Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-12-18
UVV III VIIO.
Some Additional Particulars in
Regard to the Sudden but
Timely Taking Of Of
Sitting Bull.
Meanwhile the Nation Mourns
Over the Death Of Genl
Terry. One of its Fore
most Soldiers.
Further Details Of the Fight.

Further Details OF the Fight.
FORT YATES. Der. l6.-The expidi-
tion sent out after Sitting Bull Sunday
night consisted of troop F, sth cavalry,
under Lieutenant Slocum. aud troop
G, under Lieutenant Crowder, sup
porting n detail VI forty Indian police.
The police went into camp near Sit.
ting Bulls camp and early yesterday
morning went to Ball's shack to make
the arrest. Bull did not resist, but
begged little time to prepare. he
seat ior his horse aud his wife, and
while out evidently Informed the
camp If what was up, for in a few
moments couple of bucks entered the
house and opened fire. Red Toms.
hawk, one Of the police, killed Sitting
Bull. The Indian police and the cabin
by this time were completely sur
rounded by Sitting Bolrs men and
the fight was hot. Captain Fechet,
" ho was in command Of the two COM
pani.s of cavalry, soon arrived with a
Hotchkiss gun and Gattling and
after q period Of skirmishing the In
disps retreated to the timber. None
of the soldiers were killed. The casual.
ties among the Indian police were
Broken Arm, Little Esgle, Afraid Of
Soldiers, shave Head aud Hawk Man.
Alex. Middle was wounded and Bull
Head mortslly wounded. Among the
hostile. known to have been killed
were Sitting Bull. Grow Foot, his son,
Brave Thunder, his con, Black Bird,
Little Assinnaboiue, Spotted Horl
Bull and Catch the Bear. 1t isquiet
at the agency this morning and 1t Il
believed that 30 far a. the agency ID
concerned there will be no more
trouble.
TIE two companies to reinforce Cap.
tain Fechet, that left Fort Yates yes
terday afternoon, We're under Colonel
Drum and Captain Craigie. One Bull,
who Is the only one OF Sitting Bulls
band left, will probably lead the hos
tiles. who are now out and may make
considerable trouble. Sitting Bulls
followers numbered about $50, Im.
medistely after the conflict they left,
leaving their women and children be
hird in the possession of the troops
Among the Indian police killed, OF
who will die from their wounds, are
Bull Head, lieutenant, who was q
brave and faithful ofhcer of the gov.
erpmen'. and bitter enem,' Of Sitting
Bull. Sergeant Shave Head was alst
killed. He also had an excellent re-
cord % q r.olice officer. The nigh,
before going out, Shave Head said bt
bad misgivings OF the morrow and
feared he would never return alive
However, this did not affect In any
way his bravery. Broken Arm wei
another of the police killed. Grow
Foot, Sitting Bulls SOD, led the cbarg'
In the effort to recapture his father
He was young man, but brave ant
desperate. The fight was desperate, a
the Indians iabored under the belle
that. II killed, they would sOon return
That is the doctrine Of the Messial
craze.
The body Of Sitting Bull was brough
into the agt ncy to-right. The side q
his face was terribly mutilated from
the gun-shot that caused his death
Major Mclaughlin believes the hostil
Ipdians will come In of their own nc
cord in n day or two, but many belIev
they have gone across the country :
Join the Pine Ridge bostiles, and
successful will make formidable fos