Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-14

ing down the valley wher Brave Wolf
met me AID said the body had been
found; he asked me to stop the search
and await the arrival of Major Carroll
aud The Indian agent, which ! did;
when they came up Joined them,
first sending my troop back 10 camp;
went up the valley about three miles
above Guilney's house, turned 70 the
left aud went up IA coulee about quar-
ter Of mile and up another coulee
about three undred yards, and then
near the head Of the cnulee the In
dians pointed oU' spot where some
thing had recently been buried; the
indians approached the place 30 as
not to obliterste any tracks that might
be there; tracks were found showing
that two Ionies had appros ched the
spot and about il were also some moe.
cssin tracks; on removing the dirt a
body WAS discovered which / believe
to be the body of Hugh Boyle; il wac
removed without unrovering the lace,
which had been wrapped In the coat
bv those who had buried him; we
placed the body In hospital ambu.
lance and just after ii was put in, the
face was uncovered and Mr.. Gafiney
identified the BODY as that Of Hugh
Boyle: il wa- then brought 10 the
agency; / think the body was put on
pony and carried up the hill snd then
buried; from what Indians have said
| believe he was killed by Indians;
no Que has heel arrested for the crime;
the military sre not allowed TO make
arrests without orders from headquar.
ters.
L.. $. c. Robertson testified briefly
as to the find ing of the body and recog.
nizipg it ~ the body Of Hugh Boyle.
American iorse Cheyenne INDIAN
The troops went up the hill and
was standing on the hill; the troops
had passed on and then Head Chief
came to me and said, "Go and repert
me to the agency; ] have killed q
white man." / thought I would wait
and see IL BODY was found before i
reported him, and after tn. body was
found / told the agent what Hesd
Chief had told me. I found the body
myself and not on information; /
found 1t on the same day that Head
Chief told me he had killed o white
man; Head Chief told me there were
two Of them; the name Of the other
Indian 10 Young Mule; Head Chief
said that Young Mule had no arms
and that he did oil the shooting, ]
know the b,dy Of the boy; he often
came to my csmp;I recognize the
body as that Of the boy who WAS
found; Head Chief was always quiet
and hsd q good reputation In the
tribe; Young Mule bore . good reputa-
ton to; would arrest them on sight
aud all the Indians are watching for
them; they have no friends in the
tribe now.
David McDlll, Jr., physician nj the
agency, testified that he had exsni-
| lned the body and described the
wounds: one wonnd penetrated :he
right breast about three inches above
and 10 the inner side of the nipple,
coming out In the back about five
inches lower down and about one inch
TO the left Of the spinal column; an
other wound entered at the left side OF
the head above the ear, comi ng out on
the other side in front: same ball en-.
tered the arm about 5 inches below
the point Of the shoulder; IL wss the
DOCTORS opinion that the last shot was
fred when the body was in partially
PROSTATE position; the skull WAS frsc-
tured, either by the bullet or by a
blow from q gun or club or q heavy
fall.
]. A. Cooper-I am special U. 4
Indian agent, OF present In charge OF
the Cheyenne agency; I recognize
the body as being the one found buried
In the hills; have used all my regu.
lar police and also deputized a num-
her Of special police to 20 out and
search for the Indians that did tn,
killing. There are % police out search
ing and I thoroughly rely on theil
faithfulness and believe II to be only 1
matter of time when they will brinG
them in; have heard the testimon,
read and corroborate II In every par
ticular.
At the conclusio, Of the testImon,
the jury retired for delibera,iou ant
returned with the following verdict:
STATE OF MONTANA, GO
COUNTY OF CUSTER. 80
An inquisi.ion holden at Tongu
1 n a.