New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-28
HE ARREST OF THE INDIAN ROMAN NOSE
DE-. BLA>D DECLARES THAT THE CHIEF IS IHf
VICTIM OF 4 CON.rIrA-N.

DE. BLAND DECLARES THAT THE CHIEF Is IHE
V!CIM or \ CoNsFirA'Y.
WAsUINGroN, Dee. II lSpccGD.-A press
dispatch Of December - said thar Roman Nosr. ch'y
cuno Indian had been turned over the civil author
es OF Kauaas ard lodged 10 , 10 L"avcuworih on the
charge OF murder It also stated that NtorAry-
Garland had el the Uuiri states D,-noAtor'"y
for Kansas e. prosecute Aim Ih" specific charge Is h'
OF killing "a in the recent outbreak "t Tue 'hry
cupe and Arapahoe Agency. tho Only murder Win
which Roman Nose las been connected is ouc IN "h'h
lac and a ,o4ng gill were the victims OF murItruas
conspiracy OF certain white men, Ben cara" post H.
tclpictcr at Fort EenOi GrtcS"mIdre' private
in Company D. 2Ou IHfantry United states
Army; "a young uumpcter in Company c,
20tn Infantry; u coiored solder in Company a,
2tlh Infantry and Romero. q Mexican Cmp!oya o! !.
Council an Indian trader at Darlington. Tho facts ~
given to DR.. Bland, OF the National Indian Defence
Association, by Trustworthy white man who Lived az
Fort Reno at tho time aud had The sdrj from olnah
Nose and other Indians aud also from breckenridge, axe
IS follows:
ain August, 15sl Cork had quarrel with Roman
nose ana Threatened to XIII him. About two weeks
aferwArd he engaged the persons just mentioned In
conspiracy against Roman Nosc ami neal midnight they
went to Roman Noses camp FOR the purpose OF kllag
him. He ran back into the teas aud they fired into The
tent woundng Roman Nose and little Indian girl, the
latter receiving foar distinct wounds ono
In each hand, IN tho neck aud
one through the left lung The firing aroused the
other Indians OF tho camp, who came running TO the
place. They recognized Clark ana Romero
uho Mcxcan) and saw that tho other
three mon were soldiers. The murderous
party having started 10 run when the Indiana arrived,
they escaped ON tho noEt day Sunday tho agency
ph, stefan Dr. De Bro visited the gir ut Roman Moss
camp and dressed her wounds. He expressed hopes uf
her recovery the next day after the attack Roman
Nose found about mile and hail from the agency
exhausted by loss or blood from four iesh wounds.
| Agent Dyer visited Roman NOse and recommended
cOinuruniso OF tho difficulty, and about three weeks
after the shooting Clark compromised with the family
OF the ttle girl Agent Dycrs Oce by paying them
500 IL was thought that tru0 that the girl would
| recover but she afterward died from her wounds.
Eight d.ys after the shooting visited Roman Noses
| camp saw the wounded girl and talked with Roman
Nose about the incident. lie expressed great sympathy
| not caro- for myself no told that Agent
| Dyer and other white men had advised HIN 10
lei inc matter drop and be friendly terms with
Clark lie added: Il tired Of this thing. 1 don't
want any more women children KILLED my account
Tel Ben CLARK that IL he wants To XII me, VIII meet
him anywhere and fight hin. But II lie is tired and
wants 20 he friends will meet bin a friend send
me word what Clark says about H. carried the
message to Ben CLARK and he SAID, That suits ne II
is The whole story briefly told. II Roman Nose has ever
been mixed up with any other killing, never heard OF
| IT, ana | WAS at the Cheyenne and ATapahOe Agency
ffon geptenber o. 1881, TO May 27. 1895, ANA Lave
beeu I'm correspondeuco with Indians aud white men tho
whole time since. desire 10 add that the statement Ia
the dispatch that Roman Nose Is renegade ana lead.
Ing medicine man ia the tribe % fsc Clark boasts or
having General sheridan friend, and hat 30 long rs
| Sheridan is in power he will remain In the secvlc5."