The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-05-11
RebeIIious Half Breeds in North
Dakota Surrender
NOT A SHOT HAD TO BE FIRED
MarshaTs Posse Went Prepared TO Fight
and Took Their Prisoners With
ont BloOdshed.
St Paul. Mimi. May 5.-A Rolla, N.

D., special to the Pioneer Press says:
The half-breed uprising has been !
squelched without loss of life. Marshals |
came here Saturday night from St |
John In consequence of information re- !
ceived that an attempt might be made |
TO rescue Laspeiie Languan, who was
arrested Saturday noon. Pickets were
left on duty all night but no hostile
move was made. Marshal Cronan de-
cided that further efforts for inducing
a peaceful surrender would be useless,
claiming that if they would not sur
render their fort at Langan he would
storm 1t.
The posse left here in wagons and
drove 16 miles to the half-breed forr.
1T was known that the Indians had
mounted scouts watching the regular
road, and the officers struck east, COM
ing upon the Indians at an unexpected
turn so they had no time to gather their
men from outlying districts. The half
breed fort was reached at $50, the
wagons being left half a mile in the
rear and the deputy marshals advanced,
spreading out so as to command tine
north and west sides, those being east
est OF access. 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 keeping a
sharp lookout Tor any hostile movement.
The half-breeds refused to talk with
Cronan, but told Hall they wanted fur
! Their time 10 hear from Washington.
| Cronan told them to make up their
minds quick, as he meant to attack
| them at once.
By 1880 Marshal Cronan was ready
10 begin, when the half-hreeds sent out
a message that they wanted to see him
He returned word that they could send
out one Of their chiefs. and they sent
Chasseur lie Potreau, who was the
leader of the raid on st. Johns hard
ware store Thursday night. when they
stole all their guns and ammunition.
lie Potreau wanted time to hear from
Washington. but was told 1t was too
late. He then offered to surrender all
the men who the warrants were out for
except Red Thunder, but Cronan would
give them no conditions. They must
surrender absolutely and give up al
their arms and ammunition and he
would arrest all he wanted. If they
did not like these terms the marshals
had come there to fight and were ready
working nearer and nearer and now
had temporary cover provided within
100 yards at which distance Winchester
bullets would easily riddle the logs
Soon after IL o'clock the half-breed.
surrendered Internationally, though 4
was nearly 2 o'clock before the prisoner,
were loaded in wagons. Fifty-four guns
were found. Most of their Winchester
had been hidden, but they can be found
later. Each man was required to WRIT
his name on his. Only those for whom
warrants were already out were tal1el
TO town, the others being allowed to &,
for the present. The Indians arreste,
are: Red Thunder, Joe Langdon, Jo
Demareis, Chasseur LIE Potreau. Fran
co.'s Langan. Alex LIE RouQue, DAME
Short.
Red Thunder made a desperate re
sistance when arrested. attacking Depu
ty Daggett with his knife, and 1t tool
, three men to handcuff him. He is S
years of age, but is almost crazy, an,
possesses much strength. While nego
? tiations were pending he had tried t
! kill one of his half-breeds for favorinl
, surrender. The prisoners We're brough
, to Rolla this afternoon. Chief Littl
Shell was arrested on the reservation
and brought in tonight.