The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-06
STORY OF THE TROUBLE.
1t All Dates Back to a Shooting
ARRAY Nearly Two Years Ago.

The trouble with the Bear island In
shed, dates back almost two years. The
details of the trouble have been fol-
lowed very closely by Chief Deputy
United States Marshal Henry and from
him was learned the story.
About two years ago there was a
shooting scrape near the Leech lake
agency and Chief Bush Ear was want
ed as witness. Deputy Marshal War
rem was sent to serve summons on
him, and the old chief, after receiving
the paper, burned it before the deputy 8
eyes and coolly informed him that he
would decline to act in the capacity Of
a witness. A few days later a warrant
was sworn out for Bush Ear, and he
was arrested by Deputy Marshals War
rem and Tolrlan, but just as they were
making ready to take him away from
his tepee, fifteen Of his tribesmen came
to his rescue. The deputies were una
bic to make a stand before so formida-
bic a force and withdrew without their
prisoner. Later warrants were sworn
out for all of the fifteen Indians that
had interferred, but they could never
be located, although a watch was kept
for them.
About a year ago the Indians sent
word to Marshal O'Connor that they
wanted to hold a council with him. He
went to Leech lake and was informed
that If he would not modest the Indians
for whom warrants had been issued I'M
til April of the present year, that they
would come in and give themselves up
at that time. Marshal O'Connor agreed
to this and nothing was done until
April, and at that time eleven Of the
fifteen Indians wanted appeared at the
agency. They were placed under az
rest, tried and convicted, on charges
of interfering with the officers, and
were sentenced to thirty days each in
the reservation jail at White Earth.
During the time that they were con-
fined they were apparently in most
peaceful state Of mind, except for the
fact that they wanted to see Chief
Bush Ear punished. They said that it
was through him that they had gotten
in trouble and they thought that it was
no more than fair that he should suffer
the consequences as we'll as they. At
that time they were promised that II
the other men wanted could be found
that they would be arrested and pun
ished, and efforts in that direction
were made. but without success, until
three weeks ago, when the payment
was made. Up to that time the men
wanted could not be found, but when
they came to the agency to get their
money they were placed under arrest
by the Indian police and were turned
over to the United States marshals.
Before the transfer could be made the
fact that the Indians had been arrested
became generally known, and after
they had been taken in charge by the
marshals they were again rescued, this
time by about three hundred of their
followers. It was then that 1t was de-
termined that the Indians must be Civ
en- to understand that such acts would
not be tolerated.
Chief Deputy Henry says that this
band of Indians has always been d
hard lot to get along with. He was
somewhat surprised to learn that three
or four of the Indians mad been so anX-
ious to see Chief Bush Ear captured
and punished were engaged with the
rest in again rescuing him from the
United States authorities.