The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-05-11
THE War is UVER
THE HALF-BREED UPRISING Il
SQCELCHED.

THE HALF.BltE.ED CFRlSANG 10
SQUELCHED.
And This liz Accomplished without
h LOSS of ii Single Life
Marshal Cronnn Takes
the Red. by Sur
prise.
THEY MUST GIVE IN OR FIGHT
Marshal Cronan Tells the Reds
This and They Then surren-
der Internationally.
Rolla, n. D., May THE half-breed
rising has been squelched and with
out loss of life. The marshals were
astir soon after 3 this morning.
Cronan having decided that further
efforts at inducing q peaceful sur
render were useless he determined II
they would not surrender their fort
at Langan's to storm it.
The posse left here in a wagon af-
ter 6 and drove sixteen miles to the
breed fort. AS it was known they had
mounted scouts watching the direct
road the posse struck east, coming on
them from ar unexpected direction.
so they had no time to gather from
outlying camps. The breed fort was
reached at $50. The wagons were
left half a mile in the e and the
marshals advanced, spreading out SO
as to command the north and west
sides. being the easiest of access. The
breeds location was very strong in
defensive position, two log houses
facing south and a large log stable
north Of the house. extending east and
west. The fort is On the top of a
gentle eminence with no with
in 300 yards. Spades had been brought
and the marshals began preparing
shallow rifle pits. Marshal Cronan
and Indian Agent Hall, leaving their
rifles behind. walked up to the fort,
the deputies being on a sharp lookout
for any
Hostile Movement.
The breeds refused to talk with Gro
nan, but told Hall they wanted still
further time to hear from Washing
ton. Cranan told them to make up
their minds right quick, as he meant
to attack them at once. His plan was
for the deputies on the stable side to
work up as close as possible by means
Of a temporary owe thrown up by
spades, by which time it was thought
that much Of the ammunition In h
stable would have been exhausted,
then for a general rush from both
house and stable sides. By 1890
Cronan was ready to begin, when the
breeds sent out a message that they
wanted to see him. He returned word
that they could send out n of their
chiefs, and they sent Chasseur LIE
Potreau, who was chief in the raid
in the st. John hardware store Thurs
day night, when they stole all the
guns and ammunition. LIE Potreau
wanted time to hear from Wash
ington. He was told that 1t was too
late. He then offered to surrender
the men for whom warrants were out
except Red Thunder, but Cronan told
him he would give no conditions-they
must surrender absolutely. give up all
arms and ammunition, and he should
arrest all he wanted. If they didn't
like these terms the marshals had
come there to fight and were ready.
All this time the deputies had been
working nearer. and by now had a
temporary cover provided within $50
yards, at which distance Winchester
bullets would easily riddle the logs.
The breeds had removed the thinking
from the upper logs. leaving narrow
lateral Sits all around, through which
their guns were pointed. Soon after
the breeds
Surrendered Internationally,
though it was some time before the
prisoners were loaded in the wagons.
Fifty-four guns were found, most of
their Winchesters having been hid
den, but can be found later: Each
man was required to write his name
on his gun. Only those for whom
warrants were already out were taken
to town, the others being allowed to
go for the present. They are Red
Thunder, Joe Langan, Joe Demoreis,
Chasseur lie Potreau, Francois Ian
gan, Alex La Rogue. Daniel Short.
Red Thunder made a desperate re-
sistance when arrested. attacking
Deputy Daggett with his knife. 1t
took three to handcuff him. He is
eighty-seven years old, but is almost
crazy with manical strength. While
negotiations we're pending he had
tried to kill n Of his breeds for IA
voring surrender. The prisoners were
brought to Rolla. Other breeds pres
ent were told they could have their
shotguns by applying to the marshal
and being identified as the man whose
name was attached to the gun, thus
furnishing conclusive evidence of
their participation in the outbreak. 1t
is the intention to arrest all present
for armed conspiracy. Chief Little
Shell was arrested on the reservation.
When returning to the agency after
the surrender, Agent Hall met a band
of $50 breeds and Indians on the way
to st. John to reinforce the breeds at
Langan's. They were headed by Lit
tie Shell. head chief of the reserva-
ton. Hall succeeded in pursuading
them to turn back, informing them
that the others had all surrendered.
II they had arrived while the attack
was in progress 1t might have been
unpleasant for the arshals.
Durant's Defense.
San Francisco, May z. = Now that
Theodore Durant, the medical stu
dent, has been remanded to the coun-
ty Jail to stand trial on the charge Of
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