Chicago eagle., 1894-12-08
CHEF OF ARMY SCOUTS.
Frank Guard was Reared BY che sioua
and Shot slttlns Bull,

Frank Guard was Reared BY che sIeus
and Shot Sitting Bull.
Frank Guard, chief Of scouts in the
United States army, Is esteemed by
the people of Wyoming as more than
| q rival of Buffalo Bill. Guard comes
Of mixed French and Kanaka paren-
tage. His parents were slain bv the
Sioux in crossing the plains, and the
lad fell into the hands Of the sava-
ges. He was manly youngster,
and he so pleased Sitting Bull that
the chief adopted him and brought
him up. The youth in due time
went through the tortures of the Sun
Dance, was declared brave. aad be-.
came in oil thing save race, a saw
age Of the plains
Knowing the hopelessness OF the
Indian outbreak that brought about
the Custer massacre, Guard deter
mined to desert to the whites. He
was detected and pursued. The In.
dians shot his horse as Guard swan
river, and lodged four bullets in the
fugitive's body. Believing that he
was slain, they ceased the pursuit,
but Guard reached the shore, and,
wounded as he was, continued his
journey to Crooks camp. On the
way he read afar the Indian signal
fires announcing the massacre Of
Custer and his men. He brought the
news to Crooks camp, and the latter
asked whether Guard could lead to
the scene Of the battle. Guard said
he could II Crook would have his
wounds dressed and let him have q
good horse. The bullets were ex-
tracted, and Guard, mounted on
Crooks favorite horse. rode away.
He reached the battlefield to find
Custer and his men lying stiff in
their blood. As Guard, his Indian
blanket about him and his hand to
his forehead, Indian fashion, sat
watching the scene, an Indian ap-
preached and asked who he was. He
replied Sitting Bulls brother. The
Indian asked half n dozen other
questions, and finally asked Guard
how 1t was that he rode q grain.fed
horse. Guard replied that he stole IL
from a white man. Finally the In
dian demanded his name. Guard,
seeing that the Indian was unarmed,
his face and looked him
In the eyes.
ugh, Frank" said the Indian.
back and turning to run.
Guard permitted him to get within
ten feet Of tho shelter of a tree and
then shot him dead.
From that time to this Guard has
been true to the whites. Sitting
Bull once offered 1000 ponies for his
scalp, and Guard always knew should
he ever fall into the hands of the
savages, death In Its cruelest guise
would be his fate. He escaped from.
The savages after hearing them de-.
bate rs to tho most unpleasant.
method OF death for the prisoner.
Upon one occasion Guard, then out
d. q scout, became convinced that he
and tho command, under a Lieuten.
ant, must certainly fall into the
hands Of the Crows unless the troope
slew their horses and crept away in
the darkness. The officer was un..
willing to slay the horses, but Guard
said that he meant to escape ut once.
This convinced tho officer, and all
the horses savo ono were killed,
That one was left by a fire to attract
the savages, and the men crept for
miles and escaped. On that night
iuard, with tears In his eyes, killed
Inc horse that Crook gave him. Ac.
'ordiny to tradition, that Is tho only
,ime that any man ever saw Guard
'ry.
Guard was tho man who finally
;illed Sitting Bull, when the old saw.
'ge refused to give up his arms. Sit
Ing Bull made ready to shoot as
iuard, his foster son, approached,
nut Guard, with churac cteristic quick
less, shot him dead. When there is.
dangerous duty to be done up about
'ort Mckinney, Guard Is the man to,
10 1t. He went after noted iespe..
ado with warrant not long since,
nd was met with a bullet from n.
Guard dismounted in
eisurely fashion. took aim, and sent
bullet through tho desperado's fore
ead.
Guard Is now forty.four years old.
nd II his apprehensions are we'll.
ounded he Is likely to have a chance.
or further distinction. He believes.
hat the Government has not had the
lst OF its Indian wars, and that
mother uprising at Pine Ridge Is In.
That would be accompa,
led by uprlsings at other agencies
nd good deal OF trouble. Guard
as been constantly warning his su.
eriors on this head.-[New York
un.