Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-13
The chief who Killed Cu.,.x

liain in-the-Face, tie Sioux chief uLo
was reputcd To have fired the sh.,
which killed General Custer. il dooI ~
tho standing kock reservation in Bore.
tnnn county. His death occurred San.
TENDER IL but the fact only becom,
known TO the state authorities today
The Indian, during his lifetime. ray.
the United States trrops rs mnoh,
Trouble us any ono That ever lived. n.
always bore the reputation of hem, ,
bad Indian, and ne yer lost his hn,red
for the white man.
Rain .in-the-f'acc joined Sitting RAN
IN his famous uprising, and WIS ON, .,
the leaders IN the battle Of the Little
Big Horn river, June -. 1879; which 10
popularity known us the Custer NINA.
sacre.' He always claimed TINT he fired
the shot which ended the life OF Custer
ltin-in ,ht-!'ucc was "a pure blood.d
Sioux and wis 90 years old at the tim,
ot his death.
y hard tighter. n maker - trouble. a
horse thief, an lnditn who w.rrli kin
IN the slightest p~rovocation, the hes,
general Sitting Bah ever had npI.r
hIh ~ his campaigns, Rtin-in the Face
was on" 1T the picturesque, dangerous
and daring chiefs who ever foupbt
against he troops nf the United Stat,r
lie belonged to the Sioux tribe and WIS
"A full blended Der of II. without a
drop Of nny other Indian blood III his
vcins-a Tact "f which he was excessive,
ly proud.
The Custer massacre was largely due
I" hts oath "f Vengeance against ia,
entire Custer fanily-an oath resulting
from hts arrest III the early 7O'- by
Tom Custer, II brother OF General
Custer. Custer arrested Rain in.thr.
Face Tor murder ~ Western Dnk,,,
and took him I" Il govcrnmcnt prison
~ Missouri. Here tile INDIAN chief WIS
held ~caitIvc several munthe. but finally,
made his escape.
Il will Kill you all was the threat b,
lett behind him for Tom" Custer and
the whole Custer family. The Clusters
were warned 10y friendly guidcs and
Indians that l;a;n.Iu.the-Facc was the
m"St t"rmiihbir aud dangerous man
III the rntlr" Sioux tribe. aud tl.at he
""uli surely do all - hls power to
'"rr! "Hl lis threat Of vengeance. Tho
Clusters, however. w-r, inclined tu ecutT
1t the l~r'Iah'r power 81 fultllmcnt oi
his oath.
After his escape H.ln.i in the. Fac,
I'u.'i Sitting livu and his brnyr=. 1,
l~ IL curI"u- ftrt that. although i]s-uciut
rd with Sitting BuIl III many dp-pcrn,c
h~ht'!r-, Rain IL 'hr Face never had 4
!nEh opinion II the old chief.
II waa a year and "A bali after the
"trap" Of Ram III the Face that General
',ne;"r and come 300 men nf the SryrLth
rayhlry e'nrt"" "n the hunt Tor SITTING
Bull. lhc commHni followed he trail
u ia" l~"lIo"stomr aud on June -. l37G,
"a" United SlH;os suldirrs iiunll, found
tile lndInns III camp III til" valley a.! the
big llOrn. The Custer maa.ncrr IN.
srlrc! III great rHrnsurc hy Iiain.In.th,.
Face and III fIliillmcn. to the indiana.
threat, followed.
j, '" ''"' '"s h"' come upon
" " " 7"',"R DUN N"rnorf'
~ Wv III" "''" '"ic nv" I"
Trap winch, according To other Indian
chiefs, had been prepared by RlIn.Iu.
NV ""'N ''' A'ncr'"hs
=, :, w ''" ""''""' nam III
' '',"N" ""' H'""t7 VINO
""'' i"'''" on custer
=, w "''' '""h " week before
ne opposing forces came within sight Of
NV """'h'F
h'h iit hEhtung nCtunlly began, and
" ~" man! 'n"h "' ia" seventh had been