The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23
THE OFFICIAL REPORT
Of tho Scrimmago in Which
Sitting Bull Was Killed.
THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
What Miss Grace Howard Saysof tho
Indian SltuutiOn..lier l,utcrtuin.
Ing. Talk on tho Subject.
Another Fight Probable.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.--Tho Commits.
sioner OF Indian Affairs has received
from Indian Agent Mclaughlin report
dated Fort Yates, Standing Rock
Agency, December IL, Of the fight be.
tween tho Indian police and tho follow.
ors OF Sitting Bull. Agent Mclaughlin
says:
At daybreak on the morning of the
10Th the police went to Sitting Bulls
camp, direct to his houac, and eurround.
cd the house. A detail was sent into
the house where Sitting Bull was sleep.
Ing on the floor the remainder staying
outside. They aroused him aud an.
nounced their purpose, at tho same time
raising him to sitting position, aud he
ut first seemed inClined to offer no resis.
tnnce aud they allowed him to dress,
during which time he changed his
mind and they took him lorcib!y
from tho house. BY this time
the police were surrounded by
Sitting Bulls followers, members Of the
ghost daace. and the frs. shot was fred
~ Catch the Bear, ono Of tho hoOtises,
and the lieutenant OF police, Bull Head,
was struck. The fight then became
general. lu fact it was q hand-io.hand
fight. Sitting Bull was killed, sho:
through the body nnd head in the early
part Of the fight by Bull Head and Eyed
Tomaha.k, each Of whom shot at him.
Four policemen were killed outright
and three wounded, one CT the latter
dying at the Agency hospital the morn.
ing after his removal here. Bull Head
is dangerously wounded, but may re.
cover. The hostiles los. eight killed
and several wounded and were driven
from the field by the police. So they
lied up Grand river, leaving their wives
and families aud all OF the property aud
daGd behind them. Two troop, OF
United States cavalry, 100 men, arrived
o. the ground. After the fight, which
had occupied but half AL hour, the
soldiers took possession OF the camp,
ito Inhabitants, property and dead. The
military did not pursue the fleeing hes.
tiles and the latte- viii, no doubs, fall
into the hands OF some OF the commands
moving at the different points west or
south o! the reservation.
The casualties Of the fight are as fol-
lows:
Police force-Bull Head, in command,
dangerously wounded; Shave Head,
first sergeant, mortally wouuded (siace
dead; Little Eagle, fourth sergeant,
killed; Middle, private, painfully woan nd.
ed; Afraid.of.Soldier, private, killed
John Armstrong, special police, killed
Hawk Man, special police. killed.
Hostiles killed u.sight-Sitting Bull,
Black Bird, Catch.lhe.Bear, Little Aasi.
naboine, Crow Foot tSiiting Bulls son
II years old. The above are designated
AZ very bad men. Spotted Horse, chief,
Brave Thunder, chief, and Chase,
wounded. Several were badly wounded
but were carried off by their trjcnds"
Agent Mclaughlin speaks in the very
highest terms OF the Judgment and
bravery OF the Indian police, and he
ctronely urges the government to give
them some substantial reward for their
services. lie al5o urges that & gsnerous
allowance be made io- the families Of
these Who uGe dead. Ee asks the CO.
operation oil the Interior aud War D..
partnents in obtaining prompt Con gres-
s!onal action, WHICH will SECURE 10 these
brave surcivorsand 10 the iamiies ci the
dead lu.l and generous reward.