The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-05-07
THE BREEDS GIVE UP
The Turtle Mountain Indian
War Comes to a Very
Sudden End.
SURRENDERED TO CRONAN
Without the Slightest Resist
ance-Little Shell Among
Those Arrested.

RoLLA. n. D., May THE Indian
uprising which has caused so much ex-
element in this vicinity for the past
few days is over, and the leaders are
under arrest, not shot having been
fired. The marshals came here Satur.
day night from, st. Johns in conse-
quence Of information received that an
attempt might be made to rescue Las
pelle Langan, arrested Saturday noon.
No attempt was made, however, and
early Sunday morning the marshals
started to Langan's, Marshal Cronan
having decided that further delay was
useless. The vicinity of the breed fort
was reached at $50. The wagons were
left half mile in the rear and the
marshals advanced. spreading out 80 as
to command the north and west sides,
those being the easiest of access. The
fort is on the top Of a gentle eminence
with no cover within 800 yards. Spades
had been brought and the marshals be-
gan preparing shallow rifle pits. Mar
shall Cronan and Indian Agent Hall,
leaving their rifles behind, walked up
to the fort, the deputies being on a
sharp lookout for any hostile move
ment. The breeds refused to talk with
Cronan, but told Hall they wanted
still further time to hear from Wash
ington. Cronan told them to make
up their minds right quick, as he
Meant to Attack Them at Once.
BY 1890 Cronan was ready to begin,
when the breeds sent out message
that they wanted to seq him. He re-.
turned word that they could send out
one of their chiefs, and they sent Chas-
seur LIE Potreau, who was chief in the
raid in the st. John hardware store
Thursday night, when they stole all
the guns and ammunition. LIE Potreau
wanted time to hear from Washington.
He was told that it 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 sur
render 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 We're ready. Soon after, the
breeds
Surrendered Internationally,
though it was nearly before the pris-
oners were loaded into the wagons.
Fifty-four guns were found, most of
their Winchesters having been hidden,
but can be found later. Each man was
required to write his name ON his gun.
Only those forwhom warrants We're
already out were taken to town, the
others being allowed to go for the pres
ent They are Red Thunder, Joe Lam
gan. Joe Demoreis, Chasseur LIE Pot
reau, Francois Langan, Alex LeRoque
and Daniel Short. Red Thunder made
a desperate resistance when arrested,
attacking Deputy Daggett with his
knife. 1t took three men to handcuff
him. He is 81 years old, but is almost
crazy with maniacal strength. While
negotiations were pending, he had tried
to kill one of his breeds for -favoring
surrender. The prisoners were brought
to Rolla.
Little Shell Brought In.
Chief Little Shell was arrested on the
reservation and brought in. When re-
turning to the agency after the surren-
der, Agent Hall met band of loo
breeds and Indians on the way to St.
Johns to reinforce the breeds at Ian.
gan's. They were headed by Little
Shell, head chief of the reservation.
Hall succeeded in pursuading them to
turn back, informing him that the
others had all surrendered. If they had
arrived while the attack was in prog.
ress it might have been unpleasant fol
the marshals.