The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-09
LIEUTENANT SHOT DOWN.
THE BULLET FIRED FROM BEHIND
BY AN CGALLOLLA

The Body Subsequently Found Stripped
But Not Mutilated The Indians on
the Fort Hill Reservation in Idaho
Rush to the Mountains With Their
Arms.
BOISE CITY, ID, Jan. s.-AdYices received
from Pocatello, ID, state that the Indians
on the Fort Hail reservation have been
dancing, and 200 in war paint have taken to
the mountains with their arms, causing
great excitement. Gov. Wiley has been
asked to order the militia TO Pocatello, aud
probably a company of the United States
cavalry at Boise barracks will be sent there.
The Indians on the reserve number ], 200 or
l 800, more than half of whom are Ban~
nocks, who caused prolonged
war twelve years ago. The people
Of Pocatello have almost no arms.
Blackfoot and Eagle Rock are on the border
of the reserve. The Indians who took to
the mountains are working east toward
Wyoming. The belief is expressed that IL
the Indians at Pocatello go on the wGrpath
they will be Joined by the tribes on the
Lemhi reservation, who number 500,
embracing 1875 able-bodied bucks.
PooATELLo NOT BURNED.
| There is no truth in the report Of the
| burning Of Pocatello. There is considera-
BILE excitement there and at Blackfoot over
the hostile attitude of the Bannocks on the
| Fort Hall reservation. Gov. Wiley has
received the following from Blackfoot:
"A meeting of citizens under a call
of the commander of the Grand Army of
| the Republic post resolved TO communicate
| with you and request you to forward to US
Immediately fifty guns, with the usual
equipments and ammunition, Danger is
possible and no arms are available. A per-
manent military organization is about to be
| perfected"
Gov. Wiley accordingly has just shipped
by express fifty guns and 5000 rounds Of
| ammunition.
SEVENTY BUCKS COME IN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Gen. Schofield
| this morning received the following tele q.
! gram from Gen Miles, dated Jan, s.: "Sev-
| enty Indians came in from the hostile camp
to-day. Reports from them say that Red
Cloud, Little Wound, Two Strike and Big
| Road, and others will come in tomorrow" !"
LIEUTENANT KILLED.
Later Gen. SchofieId received another
telegram from Gen. Miles detailing the cir
cumstances of the killing OF Lieut.. Casey
by an Indian as follows: Reports from
Gen. Brooke state that Lieut.. L. W. Casey
of the Twenty infantry was killed
to-day. There have been fighting and skir-
mishing on that part Of the line for several
days. Lieut.. Casey was out with his scouts
watching the hostile camp, and with one
| Cheyenne met two Indians, an Ogal-
lola and a Brule. The Ogallolla warned
| Lieut.. Casey that the Brules we're bad and
would shoot. As Lieut.. Casey turned to go
away the Brule fired, striking him in the
back Of the head and killing him instantly.
Lieut.. Casey was one Of the most brilliant
and beloved officers of the service. There
| is of haavu ffrinO in or
the hostile camp that may be
between two elements of the Indian
camp" Lieut.. Casey was brother of Gen.
| Thomas L. Casey, chief of engineers of the
army, and was about 40 years of age. He
had been in command of a troop of Chey-
| workingly earnestly i'll the interest OF the
| Indians themselves. He had the reputation
in the army Of possessing an unusually
accurate knowledge of the Indian character.
CASEY GOING FOR A FARLEY.
PINE RIDGE, S. D., VIA RUsHvILLE, Jan.
8.-Yankton Charlie, one of Buffalo Bills
men, now employed as scout here, brings
the particulars Of the murder of Lieut..
Casey of the Twenty-second infantry, of
Gen. Brooke's command, yesterday, near
the hostile camp. Lieut.. Casey had
started out to visit the hostiles
TO induce the chiefs to come in TO talk with
Gen. Brook q. He passed a small band of
| Ogallollas, who were butchering, and pro-
ceeded further, followed, however. by two
of the Indians, who appeared to be friendly.
He was shortly afterward met by Pete
Richards, a son-in-law of Red Cloud, who
had been sent by the latter to warn Lieut.
Casey not to approach nearer the hostiles,
because it was dangerous. Lieut.. Casey
said he would ride to the to OF a little knoll,
whence he could get a view of the
hottie camp. Richards dissuaded him, and
he and Casey turned around and departed
Just then Richards heard a shot, and,
turning back, saw Lieut.. Casey fall from
his horse The bullet passed through his
head The shot was fired by the younger
of the two Ogallollas who had followed
Lieut.. Casey. Richards would have shot
the murderer, but his cartridges did not fit
his gun.
THE BODY RECOVERED.
PINE RIDGE, s. D., Jan. 8.-Last night
Gen. Brooke sent out detachment under
Lieut.. Getty to recover the remains of
Lieut. Casey. The body was found stripped,
but not mutilated. 1t was brought to Oel-
richs, whence it will be sent to Fort Keogh,
Mont.
Red Cloud came into the agency this
morning and Gen. Miles appointed an hour
to holda conference with him. The old man
stepped out of the hostile camp last night,
and, with his wife, walked sixteen miles to
this place. Gen. Miles is hopeful that his
example will be followed by others.
Col Kent, inspector &c leral of the de-
partment of Dakota, Fifth infantry, and
Col Baldwin are ascertaining all the facts
relative to the fight on Wounded Knee
creek. This is rot, as he stated, court of
inquiry. No charges have been made
against Col Forsythe for his conduct in
that engagement, nor has he been placed
under arrest
Gen. Miles view of the situation is about
as follows: ''There are three or four hun
dred Indians in the hostile camp who are
very wicked, and are trying every way
known to influence the Indians not only to
remain out, but to fight the matter to the
end. On this point they may be mistaken.
Gen. Miles hopes that the better element
may prevail, and TO some extent destroy
those wicked Brueles. On this account he is
exercising patience So long as there
is a chance of the Indians destroying
each other he feels that be can afford to
wait. Gen. Brooke. from his camp on White
Clay creek, writes Gen. Miles that he has
been notified by the Ogaliollas that it was
determined in council to-day that many OF
the principal men and chiefs now on that
creek will visit Gen. Miles tomorrow.
POSITION OF THE MILITARY.
The position Of the various troops in the
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