,
first with his gun, and then with
arrows. One of the latter entering his
back; the dying man struggled to pull it
through. Neither man was scalped, as
the elder was bald and the younger had
closely cropped hair.
Two Indians, one of them Iron Horse,
nsd followed the cavalry from the
agency and asked to see their comrade.
The General sent for Rain-i -the-Face.
| He came into the room with guard al
his heels. He was dressed in mourning.
His leggings were black, and his sable
blanket was belted by band of white
| beads. One black feather stood erect
on his head. Iron Horse supposed that
he was to be hung at once, and that this
would be the final interview. The elder
brother, believing there was no hope
was very solemn. He removed his
heavily beaded and embroidered buffalo
| robe and replaced it with the plain one
that Rain in the-Face wore. He ex
changed pipes, also, giving him hi
highly ornamental one that he might
afterward present it to the General
The pipes are valuable, as the materia
of which the bowls are made has to bt
brought from Kansas. Then, finding
that there was prospect of Rain -in-the
Face having his trial in Washington, b,
took off the medal that had been give1
to his father by former President
whose likeness was in the medallion, ant
placed it over the neck of his brother
that it might be silent argument in hi
| favor when he confronted the "Grea
Father"
1t was an impressive and melanchol,
scene. Iron Horse charged his brothe
not to attempt to escape, saying that
he did get back to the reservation h
would surely be recaptured. He be
lieved that he would be kindly treated
while captive, and perhaps the whit
chief would intercede for him to obtail
his pardon. After asking him not t
lose courage, they smoked again AMI
silently withdrew. In about ten day
Iron Horse returned, bringing portiol
of his tribe with him.
The Indians with Iron Horse cam
directly to headquarters and asked for
council. AS many as could get into tn
Generals room entered. There wa
time, while they were preparing, to SEN
for the ladies, and few of us wer
tucked away on the lounge with instruc
tions not to move or whisper, for M
husband treated these Indians with a
much consideration as if they had bee
crowned heads. The Indiars turned
surprised, rather scornful glance into tn
"ladies' gallery" for their women ar
always kept in the background. In re
turn for this we did not hesitate to crit
else their toilets. They were gorgeou
in full dress. Iron Horse wore an elat
orately beaded and painted buckski
shirt, with masses of solid embroidery c
porcupine quilts. The sleeves and shoul
ders were ornamented with
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