Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-11

Horse mounted a horse and set out for
Spotted Tail agency, hoping to 1e low at
that point until things quieted down and
he got in thorough readiness for the war
path.
while we were standing about Disguised
and ~disgruntled over Our poor success, ono
OF Crazy Horses band came up and told US
what had occurred. We returned to the
fort, and as there was a telegraph line
from there to Spotted Tail agency, General
Bradley wired Colonel Brooke (now Gem
eral Brooke. retired) to have Spotted Tail
arrest Crazy Horse the moment he arrived.
This the former was found quite willing to
do and did, and Mr.. C. Horse was brought
back to the fort in an ambulance "1
by two troops of cavalry.
I'll Indians at Red Cloud agency having
heard OF his coming. had congregated about
the fort, and when we arrived with Crazy
Horse, the pandemonium and excitement
that followed shall never forget. To be-
gin with, the followers of Crazy Horse grew
, excited over the exultation of the ogalallas.
Brules and members of Little Bad Mans
Z party, and prepared for battle. This was
I the signal for counter hostilities on the
part OF the friendly Sioux. who began strip
ping their clothing for fight.
Crazy Horse was taken TO the adjutant's
office. where the oficer Of the day, Captain
Huntington, and his enemy. Little Bad Man,
we're waiting for i'm. Crazy Horse thought
he was going to attend some manner OF
conference, and when Huntington and Little
Bad Man started with him to the guard
house, about 200 feet distant. he bucked so
that they had their hands full getting him
over to this building. II was then sun-
down, and the space between the guard
house and ONCE building was filled with In
dams, soldiers and the guard, who. with
fixed bayonets, we're stationed there to pre-
: vent anyone from getting in the way OF the
two men and their recalcitrant prisoner.
Just as they entered the prison Crazy Horse
caught sight Of the grated doors and iron
bars Of the cell he was to occupy. and with
one supreme effort threw Wilmington in
one direction and Little Fad Man in an
other. As he did so he drew a long butcher
knife from up his sleeve and attacked Little
Bad Man, cutting him on the wrist. The
latter was game. and, grasping Crazy Horse
by the wrists, the two struggled for the
mastery OUT through the door and into the
/ alleyway between the prison and the once.
The guard formed a circle around the two
men as they struggled, while Wilmington
was trying every way he Sould to get some
one to part the two men and secure Crazy
Horse.
W1R ~ oNaNAh6 thAIA NAgA ~
shot would have started a massacre, and
no one knew just what to do. Suddenly
as the two men surged forward In the d.
~rection OF where l was standing, / saw
William Gentles, an old soldier and a vet
eran Of the Mormon campaign OF 1857. give
Crazy Horse a thrust with his bayonet.
The thrust was delivered with lightning
like r%apidity. and in the next instant he
had his gun at carry. as though nothing
had happened. Crazy Horse gave a deep
groan, staggered forward, dropped his
knife and fell.
only two men, myself and another, saw
and knew how this was done, and the
strangest thing Of II all was that many Of
the members Of the guard imagined they
were guilty OF the killing.
Crazy Horse died at midnight. He was
unconscious all the while. and never ut
tered a word.