Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21
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ROSEBUD MURDER
One White Man Lost His Life
and 1t Is Alleged Two
Others.
SUSPECTS ARE ARRESTED
Tho Two Men Who Were Held for a
Preliminary Hearing Wore Bound
Over 70 the Next Federal
Grand Jury.

Sioux Falls. S. ID. oct. 14.-Ful de-
tails have now been received here or
the recent murder on h Rosebud res
ervation. whereby a white man lost his
life st the hands, II is alleged, OF two
other whites.
Jerry Carleton. chief deputy in the
ioffce Of the United States marshal In
this city, has returned from Rosebud
agency and Deadwood. During his abb
sence he escorted TO Deadwood the
two men, g. X. Cook and Henry Gaver,
charged with the crime.
Cook is the son OF a Chicago COM
mission man. and because of his Wild
ness was sent west for a time in hopes
that he would quiet down. He was
employed as a cowboy by a cattle COM
pany which was grazing cattle on the
Rosebud reservation under an agree
ment with the Indians. AT the time OF
the murder he was In charge OF a camp
of cowboys, who were detailed to look
after the cattle belonging 20 the com
tpany, which were grazing near by.
Gaver. the other alleged murderer. Is
la Texan and only recently came to
South Dakota. He was a member OF
the camp over which Cook was fore
man.
AS the result. of their preliminary
hearing before a United States COM
missioner, Cook and Gaver were held
HOT appearance OCIOFE Tile HEAt LC0EA0A
grand jury, which will convene at
Aberdeen, to answer to the serious
charge against them. The offense Is
not baiiable, and accordingly both men
will be confined In the Lawrence coun-
ty Jail at Deadwood until the grand
Jury meets.
A recent act Of congress gives the
United States courts jurisdiction over
cases where crimes are committed on
Indian reservations, 10 matter whether
the offenders are whites or Indians.
James Rainbolt. the murdered man,
was employed as a cowboy by a rival
cattle concern, whose cattle were
ranged in the vicinity of h place
where he was killed.
Rainbolt rode up 70 Cooks camp on
the evening Of the murder and stopped
for supper. Cook had been TO town
on the Nebraska side of the line that
day, and when he returned to the camp
had a Jug OF whisky with aim.
After ~partaking OF supper the cow
boys partook quite freely from the
jug and were soon ~uproariously drunk.
It was perhaps natural that a fight
should result. Cook admits procuring
Il gun. which he states was snatched
out Of his hand by Gaver, who is al
legged TO have fired the fatal shot.
Gaver does not deny this charge,
but declares he has no recollection of
shooting and killing Rainbolt. The
federal grand jury viii be required to
declare which, OF the two men was RE-
sponsible for the taking Of Rainbolt's
life.
Ralnbolt was a member OF the Eagle
lfdge, and his remains We're inferred
at Valentine. Neb., last Sunday, the
funeral services having been under the
direction of the Eagles OF that place.
All sorts of rumors are In circuIa-
tion as TO what are alleged to be the
true facts leading up to the murder,
and after indictments are returned the
trial OF the person or persons held rel
sponslble for his death promises to be
OF a decidedly sensational nature.