New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
INDIANS AT THE DIVORCE MILLS.
THE NOBLE RED MAN MEETS ONE OF
THE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES OF
BEIN0 CIVILIZED.
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.ista simply OF picking out the maiden Leading her
to cabin or wigwam and Installing her as ani
The necessary preliminary OF paying the father a
pony two or an instaiment OF nersormed
S nhiar ny medicine man. And when the brave
grows tired OF his partner he can get i'a u "e'
The people Who are nocking 70 the Dakoas
Oklahoma to get tSD @ tns Ealing Of
wedock as easily as does the reservation ihulah.
The fact having been formally acs wb@n
,hs tribe is gathered at dance. When all are az,
sembled and the circle formed .he iep 49,
,.arrior strikes drum used by the reVeliers, gives
sWav a few presents Outlines making present 10
the squaw he intends to take nexU anu NIL hi Viz
BY to oo the un Lender 81 and
as,dsr that he has performed act OF bravery
IN o9ts s as many as half dozen divorces are thur
Cdten a" 81 single dance; no tedous waiting. no
courts no lawyers and no trouble apon ~ a ns.
,hrs cast off as a general thing seem to take IL az
matter OF course. and before the Close pr nv wv
dance using the W rer IN on effort to repair az
sneedily as possible the break in their hear's nha
,he taking OF land in severalty and putting
on Of citizenship however the Indian finds that no
has cemented the ues ,ns' are deciding that tho
trhal marriages are legal ana bihding upon , rhs
fndTan Who becomes citizen. And II the weight
lsola VIZ" ieoai marriage wears somewhat heavily
OF one 81 man how must It be with the RED
upoi' nh" has contracted two. three, four or even
,nora Alliances which the court now declares iesaI
100 rr,soes and at the same time taxes away his
former avenue or rellci - ,,,,a, INV rnomher
The frst court divorce ever gwen any ineinoeII
=, the Southwest reservation tribes was grahted
in the District Court at FL Reno severai wesh2 ar.
The fair plaintiff In the case was iul- ooou iN W
atrI whaso name was sonnet thing ike Beam ROO,
Sut nerhaps II had never before been so reuceu "
u,rltine until Il appeared upon the reCuus Vi ~. '
court She was totally unfamiliar WIN ny M w III
troubles by the aid Of an interpreter, put .ie
trouble was TO find one that could lntefpi I
tbs weird dialect OF the Kiowa. Judge JACK sun
well. the ex-scout, was present anu ai'Iouen 49,
familiar with the Comanche tongue ne was ., I'm.
nelIed TO confess that he could not hahIe hiowa-
way soon found whereby she c9uia t TnLIa
tale OF woe to Judge Burford Cadde h0hhe
03ack Crane) a leading member OF me Now
tribe and a very intelligent man, was present, ann
while he could not talk English. ne coui1 Spesah
Kiowl and interpret II into Comanche. ana Judge
StilIweIl then interpreted II into English She
stated that she was not quite sixteen years OF ase
and that she had been married 10 white man
named King for three years. but that he had leIt
her over two years ago. and that she was now
living with her parents. After hearing ali the
facts the Court granted her privilege 10 assume
her maiden name or any other name she saw Mt
% County, however. will be presented an applica.
ZION for divorce the like OF which IL without
naraliel and the Judge and attorneys Will look In
vain for precedent decisions In all the law reports
extant <., ,,,.- ~. 49,. -o.o
living on his allotment near this CITY, has applied
for a blanket divorce from four wives. Yellow
Ronnet gives as his reason for such sweeping de
vorcs that he has embraced the Christian religion.
and his wives have refused to become ChristianA