The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-30

ting ready to move on. The Dutchman
stood with his mouth wide open, so scared
ing up from the meadows on the run, yell
ing and hooting as only Indians can. There
was no doubt that there would be trouble.
Barry to get around behind the ranch.
She had been in scary places before and
wasn't too much frightened to do as I
said. walked over by Cozzens and waited.
Burke had his gun pointed toward White
Eagle, but not raised to his shoulder We
all stood quite still except Cozsens. who
shouted something to White Eagle in the
Cite vernacular.
Whatever it was it had no effect. for
White Eagle came on, all the time working
at his gun. At last he got it free from
the case. Cozzens shouted again, but
sars omt know At amy raae Re ddnt
heed. Perhaps the yelling Of the others
drowned Cozzens's voice. The minute White
swing swing # to his shoulder. He never got
1t there. Burke shot him fair through the
heart. The Indian pulled the trigger. but
pony. White Eagle dropped his gun. swayed
bit and fell, and his pony ran away.
Then there was row. All the other
squaws Joined in. 1 expected to see lot
of shooting but IL appeared that only two
or three Indians had taken their guns with
no use to try to fight They kept up their
powwow for while, but finally Cozzens
got them Quieted down enough to make
wasn't the question, though, with them SO
much what they wanted. After they
had powwowed among themselves for a
came out and demanded their guns. Burke
said he'd give up the guns when the Indians
fore
.eThen they had another powwow. After
that Colorow demanded that Burke should
be surrendered to them to be killed. He
had killed White Eagle, Colorow said, and
must be killed himself.
"Cozzens answered that by saying that
IL the Indians got Burke it would be over
the dead bodies Of all the rest Of us.
Then Colorow demanded that we should
kill Burke ourselves. 1t was murder, he
said. the way Burke had killed White
murder by death. Colorow bad been to
Washington to see the Great Father, and
he knew that much.
COzZENS'S ULTIMATUM.
"Cozzens replied that he'd see the whole
band in hell before Burke should be killed,
and then began TIC make his own demands.
The first was a little one that Colorow
should give the Dutchman four ponies for
the damage he had done. The next was
that Colorow should take his, band out of
Middle Park Immediately. Cozzens said
there'd be more shooting IL the Indians
didn't mosey, and wound up by declaring
.
see that the Indians went out Of the park
without stealing any more stock and with
out hurting anybody. There wasn't any
thing for Colorow to do but to agree; he
had only two or three guns left in the
whole band. But he was mighty sufky,
and Cozzen9 and Burke were anxious
They told Colorow that i was General
Crooks special friend, and that If he made
any trouble l would sure bring Crook in
with q great army Of soldiers, and that
there. would be some very unpleasant
things done to Colorow's children. as he
''rhe squaws had wrapped up White
Eagles body and dashed 1t TO pony. They
wers gu eaay to ons oye On by this time and
body, and all the time chanted the dismal
little while before sunset that we started.
and we hadn't gone far when the Indians
said they wanted to camp. Burke was for
it i Would help things to let EN- have o their
own way, and so they stopped beside the
MY Wife and 1 drove on to the SPRINGS
and got there late In the evening with the
first news of the :. trouble Immediately
Burke. i supposed the boys would take the
Indians clear of the park and that thered
be no more trouble l,s. 50 ! turned to my
don Cumming, that English colonel who
mixed up with the Prince of Wales's
baccarat scandal, was ahead or me. he
had come all the way from London to hunt
grizzlies. He had had every other kind Of
big game that was worth hunting, he said,
and now he wanted a grizzly. Well.
hadn't lost any grizzly bears, SO / de-
clined to be one of the party to look for
them. But Cumming and Kinney made
great preparations. Cumming had camp
bed, which he insisted on taking along.
That made Kinney sorrowful. but other
wise he said Cumming was good sports
man While they were getting ready Burke
and his men took Colorows band to the
edge OF the park, headed them for their
reservation, gave them their guns, and told
| them to clear out or there'd be a heap or
| trouble The Indians said they would, and
the boys came back.
"But they didn't warn the settlers, and
| that's where they made a big rmistake. Nc
| sooner had the Indians got clear of the
| park and Burkes men than they sent back
| three bucks to kill the first white man they
| saw. That man happened to be Frank FL
| lis He was chopping wood in his back
! yard They sneaked up to the edge of the
| wood pile and put three bullets into his
| back He never knew what struck him
| Then they ran. like the towards they are
| Mrs. Ellis gave the alarm. and before Coz
| zens got back to his ranch the cry was ou
| that the Utes were up.
stokes and Ute Blu went out to war;