The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-13

us where the ball had struck him or
the left arm, just bruistng the flesh
for few inches. On. top it drew
blood, and then struck the rifle bar
rel, so that it was worthless, but i,
had saved his life, for had the bulre,
been one inch higher it would have
passed through his abdomen.
] When got back McConville pave
his men one of the most severe lee.
lures for being timid. Had he waited
few minutes longer, the Indians
would have killed the boys and got
the horses with the grub.
1t was not long before the Indians
drew off and there was none in sight
We went to the spring, got water ano
had good meal. The boys had
brought a dispatch from General
Howard, stating he would camp al
| Walls that night, and for McConvllIe
to send him word if he could where
the Indians were camped.
There was a consultation. and it was
decided that we would send two men
with a dispatch that night to General
Howard and ask him to attack the
Indians the next morning from the
ridge below Walls, and McConvfIle
and his volunteers would attack them
from the lower side.
The Indians could not possibly have
gotten away had that program been
carried out. l had herded cattle in
that country for nearly three years
and knew every ridge and trail there
was on both sides of the Clearwater
as l would be taking less chance.
than some one who was not as we'll
versed on the country as 1.
Off for Towards Camp.
Just as dark fell on the camp Ben
Penny and 1 babe the boys goodby
expecting to meet them on the NOR
row, on the battlefield. We struck off
south, and then down a gulch that
led us to Cottonwood creek in some
very high and rough hills, but we
found the crossing 1 expected to, and
when we got to Taylor's old crossing
of the Clearwater, We had a very deep
fording, but we made it, and just as
the sun was rising we rode into Cen
eral Towards camp.
l had got very sick in the last few
hundred yards and had to lie down
in the corner of the fence, but l sert
Ben on with our message, which he
delivered to General Howard and
when the general asked him if he had
come alone and he told him I had
come, but was taken sick a short dis
4 a
man with a cup of hot coffee for me
did not drink it. but asked the man
for some hot water, which he soon
got After I drank that, l was much
| better and went to General HoWards
| tent. General Howard shook hands
with me and introduced me to Colonel
Perry and added, this is the man you
| charged with cowardice.'
Colonel Perry said that I had lied
! to the general by stating that he had
not sent any relief to our party, and
that it was only a short distance from
where he was with his men, when II
was more than three miles
I cursed Colonel Perry and l used
language that is not fit to use here
and then General Howard said to his
| RudTu,
| on nv horse and started to run fol-
the timber, but the guard was toe
near and he caught my horse by the
bride and 1 dfsmounted.
| O ShumWay. a friend, was stand
| ing near. and he said, Lew, don't
be foolish but submit to arrest
They took my rifle and revolver
and took the cartridges out.
Made His Blood Boil.
Then General Howard said that il
! made his blood boil to hear man
lblaspheme an officer.
| I said: General Howard, it does
not make your blood boil any more
for a man to blaspheme an officer than
| it does for me to hear man stanc
I'D and tell what he knows is dirty
lie. and one that will be so proved
! I continued: General Howard, you
have taken a very ungentlemanly po-
sition in this matter. When you
wanted I should tell you about the ngn'
when I was in your camp on Salmon
river, you told me to make out tne
charges in writing, and to have al
| the survivors of the company slsr
them, and you would have Colone
Perry courtmartialed / told you tna'
we had met the Indians before moor
and it was nearly in the afternoon
when Captain Winters came down &c
within 200 yards Of where captain
Randall was killed, and that 1t was
| less than one mile and a half IRON
| where We could plainly see Coione'
Perry with his command. We were
near the lower corner of the fence
and it is only one and a half miles
from the fence to the Cottonwood
house, and Perry was not that far"
General Howard said he was very
| sorry the way it had turned out, ana
he said: Feed your horse and ge'
some breakfast, and We want you 70
go with us and show the way 70
where Joseph is camped tomorrow
I asked for my rifle and cartridges
and told him 1 would do nothing of the
kind: that I was going home. he
said: 1T will be dangerous to &c
over the road today, as the Indians
are likely to be out in NUMBERS e
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