Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-01
DAREDEVIL CREEDE.
How HE, SINGLE HANDED, KILLED
SIX OF A PARTY OF SEVEN SIOUX.

- low HE, SINGLE HANDED, KILLEI
J. SIX OF A PARTY OF SEVEN SIOUX.
When He Discovered the Indians He Care
. fully Calculated Just How He Wou1,
Dispose of Them, and His Programme
Was Carried Out to the Letter.
e From boyhood days Lieutenant Creedt
D had been noted as u hunter, and during
Q the years which he spent in the scouting
t service his splendid Workmanship anG
:. extraordinary achievements in the pur
3 suit of game earned for him the reputa
I ton of being the best hunter west Of the
9 Missouri river.
One day at sunset Lieutenant Creole
rode out from Ogalalla, where the scouts
2 We're stationed, guarding the builders Of
the Union Pacific railway. Creole was,
and is yet, for that matter, famous
rifle shot, quick, cool and sure, and upon
this occasion his skill came in good play,
as it did in later years when he fought
| two grizzlies single handed i'll the pres
ence of two witnesses
1t was customary for some one to take
a look about at the close Of day to see if
any stray Sioux were prowling around.
About six miles from camp Creole came
to clump OF trees covering half dozen
acres Of ground. Through this grove
the scout rode, thinking perhaps an elk
Or deer might be seen; but nothing
worth shooting was sighted, till sud
denly he found himself at the farther
edge Of the wood and Oh the banks of
the Platte. Looking across tho stream,
he saw small band of hostile Sioux
riding in the direction Of the river, and
not more than mile away. His field
glasses showed him that there were
seven Of the Sioux, and without the aid
OF that instrument he could see that
they had majority of six over his
party They were riding slowly in the
direction Of the camp. Creole concluded
that they intended to cross over, kill the
guards and capture the government
horses. His first thought was to ride
back to camp, keeping the clump of
trees between him and the Indians, and |
arrange a reception fer the Sioux.
The river was half O mile wide and |
three feet deep. Horses can t travel very
rapidly in three feet CT water.
In short time they had reached the I
waters edge, and the scout could hardly |
resist the temptation to await their ap-
preach, dash out, take a shot at them
and then return to camp That was
dangerous, he thought, fer if he got one
there would still be half dozen bullets
to dodge. A better plan would be to
leave his horse in the grove, crawl cut
to the bank, lie concealed in the grass
until the enemy was within so yards of
him, then stand up and work his win
chester. The first shot would surprise
them. They would lock at their falling
friend; the second would show them
where he was, and the third shot would
leave but four Indians. By the time
they swung their rifles up another would
have passed to the happy land, and one
man On shore, with his rifle working.
was as good as three frightened Indians
in the river
Thus reasoned the scout and he crept
to the shore of the stream He had no
time to lose, as the Indian ponies had
finished drinking and were already on
the move
As tho sound OF the sinking feet of
the horses grew louder the hunter was
obliged to own q feeling Of regret. If
be could have got back to his own horse
without their seeing him, he thought it
would be as well to return to camp and
receive the visitors there. Just once he
lifted his head above the grass, and then
le saw how useless it would be to at
empt to flee, for the Indians were but
! little mere than 100 yards away.
realizing that he was in for it, he made
Up his mind to remain i'll the grass until
he Sioux were SO near that it would be
to miss them. Nearer and
'earer sounded the plQnkety PUNK of
he unshod feet Of the little horses in
he shallow stream till at last they
eemed to be i'll short rife range, and |
he trained hunter sprang to his feet
10 had reckoned we'll, for the Indians
7ere not over 60 yards away riding
.ndem
Creede's rifle echoed in the little
rove; the lead leaped cut, and the head
ldian pitched forward into the river.
he riderless horse stopped short The
lie cracked again, and the second red !,
ian rolled slowly from the saddle, SO
owly that he barely got out Of the way &
| time to permit the next brave, who 3
rs almost directly behind him, to get IS
lied when it was his turn. The re- FL
aiming four Indians, instead of return IS
6 the fire, sat still and stonehke. So 9
rrlfied were they that they never raised
hand. Two moro seconds; two more ~
OTIS from the rife CT the scout, and 10,
o rlcro indians went down, head | Of
ST. into the stream Panic stricken, SCI,
. other two dre ped into the river and | VIII
gan to swila down Tie stream with LII
their might. They kept an eye On exF
> scout, and at he G:a:i CT lis gan !.
ey dnckcd their haac:, isad the bah t
unded away OK =. he sill water. Seen
y were beyond the reach Of the i:sla
turning to tile--l c.7la side CT the river :
y crept away in tic twilight, and the
Il sad and Thoughtful sccI.t stood By
} silent stream, watching the little
pools Of blood Oh the bread bosom
the slowly running rlyer.
Three ct the abandoned bronchos
ned back -Four crossed over and were gs
Ell to camp.
The two sad and lonely Sioux had
lie but q short distance from the river
en- one OF them fell fiinting and soon
d to death. He had been wounded By Tn
ullet which had passed through one OF
lis companions who was killed in the ahe
saln. The remaining Indian was aft
ard captured ii battle, and he told COR
story to his eaptors. just rs it was az
to the writer by he man who risked
life SO fearlessiy in tie service Of
lie SANDY Warnaan in New York
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