New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-16
AN INDIAN ROMANCE.
An Indian scout VINO Killed Thirty-
four Indians in Defense of the
Whites According TO Veracious
Journalists

four Indians in Defense of the
Whites According to a Veracious
Journalist.
Nape Size, or Bad Hand, is Dakota In.
dian OF the Uncappa tribe. a fine speci.
men OF the red man, standing six feet six
+ IN his moccasins. His voice is low and
quite musical, except when excited, and
then the torrent OF vituperation he pours
fourth in a loud, harsh voice makes the
strongest heart quail, and, as it well
known that he is very brave, few
wish to contend with him in
any manner. From childhood he has ever
l,een the staunch friend OF the whites. and
on more than one occasion gave goey evil
dence OF that friendship against over
whelming odds He has killed thirty-four
Indians in single-handed duels, among
them his full brother, in defense of the
whites.
His most daring deed, or rather the one
requiring the m ost nerve, happened soon
alter the Grand River agency was
moved to Standing Rock. At that
time there was but one COM
pany OF soldiers b, OF the Seventeenth
United States infantry, under the con-.
mand OF old Capt Collins-defending the
agency against the hordes OF hostile saw
ages-their quarters, a large tent their
defense a high stockade. One afternoon =
private named Jack Lowe, either out OF
curiosity or a desire to obtain some relics
desecrated a grave OF one of the Indian
chiefs, and carried away some curiosities
which suited his fancy. He was seen by a,
squaw, and she informed others, until, in
less than two hours, there were some
500 HOSTILE INDIANS,
armed to the teeth around the stockake
demanding the death of the white man.
Capt. Collins, after hearing the accusation
swore thai he would not give him up, but
would send him to Fort A. Lincoln for
trial. They insisted on having him there
and then. He retorted that he and his
company would fight the whole Sioux ma.
ton, and they would be compelled to walk
over their dead bodies before they would
get Lowe. The Indians were fast becom.
ing excited, spurred on by relatives and
former followers of the deceased chief
whose grave was desecrated, and the
danger OF a massacre was becoming m ore
and more imminent. At this moment Rad
Hand appeared on the scene and asked the
cause OF the outbreak. The Interpreter
told him how matters stood. and he re.
marked that the white chief was right
and that Lowe would go to Fort A.
Lincoln if he SO desired it. This
brought down pctfect storm Of
abuse and taunts from his red brethren
One more excited than the rest demanded
blood saying that nothing but blood
could wipe out the disgrace. Bad Hand
running over to him, struck him in the
face, crying that he would give him blood.
and enough to satisfy him. There was
nothing for it but duel. The Indian,
tame enough now, complained that
he had no gun. Bad Hand
gave him his, and borrowing one
from a soldier, ordered the Indian out. A
moment after his corpse lay bleeding on
the ground. At this juncture Cold Hand,
another celebrated scout and the bravest
Sioux that ever lived, arrived and told the
angry mob that he and Bad Hand were
going to take Lowe to Fort Lincoln, and
dared one or all of them to modest him
in the undertaking, and, in fact
next morning at daybreak Capt.
Collins sent Lowe under the
guard OF Bad Hand, Cold Hand, Good
Wood and two privates to Lincoln. and
they were not waylaid or molested in the
least on their way.
Bad Hand is now old and pretty we'll
crippled up from the effects of scouting
days. He was shot five times, once
through his right hand, which rendered it
useless hence his name. He lives south of
Standing Rock Agency. and enlivens the
evenings for the young folks by his tales
OF early days.