The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-14
GIVES A DETAILED REPORT OF
THE RECENT INDIAN up
RISING.
A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY
THE CAUSE OF THE HESITATION
IN ARREsTING TfiE MUIR
DERERs.
Capt. StOuch's Account OF the Dr.
p1Omacy Used to Avert
1t,

WASHINGTON, June 13.-The In
dian Office has received from Capt.
Stouch, of the Tongue River, Mont,
agency, a detailed report on the recent
trouble there arising from the murder
of Settler John Hoover by David STAN
ley, a Cheyenne brave. After much
diplomacy on the part of the agent,
Stanley and his two accomplices, Sam
Crow and Yellow Hair, are now lodged
in Jail ait Miles City and will be tried by
the civil courts. Capt Stouch's descrip-
ton of the trouble is interesting in
that it shows the constant conflict be-
tween the federal officers and the state
auhoritieS in arrests Of Indians. In
this case the presence of the sheriff and
large posse came near causing a. con-
fiict with the Indians. The report states
that soon after Hoover's body was
found on May %, Capt Stouch sent for
mite Bull and some of the head men.
being satisfied that it was his hand
Wnlch committed the murder. The old
cnlef came in response to the summons
anu expressed his regret at the occur-
renee. Capt. Stouch told him to te11
the head men that the band would he
held responsible for the murder unIess
they discovered the real culprit and
Drought him to the post. This thew
promised to do and an old Indian
named Badger made the prophetic ra-
mark: Il promise the agent that IL
hnd out, and I will try to find out
VIII tell him, If it is my own son - II
turned out to be the son of tha old
olaVe VINO killed Hoover. This con-
ference TOOK place on the 27th of Nav
alfu that same day Sheriff Gibbs Of
custer county, and a band of TWENTY
hVe armed men rode up to the agency
ana informed Capt Stouch that tbev
wanted the murderers. The agent ra.
plled that he was doing everything nos
S1ble to discover and arrest tho o,-iIt,,
Indians, and If not fnterfered with was
conhdent that he would succeed Tho
snerlI lett four deputies and departed.
mat evening Capt. Read with two
troops OF cavalry also arrived Soon
aItef this White Bull came into the
agency and told Capt. Stouch that
STANLEY had confessed to the murder
Out would not surrender, having sent
| Word that he would fight at 3 O'clock
10 this the agent replied that he
Wouid not allow the fight, but that
siie chAeiS must compel Stanley to give
nlInSelf up A courier was sent tn ra
call the cavalry which had started for
the scene of the killing By this time
the news that Stanley was to fight had
spread and the Indians became very
restless, the sQuaws and children took
10 the nils away from the agency, while
the DUCKS rode in and stationed them
serves on the hill tops near the post
buildings They were ell heaviIv
armed and had their horses They in
formed the agent that they had come
to see Stanley fight. Capt. Stouch then
said: Capt Read returned to the
agency with his command at about
5:5O IN the afternoon. At this time
Stanley was on a high hill in the rear.
| of the agency and not at a great dis
lance from 1t; he had his horse and
squaW with him, was in his war dress
and paint and was heavily armed. He
was all ready for the fight 1t was
the desire of Capt Read to charge and
capture or kill him. At this juncture
a greatly excited Indian on horseback
approached with the information that
Stanley did not want to fight the SOL
d1ers, but did want to fight the citi-
zens, meaning the deputy sheriffs who
were here. / told him to go back and
tell Stanley I would not7allow any one
to fight him, and for him to come in
and surrender
would attempt his capture if I would
guarantee his safety from the other
Indians. I told him I could not guar
antee, and, moreover, there would be
no fight, and that Stanley must be
captured without any bIoodshed.
Il wanted this done as an example
for those amongst the Indians who
contemplate wrong doing, and | knew
perfectly we'll that if he were permit
ted to fight, and was killed, he would
be
HERO AND BRAVE
i'm the eyes of the tribe, whose exam
pie should be emulated by the young
! men.
Stanley followed in the footsteps of
Head Chief and Crazy Mule, of whose
heroic deaths stories are told around
the fires, making every young man
anxious for a similar death. l believe
it was in 1891 that these two young
men killed a white boy and hid the
body in the hills where it was found
after a search of several days: the
murderers were discovered through
their Boosting Of the deed their sur
render was demanded, but it was re-
fused, though they were willing to be
killed and would die fighting. Their pro-
posal was accepted, and the five troops
Of cavalry stationed here were orderd
to prepare for the ARRAY.
"At the appointed time the troops took
their station in the rear Of the agency
building, and each young man took
his position on a hill on either side of
the troops. The young men charged
down the hills on their horses upon
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