St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-28
Eight Indians Convicted Of melting Re
bellion and of Murder Hanged
at Battleford.
They Admit the Justice Of the Execution
and Warn Other Indians to
Beware
The Fs-1 of the Trap Cuts Short the
Death Chant OF the Gang of
Cut-Throats.
Brief History of Their Crimes and
Their Connection With the
Late Uprising.
Eight Indians Hanged.


TO die and expressed no anxiety except ior
their families Large numbers of indians
from the neighborng reservations were
present. A strong guard Of the mounted
police was posted around the scaitoId. ne
procession formed at T:30. Each man was
pinioned and the black cap was drawn from
his head. Guarded on either side they
marched with steady step 10 the seaftod.
Taking their places on the trap Wandering
Shirt and Miserable Man made addresses
IN the Indian tongue, acknowledging the
Justice of their sentence and warned their
people to keep clear distance III the future.
The whole then joined in the death chant
to show they do not fear death. The exc
cutioner then drew the caps over their
faces. the priests addressed the parting
words and offered prayer, in the midst of
which the bolt was drawn and the drop fell
At S:29, all of the eight Indians dying in
stantly. Dr. Ralth examined. the bodies
and pronounced life extinct after hanging
fifteen minutes. They We're cut down and
placed in coffinS and handed over to the
coroner and jury. The prisoners expressed
thanks to the police for their kindness. The
Eallows stood the strain without
tremor All the arrangements
were carried out without hitch.
The court sentenced eleven TO death, but
Charlebois. alias Ducharlne, and ''Dressy
man. who killed Crazy Woman i'll Big
Bears camp, We're respited, and Louison
Monogram, who shot a mounted policeman
1t Pitt, had their sentences committed to
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.
This was unexpected. as he killed Police
nan Cowan under circumstances of cruelty
when the latter was lying wounded on the
ground, and Monogram shot him while the
ne in his ears. His good luck is attributed
20 the fact that he notified Instructor Mann
and family of the threatened danger of Fort
Pitt and escorted them to place of safety
While Riel was alive these were full OF hope
that their lives would be spared and spent
the time in such gaietieS as their position
permitted: but with the news of his death
their manner changed, and they became
serious. When first learning their own
fate, and that the hope of a reprieve was
past. they broke down and wept for days
together The Assiniboines at first were
proud of what they had done, but gave way
at lat. As time wore on they became
callner and, with the exception Of Dressy-
man, they profeSsed to accept Christianity.
Last week a large knife was found Secreted
in the closet devoted to the prisoners use.
having been placed there by friends in the
hope of falling into their hands, but FORUM
ately it was discovered by the guards. In
consequence double sentries and pickets on
the outside guard were put on. Saturday
night the respite came for .Dressyman and
ChareboiS This did not excite much sur
prise, as their crime
LACKED THE MALICE
shown in the others. Double Sentries have
been on guard all the week, and several
scouting parties went into the country,
but found everything quiet. The prisoners
have been allowed police TatiOns. Father
Bergoumse devoted much time to instruct
ing the prisoners. but it was only after
orders for the execution came that they
gave him much attention. All are nomin-
ally Roman Catholics. The gallowS was a
substantial and massive structure. 1t was
first intended to hang them two at time
but other cOunsels prevailed and it was de-
termined to hang them all at once. 1t
stands in a secluded corner of the mounted
police barracks square. 1t was tested yes
terday by dropping heavy weights on all the
ropes in the presence Of the deputy sheriff
and others and stood the test. During his
imprisonment Wandering Spirit was led to
shudder in the dread that some one would
shoot him, but this feellin wore Off. and
he became recOnciled to hanging. Mser-
able Man asked to be shot. but on being told
by the policeman that he could not kill him
at once, he said it was best as it was.
He asked for a pair of shoes with thick
soleS, as it was long journey over the sand
hills lying between this world and the happy
hunting grounds. An interview was had
with the prisoners yesterday afternoon.
Most of them had nothing to say. while
others talked freely. but very little of i'll
tereSt could be extracted FROM them.
OF the eight Indians hanged to-day, seven
we're active participants in the horrible mas
sacre ut Frog Lake or the Sd Of April last.
The bloody work was commenced by Wander
ing Spirit, and was Afterwards carried on
under his direction Until the people of the
Frog Lake settlement were almost eXtermi
mated On the morning of the fatal day, ac-
,ordng to the most tru worthy accounts.
number of the Indians Of Big Bears band de-
termined to stop the white mans reign and
assert their own sovereignty over the land.
This was believedt to be a consequence of Riel's
uprising. the news of the fight at Duck Lake
having reached the Indians at Frog Lake only
few days previously. Up TO the morning of
The Sd of April no hostile demonstrations had
been made, although there were not wanting
signs of a rebellious spirit on the part of the
savageS. Early that morning, however the
Indian agent, Thomas J. Quinn, who was
Sioux half-breed from Minnesota. was aroused
from his sleep by Wandering Spirit and his
companions, who commanded him, as the
representative of the governmental increase
their supplies Immediately. Quinn seems to
have complied with this order. supplying the
Indians with beef, and issuing orders on the
Hudson Bay company store for other sup
plies So far no evil intentions we're appar
ent in the Indians demeanor, beyond that of
getting even with the government on account
Of what they considered past deprivatiouS. A
few hours later. however. the hol owuess of
their pacific protestations was abundantly
shown. 1t was Good Friday, and service was
held in the little church by Rev. Fathers Flu
fard and Marchend oblate missionaries, who
had left the comforts of civilization to minis
ter to the spiritual needs of the obscure set
Element at Frog Lake. While the people were
gathering in the church, Wandering Spirit
marched in
COVERED WITH WAR PAINT
and carrying his Winchester with an air of
insolent bravado. But his time for taking
revenge on the white people had not yet
come. Some time after the close of the setv-
ice, aud while the congregation was dispers-
ing, the Indian riug-leader proceeded to the
agents house. In the front of this he met
Mr.. Quinn and Charles Guoin, another Amer
lean half-breed. He ordered Quinn to 60 to
the Indian camp, and, on the latter asking
for q reason, said, Never mind WHY hut
co. Quinn refused. and the next moment
was stretched lifeless b. a bullet from Wan
dering Spirits rifle. The fall OF Quinn acted
upon the already excited Indians as the smell
of blood TO d tiger. Young Guoin was the
second victim, and John Delaney. who was
also a representative of the government in
his capacity of farm Instructor. was shot
down in cold blood beside his wife. Conan
lock, the miller, was hrutaly murdered in his
wife's presence, and the two women were
soon afterwards hurried to the Indian camp,
where they fortunately found refuge in the
tent of the half-breed Pritchard. Dill, Willis
craft and Gilchrist were killed as they sought
to escape. The priests, who earnestly en-
deavored to stay The work of the 1nurderers,
were themselves shot down, Father Marchend