The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-06
BADGER. ARRESTED.
INDIAN MURDERER IN CHARGE
OF THE OFFICERS.
Ten Reds Said to be Implicated in
the Killing of the Sheepherder-
Sheriffs Ordered OFF the Reserva-
ton. y 4E 80


Denver June "A special to the
News from Miles CITY. Mon, says:
Stock Inspector Smith, having in
charge Badger. the Indian who killed
Sheepherde- Hoover. arrived here at
O'Clock this afternoon. They reached
the railroai. five miles west of here.
and came ia by train. When the train
arrived tile dApot platform was
crowded. Special police and deputy
sheriffs were onnhand to protect the
prisoner should the citizens resort TO
violence. On the platform Badger
stood erect, his arms folded, exhibiting
very little sign of nervousness His
face was streaked with red paint and
his blanket drawn closely over his
shoulders, and re had shackles on his
feet. Badger was escorted to the rail-
road by company of cavalry, COM
manded bv CAPTAIN Read
County Attorney Porter learned to-
day that there are ten Indians impli-
Gated in the murder OF Hoover The
names OF six are known to the officers
Warrants will be placed in the sheriff's
hands, and all who interfere with the
officers in the discharge of their duty
viii be arrested as long as the sheriff
and posse are able to do it,
Agent SRouch will not allow sheriffs
on the reservation, as the following
letter, dated June 8, to w. d. Smith.
deputy sheriff of Custer county. will
show. He saws:
referring to my communication of
May 20 and June l, addressed TO your
self and Sheriff Glib respectively, con-
corning the arrest and proposed deliv-
cry Of one David Stanley, a CHEYENNE
Indian under my charge, accused of the
murder of John Hoover, l have the
honor to inform you that l consider
that the presence here of yourself and
other SherffS or deputies at the time
pending my investigation CT the case in
question, is a source of irritation and
disturbance 10 the Indians under nv
charge, and to a great extent hampers
me in conducting the investigation and
in managing the Indians under my au-
thority as provided for by section 26SS,
revised statutes of the United States,
to manage and SuDerintend the in
terror with the Indians under my
charge and, further. referring to my
requests TO yourself and Sheriff Glib
in the letters above mentioned that you
withdraw from this reservation, now
direct and order that you and all other
sheriffS or deputies leave this reserva-
ton without delay, and that you re-
main outside the limits of the same I'M
til you can come provided with duly
executed warrants of a specific nature.
This measure / deem necessary on the
grounds of public peace and safety, and
in order that I may more speedily ac-
complssh the prosecuting of evidence
against David Stanley and his supposed
accomplices. Your presence here nam
pers me in the performance of my duty
in this matter.
Stanley will be turned over as per
arrangements between myself and
Sheriff Gibb.''
The warrants were for John Doe
and Indian Agent Stouch objected to
them on these grounds. 1t is Just
learned that Matt Winter the deputy
sheriff who was left at the reservation
to watch the suspects. has been forcibly
elected from the reservation by the In
dian police by orders OF agent Stouch.
County Attorney Porter leaves for
Helena on Sunday, his errand being 70
consult the governor regarding the In
dian trouble. He says that the other
Indians implicated in the murder must
be arrested at once. and that the laws
Of Montana must be observed, even if
they have to resort to force He re-
eeived reliable information this morn
ing that the Indian agent led the In
given M this would be all that would
would be made
done their. duty by delivering up one
Indian, and if forced to surrender the
others, trouble is looked for.