Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-23
AN EYE WITNESS.
Lieut.. Robertson tells the Story
of how Head Chief and
Young Mule died.
The Official Roster Of Entries
for the October Races prom.
is:s three Gays of ex.
cellent Sport.
HOW THEY DIED.

Lieut.. Robertson Tells the story of the
Cheyenne Killing.
There has been few more romantic
episodes In Indian annals than the
killing of the two Cheyenne murderers
Of young Boyle at Camp Crook, Mont.
The Indians firing Of hiding In the
hills. and, knowing that retribuIion
was certain, determined to sell their
live, ~ dr~ rly as pos .ible IL preference
to terminating their existence at the
end Of q halter. The following letter
from Lieut.. ). G. Robertson, who was
In c,mmsnd Of the troops drawn up to
receive the attack. to- a friend In st.
Paul, gives graphic account of the
scene NJ noted by an interested eye:
About 8 y. M, hearing the sound of
"boots aud saddles" suddenly given
In csmp. sent hastily for q troops
herd and reported with tie ot er Off
GERS 10 the battalion commander sor
instructions. The latter explained
that he had just returned from the
agency, whe.e the f,th-r Of one of the
young Cbeyennes told him that the
fugitivrs We're i'm the hills near by;
that they had seat In word that they
were tired OF hiding ard that they in.
tended to attack the agency and rsmp
without delay and die IN fair fight.
They were known to be well armed
and the message they had sent wa.
equivalent TO n challenge to the troops
TO cone out ami fight them.
The battalion commander instructed
me TO take my troop and make such
dlsp sition near tie sgency as would
insure protection tn the agent and his
employees there. / Was told that ID
and f troops would be- held for future
disposition.
l got out of camp rs rapidly as pos
sible and on arriving at the agency
posted guard around 1t. The rest of
my men novel up the road along
which the Two young braves an
nounced they would arrive, and dis.
pospd them, some mounted and others
on foot, ut svsilabie points In the val
ley. The roai thus picketed 10 the
Tongue river road east Of the agency.
Brave Wolf, n Cheyenns chief, was
with me, aud alter INV dispositions
were made, in rerly to my question NJ
/ whether the two wcuId really he
mad enough to carry out their threats,
he expressed his firm conviction that
they would and that they would make
q desperate fight when they appeared.
On lookiug aoout me-, the scene l lie.
held WAS certainly remarkable. Dur
ing the excitement following the
murder of young Boyle, the Indians
had been assembled by Agent Cooper
from all parts Of the reservation and
put in camp about the agency. As
10y troop took position these Indians
left their tepees and in few minutes
n. arly the whole Cheyenne tribe Wa
assembled in groups on the neighbor-
ing hills awaiting IN awe stricken
silence the tragedy that was about T.
take place In the valley below. The
pony herds and squaws occupied the
ridges further back across the Lame
Deer. The two murderers bsd In.
vited their people to come out and see
how brsvely they could die, and the
deliberateness Of their preparation for
the scebe to follow had about 1t all the
flavor of u gladiatoria' contest pre-ar-
ranged with careful regard to all the
professiona details.
The young mems parents were
among the spectators. snd. fearing
The influence Of the scene upon them
and some Of the younger indians. /
took measures 10 protect myself from
any possible advance from their di.
rection upon my rear. l bad not watt
ed more than q few minutes 10 my 10.
sitioD when the two actors for whose
appearance every eye had been
Watching, rode nut ron q olump OF
timber across the valley about . rife
shot away. Through my glasses I
could see that they were we'll mount
ed and In full war costume, one oi
them wearing . msgoi6cent was
bonnet. Riding their ponies up q
steep incline they reached The top OF
the ridge north Of the valley In which
We were, and here circling their hor.
zee and chanting their war songs they
opsnsd nrs uvon ny men. I orsset
The valley promptly, dIsneunssd my
usn end advasoe1 up shs ndsl
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