Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-28

plies Immediately. Quinn complied with
the order aud the Indians departed
without making hostile demonstration.
1t was Good Friday and the people were
in church when Wandering Spirit
marched in, covered with war paint aud
carrying a Winchester rifle and
with an ALI of solemn bravado,
bat the time for his taking revenge upon
the white people had not come. After
the close of the service, and while the
congregation was dispensing, the Indian
ring leader proceeded to the agenst'
house. In front of this he met Quinn
and Charles Gouin, another American
half breed. He ordered Quinn to go to
the Indian camp and on the ~lattei's re-
refusing to do SO, Wandering Spirit shot
him down without a moments warning.
The fall of Quinn was the signal for a
general massacre. Gouin and John
Delaney, also representatives of the
government, were also shot down in
cold blood. Gowenlack, a miller. soon
found death after the same manner,
and Dill, Williscraft and Gilch,ist
were killed while attempting to
escape. The priests who earnestly tried
to stay the work of the marauders were
themselves shot down. Father Mer-
chand dying by the hand of Wandering
Spirit and Father Tafard before the
rifle of one of his subordinates. The
whole affair occupied but a brief period,
as an Indian expressed it, "Only about
as long as it would take to smoke a
pipe" The only males who escaped
were Quinn, his nephew, the agent and
an employe of the Hudson Bay com.
pany. The latter owed their safety to
the respect which the name
of that company always car
ried with it among the Indians.
Wandering Spirit, the direct cause of all
this bloodshed, is descended from Blood
and Cree ancestry. He was q tall, spare,
powerful Indian, with black eyes and
strongly marked Indian features. He
was an influential member of Big Bears
band, though not the chief. He was
fifty years old and had q grown up
family. He attempted to commit suicide
soon after he was taken in custody at
Fort Pitt, by plunging q knife into his
left breast, but it missed his heart and
passed through his lung and came out
clotted with blood and portions of the
lang. The wound was severe enough
to kill an ordinary man, but Wan
dering Spirit revived to become the
prey OF the haugman, and he pleaded
guilty at the trial. He and Bad Arrow
o miserable man, were jointly indicted
for the murder of Charles Gouin. They
were both followers of Great Bear.
Iron Body and Little Bear were tried
for the murder of George Dill. Roung
another of Big Bears followers, was con
yicted for the murder of Father Mer
chand. 1t was shown that he killed The
priest while the latter was lying on The
ground wounded By u previous sbo
from Wandering Spirit. The Man
Without-Blood belonged to Moosomin'
band, and the crime for which he was
sentenced was the killing Bernard Ere
mont a rancher living near Battleford
The murder was entirely unprovoked.
Ikta, a Stony Indian, was hanged fol
the murder of James Sayne, o farm in
%structor on the Stony reserve, becaus.
the latter would not furnish him q large
supply of -four,
The morning was dark and cloudy. al
the preparations were complete by
i, O'Clock. Fathers Bigoness and Cochin
!, received the last wishes of the con
demned. All we're willing to die and ha6
no anxiety, except for their families
Large numbers of Indians from the
neighboring reserves were present
A strong guard of mounted police
surrounded the Rallows. The
procession formed at 1880. Eact
man was pinoped and wore a BLACK
cap over his head. They marched with
a steady step to the scaffold, taking their
places on the trap. Wandering Spirit
addressed the Indians. He acknowlede.
ed the justice Of the sentence and warn
ed them to keep a clear distance here.
after. The whole then joined in the
dead chant when the executioner drew
the caps over their faces. Then priests
addressed parting words and offered
prayer, IN the midsU of which the boil
was drawn and the drop fell, all dying
instantly. Doctor Ralph examined the
bodies and pronounced life extinct,
After they hanged fifteen minutes, they
were then placed in collins and handed
over to the coroner's jury.
Blown Out 10 Sea.
New Haven, Nov. 2S-Warren S
Yates, son Of Henry w. Yates, of the
Nebraska National bank, of Omaha, and
q member of the Yale junior class, was
blown out to sea in ar open boat while
duck hunting and has undoubtedly been
drowned. His class mate, Victor B.
Caldwell, also of Omaha, succeeded in
landing on a rock from which he was
rescued. There was a fierce gale and a
heavy sea.
BoDY FOUND.
Port Jefferson, Nov. 2S.-The body of
Warren s. Yates, OF Omaha, the Yale
student blown out to sea while duck