The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-29
SCOUT SHAVE HEAD.
An INDIAN DUEL At THE STANDING
ROCK AGENCY.
n Grew Out OF Quarrel Over . Q.a<tsr
OF Beef-crooked Neck M.de !. Blur and
Wa Called Do~n-RIns> II Thirty rsrds
and Fight TO . Finish

Wa Called Do~n-Rin>< - Thirty rsrds
and Fight TO . Finish
"A duel which witnessed in 1875 at
Standing Rock agency. Dakota" said
IN old scout, between Scout Shave
Head and Chief Crooked Neck Of the
Hunkpapa Sioux was a performance that
would have called for applause from the
most critical audience that ever wit
messed a Spanish bull fight Shave Head.
10 will be remembered, was one Of the
Indian police who was killed while at
tempting the arrest Of Sitting Bull in
the fall Of 1890 In 1876 / was inter-
prefer and chief Of scouts at Fort Yates,
near Standing Rock agency. where 1
had 30 Sioux Indian scouts under my
command, who were selected from the
friendly bands and quartered at the
military post with their families The
military authorities issued rations only
to the scouts, while their families drew
from the Indian agent The beef was
slaughtered ON the east bank Of the
river, the Indians crossing in boats
IL usually accompanied the scouts
when they went for their beef About
$50 Texas steers were killed every two
weeks These were parceled out to tbs
several bands. beginning with the lar
ger. who would receive 12 OF % head az
their share, the next 10 OF -. and SO on
to the smaller bands. who would get
two or three. according to their num-
Der Lastly, single families, not men,
bers Of bands. were given beef by them
selves, one steer to four families, OF
quarter to each The scouts, half breeds
and squaw men were among this num-
Der. The trouble which terminated in
the duel between Shave Head and
Crooked Neck began over the issue Of
beef
Shave Head, Crooked Neck, Charley
Pappan, a half breed. and the Widow
McCarty, a squaw who had been mar
? ried to a white man, were given quar-
4 ter each in the last beef issued Shave
Head. Pappan and the widow immedi-
ately began skinning the beef. when
: Crooked Neck approached the scout. and
= placing his hand on his shoulder pushed
2 him violently aside, saying: You be-
Q long to the soldiers. You have no right
+ here Go to the fort for your beef
9 Il stood not more than so feet away.
Shave Head cast one look Of defiance at
q his assailant and then came to me and
J. said, pointing at Crooked Neck; That
man has driven me away from my beef.
: II / was not under your command, /
; would know what TO do. but now I
await your orders II you leave me free
y to act, he is not man enough to keep me
e away from my beef
lie Il answered that since the agent had
given him quarter Of that beef it was
n therefore his, and he had a perfect right
a to take it
- Then, said he. tell that man to
J. keep away from me- l answered that
g Crooked Neck did not belong to my
IS company, and had no authority over
~ him.
e " Very we'll, said the scout 1 shall
N take my beef, and rejoining the Others
he again offered to assist in dressing the
ne beef, only TO be again thrust away by
is Crooked NeoS. This time he gave utter
ID ance to that savage growl which, onc'
te heard. can never be forgotten, anc
N climbing out OF the slaughter pen OF
IS the north side, and taking his rife from
e. his wife, he turned TO the left, coming
as out on that side Of the corral facing tn
cd river. Crooked Neck. seizing his rife
he went out Of the corral on the south side
Ie and turning to the right the two com
batants met face to face on the yves
or side Of the corral Between them wa
sir the agency wagon, which was backe'
ed up TO the fence 10 receive the beef Tn
ng first shot was fired by Chief Crooks
In Neck over the rear end Of the wagon
nd The driver. supposing that he was tn
object Of attack, frantically whipped q
ok his mules, leaving a clear field betwee
apt the two enraged warriors, who were nc
III more than ten yards apart Talk abou
ne An Indian war dancel Here was execul
ed dance that surpassed anything {
Tas the kind / ever saw. Shave Head wa
he the more agile Of the two. jumpin
lily from side to side, rearing high in th
on- air and again bending low vn - q
er. ground. all the time kst : his ey
I'VE fixed on his foe and his gun read
ant for use. The corral had been surround
ed by not less than /. 900 Indians. mel
FAD women and children, but when the d
BE ing began they had surged to one sid
the leaving the space in the rear Of eac
no combatant clear.
his The second shot was again fred
81 Crooked Neck, Dut ne again ml>>cu
am mark, and during the instant requir'
ent by him 70 throw another cartridge in
and his piece Shave Head. who was still
his a statue, took aim and fired The ba
ex- struck Crooked Neck in the hip. whi'
crippled him so that he had but one Il
on to dance on. AS soon as Shave he
rat fred he resumed his dancing. keeping
the up until his antagonist fired again. VIII
IN be repeated his former tactics. pausii
hat in his dance while be took aim and FIRE
the This time he brought Crooked Ne
down with bullet through his brea'
for he fell forward ON his face. his gun u
the der him. His friends pressed forwar
yer. holding up their hands and calling up
sed- the scout 10 dasist he bad killed
ell man.
e But Shave Head was determined
and make il sure thing. First pointing
gun toward the crowd 70 warn ths
lew back. he advanced 70 the PROSTATE
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