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

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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,
a 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. 1 want you to bring them in
After few days American Horse
returned to Maj. Carroll and told him
that Young Mule and Head Chief, two
Cheyennes, were guilty. Their father
was Two Moon, chief Of re1lown. He
was brought to Maj. Carrolls head
quarters and was told to bring in mis-
sons. When he had heard the charge
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Which he said that his people had held
a 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
were 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 defantly to-
ward the cavalry commanded by Maj.
Carroll and showed fight. The cavalry
fired. killing Young Mules pony. Then
be and his brother began firing. They
fought stubbornly until they reached
hill near by, where they were sur
prised to find another detachment of
Maj. CAROLS 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
pummel 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 had1,1ot 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 a 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,
! realizing that all hope had vanished,
| staggered to the open plain, and, in
| accordace with the custom Of the
Indians when they lose a relative or