The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-05
The stolid Indifference Of Walking
Shield Surpassed by the Con.
demned Man.
Special to The journal.

80 vas pAou6HL W the SallOWS AT S.Vl.
Inc trap was sprung a minute later and
at 9:16, thirteen minutes afterward, he was
officially pronounced dead
rev. William Holmes, native Episcopal
preacher at the Santee agency in Ne
braska, accompanied him to the gallows
and while the black cap and rope were
|. belng adjusted repeated in low tones to
the condemned Ie Indian an appropriate por-
zion OF the Episcopal service. The body
of Bear left at noon in charge of Rev.
mr.. Holmes who will accompany it to
bears Old home where 1nterment will be
made in the Ponca creek cemetery
IT, Last night Rev. MIR. Holmes visited Bear
In the county Jail and remained with him
TOT some time: At 11:30 last night Bear
retired and slept until about $40 this
morning. Hewas perfectly composed un-
| til the last. aase-% ~ -.
49, Could Have Avenged Her Son.
f After committing the double murder for
which he was hanged to-day, George Bear
met ibis wife,, who was riding a horse.
Sne was armed with a butcher-knife. The
i3mufuefer stopped her. loaded and cooked
a double-barreleds shotgun with which he
mad just taken two %lives-one of them a
son OF the woman by a former husband
ana handing the Weapon to her. begged
the barrels into his own@breast.
She returned the weapon to him with
the words: H.: fsf:t
NO, 7 guess; I'll let; the government:
kill you. 80 II
Prior to commit ting the double murder,
! pear was, considered asFpeacea BILE an In
dian as there was on the Rosebud reser-
lVaton. He was under the Immediate
charge OF G. Edward Tayloe a Virginfan.
who occupied the position Of school teach
er and additional government farmer at
fonca suoagency. Bear married an IN
dlan woman named Shaw, whose husband
mad died some time previously She had
a son named John, aged e. He was in
telllsent, having been educated at the
| Genoa, Neb., Indian school. While Shaw s
tathef was alive he was granted a valu-
aole allotment of land. Upon the death
OF the father the allotment became the
| property of the son. Bear, who lived
near by, was ALSO the owner of an allot
ment, but 1t had no timber upon it, beins.
iAordinary hay lands "a <.-...- = 80
! T. When Bear married. the mother of Shaw.
ne took up his residence on Shaw's land.
Shaw afterwards married young Indian
woman, and rather than bring his bride
to the already crowded quarters on his
| allotment arranged to reside upon Bears
| iand' which was :unovccupied: They thus
| temporarily traded ,allotments, Bear get
ting much the better Of the bargain 800
! - Last faH ShaWfgs ;ndg an ;uucle named
| snor.y Ih'gh: put up q quantity Of hay
work themselves, Bear having nothing
Whatever to do with it. The two Indians
sold one small load of hay at homestead
'1or which they received So. Bear heard
! OF It, and notwithstanding that Shaw and
SHORTY Ihlgh had done all the work them
+ serves ana That heawas occupying Shaw S
! land, of which he had free use. he de-
| nanded hare of the 81 H.
| Realizing the injustice of the demand.
shaw refused to comply with Bears re-
quest for division Of the money. The
| mother of Shaw sided with her Son sn5
| because or this she and Bear separated.
The original trouble between Bear and
ShaW occurred about three weeks before
| Bear committed the double murder. II
/ appears that Toylar, to whom the hav
/ d11hculty was reported by Bear for adiudi-
catlon, had In turn referred the matter to
ms superior IN office, Major Charles T..
McChesney, United States Indian agent = +
Rosebud agency = = =,
The Killing Of Shaw. .---,s...
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon Of Oct
Bear started IN a buggy toward the SUBJ
agency On the road he passed within
view Of the place where John Shaw. his
stepson' lived, and observed that Shaw
and his uncle, Shorty Thigh ~were in a
! neld loading a wagon with hay Bear
drove up to where the two men we're
WORKING and again demanded that Shaw
pay him his share Of the load which La
/ previously been sold. Shaw was on the
wagon, while Shorty Thigh; was nitcbine
the hay up to him. AS Shaw, who was
unarmed, replied that he wouldn't give
MIN the money, Bear, who had stepned
from MS buggy to the ground, leveled his
/ gun and fired at Shaw, r.
Inc charge took effect and the report OF
the weapon frightened the horses which
were attached to the wagon and thew
bride reins, and when he had quieted
Inem ne deliberately walked up to where
Shaw was lying on the ground and fired
another charge into his PROSTATE form
killing him. -
Bear then looked around for Shorty
Ih1gh, who had fled at the first shot
Bear fired at him, but the distance was sc
great that he missed. The murderer re.
loaded his weapon, stepped into his buggy
and. started for POnca subagency
,When Bear entered the room, Mrs Tay-
loes was the first to see him. AS he ap.
preached the little group she asked ir
the Sioux language: RI.
= Why, George, where are your chick.
ens?" -" :
Seeing the gun in his hands she sup.
posed he had been hunting prairie chick.
ems He replied in his native tongue:
q, Il have already got one and I will have
another in a minute : ::ats.
At this juncture Tayloe turned arounl
and reached out his hand for the purpose
|, OF shaking hands with eBar. But the lat
ter, before those present could raise &
j, hand to prevent the tragedy, leveled hi.
weapon and emptied both barrels int
Tayloe's right shoulder The heavy doubl.
charge Of 'birdshot entered the armpit ant
tore great gaping hole about four inche!
long and two inches wide. The muir
dere then walked. out of the building
stepped into his buggy and drove away
1t was while on his way from the sub
agency that he met his wife and the dra
matte scene took place between them
Shorty Thigh, after making his escape
: went directly to the home Of Shaw
mother and told her of the tragic death O
her son. She mounted pony and pro
! ceeded to the scene, where she examines
the body OF her first born, which lay in
: pool of blood. rs She then started in TIL
G direction taken by Bear and met the muir
derer as he was leaving the subag ency af
ter killing Tayloe.
Motive as to Tayloe.
The motive which INDUCED Bear to XII
]. Tayloe has been a mystery until the las
( few days It was a change of policy Of
the part Of the government in referenc
! to the sale of wood by the Indians. Prio
4 Ito a few months ago the Indians were al
: lowed to cut wood on their allotment
. and sell it, after first securing perrni
4 from esagent or s.Ibagent.
Il Last summer a special agent OF tn
d Indian bureau visited the Rosebud reser
walton and reported to the department