The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-04
SITTING BULL KILLED.
The Willy Sioux Chief Shot by
Indian Police.
A Sketch of His Turbulent and
Murderous Career.

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from st. Paul, MIMI: ol1thg ou'i' 'ne
NOUS Sioux chief, who has had more to DO
,,;t,, ;rs.;,o+;no md keaninp alive the
-. +h. Indians
widespread oisaitec''on anions 'l
of the Northwest than any other Oh MS race
was killed few DAYS ago by Indian police
while resisting arrest
: The information comes from two sources
to General Miles. The first dispatch was
from Pierre, South Dakota, and was SIMPLY
to the effect that Sitting Bull ana MS ,T3 son
had been killed by the Indian gGaice' pncs ace
Agency, was more circumstantisl
According to this second telegram; MAJOR
McLaughlin's Indian police went 70 ottsns
Bulls camp at Grand River, aoou6 lorty.nSe
miles from Standing ROCK. WITH lnstruGslons
to capture Sitting Bull: Ihey wee Ioiloweo
and supported at short distance oy TWO
troops of cavalry under captain Iecnss, an9
the infantry under C9lonei pruai, T tonowee ,res
in the rear OF tine caValry. lne ilose go W.
made pursuant to lnstructlons receISe9 tron i,.at
headquarters, 1t having oeen iesrneo .,,nao Snao
.nunareo lnais!s ihgH ..e - Soa,naa 80 a5r;ssbla
~ t,s arrest r him before this movement could be
made. and the Indian police were ordered to
NoQkn his arrest at once.
Tho nolics succeeded in arresting Sitting
:Rnll hI,t his followers tried to rescue him.
Tn the f1ght which ensued Sitting Bull was
shot and left lyinp apparently dead, upon
A. rrornd Five of the Indian police were
H. eshot j., tho f;1bt
Tn5ian Comm;ss;onar Morgan received at
wosh;n gton from Indian AGENT Mclaughlin
+he foiiorv;ne disnatcb dated Fort Yates,
North No Dsrots
,ar,r, fo,ty roiIes from, the AGENCY, this
,oorp;nn 81 GovIieht. His followers
.ttan{ad b;s reScua and fighting
aSonpUeus Fanr no,ican,en were
I;IiaJ end tbree wounded. Eight
knie1 anu ILL., o,,G;na Sitt;ne BnlI
anaiat,: ms; were n rrnuiont S, and several Others
anu IIs SUI nv oio .,o,;os Tysra surrounded for
mousueu. ,t nn1 pa;nts;med pGrt their oround un-
some sime, oat ~ na,at MnitaI Ststss tSoons who
til relieved by United atates SIp erEopS, cam,N mno
nov nave possession iid oL Hi..ns ga ~ nronertv'
WIN all she @ women, cniiorsH hahIv ahH nna bnn.
Sltoins Dull loa9welS, .sa n,;Iias and fed nm
ute1 'nea. 9esel 'eI 80 -. habaved nohlv
tne orana nlveI ine poi'Se oeN
snu sFea' cf7u'' - uue '1en'
Sitting BulPs Turoutent career.
Sitting Bull (Tatonka Otankal, VINO LOT
many wears was the cruel and willy leader of
the outlaw Sioux. was born in Dakota in
1887. near old Fort George, and was the son
of Jumping Bull. When he was fourteen
years old he killed an enemy and his name
was then changed from The Sacred Stand
70 Sitting Bull. Sitting Bulls followers
were outlaws from all the Sioux bands, and,
ryitb fsw aYcantions never entered into treaty
relst;ons with the government He was not
rscoan;1ad as a chief by such leaders as Red
ClonS Snotted Tail and Younp-Man-Afraid-
oSN He. .Hprsss nutil about 1888 and prior to
that time he was often in open conflict with
them. With their recognition his supremacy
ovsr tho had Sioux was assured.
Sitting Bull began to figure as bad chief
8. during the Civil War.