The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-18
An INDIAN RoMAlsoa.
An indian Scout Who Killed Thir,v.
four Indians In Defense 0S 3hS
whites According to q voraolous
JouvnalIaf.

Journalist.
Nape sice, or Bad Hand, 10 "a Dakota In.
dian ot the Uncapba tribe. A fine speci.
men OF the rcd man. standing six feet six
In hts moccasins. His voice is low and
quite musical, except when excited, and
thsn the tOrrcnt Of vituperation he pours
fourth II loud, harsl, voice makes the
known that he is very brave, few
wish to contend with, him in
nny manner. From childhood he has ever
been the staunch friend Of the whites. and
on more thnn one occasion gave go-y evi.
dcnce of that friendship ncainst over.
whslning odds. He has killed thirty.fo
Indians In single.handed duels. among
them his full brother, in defense Of the
whites.
His most daring deed. or rather the ono
after the Grand River agency was
moved to Standing Rock. At that
time there was but one com.
pany Of soldiers e, OF the Seventeenth
United Stntes infantry. under the com.
mand ot old Capt. Collins defending the
agency against the hordes oi hostile saw.
defense high stockade. One afternoon q
private named Jack Lowe. either out of
eMrioHity qr \ deaiss 70 obtsip some relics,
desscrated 4 grave Uf 6iie 81. Tho Indian
chiefs, and carried away some curiosities
which suited his fancy. He WAS seen l,y a
squaw. and aha informed others; until, In
less than two hours, there were some
800 HOSTILE INDIANS.
armed to the teeth, around tho atockake
demanding the death Of the white man.
Capt. Collins. after hearing the accusa . tion
'wore that he would not give him up, hut
would send him to Fort a. Lincoln for
trial. They insisted on having him there
and then. He rctnrtcd that lie and his
company would fight the whole Sioux ma
t'on, and they would he compelled to walk
over their dead bodies before they would
get Lowe. The Indians were fast becom.
ing excited. spurretl on by relatives and
former followers Of the deceased chief
whose grave was desscratcd, and the
danger ot !, mnssncre was ,ecoulng moro
and more imminent. At this moment Bad
Hand appeared on the scene and asked tho
cause of the outbreak. The Interpreter
told him how matters stood, and lie rc.
marked that the white chief was right.
and that Lowe would 60 to Fort A.
h, ought down u prticct storm of
abuse and taunts from h,s red brethren.
One more excited than the rest demanded
blood saying that nothing but blood
could wipe ont the disgrace BAD Hand.
running over TO him, struck him in the
tnre, CRYING that he would give him blood,
and enough to satisfy him. There was
nothing for il but ~ duel. The Indinn.
tame enough now. complained that
ho had no gun. Bnd Hand
gave him his, and borrowing ono
from soldier. ordered the Indian out. 4
moment after his corpse lay bleeding on
the ground. At this junctnre Cold Hand.
another celebrated scout and the bravc.t
Sioux that ever lived. arrived and told the
angry mob that he and Bad Hand wcro
going TO take Lowe to Fort Lincoln, md
dared one or all of them to moest him
in tho undertaking, and, in Tact,
neXt morning at daybreak Cart.
Collins selt Lowe under tn,
guard OF BAD Hand. Cold Hand, Good
Wood aud two privntcs to Lincoln. and
they were not waylaid or molrstell in the
least on their way.
Bad Hand is now old and pretty well
crippled up from the effects of scouting
days. He was shot five times, once
through his right hand, which rendered il
useless; hence his name. He lives south Of
Standing Rock Agency. and cnlivcns tho
evenings for tho young folks by his tales
OF early days.