The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-03
ALMIGHTY VOICES STAND.
uou yUE INDIAN DESPERdDO
lit TO THE DEATH.
,.o,sht TO Hay. Re aud Two others Took
refuge In N cave. ana Dened tho Assaults
or the Canadian Mounted Police ana Their
,iotb Guns for Two Dnys-An Three Killed.

or the Canadian Mounted Police ana Their
rIcId Guns for Two Dnys-An Three Killed.
Almighty Voice. tho young Indian outlaw and
dssp,rado who was killed by the Canadian
Nnr,hwcst mounted police In the Mintchines
INNS Northwest Territory, ON Sunday, sold his
~, dearly. IL was only after six men had been
filled that he was overcome In tho cave near
muck Lake to which he had rctrcated. His
,,nth ended the career OF ono of the worst pests
that the Canadian authorities have had TO con-
fond with, but 1t mas aroused tho wrath OF the
optlnw's friends, to whom the story of his death
has been told by his mother and his wife, who
nav The fight in which Almighty Voice was slain.
The Indian was arrested early In the fall OF
1900 for stock killing. lie was taken TO Duck
Lake, but managed to escape. Sergeant Cole
brooke, his captor, searched for him for four days
without success. On the morning OF the fourth
day he met tho fugitive. and, acting under Or
dcrs, tried to capture him alive. Almighty
Voice shot Colebrookc dead In his saddle and es-
capcd. He knew that there would be no mercy
for him II he was captured, and he went into
the heart OF the mountains, taking with him
only a young Indian girl. The murder OF Cole
brooke stirred up the authorities, and posses
were sent out to hunt for the outlaw. So care
!, full was he. however, and so well guarded by his
friends and relatives that his hiding place could
not be found. During the winter little was
heard OF him. but early in March the mounted
police learned that he had been seen several
times near his old home on One Arrows reser-
walton, near Duck Lake.
His discovery was at last brought about by
his own rashness and hatred OF the whites. On
May 81 Corporal Bowbridge and two constables
were Investigating n case OF cattle stealing
about fifteen miles from Batoche. While they
we're passing a high and heavily wooded bluff
- a. 49, L.-.t- 49, .l-
woods on the bluff, and n moment later a shot
was fred. striking Bowbridge's guide. Napoleon
Venue, in the shoulder. The wantonncss OF the
attack convinced Venue that one of the Indians
was Almighty Voice. Venne, who was not dan
gerously hurt, was sent to give the alarm, and
the corporal and the other constable remained
to watch the Indians.
When Venue reached Duck Lake with the
news that Almighty Voice had been found, In
spector Allan, Sergeant Ryan, and a posse Of the
mounted police started for the bluff where he
was concealed. They reached a point midway
between Duck Lake and the place where Al.
mighty Voice was supposed to be. and were
pushing forward on Friday afternoon. when In.
spector Allan was shot in the arm from the un-
derbrush. Another shot struck Ryan in the
thigh. Al almost the same moment Sergeant
Bowbridge appeared. He had not been able to
keep the Indians on the bluff where they were
seen first. and had followed them through the
woods to the place where Allan's party was at
tackled.
The high ground on which the Indians then
were was surrounded. but before the Gordon was
treated to a higher point and entered the cave
in which they were Killed. The attacking party
was reinforced by a detachment from Prince Al
ment from Duck Lake. The outlaws had en-.
larsed Their Their retreat by digging up y the ground o% I'D
this all Friday night. They dug lanes from the
bottom Of the cave to the surface Of the
eonstables. without exposing themselves to
danger. Then they waited for the attack, which
they knew would be made in the morning. their
ion t only que @sdi at by the esonstables. The In.
dams knew they were surrounded, and that there
that lowered above them sat Almighty Voices
mother and his wife, overlooking the battle
made by the constables.
pa Among Il the Sro ottnSkins party tyon was Corporal Corr raj
was decided to do So. Guided By the puffs Of
smoke from the pit where the Indians lay: they
cave and in line with the rife lanes. Hooking
was shot in the body and died a few hours after
dian who killed Hooking: Another shot from
the cave killed Sergeant Kerr instantly. Hook
art II Of Prince Albert crawled to where the cor
e s9sS lay Ia an, and r his Path tn up H0I the r Slnff cO wss fGS,
were forced to retreat, and it was then decided
to starve the Indians into submission. That
night a line of sentinels was posted about the
an exchange OF shots between the attacking
party and the Indians. Reinforcements con-
tinued to arrive. and by midnight there were
ninety-three men, in camp around the cave,
ready for the fight next day. They had two
: ssS 5epSIss5 field to i pieces and II him 5jsRid:hEEs oi gun
stronghold. They slept on the ground. and
during the night heard Almighty Voice singing
hymns. AS morning drew near he became
silent.
A t . o'clock on Sunday morning the guns were
placed in position. and firing was begun. One
gun was trained on each end Of the blud, and
ne firing was interrupted only TO give the guns
s@s Of Of l fSo'bi but 4 they 5l% %ate lns t thsi9 e5a Esee an ND
took snap shots at those who exposed them
selves. AT 10 o'clock 1t was decided TO stop the
oo~moardment, and try TO dig the Indians out. A
messenger was sent to Duck Lake for spades
! and picks.
ing inpatient OF delay. determined 10 end mat
teri by rushing the Indians again. Mr.. Drain.
s %aq was ssc In o Command an h., Of ot the force %sts pro ,o TED
pose the men unnecessarily. 1t was impossible
70 restrain them, however, and at 2 o'clock n
Mcdonald Mai , Jamss Mckay Ki.g q Se e.. and S Mo- Mc nilfips;
IL command, They rushed up the steep side OF
stepped, out Of the cave and waved his hands,
evidently cursing the white men; Several Of the
ave unhurt. The bluff " was as1 covered T. with
underground so thick that the attacking party
S SSsl Of h herd gu te1ss H shsiT tI Tsy th TSsS so # and md
ind the cave on the first sally. but discovered
the bodies OF Constable Kerr, who was killed or
Friday, and that OF Doubling, the outlaw who
shot Corporal Hooking. Doubling was dressed
In Kerr's clothes. Kerr's body was mutilated
A second rush line, was made, and this triI
Almighty Voice was located. He and a young
cousin refused TO surrender, and both were shot
The cave and the ground around It showed
how desperate the fight had been. Both In
dams were wounded In several places. AL
mighty Voices legs were broken. apparently by
asolid shot. They had had no water. and nothing
tocat except bark from the trees. thirty of which
were stripped. The red men knew they were
doomed, but they fought to the last. The whit,
loss was three killed and three wounded. TIL,
bodies OF the whites were taken to Duck Lake
Il, The Indians were buried on the bluff wher,
- they fell.