The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
ROMANCE OF 4 SIOUX MAIDEN.
Thomns Duiaine Cronnn. the Prospective bride.
groom. Saved Her Father from Lynchinr,
Fell In Love with Her. bought on Her In.
dian Anlnncnh. and nnn nnnr nnnn.,.n

groom. Saved Her Father from LSpcb,nr.
Fell In LoVo with Her. Bought or Her In.
dian Aninnced, and HAD Her Educated.
BisMARcK, N. D., Juno GA notable wedding
Is TO occur here on Juno "a. Tho bride will be
Picture Eyes, the daughter OF John Moose, an
old warrior, who has scalped many a white man
and participated in many q tribal battle. Tho
prospective bridegroom is Thomas Dulaino Gro.
nan, an freshman by birth. Tho marriage cerc-
mony will DO performed hrst by n Roman
Catholic priest, after which the Indians will
have n genuine old-fashioned wedding Toast.
Tho wedding will be tho elimination Of a court
snip extending over seven years, which has been
attended by unusual incidents.
Picture Eyes Mt tho age Of ls was n we'll.
formed, prctty.faccd girl who could not sneak n
word OF any but the Sioux language, and had
never known tho ways and customs OF the white
man. She lived then In a tepco with her parents.
Now she Is 25 years Of age. educated and refined.
Her father, John Moose, lives on tho Standing
Rock Reservation, but the bride TO be is n mem
Der of Col. Frank Duncan's family, having boon
adopted by him several years ago with the con.
sent Of her parents.
1t WINS about ton ycars ago that Mr.. Cronan
first came to this country. He was then about
twenty-five years OF age and came out West
through the fundamentally OF Morcton Proven.
an English 1nancicr, who was at that time
interested with tho Marquis do Mores in the
cattle raising and exporting business. Cronan
was sent to America rs n sort OF special agent to
look after the interests OF the English capitalists,
and his duties brought him to the cattle raising
regions OF Montana and Wyoming once each year.
On his third trip he had occasion to stop off ct
Mcdora, and II was there that he met the Indian
girl. Upon the day OF his arrival a Sioux Indian
had been thrown into jail for attempting to
set fire to q ranchman's barn and there was q
mob Of white men gathered about the Jail door
evidently bent upon lynching the Indian. The
plucky constable, who was q small man, stood
upon the door steps threatening to shoot the
first man that made q move forward. but 1t was
certain that he could not stand the mob Off very
long. and already n detachment OF the would.be
l%ynchers had begun to batter in tho lone window
OF the building. In tho meantime an Indian girl
had appeared upon tho scene and was darling
about making frantic efforts to have some one
understand the entreaties she was screaming in
Cronan. noticing the girl, asked who she was.
and was told that the man In the Jail was her
father. and that she wanted the mob to spare
helplessness Of the girl, decided to interceae for
the life OF the Indian, though he realized that 1t
was a dangerous move and might cost him his
life. Elhowing through the mob, he sprang to
for the Indian. He persevered In his efforts
whenever the din subsidized long enough for him
mob dispersed, leaving the constable in charso
OF the Jail and his prisoner. A few days later
the prisoner. who was Jonn Moose, was tried
and was acquitted, having proved an alibi.
.Cronan went back to England, but returned in
six months to MedOra. only 10 find that John
Moose and his family had gone to Bismarck. He
went to the latter place on his return trip from
Wyoming and found the Moose family snugly
CHARTERED in o tepce on the bank of the Great
Muddy. He learned that the girl Ind already
been promised TO Il young buck named Four Toe.
who had given her father n certain quantity of
tobacco for her hand. Crouan and Interpreter
went to the tcpcc of the lucky Four Toe and pro-
cccded at once to negotiate for the purchase OF
the prospective bride. 1t was an uphill job at
lodge OF Four Toe tho redskin finally re-
liquished all his right, title. and interest in and
TO the Sioux maiden for the consideration OF S25
in hand paid and ten pounds OF CabhaRe-leaf
tobacco to be delivered on the wedding day.
Then the old warriors consent was obtained TO
the proposed marriage and Cronan returned to
England, after making arrangements with Col.
Frank Duncan for the adoption Of the girl and
for her education. Picture Eyes attended tho
Indian Schoo! at Carlisle. Pa, for two years and
then was placed in Il seminary at st. Paul,
where her education was finished.
Two years ago Mr.. Cronnn again crossed tho
Atlantic solely for tho purpose OF visiting his
Indian sweetheart. He found in the parlors
OF the Duncan residence. not the shy. untutorcd
Indian maiden from whom he had parted r. The
tepee of John Moose, but instead n well dressed,
modest appearing young woman OF refinement,
who was then able to tell him in pure English
that she loved him and was willing to become
his wife. The wedding day was set for June "a,
rcspondence has since been carried on between
the two, and the last letter announced that tho
prospective bridegroom would sail on June ) for
this country to claim his bride.