The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
TWO INDIANS
Paid the Penalty for Murder b,
Fighting to the Death.

Fighting to the Death.
From the New York Sun.
Lieut. Col. Henry Carroll, command
| ing the First brigade of the cavalry
| division before Santiago, who was
| seriously wounded in the three days
fight, was major of the First United
States cavalry in 1890. He Is known
in the Indian country in Montana as
the man who avenged the death of one
white man by killing two Indians.
Hugh Boyle, young man from Hill
nois, was found murdered near Tongue
river agency. He had been visiting
relatives in that section and was about
ready to return to his home in Illinois,
Maj. Carroll called in American Horse,
chief, and the two examined the dead
body and the country where the muir
der was committed. MAJ Carroll said
to American Horse:
II want the men who did this MUIR
der. l want you to bring them In
After a few days American Horse
returned to Maj. Carroll and told him
that Young Mule and Head Chief, two
Cheyenpes, were guilty. Their father
was Two Moon, a chief of renown. He
was brought to Maj. CAROLS head
quarters and was told to bring in mis-
sons. When he had heard the charge
d. IL. /
which he said that his people had held
council and were prepared to satisfy
the law, from their standpoint. Their
proposition was that the agent take
thirty ponies in payment for the death
OF young Boyle. They intended that
the ponies should be accepted and sent
to the relatives Of the murdered boy
as compensation for the death of the
young man. The offer was rejected,
and Two Moon was given to under
stand that the white mans law could
not be satisfied in that manner He
must bring in his sons. The old chief
grunted and said he would do this.
He disappeared, but within a half
hour he was seen returning. With him
we're his sons. Young Mule and Head
Chief. They were dressed In war bon
nets, in war paint, and fully armed.
Their ponies were handsomely decorat-
ed. The young bucks rode def1antly to-
ward the cavalry commanded by Maj.
Carroll and showed fight. The cavalry
fired, killing Young Mules pony Then
he and his brother began firing. They
fought stubbornly until they reached
a hill near by, where they were sur
prised to find another detachment Of
Maj. Csrrolrs troops. One Of the
bucks. Head Chief, wounded several
cavalry horses as he rode into the lines.
One arm was broken, but with the
other hand he fired his rifle from the
pumnlel Of his saddle. Another volley
was fired at him and he fell dead from
his pony.
Young Mule saw his brothers fate
and realized that he had,1ot much time
on his hands. He advanced toward the
cavalry chanting the death song of his
tribe. He fired several shots and jump
ed into ravine. There he kept up his
fight, still singing. At this juncture
the young bucks mother made an ap-
! peal to the troops to save him from
impending doom. 1t was impossible to
grant her request as the warrior con-
tinued firing at his enemies plainly
showing that he had determined to die
as his brother had died. The mother,
i realizing that all hope had vanished,
staggered to the open plain, and. in
accordace with the custom of the
Indians when they lose relative or