The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-06
REDS ARE GIVEN UP
Turned Over to Wyoming Au.
thorilies for Trial.

CHEY ENNE Wyo, Nov 5.-United
States Marshal F. A. Hadsell received
orders from Washington today to pro-
coed at once to Douglas and lake the
necessary steps TO prevent the Sioux
prisoners from meeting with summary
vengeance at the hands OF a possible
mob. Chatterton denies the report that
any danger exists, but will protect the
prisoners at all hazards, even to the
extent of calling out the militia of the
state.
United States District Attorney
Burke has been ordered by the attor
ney general of the United States to
proceed at once to Douglas and pre-
pare for the legal defense OF the In
dams.
The Indians captured in South Da-
kota have been surrendered TO the
Wyoming officers and Will be lodged
in the Converse county Jail at Douglas
tonight. 1t is feared that it will be
difficult to get an unprecedented jury
to try the case.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 5.-The
commissioner of Indian affairs today
received the following telegram con-
corning the Indian situation from
Agent Brennan, Of the Pine Ridge
agency dated yesterday, at Hot
Springs S. D.:
arrested nine Indians and their fami-
lies near Edgemont, S. D., last night.
They are supposed to be part of the
party engaged in the fight Saturday.
l tried to have them released, pending
investigation. Officers insist on taking
them to Douglas, Wyo., for a hearing.
Mob violence is threatened. The gov
ernor should be telegraphed at once to
use all means to protect the Indians
Nh T,,;4
attorney should be ordered to Douglas
to see that justice is done the Indians
under arrest. In my opinion the killing
of the six Indians reported was totally
unjustified.'
In accordance with this recommended
ton the secretary of the interior has
requested the governor of Wyoming to
protect the Indians under arrest. 1t
also has been decided to send Special
Agent McNichol to the scene of the re-
cent conflict to make inquiries concern
ing it. Following is copy of Secre-
tary Hitchcock's telegram to Gov.
Chatterton:
Il have reports that a sheriff and
posse from Wyoming, on the Sd inst,
arrested nine Indians and their fami-
lies near Edgemont, S. D., who are sup
posed to be of the party that engaged
in the fight on Saturday last, and that
the officers insisted in taking them to
Douglas, Wyo, for a hearing. Mob
violence was threatened. In view of the
public excitement and evident HOSTILE
ty of the whites, 1 respectfully urge
that you take all necessary means at
your command to protect the lives and
persons of the Indians, as an act of
simple justice to Them
Secretary Hitchcock also has made
formal request of the attorney gen.
eral for legal protection for the In
dams under arrest, so far as he is able
to grant it. The secretary expressed
the opinion that, as the Indians are
wards of the nation, they should be
protected in their legal rights by the
government.
Tonight Secretary Hitchcock re-
ceived the following dispatch from
Gov. Chatterton, of Wyoming, In an
sWer to the request of the secretary
that the Indians be protected:
Il have Just been in communication
with the sheriff at Douglas. There is
no mob violence threatened. There was
no hostility on the part of the whites.
The sheriff demanded the surrender of
the Indians The Indians opened fire.
killing the sheriff and deputy. I as
sure you that the state will take every
precaution to protect the Indians. We
simply desire that they be tried as any
white charged with crime. / shall per-
sonally use every endeavor to see that
they have a fair trial.
The dispatches have been referred nv
Secretary Hitchcock to the department
OF justice, with request that such
steps AS are necessary be taken for
the protection Of the Indians.