Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-02-11
WHITE BLOOD SHED.

| No"r Fihe hiue~ Agency-The Latter
| waylaid aud Four of Thorn slain--In-
dian Police Pursue tho NIurdcrers md
Kill Several of Thcm-No Fears of Fur
| thcr Trouble.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., via Rush.
vile, Feb. 6.-Four white men have
been silledat Humphreys ranch. about
20 miles northwest of this point, by
mem bers of Two Sticks band. Their
names are Ed Calkins, Rodney Joyce,
John Bennett and r. ID. Hathaway.
AS soon as the news of the tragedy
was brought to Pine Ridge Capt.
Brown, the agent, dispatched twelve
mounted police under command of Po-
lice Sergeant Joe Bush to the scene of
the shooting, with instructions to ar
rest and bring in the perpetrators of
the bloody work.
When the squad arrived at their des-
tination Two Sticks and his crowd
| opened fire on them and skirmish
took place, resulting in the death of
Two Sticks party and the wounding
of Two Sticks and one of his sons.
Two Sticks himself was shot in the leg
and in the abdomen. Two Sticks son
was wounded slightly in the ankle.
The dead Indians were left where they
fell and the wounded ones were brought
to the agency.
The story which was given by the
courier was: Friday night trouble oc.
| CURED at q point between 8 and 10
miles below the confluence of the
White river and White Clay creek, at
place called Humphreys beef
ranch, recently established as
government supply station, and
where from time to time cattle
are distributed to the Indians liv-
ing on the agency. 1t happens that
young bucks of the neighborhood
often appear at the ranch and join the
cowboys in making night merry over
tional exhilaration of bad firewater
which is always sure to breed
spirit of discomfort, the night
never passes without the revelers
coming to blows. Threats are made
in heat Of passion, but cool heads have
SO far avoided bloodshed. Friday
| evening the same programme was car
ried out, with perhaps the addition
al feature of more bad whisky
than is customary. and one thing
led to another. Charges of cheating
were made, threats of shooting were
exchanged, and the Indians naturally
took sides against the cow-punchers.
The party Immediately broke up,
and the Indians, filled with re-
vengeful feelings, crcpt out into
the night and lay in wait for
an opportunity which was not long in
coming. One of the boys had occa-
sion to go out of doors, and hardly had
the door closed behind his retreating
form before the sharp crack of rifle
was heard and its victim fell, pierced
to the heart A general rush for the
door followed and curses and oaths fell
from bearded lips as revolvers were
drawn and cooked. Three more re-
ports and two more of the guard fell
without a groan and another lay NOR
tally wounded.
The posse which was detailed to fol-
low the trail of the inurderers consisted
of Joe Bush in command, Sergt. Sitting
Bear, Policeman Red Owl and Sergt.
Blunt Horn. Arriving at the scene of
the murder they commenced sheir
weary search for the perpetrators of
the deed. The bodies of the dead men
lay as they had fallen, frozen stiff, ex-
cept the unfortunate victim who had
suffered in agony for an hour or two
and had then breathed his last.
First Sergt Joe Bush, who was in
command of the Indian police, tells the
following story of how Two Sticks
band was attacked:
THE men were camped down near No
Waters camp, close to the hill The police
were out on the fiat where the Omaha house is.
When the police first came upon them they
fired once at us and oil OF us then commenced
to fire upon them. We got an Indian going up
the hill and we killed him there. There was
another man raised up close by the house and
We finished him and knocked him down. Sergt
Sitting Bear killed one, Policeman Redout
killed one and Sergt Blunt Horn killed one l
took five of Young Man-Afraid's men, young
fellows, and they helped us great deal No
Water came up to the police and told us that
we had served them right: that we had killed
them and that they had all they wanted and
the best way now was TO drop it,"
After taking their reports the police
were highly complimented by Agent
Brown and Inspector Cisney and dis
missed. Two Sticks got away, but will
soon be captured. Thoughts of another
Indian outbreak are not entertained
by any one, and any reports which
may so get out are unfounded.
The people here have the great
est confidence in the militia and the
officers and this little melee is not sup
posed to have any connection with
actual war. There are many reasons
for supposing that this affair will ter
inmate right and nothing more
will be heard from it. Promi-
nent among the reasons for
peace is the fact that all the promi-
nent tchiefs-Young-Ma an Afraid-o His
Horse, Red Cloud and others-are
heartily in accord with what has been
done, and have openly expressed them
selves, saying that the guilty parties
deserved to suffer- The chiefs have
also rendered their assistance in cap
turing Two Sticks, and have in every
thing borne themselves as worthy sub
iects of the government