The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-02

leader. Having thus identified him.
self with the hostiles, he became one
of the most bitter and unrelenting of
them all. He possessed considerable
ability, and he threw himself heart and
soul into the fight. He was the leader
in several of the most decisive defeats
received by detachments of troops; was
in command in the attacks on New
Ulm, Fort Ridgely and the agencies,
struck many hard blows, and though
he personally did not wish to torture
prisoners, was too weak to prevent his
men from doing so.
It always takes civilized govern
ment considerable while to shake>i it.
self into shape when such a crisis
comes. The civil war being then under
way, quite a number of armed men
were in Minnesota, because of the call
of President Lincoln for volunteers.
BY and by Col. Sibley was able to reach
the Indians, with the consequence that
they were badly beaten. Not only did
the majority surrender, but the leaders
in the atrocious butcheries were
caught and tried and 3s were hanged ut
Mankato, in February, 1868.
Little Crow, however, fed northward
with large body of warriors, and tool;
refuge in the neighborhood of Devils
lake, where, the following year, he re-
newed His crimes and outrages.< He
was so defiant that he notified Col. Sib-
ley where he was, adding that soon he
intended to arrive with his men at the
Yellow Medicine agency.
The authorities became so incensed
against the Sioux because of their
atrocities that they organized scouts
to hunt them down, and offered a re-
ward for every one that was killed
Such was the state of affairs when, on
Friday afternoon, July 3, 1868, Chauncey
Lampson, a boy, and his father were
walking along the road several miles
north of Hutchinson, one of the towns
that had suffered severely from the
massacre. Each had gun over his
shoulder, and they were. walking side
by side, talking in low tones, when the
son suddenly touched the arm of his
father and pointed to a little clearing,
opening into the woods ahead. Tho
two halted at sight of a couple of
Indians picking berries. Their backs
were toward the whites, who softly
stepped behind the trees, and held a
whispered consultation as to what was
best to do.
There was no doubt that the Indians
were hostiles, and had they seen the
others first, would have shot them. Mr.
Lampson and his boy decided to antici-
pate them. Taking advantage of the
shelter afforded by poplar surrounded
with: undergrowth, the father crept
near enough to secure good sim, when
he fired at one of the Indians. The
savage threw up his arms with yell
md fell to the ground, badly wounded.
Not knowing how many Indians might
be near, Mr.. Lampson began a cautious
retreat, but was obliged to expose him
self in doing SO. The wounded Indian
had partly risen and aimed at him. At
the same instant, Chauncey, the son.
drew q bead on the wounded savage,
while the unwounded one leveled his
gun at the boy. Rather singularly all
three fired at the same moment.
Mr.. Lampson received a flesh wound
in the shoulder, the ball of the I'M
harmed warrior grazed the boys cheek,
while the missile of the youth instantly
killed the wounded Indian. Then,
fearing q charge from a war party,
Chauncey dashed off for help. AS it
grew dark, the father started for home
by q circuitous route, and safely
reached there after midnight. The
body of the slain Indian was carried to
Hutchinson, where to the establishment
and relief of all, it was identified as that
of the famous chief Little Crow.-De-
troit Free Press. ......