The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05

was kiOwas from the Fort Sill reservation |
Who rrade tac raia, four OF the principal \
thiefs Who took part Ia the raid We're ar I
rested TO answer for the crime. These
were Sttaukc, Sntautu. Big Tree and Kick /
ing Bird. The last named proposed 20 80 /
store the mules " they would let Nun go /
and this helng accedcd 10 he took his de- /
partnrc, saying the mules were la inc Z
Nirlifa mountains. The willy chief OF the
more. Tho other three were started back
10 Texas IN q wagon escorted by iFtroop oi
cavalry 90 stand trial for murder at Fort
Richardson JacksborW, as tie decd was
committed ~ Jack county.
On the way Slttankc managed 70 get his
hands loose. S1ntched carhinc from ~
hands OF soldier, who was riding nu ito
seat With HIN, and commenced u ught Win
The escort, jumping and dodeing IN suclt
rapid monuments that DC was hard 70 nit
JACK Charleston. soldier fidihg on we
rear scat with BIG Tree. threw $50 bis gun
! As SitBukc ran around 10 the rear or tue
Iwasou and shat him down When Charles
| ton WIS about 10 shoot Big Tree laid MS
! hand on the gun ana sHid, NO, no., but
inudc no ATTEMPT 60 use force 20 prevent
| cited over thc hiling of the other ehlei
and were very doCilc aud uhedicnt the bal
/ auce 81 the way.
/ Tho trlal Of The two chiefs, which com
| mcnced GA the 9Th of July, 1871, attracted
/ mueh attention us such q think had urref
! been hCcrd u before on the Texas fr0ntlel
I uH uu ifmiui being tried IN couri for hitlng
and scdlplnE SETTLERS li WAS regular iriAl
I by Jury aud The following are the uumtt
~ the iurnr John Cameron. Everett Jghl
/ sOh, ". y. vernon :. Cooper. William
llcuscley. John H. Brown, \. j. Bnurh,
Il Pcyton Linn, Peter Hart, Danlci Brown
and James CODY. Charlgs Soward q
cial district, WAS the Judge on the bench
Ihr principal witnesses were COLONEL X. >.
4. Mckenzie, Lowric letum aud Thomas Ira
and it Nsili be remembered that Br8zesl
was the badly wounded man that made his
escape witch others from the batue ground
COLONEL LANHAM PROSECUTED
Tho district attorney was $. W. a. Ian
ham.
, The Indians were represented by Messrs
= Bail IS WooiforB, and Il is said they did
+ tIcir dusEy clients justice in their argn-
> ment before the Jury In his prosecution
Z Lanham made powerful ana telling
speech, from which We make some extracts.
q he said:
e This is o novel and Important trial. and
, ! has, perhaps no precedent ia tile history
4 rpmafka9'e character Of me prisoners VINO
y age leading representatives OF their race
" their crude aud Unrbafous appearance. the
p inns. the hould brutality aud inhumur
'7 Uuichery inflicted upon tue bodies OF tue
&c dead. the dreadful and terrific spectacle
IS OF seven men. who wore husbands, fathers
To brothers, sona md lovers, Oh the morning
Sc Of the dark and bloody day OF This afro
le rluuS deed arose from their rude tents
it bright with hope In the prime aud prid'
ri % manhood found, az later hour, ne
y, (ond recognition IN every condition q"
la horrid disnaurHtiOu ana denth, lying starr
ana stin under the hoofs Of yauntng enc
This vast collection OF our border peo
u PIE. this sen of faces, including distlu
'' gulshed gentlemen civic ANA military, Nh
~ have come lithcr TO witness The triumph
M az law and Justice over barharlty anu u-
sassmatun; tho mutron and the maiden
h' the gr1y'halred sire and The immAlure Ind