The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
ST AN|I|LEY, He
4 II
|II|.|:|. MURDERER. / R; TAKEN
':.ss s--.i- i-ts.... .' .- :
And the Trouble at the
anne Deer Agency. f.
II. s. " & Is Ended: s.
At First the. Assassin Said He
/. r. Would Battle With the r.
.. -....... T. ..:. Officers. &: ..:. ..:.. /.
Cheyennes Line. UP to. witness a
: Duel to the. Death but Are
=: !. Disappointed. -. =.

- FQRSYTHE, MoNT.. June 1.-Tbe Chey-
; enne trouble IS we'll in hand Sheriff
Gibbs and four deputies reached Camp
Merritt Monday. Indian Agent Stouch
= offered $50 reward for murderer Stanley
dead or alive. Stanley ard Red Bird, two
= Cheyennes, were captured by the Indian
police while on the way. to join Sioux at
the Standing Rock Agency. n. D., and nut
in the guardhouse under strong guard
OF deputies. They will be taken to Miles
. City as. soon. as it is thought safe. Sheriff
Gibbs advises as follews: -
Everything is quiet. There is no dan
ger in settlers returning to their homes
unless. new. troubles arise, which is un-
: likely. / am informed that sattiers on the
Rosebud and Tongue rivers became
alarmed and left their homes to concen-
trate, 5or mutual protection. The little
excitement was caused by an attempt of
the Sheriff to arrestone Cheyenne Indian,
the murderer of Hoover. As am under
~ orders here with two troops of cavalry to
give confidence and protection to those
concerned, either the settlers orIndians, 1
deem it my duty to advise all persons who
have left their homes and business on ac-
count Of the alleged DANCER of Indian dep
Il
that there will not be the slightest danger
from Indians, if the civil authorities and
settlers be patient. ~.
=" =" "About-11:30 A. NJ. Friday, April 2s, in
com pfianee with the insistent demand of
the agent, White Bull ascertained and
made known to the agent the name Of the
murderer, Philip Stanley. a member of
his band. Stanley confessed the crime to
L,,fE =: ~ i
Badger Stanley. At first he said he pre-
ferred to die rather than surrender and go
to-jail, and would come. down at 8 P. NJ.
single handed TO meetdeath atthe hands
ofthe four Deputy Sheriffs who were here
trying to arrest the murderer. =. II
The Indians Assem- bIed as spectators
on the hills about here TO see Stanley sac
riice himself, but he did not make any
resistance to his arrest. Stanley recon.
sidered his Intentions TO meet the depu-
ties and went away to the hills with his
wife and child. The other Indians an dis
: persed TO their oUses as soon as directed
by me- Later IN the afternoon, when
everything was perfectly auiet here. STAN
lev was arrested. He SAID nc one told or
Influenced him to commit the murder. but
be did 1t on his own accord for a foolish
reason. - =. r. ~. -. r
WASHING TON. D. o.; june 1.-After
. a consultation TODAY between. officers of
the War Departr mt ). d departments of
Justice and Interior ABOUT the. Cheyenne
uprising in Montana, Meikeljuhn; acting
. Secretary OF W sr, sent a telegram. to #Ca ap.:
tain stouch, acting Indian Agent at Lame
Deterioration authorizing him. to use
troops in arresting the. indians. concern ed
~ Of
At the request of the. AitoTney-Generat
the troops will be directed to grant assist
anee and protection, but only npon re-
quest. The Secretary of the Inferior also
sent directions to the acting Indian
q. Agent that when the. muFderers are az
rested to turn them over TO- the civil
authorities. Three troops of cavalry. and
three companies of infantry from Forts
Custer and Keogh are. now on the reser-
.vation, to be kept. there until the indians
are Quieted down, The department Off
Gals think the account of the trouble
is exaggerated.