Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Another Shooting Tragedy Oc-
ours on the Sioux Raser-
vatiOn.
A Party Of White Men Meets
Death at the Hands of
Indians.
Agency Police Pursue the Muir
derers-Several Killed and
Wounded.

scene in the shooting tragedy on the
Sioux reservation, which was in yes
terdavs dispatches from this place,
was enacted Friday evening near the
spot where the four white men were
news of the tragedy was brought to
Pine Ridge Capt. Brown, the agent,
dispatched twelve mounted police
under command of Police Sergeant
Joe Bush to the scene of the
shooting, with instructions to arrest
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 a slzirmish
took place. resulting in the death Of
two Of Two Sticks party and he
wounding of Two Sticks and one of his
sons. Two Sticks himself was shot in
the leg and in the abdomen. Two
Stick 5 son was wounded slightly in
the ankle. The dead Indians were left
where they fell, and the wounded ones
were brought to the agency
Another account Of the affair is that
when the police squad reached the camp
they opened fire on tac party they
were sent to arrest, without warning
and without making their mission
known, and shot them down in colo
blood.
More definite details concerning the
killing of the four white men have
reached here, although the names of
all the white men cannot be definitely
learned as yet 1t is known that Clark
Bacon and his son-in-Ilw were not
among the number. Bacon is resi-
dent of White Clay Precinct, Sheridan
County. Nebraska. The motive for the
murder cannot be definitely learned.
One account is that the Indians were
playing cards with the white men in
the dugotIt in which they were camped
and got into dispute, and that after
leaving them the Indians returned and
opened the door of the dugout and shot
them While they were asleep
Another account is that these In
dians had been in one Of their sweat
houses, going through some of their
savage ceremonies, and became I'M
bued with the idea that it was incum-
bent upon them to kill these men and
proceeded to carry it into effect.
First Sergeant Joe BUSH, VINO was in
command of the Indian police, tells the
following story of how Two Strikes
band was attacked: The men W ere
camped down near No Waters camp,
close to the hill. The police were out
on the flat where the Omaha House is.
When the police first came upon them
they fred once at us and all 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. took
five of Young ManAfraid's men young
fellows. and they helped US a 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 making their reports the
police were highly complimented by
Capts. Brown and Cisney. Capt.
has another squad of police out after
those who got away, with instructions
TO bring them to the agency dead or
alive.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Feb 6.
"A telegram has been received by
Capt. Brown, United States Indian
agent here, from the foreman of the
government beef contractors. saving
killing of the white men, but made his
escape. He states positively that four
cowboys were killed at this agency.
There is no reason given for the kill
ing. Everything points to willful
and cruel murder.
A detachment was sent from here to
bring the bodies of the white men to
the agency, but the friends of the
murdered men refused to let the police
have the remains. claiming that they
would attend to the burial themselves.
1t has since been learned that the four
bodies were sent to Hermosa, d.
Information has been received since
police and Two Sticks band that it
was only the firm and heroic stand
that Young Mana fraid-of-His Horses
took that prevented another utbreak.
No Water. chief at whose camp the
fight occurred, is prime mover among
the ghost dancers, and is one of the
worst Indians on this reservation.
After the police had wounded Two
Sticks and his son and killed White
Face-Horse and another renegade In
dian, No Water flew into a frenzy and
called On his followers to avenge the
killing and wounding of Two Sticks
and his son. 1t was at this stage that
Young Man Afraid of His-H orses
showed tact and good generalship. He
hurriedly got his band together and
marched his people between the police
and No Waters followers, and in this
way prevented another Indian war
The government officials here sub
"~-atarv of the Interior
full account of Young Man-Afraid-
of-His- Horses actions in the matter
and recommended that some fitting
testimonial be given him. Sergt. Joe
Bush and Sitting Bear have also been
recommended for promotion for meri-
torious service.
a. courier just in from the camp re-
ports that Two Sticks and his sons re-
turned two or three hours after killing
the cowboys and took all the bed
clothing = the camp and stole what
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