Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-07-31
cusrHR's SLAYER.
'Rain-in- -the-Facs" Dying From His Wifs's
Wound.

As stated in a dispatch q few days
ago, Rain-in-the- Face, the noted Sioux
chief. ranking next to Sitting Bull i'm
renown and prominent through his
connection with the Custer massacre,
is lying at Standing Rock agency.
North Dakota, dangerously wounded.
Unless u change for the better soon
takes place he must die. The chief
was stabbed 10y his squsw. a hand
some young woman whom he had
neglected for another young woman.
After desperate quarrel between
kain-in-the Face and his squsw. dur
ing which she drew a knife, the chief
tam removed to another lodge, and
that night while he lay asleep his wife
entered and plunged long knife into
his side and chest, making terrible
wounds. She then gave herself up.
"I'm sorry" she said "that I didn't
kill him" The Indians at the agency
are greatly excited and trouble may
follow. The woman il now under
strong guard, as violence is feared.
Should Rain-in-the-F'ace die she will
he tried for murder. She has been
jealous OF the chiefs actions for sew
eral months.
Rain-in-the-Face is known as the
Indian at whose hands General Custer
died. He led the main attack on the
l N fol at hx.l
final struggle came put himself face to
face with the cavalry leader. Both
were mounted, but at the first shot
ground. says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A bullett from Rain-in- the Faces rifle
killed the general before he could shield
himself. The fearful inutilation prac-
ticed on the other bodies was not
permitted on Custer, however, the |
Sioux chef posting himself on guard
away.
The famous campagne which ended
in the determination OF Ciister's COM
mand began March 20, 1873. The
expeditiOn Of 900 men under Gen. |
Crook marched to the head Of Tongue
river, u tributary OF the IellOwst one. |
u
tributary of the Yellowstone, and was
there attacked by the Sioux under Sit |
ting Bull In this fight Rain-in-the- |
Face fought with desperate bravery.
Thirteen Indians were killed, and Gen. |
Crook lost nine OF his command, be- |
sides twenty-one disabled. 1t was this |
fight that caused General Sheridan to
report advising the removal Of the
Sioux to the standing Rock agency.
Ii was argued that once at Standing
Rock they could he sufficiently isolated
to be controlled, and this argument
has sinced proved true, but before the
hostiles could he taken to their new |
reservation much hard fighting had to
be done.
Three Thousand warriors under Sit
ting Bull, Rain-in-the-F Face, and the
almost equally well known chief, Red
Cloud, refused to move from their
hunting grounds, and took refuge near
the big Horn. Three columns OF
troops were sent against them by Gen.
Sheridan, from Montana, from Dakota
and from the Platte. They were to
meet at a common center, where the
Indians were supposed to be. Gen.
Terry. with the Seventh cavalry and
about four hundred infantry, started
from Fort Abraham Lincoln May IL.
He reached the mouth of the Rosebud
June 2l, aud he determined to send
the Seventh cavalry from there by a
circuit to the upper Rosebud.
On the 22 General Custer started
with the regiment and proceeded up
the river twenty miles Here he struck
"a heavy Indian trail, which he followed
to the Little Big Horn. lie found a
village Of unexpected ST rength, and at
once attacked it with that portion OF
his command which was Immediately
ut hand. Major Reno, with three
companies, was sent into the valley at
the point where the stream struck it.
Reno, hearing the firing, fOrled the
river but wascOmpletely overwhelmed
10y the Indians and was forced to re-
cross.
Of the movements Of General Custer
and his company, nothing is known
except what is told by the one half
breed scout who escaped. That the
command was not only Obliterated,
but that the soldiers were tortured
with all the savagery that the Sioux
could employ, has been a frequent
boast Of the chief, whose death seems
now to have come to him NJ the hands
of a Jealous squaw.