The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28

wsre found thdrty-eight of The lnnlss be-
longing to the train. Lone Wolf the
head Chief Santanta Satank ard Rig
Tree were arrested, but Lons Wolf was
able to prove an abb and was released,
but the others whose guilt was vs4.y evil
dsIit Were ordei7sd to be HE'LL and sent
down by US to Jacksboro for trial.
Sa,anta was the war chief of the Eio-
was, man ceasbrated far and vile as a
warrior, but especially as an orator
Some years before he so fascinated
Gen. Sherman with his zratcry that he
made him a present of a uniform coat
and hat, and the next morning witnessed
his whole herd htampeded and wriVen
off by band of Indians, the leaders of
whom was dressed in the full fig of a
major general of the army
Satank was a very old man. He had
or1ee been lllaa1 chief; but so implacable
was he in his hatred to the whitSs and
so undiplomatic that he had been de-
posed. His own tribe said of him: "Sa-
tank heap bad man.
Big Tree, the last of The THO, was one
of the hapdsomest of Indians Tall and
powerful, ha was as graceful as a deer.
When the order fer his arrest came he
was seated in the traders store. Seeing
the soldiers coming to antrest him, he
jumped through the window taking sash
and all with him, and so feet of foat was
he, that the horses of the guard only
succeeded in catching him ON the edge of
The timber, half a mile away. He was
not one whit ba.ter, however, than either
of his companions and occasionally car
RED twisted in his scalp lock the long,
fair hair of s1ane poor frontier woman
whom he had outraged and murdered.
After taking a rest at Fort Sill and
getting evidence to use in the trial OF
the prisoners the command took up its
march for Jacksboro and on this day
ore of the most dramatic incidents in
the Whole history OF the fronter oc-
CURED.
Two wagons were taken from Fort Sill
and loaded with supplies Mackenzie
ordered that Satanta and Big Tree
should go dn cne and Satank in the other
leaving the details of the loading to
Gen. GriCrson, commanding at Fort Sill,
and his own rear guard.
There was a hitch h wsver. Gen. Grier-
SON could not persuade the Indians to get
I'm the wagons. His requests, Come,
now, Santanta, come, now, Satank get
In Tho wagons. That's good Indians"
did not work, and Mack snzie seeing the
delay galloped back and learning its
cause shouted out to the officer in charge
eff the rear guard.
.'Dismount your men, sir, throw those
Indians in the wagons and drive on"
Realizing at once the difference in the
commanders, Sa;anta mounted TO g
place, but Big Tree and Satank en-
braced and in that embrace it was sub
a.
from the former to the latter. They
Were, however, soon placed in their re-
spective wagons with a member of the
guard in front and behind them and
the others riding alongside.
just before the wagons moved, old Sa7
tank handcuffed and shackled as he
was, got up and, addressing some Co
mancheS who were looking en-, said:
"Tetll my people that Satank only went
one mile on the trail to Texas"
IT, afa1 Ton
kawa scouts I watched the old fellow
closely as had learned from the scouts
what he had said. AS soon as the wag-
what he had said. AS soon as the wag-
scouts informed me 1t was his death
song. We had not gone half mile
whsn his war cry rang out and turning
he stabbed the corporal of the guard
setting behind him, and seizing his rifle.
he sprung the lever and there committed
a fatal mistake fer cartridge already
being in the chamber of the gun, the |
sprdnging of the lever disabled the piece |
and while he was trying to rectify his
mistake he was riddled with bullets. 1t |
seemed that after getting the knife he |
had tried to pull the handcuff off one of |
his hands but failing to do so had dslib- |
erately-all the time chanting his death |
song-cut the flesh and severed the little |
finger of his left hand until his right arm
was free to strike the last blow.
SaItanta and Big Tree were sentenced |
to death, but 1T was committed by Gov. |
Davis to imprisonment for life and dur |
ing thu reign of the peace commission |
they were pard2med out. They promptly |
celebrated this by going again on the |
war path and were again arrested and |
confined in Huntsville penitentiary, |
whare Satanta. wearytng of life. COM
mitted suicide by jumping from the top |
most tier of cells to the flags below.
OF the final end of Big Tree, am I'M
able TIC speak. HI. d. GREGG. |