The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-25
Said that he was Bad Medicine"

While examining the wreck, one Of the
men found scalp and taking II into
the caboose. 1t was Immediately recog-
nized by the scalped man as his own.
1t WAS placed in water and when the train
arrived at Omaha an effort was made by
the surgeons to mako II grow again on
the mans head, but without success L
saw the unfortunate man some months
afterward. he was perfectly recovered.
but with horrid looking head He stat
ed that the bullet. although knocking him
down, had not made him unconscious,
and the greatest trial during that awful
night was the necessity OF shamming
dead, he not daring even to groan while
the Indian was saving at his scalp with
a very duh knife.
The Strange Case of MCGEE.
The other instance which has come un-
der my own observation is that OF Robert
McGee In 1864 McGee. a slender stripping
OF a lad. came to Leavenwortb. Kan.
seeking employment. That town was the
base Of Government supplies for all the
frontier military posts even as far away
ss Arizona, freight caravan was ut
that time loading for Fort Union, New
Mexico The wagons and whole outfit
We're owned by contractor named II. g.
Barrett but he would not take the chances
OF the long and perious trip OF more than
seven hundred miles through the Indian
infested plains unless the Government
leased the train outright or gave him an
indemnifying bond and assurance against
loss The bond was given and Barrett pro-
ceeded to hire tcamstcrs, a hard task on
account OF the danger attending the jour
ncy Young MCGEE was among the num-
Der engaged. and the caravan started
II took the old Santa Te trail strk-
ing the Arkansas river at the Great
BEND OF that stream. near It's confluence
rough, and called the dark and bloody
ground." for some OF the worst Indian
massacres In the history of the plains
u.cTo nerpetrated there Some insignih
with The Indians had
taken place. but nothing TO cause any
serious alarm. and now. as the caravan
was approaching the vicinity or Fort
Lerned, its proximity was believed to be
sufIlcient protection from further possl-
bic danger. 20 ., -,
bocn nm excessively hot dny-the cara
van went into camp at an early hour.
Tho escorting troops stacked arms about
half a mIla distant. but I'm fun view or
the train. The mon should nave Kept
GOOD lookout for surprises, probably did
In n way. but there was a feeling OF
sccurlty in the knowledge that reSu-
lar atiack by say ages Is rarely made
mntri the early hours OF the morninS'
yhen sleep Is heaviest, About O'CLOCK,
hawnycr n band of Brulc Sioux, under
the lead OF I.ittlc Turtle, descended from
nndo uttcring their wild war whoops ono
nf all the email army or men emplogeu
by the caravan, young Ro9ett MvGee
alone came out alive to tell the story OF
tbc nassacre. Every individual was shot
dcod anI scaIped az he Law or sat at the
mess table. The mules Of course, went
to swell the herd Of the -, saT9ges N ,, put the
,g cn,,crs cut UP Into brooch clout2, and
ne fo,lr with which the caravan was
loaded emptied from the sacks OF the
p'%%onuno McGeo WAS attacked by Little
Turtle himself. and knocked to the
GROUND e, i by ono blow Of his tomehawk;
&s he lay there partially stunned and
bieoding. Little Turtle lrcd Two arrows
Snto his body. plnnng him 10 the earth.
Then in a transport OF flcndishness he
,ook Roberts own pistol ana shot nm
,Ic bullet lodging In his backbone. Not