New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-08
THE TROUBLLS 1T PINE RIDGE.
TWO STRIKESS BAND SAID TO HAVE MURDERED
THE COWBOYS IN COLD BLOOD

TWO STRIKES's BAND SAID TO HAVE MURDERED
THE COWBOYS IN COLD BLOOD.
, Pine Ridge Agency. S. D.. Feb. 7-Policeman Bear
runsin-the- Woods brought In to-day Of Two
Strikess sons. who is OF the murderers Of the
Humphrey camp cowboys lie is slowly dying OF
his wounds. He confessed that 1t agreed among
the Indians go to the beef camp and kill the
boys. They slipped into the dugout while the men
asleep and each selected victim At given
signal. oough. each Indian empted his revolver
luto the body Of his victim. The cook was not
killed at the first fire and upon bis attempting TO
crawl under the bed was shot agun In tie head. SO
close the range that each victim was powder
burned The. dying Indian says the killed
because tley whites Tie bodies OF the victims
were brought here to-day.
n. omahs Neb., Feb. LA "Bee " dispatch from
Pine Ridge Agency says: ait Is definitely settled
that only two .of the white men murdered belonged
30 Humphreys camp. They were Rodney Royce. Of
WISCONSIN. and Emanuel Bennett, Of Breckenridge.
The two strangers James Bacon and william
. Kelly two boys aged thirteen and sixteen years
respectively. Every particular obtanable points to
" premedated murder. Policeman Bear runs sin the
Woods reports to the agent Captain Brown. that he
talked to the murderers and that they told him the
murder planned before Its execution Each one
was TO select his man after they had gone 10 bed.
md, to make that each Killed lis man, they
should empty their revolvers in their victims. Young
man afraid horse and hedOg. son-in law OF Red
Cloud, came TO the agency to-day. and asked for
authority To arrest the two escaped murdcrcrs. and
bring Two Strikes, who Is MORALLY wounded 10 the
agency. He-D0g promises that he will arrest and
bring every one 10 the agency who participated In
the murder. The agent will not give hl, consent
this arrangement until lie that the police
unable make the arrest"
4 dispatch from Hermosa to "The Bee says:
@Two Strikes and three Of his band fed the
night OF the I'd by Rodney Royce. the camp cook.
1t Is supposed tho Indians had side concealed
about them and after partaking Of the hospitality
Of the camp murdered the whites In cold blood.
The report that the men were having drunken
frolIc Is most cmphaticalIy denied by Mr. Steneer.
Mr. S,engcr is tie beef contractor The Indians stole
four saddles, sixteen horses, and killed span Of
work horses Two Strikes and two OF his band
dead shot by the Indian police and friendly Sioux.
Two Strikcs's bard comprised two families OF out
laws which had been from several camps. and
seemed 10 belong TO regular tribe. and lived by
themselves"
sioux CITY, Iowa, Feb. IA United states officer
from the Black Hills country Is In the city. He
Says the reports OF the late troubles At Pine Ridge
his purpose. and that The trouble Is really very
serious. Dancing Is going on an over the reserva-
ton, he says, ard the four cowboys were Killed ms
o result OF II. The cold weather alone prevents an
outbreak. which IS almost certain TO occur In the
spring The settlers alarmed, and want troops
placed on the reservation at once.
Washington. Feb. "A telegram has been received
al the Interior Department from Inspector Csney at
Pine Ridge $. D.. In which he states that TWO OF
the Indians concerned In the killing Of the COWBOYS
st'll large and asks for an authorization for
shall have been captured. The Increase has been
ordered until March 1.