The Fort Peck press., 1936-04-16
People of Southeastern Montana Were Aroused
By Early-Day Murder of Young White Boy
Killed by Indians Who Knew They Would Be
Shot by Soldiers for Their Dastardly Crime

No one can Sympathize with the TWO
young Indians in their killing OF Hugh
Boyle but the tragedy of their lives and
the unusually tragic circumstances sur
rounding their death can only arouse
pity for them. The Journal of Miles
City announced their death under the
headline, 1.-TWO Good Indians, Head
Chief and Young Mule Killed by
Troops and Indian Police Yesterday;
1.-THE sequel to the murder of Hugh
Boyle" said the Journal, lis given IN
a dispatch from the Agency received
yesterday. Agent Cooper's telegram
would indicate that the killing of Head
Chief and Young Mules was done yes
terday, though it hardly seems possible
the news could have been sent to Fort
Custer, 30 miles distant from the
Agency. and reach here on the fore
moo of the occurrence. 1t is therefore
probable that the killing was done
Sunday. The Agent locates the killing
at the Agency, while Captain ArnoldS
dispatch coupling the troops with the
Indian police in the killing would in
dictate that n of the pursuing parties
had come upon the fugitives and meet
ing with armed resistance was forced
to kill them. Of n thing, however,
there is no doubt, and that is that
the bloodthirsty wretches have given
blood atonement for their crime"
The complete, dramatic story OF now
the young Indians had given blood
atonement for their crime" did no
reach Miles City for several days when
the Journal carried the headline, They
Died Game, the Ending of the Muir
derers of Hugh Boyle" Under this
headline was the full account of the
killing: :,
1.-The story of the killing of Head
Chief and Young Mule reached us yes
@1xl ~ 1r0,, a :" Cx4o rrhN hoard |
it at Rosebud from the lips of Jules
Seminole, late interpreter at the
agency. Mr.. Cree's story follows: On
Sunday the father of one of the two
renegades ~endeavored to negotiate
with Agent Cooper for the delivery OF
the two to authorities provided they
were not taken to Miles City. Nothing
was more disgraceful to the Cheyennesl
than being thrown into a white mans
jaiD. The father offered a number of
ponies for the granting of this favor
but the Agent refused to make any
conditions or consider any proposition
extending clemency to the murderers:
The father then said that Head Chief
and Young Mule would come in but
they would come in fighting and
expected to be killed, and that he him
self would go out and help them put
on their war bonnets and tie their
ponies tails up ca war sign. He named
the time when they could be expected
at a certain point near the Agency.
Anticipating their coming, a detach-
nent of troops and Indian police were
and at the appointed time the
young renegades appeared be-
licked in war paint and feathers and
up to a wild frenzy for the
Wild scene that was to follow. Coming
IN at full speed of their ponies, they
ode along the line of troops and pollce
It close range, shooting and yelling
ike devils; the fire was returned but
effect on either side. A second
line this maneuver was repeated with
,ut result, when the two Indians turned
heir ponies directly up a hill in front
# the little garrison. AS the ponies
scrambled up the rough ascent fire