The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

bottom to point In Emmon's county about
three miles north Of Winona and four miles
from this post. Entering cautiously alonely
ravine
ONE SOLITARY TEPEE
was visible and on approaching more
closely the body ofa man was seen lying
face downward q few feet from the tepee.
This proved to be Horn Cloud, tho muir.
derer. stone dead. A short search revealed
the body OF No Water, entirely devoid OF
life. few rods distant. At first the woman
In the case could not be found, but follow
ing trail Of blood in the direction of an
Indian village on the west side OF tho river,
about three miles from the scene of the
shooting, the apparently lifelcss body
Julia, daughter of Irish Mike, q notorious
Devils Lake halfbrecd, lay covered with
blood. During the search Indians by the
hundred had gathered, and the air was
filled with the weird death vail OF the
Sioux. The woman was taken to q hut in
tho village, where DR.. Brewster made
hasty examination of her injuries, and as
soon as conveyance could be procured
removed her to the hospital. I gather from
No Waters wife, speaking through An in.
terpr etcr, the circumstances directly at
tending the shooting and from other relia.
ble sources the precedent acts. The
wounded woman, Julia, is strikingly
handsome mixed blood, about eighteen
years old, ofquite fair complexion and the
features and figure of an Amazonian
queen. Her virtue, however, does
not appear to have been of the
Spartan order. Last summer she
RAN AWAY FROM HER HOME
n I kn inn tr, v-,sA
a young man and passing as his wife. The
twain lived happily for few weeks, when
the young man abandoned her She then
took up with Horn Cloud, who develop.
lnents have sufficiently proved was madly
in love with her, but, unfortunately, Horn
Cloud already had wife and numerous
children, and the agency authorities could
not permit his liaison with the fair Julia,
and their dream OF love was interrupted
about six weeks ago by incarceration in the
agency guard house in separate apartments.
After few days meditation Horn Cloud
was permitted to return to the bosom OF
his family, while Julia was kept in durance
vile until few days ago. when an oppor-
tunity offered to send her home to her
parents in charge of trusty Indian, No
Water. Starting on their journey tho
party, consisting Of No Water, wife and
son and Miss Julia, travelled but few miles
and made camp for the night. Late in the
evening Horn Cloud presented himself in
the camp and spent tho night earnestly
pleading with Julia to return and live with
him again, but she would not listen to his
cntreaties, and this morning Horn Cloud,
broken hearted, prepared to leave her, ask.
ing her to come to him and bid him good
bye forever. He held her in his arms, kiss.
ing her passionately.
THE GIRL LoosENEp HERSELF
tepee. when Horn Cloud seized his rife,
neck, fired. No Water was few yards
and started 70 the rescue Of the girl. Hofn,
through the pony's head; then fired a shot
Turning to the girl again the iniuriated
PROSTATE body. In the meantime No Water,
who had not been MORALLY wounded at
first, had found his legs and was tryin: to
escape, but Horn Cloud quickly overlook
him and literally pumped him full of lead
At this point, No Waters wife and child
made their escape by hiding in the brush,
and to the subsequent proceedings there was
no eye witness. but it is evident that Horn
Cloud, believing that both No Water and
Julia were dead, returned to where the girl
lay and, placing the muzzle of the rifle at
his own heart. pulled the trigger and in.
stantly fell dead at the feet of the woman,
love Tor whom had driven him to commit
this lnaiiiaC deed,