The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-06

with his bayonet and his case was hopeless.
Il then worked my way to American Horse,
the friendly chief, who was sitting on his horse
and informed him that Crazy Horse was badly
hurt and that we would place him In the guard
house and would care for him. His answer
was: No, Wasfcu Wakan, he Is chief and can
not be put In prison. The officers were at their
quarters, orderlies had vanished and no one to
carry orders. So tried to arrange matters and
advised Remington to hold the ground while i
crossed the parade ground to the generals quar-
tiers to explain matters. That resulted a. fol-
lows: please give my compliments to the officer
Of the day. He IL to carry out his original orders
and put the Indian In the guard house.
II returned to Remington and we proceeded
to put the Indian In the guard house. Az we
started to lift him. tall Sioux grasped my hand
and In the sign language said that they did not
want to see me hurt and for me to desist. The
Indians had begun cooking their rifles. So, an
other trip to the general to explain matters and
remarked to him: General know the temper
and feelings Of these Indians You may be able
to imprison Crazy Horse, but 1t will mean the
death of q good many soldiers and Indians. II
you will pardon me for suggesting 1t, we may
be able to compromise on the adjutants Office
where can care for him. for he will die before
morning
.After much reluctance he acquiesced and I
returned to the scene. On being informed OF
what l had DONE American Horse dismounted
and spread his blanket on the ground. The In
dams placed the chief on 1t and carried him into
the adjutant's Office. By administration OF hypo-
dermics Of morphia etc, eased his sufferings.
I remained with him until HIS death at II 100
D. M and there were present then Remington,
officer of the day; Lemley officer of the guard;
old man Crazy Horse; and Chief Touch the
Cloud (Mahpia Yutan). six foot four In height.
When Crazy Horse died this chief drew the blan-
ket over the face Of the dead man and standing
up, pointed to the body and said: There lies
his LODGE then pointing up. The chief has gone
above
81 then returned to my quarters across the
parade ground, accompanied by Touch the Cloud.
who slept on his blanket outside my door through
the night as there was still danger OF trouble.
After retired, word Of the death OF the chief
got out and all we could hear were the walls
and death songs from all quarters, as we were
surrounded for miles by the Indian camps. The
whole garrison of 1,600 men was kept on guard
for the night, but matters finally adjusted them
selves. 80 D. D. ~ \ &
'Next day the body was removed to the
Spotted Tail agency and placed on the usual
platform. Later in the fall when we moved the
Indians 800 miles to the Missouri river. 1t accom-
panied u.s. In the fall Of 1878 when the Indians
were moved back to the present Pine Ridge
agency, the body was brought back and con-
cealed there"
To this day the last resting place Of the chief
remains secret among the Sioux and, since 1t
has never been marked, II Is altogether fitting
that there should be some memorial to him, such
as the monument recently dedicated at Fort
Robinson. in the land he loved and for which he
fought so valiantly. For, as Bourke, writing Of
the chiefs first sepulcher at the Spotted Tail
agency-a simple one Of plain pine slabs-has
said: "Just as the grave of Custer marked the
high-water mark of Sioux supremacy In the
trans-M Missouri region, so does the grave Of Crazy
Horse mark the ebb from which tide has
ever risen."
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