The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-12-20
SITTING BULL KILLED.
The Wiley Old Chief Resists Arrest and
is shot by the Indian Police.

The Wiley Old Chief Resists Arrest 81
70 is shot by the Indian Police.
A report was received in this ci
II Tuesday that Sitting Bull, with nur
u Der of his followers, had been surroun
ed by Indian police at point near Fo
II Yates, and in an effort to resist arre
the mischievous old "coffee cooler" ha
at last met his just fate. This was co
roborated later by dispatches from tn
scene of the trouble. Indian Commis
sioner Morgan at Washington receive
} from Agent Mclaughlin the followin
: dispatch, dated Fort Yates, N. d., Dec
! 18th:
''Indian police arrested Sitting Bull a
his camp, forty miles northwest of tn,
agency, this morning His followers at
tempted rescue and fighting com
menced. -Four policemen were killet
and three wounded. Eight Indians, in
Guiding Sitting Bull and his son, Crow
foot, were killed, and several others were
wounded. The police were surrounded
for some time, but maintained their
ground until relieved by United States
troops, who now have possession of Sit
ting Bulls camp with all the women,
children and property. Sitting Bulls
followers, probably 100 men, deserted
their families and fled west up Grand
river. The police behaved nobly and
great credit is due them. Particulars
by mall
A Chicago dispatch of the 10th says:
up to noon today no further news was
received at the army headquarters in re-
gard to the Indian situation in the
northwest. Speaking of the death of
Sitting Bull, Adjutant General Corbin
said to an associated press reporter that
it was probably the beginning of the end
of the trouble. He said that as Sitting
Bull was dead, the Indians who had
great faith in him as medicine man
would come into the agency within the
next two or three days, when they hear
OF his death. If they do not General
Brooke has things in shape to make
short work of them. They are penned
up in the Bad Lands, where nobody
lives, and where they can do no dam
age.'
A dispatch from Bismarck says: "The
country round about is terribly wrought
lp over the killing Of Sitting Bull. In
stead of creating an easy feeling it has
aroused much apprehension. 1t is feared
hat many families of settlers will fall
rom the vengeance of Sitting Bulls fol-
overs. Sitting Bulls son, who was
tilled, was only twelve years old. An
Bismarck merchant this
morning offered $1,000 for Sitting Bulls
lide
A special to the Pioneer Press from
Standing Rock agency, by courier to
bismarck, gives the first authentic ac-
cunt of Mondays battle that has been
eceived. The facts regarding the trip
the police and soldiers have already
cen given. The police were in camp [
yer night near Sitting Bulls camp, and {
| the morning, under command of Bull [
lead, lieutenant. and Shave Head, first I
went in and made the arrest.
itting Bull expressed his willingness to j
. with them, but said he wanted to get {
lady first. Two leaders went with him !
ito his tent after be had ordered that a
is horse be gotten ready. While the
d chief was getting ready, two bucks I
raped in blankets entered the tepee t
nd throwing off their. blankets opened Z
re on the police. Sitting Bulls wife s
It up howl outside, which seems to
ave been signal for the assault. In
le fight which ensued Red Tomahawk
lied Sitting Bull. Many of Sitting s
ulrs followers were killed, and Bull q
cad and Shave Head desperately Q
and will undoubtedly die. a
he police were now surrounded, but the
ilitary arrived, and after an hour and 9
half of hot skirmishing the Indians 81
ok 10 flight and disappeared in the G
nber. -Four police were killed and II
70 mortally wounded Seven hostiles o
sre killed at least. a