The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12
SOUTH DAKOTA
DIVORCES FOR REDS
First Indian Cases, Four in Number,
Filed in Circuit Court for
Gregory County.
Full Blooded Sioux Women Want
DEGREES and Their Maiden,
Names Restored.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Honesteel, S. D., June 12.--Four cases Of more
than ordinary interest We're filed in the circuit
court of Gregory county by W. B, Backus, an
Attorney. who appears for the plaintiffs. These
cases are of more than ordinary interest as all
the prinripals are full-blood Sioux Indians OF
the Rosebud Indian agency.
The first is Anna Lame Dog VS.. Peter Lame
Dog, an action for divorce. Anna asserts thai
Peter has been guilty of extreme cruelty toward
her that he struck her on the head and body
with a revolver and threatened to take her
life: that he refuses to support her aItho able
bodied and strong enough to do so; that during
July, l9t2, he ran sway with one Rosa Bull
Dog, and that firing of Rosa he put her away
and is living in open adultery with Miss Red
Horse Woman. Anna asks that her maiden name
of Anna Wild Horse be restored to her.
Case No. Is entitled Matilda Beavey Boy VS.
Beaver Boy. Matilda alleges that Beaver Boy
whipped and beat her and threatened to take hel
life, and has cansed her great mental anguish
and distress; that he refuses to support her
name of Ma tilda Tomahawk be restored to hel
and that she be granted divorce
The third case is that Of Kate Night vs.. Pau
! Night. The plaintiff complains that Paul gets
drunk and whips and abuses her, and that OF
| Dec. 8. 1902, she caught him In open adultery
with one Julia Fire Thunder. She asks that sht
| be granted a divorce and her maiden name b.
| restored. ~ t' ~
Case No. is entitled William Thunder Hawl
US. Emma Thunder Hawk William alleges tina
| Emma hit him with club three feet long ant
| L u inches in diameter, and that he received
dangerous and severe wounds on his body; tina
| at various times Emma pounded him unmerci
| fully; that he Is in constant fear of his life
that the defendant became drunk and was LOCKED
| up in the agency jail in consequence and that a
| a result of her disgraceful acts he has suffered
| great mental distress. He wants divorce ant
| the custody Of his four children, Charles, Rosa
| Maggie and Lucy.
| These cases will come up for trial and will b.
| OF much interest they are the first Indian di
vorce cases fled here Mr.. Backus. the attor
ney for the plaintiffs, was for several years su
| perintendent Of the Indian industrial school a
| Genoa, Neb. go =,
! The against the Bonesteel saloon me-
| for selling liquor to minors and running gam
bling places came on for trial in Judge Muir
phys court at Fairfax yesterday and were dis
missed, owing to defective papers
/ The Rosebud reservation roundup Is campo
4 twenty miles west Of Bonesteel About fit
cowboys were here yesterday and enjoyed cit
Fife for day. The foreman reports that tn
loss Of cattle did not exceed 10 per cent las
/ winter. -.s-
The old settlers are holding their annual pic
mic at Fairfax. 1 .t.,
Several punches Of horses belonging to farm
ers living here have been stolen. N
| trace of the thieves has been found. .r.