Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
SITTING BULLS SLAUGHTER
Cold Blooded Butohery of the
Sioux Chief.
RED POLICE WERE OVERHEAD Gus
The Scrimmage Was at Very
Short Range.
Guns Used as Clubs--A Council of In
dians Decides to Continue the Fight
The Old Warrior ON IA Dissecting Table.

The Old Warrior ON Dissecting Table.
BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. 19.-It is now
claimed that Sitting Bull was murdered
In cold blood. A corporal who was there
is authority for the statement that il
was nothing short of deliberate assas-
sination by Indian police. The reports,
guarded by military authority, say that
Bull, taken unawares while still in bed,
grabbed a revolver, which was wrenched
from his hand, and a fearful hand-to-
hand encounter ensued between the hos
tiles and the police. Corporal Gum de-
MES this statement Sitting Bull was not
in bed when the police called. He came
to the door to hear the warrant of arrest
read, and Bull Head, lieutenant of the
police, shot him down before any resist
ance could be offered. Corporal Gum
belongs to the Eighth Calvary, and was
with the troops that went out in support
of the Indian police.
In the first place, Corporal Gum said
Captain Fechet did not have orders to
follow the police to Sitting Bulls camp,
and the military forces have been wrong
fully censured for not being closer to the
camp while fighting was going on. The
truth is that the Indian police We're over
jealous, and wanted all the credit of
Sitting Bulls capture, dead or alive.
When the troops reached the camp
there was no fighting, but a terrible
sight presented itself. Around the old
warriors shack were strewn a dozen or
more bodies, Sitting Bull among them.
Everything was quiet. Four dead In
dian police were lying with their pistols
beside them, and all the bodies We're
within radius Of 80 feet. All the In
dams except Fox, sort of private sec
rotary to Bull, were logged out in war
paint and feathers. His body had fallen
20 yards away from the rest, The
bodies of the four police had already
been prepared for burial by their com
rades.
Two houses were owned by Sitting
Bull, He lived in one with his sons.
The other was occupied by his wives
and family. About so lodges are in the
vicinity, which are located in the dense
willow within calling distance from
Bull in case Of emergency. Bull Head,
lieutenant of the Indian police, went to
Sitting Bulls house, opened the door,
and commenced reading the warrant for
his arrest. Sitting Bull and his two
sons, one lad Of IL, were the onlyp
sons in the shalk. Bull carried arms,
like all Indians. He came to the door
and the young son gave q cry Of alarm
on seeing the house surrounded by
police. He no sooner cried out than
Bull Head, without a moments hesita-
ton and before any resistance was
offered, fired a6 Sitting Bull, the ball
piercing his breast Immediately over the
left nipple. AS he was staggering Sit
ting Bull made an effort to draw his re-
volver, and fired one shot while falling
the bulled lodging in Bull Heads thigh
Sitting Bull fell about six feet away
from the door
His horse was standing near the
house, and Red Tomahawk jumped
upon it and flew to the troops with the
news. Crowfoot, the other boy, was
next killed, and he fell across the body
of his father. The combat was ther
hand-to-hand, Sitting Bulls enraged fol
lowers rising up from the willows lik,
magic But few shots were fired. Thu
guns were clubbed.
Reports from Fort Yates state tina
Bull Head, who shot Sitting Bull, ha
died from his wounds,
Reports at the agency indicate tina
the fugitives from Sitting Bulls cam
are preparing to return to their aban
doned homes
A special from campOn the Cheyenn
river, by courier to Rapid City, says tina
early yesterday morning General Car
sent Captain Stanton, Sixth Cavalry
with his troops numbering about g
men, to scout and look around for In
dians in the Bad Lands In the evenin
the captain returned and reported tina
some time after noon he noticed larg
party of Indians with herd Of p0nio
coming from the east and heading fl
the Bad Lands, He Immediately CAV
chase, and after running some mile.
gradually drew up on the Indians, VIII
commenced firing, but their hullc,
went wide Of the mark. Shots We're az
changed quite lively for some time
when the Indians approached and mad
for creek called Wounded i nGj
Captain Stanton followed them for som
time, but, fearing an ambush, Withdrew
his troops and returned 10 camp, No.
of the ponies, upon hearing The firm,
stampeded and were lost 70 the Indian
but il is thought they will try and regal
thor stock in large numbers.
George Morris, d storekceper at Chel
creek, who has inst arrived Mt Pierre,
d., says that Just before leaving thcr
night before last, twenty Indians frol
Sitting Bulls band arrived there an
held big council with the Cherry cree
Indians to see whether they should tigl
or not, and they were joined after Il
council was over by 100 Cherry cree
Indians, all Of whom started for The l}C
Lands
The reports of engagements betweC
troops and Indians at Days ranch al
other points are false
On account Of indisposition shown !
friendly Indians to bury Sitting Bal
body box supposed to contain his i
mains was dumped into an isoat,
grave hy some soldiers, who set 4u2
upod the box as a Blind. and the =
mains Of the Indian chief are nuw
the dissecting table of The military ii
pital The skeleton will turn
shortly in some government Or 9TH
museum.
Chasing the Redskins
RAPID CRY. 5. b., Dee, lg.-rhe repoi
of engagements between tronls ind
dams at Days ranch and Other points 4
false. There have been thee sEirmis
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