Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-07
THE FORSYTH CASE.
The Correspondence In Regard TO
the Wounded Knee
Massacre.
THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN INDIANS
INA FERMENT.
"Hdrper's- War Artist Said TO
Have Been Captured by Hos
tile Indians.
a DOCTORS MISTAKE AND
TRAGIC END.
Bette Lewis Thomas, an 0ctoroOn,
Inherits S2s0,O0e from
-Har- Eather.
Telegraph 10 the NswLI
THE INDIAN TROUBLE.
The nutiiated Body Of u soldier
Found.

Pine Ridge says: That the search
for dead was not conclusive wa
) proved today when an IndiaI
brought into the agency the body o
Private Francis Chotte, of TIoo,
q, Seventh Cavalry. The body
was found in n ravine six mile.
from the battlefield, TO the north
The unfortunate soldier had beer
mutilated in n horrible manner
Every bone in his body was broken
, and the scalp removed. Chotte wa,
! probably killed in one of the Skin.
mishes and overlooked. He was
buried today with military honors.
Sixiy-five squaws, with about the
same number Of papooses, came in
from tine hostile camp, about six
miles away, today, and are being
taken care of. There is great suf-
fering among the hostiles on acs
count Of the scarcity OF food and
shelter. No movement of troops
seems TO be projected.
1t is stated that Colonel Forsythe
is TO be reiDstated until the close OF
the campaign.
TIE FoRSYTHE CASE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The fol-
lowing correspondence in regard to
the Colonel Forsythe case is made
public today: Under date Of Deem
Der 30,b, General Schofield tele-
graphed General Miles, expressing
the belief that he would soon be
master of the situation and asking
that his thanks he given to the
''brave Seventh Cavalry for their
splendid conduct"
Unier date Of January lst Miles
telegraphed to Schofield as follows:
"Your telegram Of congratulations
te the Seventh Cavalry is received,
but a. the action of the colonel COM
mandiBg will be a matter of serious
consideration and will undoubtedly
be n subject of investigation, l
thought IL proper to advise you, in
view of the above facts. Do YOU
wish your telegram transmitted As
it WIS sent? Ii is stated the dis
position of the 400 soldiers and the |
four pieces of artillery was fatally |
and n large number of 1
soldiers were killed and wounded I
by the fire Of their own ranks, and
r Very large number of women and
children were killed in addition to
the Indian men,"
GENERAL SCHoFIELp
.elegras hed in reply, under date Of
January 2nj: ON view of the as
)ect Of the case presented in your
elegram yestertay, it will be better
not TO deliver my message to the
Seventh Cavalry until have seen
Iour report after the investigation
'ou propose. Therefore, y.u will
lease withhold 1t until further ad-
Used by me" He also telegraphed
General Miles again on the sane
ay as follows: "Your dispatch to me
and that TO the AGjutsnt
ieneral were shown the President,
nd in reply the Secretary of War
irects me to say that the President
las heard with great regret of T..
allure of your efforts TO secure q
with the Sioux without
He suggests that posi-
'ly a watchful observation OF hos
lie bands, that would prevent their
lreaking into settlements and give
he Indians time TO recover from
heir present excitement, would he
yell, but he leaves all this to your
etter information and discretion,
nd would not have you omit any
hing that is necessary to protect
he settlers. He hopes the report of
he killing of women and children I
{ the affair at Wounded Knee il
nfounded, and directs you to cause
N Immediate inquiry to be made
nd report the result 10 the Depart
lent. If there was any unsoidierIy
onduet you will relieve the re-
ponsibie officer, and TO use the
oops engaged as to avoid its repe-
ton.
81 wish to add to the Presidents
lggestions the hope which l still
in spite of the unfortun-
te accidents which have occurred,
nat you may be able, by convinc-
az the Indians that the purposes OF '
ne army are
Nit HOSTILE IN TITEM