Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-01-15
Just How Bull Was Killed.

agent McLauSnlln at Tue Stduu-
ing Rock agency, North Dakota,
in reference to the killing of
Sitting Bull. has been received
by the commissioner of Indian
affairs. In it he says:
Sitting Bull had two log cab
ins a few rods distant from
each other, the wagon road
passing between, and ten police
men entered one of the houses
and eight entered the other, so
as to make sure Of finding him.
They found him in the larger
building of the two and announ-
ced the object of their mission,
which was that he was their
prisoner and was to accompany
them to the agency. The police
also took possession of two
rifles and four hunting knives
found in the house.
Sitting Bull said: 'All right,
| will 60 with yon; will put on
my clothes;" and then sent one
of his wives to the other house
for some clothing that he de-
sired to wear. He also request
that his favorite horse be rought
from the stable and saddled for
him to ride, which was done
by one of the policemen.
While dressing Sitting Bull
caused considerable delay and
commenced abusing the pulice-
men for disturbing him, all Of
which abuse they bore patient
ly.
During this time his follow
ers began to congregate, and
when he was dressed and
brought out Of the house the
followers had the police entire
ly surrounded and pressed in
Clooc w tllo uOuoc
Sitting Bull then became very
much excited and positively re-
fused to 60 with the police, and
called upon his followers to
rescue him. The police force
in the meantime were reasoning
with the crowd to let them pass
cut unmolested and at the same
time gradually forced the
Indians back SO as to get Sitting
Bull away in safety. Lieut..
Bull Head and Sergt. Shave
Head stood one on each side of
Sitting Bull, with Second Sergt.
Red Tomahawk behind him to
prevent his escape.
AT this juccture. with the eX-
, element at its height. Catch
the Bear and Carry the Kettle,
two Of Sitting Bulls main sup.
porters, dashed through the
! crowd, and Catch the Bear fired
and the ball struck Liet. Ball
Head in the right side. Bull
Head then fired at Sitting BnIl,
the ball Striking him on the left
side between the tenth ami
eleventh ribs.
There Was no exit. Sitting
Bull also received a gunshot
wJund in the right cheek, Just
below the eye, and Sergt. Shave
Head was az che same moment
shot by Carry the Kettle, and
all three fell together. Catch
the Bear, who shot the iieu'en-
ant, was III mediateIy shot and
killed py Private OF Police
Alone Man, and the fight then
became general--in fact, u
hand TO hand contlict--thirty-
nine policemen and four volun-
teers against about $50 Indians.
The police drove the Indians
from around the building. then
charged and drove them into
the woods about twenty rods
distant, after which the police
returned to the building and
carried their dead aud wounded
into Sitting Bulls house and
held the buildings without fur
ther casualties from about $50
to 7:30 L. IN, when the cavalry
command of 100 men under
Capt, e. Il. Fetchet arrived in
sight, when the ghost dancers,
who We're hid in The adjoining
woods, fled up grand ltlyer,
but, after going u short distance,
t.rlpd souh across the prailie
and through 10 the Mortau
River and Cherry Creek on the
Cheyenne River reservation.
A Fact worth mentioning is
that during The fight Il numher
of women Of the Sitting Bull
faction attacked the pulire with
knives and clubs. and the latter
in every instance disarIutl
them and put them in one uf
tha houses under guard unIil
;lle troops arrived.
In contradiction Of che state.
ment which is going the rounds
OF the press that Sitting bul
was murdered aud that the
shooting was commenced by
;he police everything proves to
the contrary, First. the clear
and rorrobornlrd statement o.
Red Tom,ilawH (aIso Of Bull
Head, whL detailed ,he facts