The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-14
He Explains the Whole Situation
to the Indian Department.
HIS PERSUASIVE POWERS
How He Managed 70 Place Stanley I'm
der Arrest ana How He Finally
Gave Him Up to the
Proper Authorities.


Hoover By David Stanley, a Cheyenne
brave. After much Diplomacy on the
part Of the agent Stanley and his tw"
accomplices. sam Crow and Yellow
Hair. are now lodged in Jail at Miles
City. and viii DE- tried by the civil
courts. Captain StouChs description
OF the trouble Is interesting In that II
shows the constant conflict l~twcen the
federal officers and the state auihori-
ties in the arrests ur the Indians In
this ease the presence of the sheriff and
a large posse came near causing IL
conflict with the Indians
The report states that soon after
Hoover's bdy was found ON May q,
Captain Stouch sent after White Bun.
The old chief came In response to the
summons and expressed his regret al
the occurrence. Captain Stouch told
him to tell the head men l.'t the band
would be held responsible for the muir
der unless they discovered the real cul-
prit and brought him Ia the post. This
they promised to do. This conference
took place on the a,th of MAY, and the
same day Sheriff Glib and "A band of %
armed men rode up to the agency and
Informed Captain Stouch that they
wanted the murderers. The agent said
he WAS doing everything possible to
discover and arrest the guilty Indians.
and II not interferpd with. was ronii-
dent that he would succeed. The sheriff
left four deputies and departed.
That evening Captain Read, with
two troops of cavalry, also arrived.
Soon after this, White Bull came into
the agency and told Captain Stouch
that Stanley had confessed tn the mur-
der but would not surrender, having
Hs,h nj
o'clock. The agent replied that he
would not allow the fight but that the
chief must compel Stanley Ia give him
self up. A courier was sent Ia recall
the cavalry. which had started for the
scene OF the killing. by this time the
news was spread and the Indians be-
came very restless. the squaMs and
children took To the hills, while the
bucks rode In and stationed themselves
on the hill near the post building. They
We're all heavily armed and had their
horses. They informed the agent that
they had come To see Stanley fight.
Captain Stouch then says: Captain
Read returned to the agency with his
command, about $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon. At this time Stanley was on
high hill in the rear nf the agency
and not a great distance from II. lie
had his horse and squaw with him, and
was in war dress and paint ana was
heavily armed He was all ready To
fight. II was the desire of captain
Read to charge and capture or Kill him
At this juncturp an excited Indian on
horseback approached with the In
formation that Stanley did not want To
fight the soldiers. but did want To fight
the citizens. meaning the deputy sher-
iffs who were here, ! told him Ia 20
ha,E an1 toll Stapl,k I MulIil nat al
low anyone tn fight him, and for him
tu come In and surrender. Deputy
sheriff Smith told me he would attempt
his CAPTURE II I would guarantee him
safety from the other indians. ! told
him | could not so guarantee. and.
moreover, there would be- NO fight ana
that Stanley must be captured without
any bloodshed. ! wanted this done as
an example for those among the IN
dians who contemplated wrong-doing.
and I know perfectly well that " he
was permitted Ia fight and was Killed
he would he a hero and brave IN the
eyes or the tribe whose example should
be cmulated by the young men.
STANLEY followed in the fotsteps ot
Head Chief and Crazy Mule. Of whose
heroic deaths stories are told around
the fires, making every young man
anxious for similar death. | believe
il was in 1891 that thtsc two young men
killed white boy and hid the body In
the hills, where II was found after
search of several DAYS. The murderers
were discovered through their boastine
of the deed. So their surrender was de-
manded. hut il was refused. though
they were willing to- be killed and
would die lighting. Their proposal was
accepted and Ave troops of cavalry sta
toned here were ordered To prepare FOR
the ARRAY. Ut the appointed time the
iroous took their station In the rear of
the agency buildings and caCN young
man took his position. on "A hill ou either
side of the troops, the young men
charged down the hills ON their horses
upon the troops. singing their death
songs and firing at the soldiers. They
were finally killed, they only shooting
few oi thc horses nf tn soldiers
Stones mark the footsteps of the horses
on the hillsid,S and the bodies of the
braves were buried In grave prr-
Jared Tor them before hand. The
squaws watched the fight and az It's
close sang the death songs ana urged
the bucks to uvCngC the death uf the
young men. The iEen became much tx
cited and Notwithstanding the presence
. OF FIVE troops uf cavalry "A fight was
narrowly ayertsd. Thus these Two
young men became heroes, and t1 pre-
vent the repetition of these incidents I
forbade any nghting. ] did not think IL
vas wise and prudent To- make any at
tempt with bat two troops oi cavalry
here.
While | believe the Indians We're not
disposed To resist the suutlrr ~ stan
ley, still there was no telling hat they
would do when one Of their people was
being fired upon. Had they made a ~
sistance there II no tClling where II
would have ended. They can muster
almost 500 Warriors. and knowing ~
their disposition tu rcStsi In 1881, when
much weaker than now, ! thought two
troops Uf cavalry would not stand
much show OF overcoming these war
riors whose iercenrss was noted.
About this time from remarks made
to me by the Indians and by their ac-
lions, ] became convinced that The In
dians were afraid II the deputy Sher-
I ills. because they could not understand
by they were here, they rot knowing
The difference between the rClrcsenta-
tlNes of Law and Gov boys. THIS had
rendered them very close mouthed and
] was unable Ia got any Information
from that that would answer Tor cvi-
dence against stanley when he was
brought To trial
! A. the prescnr- Of ihc dcPsiy sheEirs