Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-09
LIEUT.. CASEY KILLED.
shot by a BruIe sioux while on Scouting
Duty.

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Duty.
The whole community was shocked
yesterday morning on learning thro'
reliable military channels that Lieut..
Casey Of the 22nd infantry had fallen
a victim 10 the treachernus Indians.
The circumstances a. kindly fur
nished us bv Lieut.. Kell, post sdju-
tsnt AZ Fort Keogn. are briefly a. fol-
love-: Lieut.. Casey's command Of
Cheyenne scouts that left here about
two weeks sgn for scouting duty
In the nsighborhood Of the Little Mis-
souri,, had advanced to the vicinity nf
White river. There had been considera-
bile skirmishting and desultory fghting
for several days past. but no general
engagement. Cssey's scout were on
"wednesday morning last out feeling
for the hostiles. and In this duty he
came scattered over a considerable
range Of broken country. Lieut..
Casey with Que Cheyenne scout was
IN the advance aud suddenly came
upon two Sioux Indians, one an Ogal-
lala and the other a Brule-both
armed. A parley ensued. which was
conducted on the part Of the hostiles
by the Ogallala. who at the conclusion
Of the talk warned Lieut.. Casey that
the B-ule's heart was bad and that he
would shoot. Whether or not Casey
took the warning a. serious, he
showed no signs OF fear and 81 the end
Of the parley he turned on his horse ~
unconcernedly As n leaving a friend on
the street Of = crowded city. That
moment was his last on earth, as the
instant his back was turned the cow
ardly Brule raised his gun and at
point blank range blazcd away. the
bullet striking Casey IN the back OF
the head and killing him instantly.
Lieut.. Getty, who Il with the com
msnd. t~elegraphed the mesgre psrtic.
ulArs az above and added that Lieut..
Casey's body had been recovered and
brought into camp. From the forego-
ing we are left tn infer that after the
killing the two Sioux Indians depart
ed without molsstiBg the Cheyenne
scout who wa Casey's companion on
the scout. and who probably wss the
bearer Of the news to the military, who
subsequently, rent out and recovered
the body Of the gallan' but III -fated
Casey. AZ ~ mention Is made Of the
fact II is presumed that the remains
escaped mutilation.
Lieut.. Casey was no holiday soldier,
having won his spurs in the campaign
under Miles against the Indians In
Custer county In ls77-s, almost before
Miles City had a name. On his re-
turn to this section with the 22nd in
fantry in 1855 he found much pleas.
ure in renew Jog acquaintance with
the remaining few Of the white scouts
participant In that campaign who
still fingered around here. and one
and all Of the latter Joined in the en-
dOrsement Of Lieut.. Casey's pluck and
sOldierly qualities as evinced Ia many
a tight place where IL took not only
bravery but skill aud endurance to
save ones scalp. Shortly after the ar
rival Of his regiment at Fort Keogh,
Lieut.. Casey was detailed as the officer
in charge OF the squad Of Cheyenne
scouts. which constituted an auxiliary
an.. OF the service at Keogh. Enter
ing upon his duty with considerable
ethusiasm, he at once set about raising
the standard Of his irregular COM
mand, ia which he was co~nspIcuously
successful. His success made him
quite an enthusiast on the subject Of
Indian soldiers. and we believe that
the policy Of the war department
adopted during the past year. Of en-
listing Indians for n REGULAR term Of
service a. irregular cavalry, Is due
quite a. much 10 the earnest endorse
ment Of the scheme by Lieut.. Casey as
10 the recommendations of any other
officer In the army. Under this pol
icy he rapidly enlisted a picked com
Dany Of s1mes sixty Cheyenne warriors,
% the schooling OF which In all the re-
qulrements Of a soldier he CAV his
whole time with marked results; not
only bringing them to a high grade IS
soldiers and investing them with an
esprit du corps that was noticeable by
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