The New York Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1876, Page 4

4 mincemeat of. as wore many of the piungers on the event West's Preston and bis sbiltty \o capture the purse found him supporters, This colt must either be an impostor, @ rogue or sheep in wolf's clothing. ‘Backed hea finished a creditable third tm the first bea d won the second with such rid ought the purse was at his mercy, re Lorillard purebased Preston, Then be took down Matthews, and put Swim up, when he was the favorite, three to cne for large sums. around the turu, but then showed bis ugly temper by bolting nearly into the fence, and stopping 3 if he bad been shot, At the quarter pole Rhada- * manthus was 100 yards to the front, acd there was no danger of bis being caught, particularly by the latest ition to the cherry and black, as he woula not move ter thauatrot The collapse among the buyers was sudden and unexpected it will be many a day before It is forgetien, ana one xentioman tn particular, who, It ts sata, backed him on the strength of a d wishes he hacn't gone to bed that night. Those who Know the disposition and bolting propensities ot Preston aturibute his defeat solely to the change of riders. Matthews, who understands the coit thor- oughly, has always coaxed and not driven him. ‘Nhe driving process, unfortunately, was adopted by Swim, | And Proston, disliking it, stopped, The dayo! rain furiong dash for two-year 8, purse of $500. Seven he starter, and a new ty by winning 2 ng struge Higgins, by Pat Malloy maiden rin secured bim a victory filly Oriole been standing — still nal was given, the verdict would ha for her jockey seeing too late hi} spinning a‘ter the fast disappedring contestants, and made up the gap insuch a clipping manner. Sue Showed possession ol racing powers of no mean order, though, perhaps, it were better for her’ owner had she Bot made the exhibition which “brought down the Bmall gathering.” ONE MILE AND A ALP. Ixnome Pank, New York, 6—Lminp Day ow THE Fat y sent her tor age; if r $750, 7 Ibs; if for © per cent, the amount going d horse. L, A. Hitchcok’s cb. b. Galway, 6 years, by ¢ cord, out of Medina, 114 Ibs Keland) 1 G. L. Loriilar Warlock, 3 years, by War Dance, out of Undine, $1,000, 100 fas.....(Smith) 2 George Langstal’s br. b. Partnership, 6 years, by Asteriod, out of Kato . 117 Ibs....(Barbee) 8 M. Donatue’s eh. bo N ork, 4 years, by Plane out of Hester, $500, 107 Ibs. (ive, 1 Ib. over) (Satthews) 0 James McCormick's b, c. Arcturus, 4 years, by Planet, out of Elkhorna, $500, 106 tb 0 Perre Lortilard’s b. ¢ Couric year: vis, dam by Lexington, $ tbs...(Barrett) 0 W. R. Babcock’s ch. b. Oxmore, 5 years, by Bay Dick, dam by Vliver, $750, 117 ibs. Slade) 0 Time 2:45 5 Average of pools--Galway, $250; Warlock, Arcturus, $145; Partnersnip, $100; Oxmore. flela, $4 artnership and Warloc Jowed by Oxmore, Arcturus and New York, the last two being in frout ‘of Courier and Galway, until tall in the h, when Warlock showed ahe, When the milo bad been covered Warlock was one length the best of afuirs, Galway follow. Ing half a 1 in advance of Now York, his Immediate atiendants being Arcturus, Partnership, Oxmore, and Courier in the rear, In this order the: Fav around to the quarter pole, at which point the rear, New York and king the struggle gourd improved the pace, ant Galw: ‘Arcturus drew up to the leader, m Very interesting. Around the club bouso curve Gal- Way moved up to Warlock, aiter Lakeland bad felt ot him, he dropped back an instant, ovidentiy satistied Of the way maiters were going. By the three-quarter pole Warlock was ounce more pressed by Galway, And this me the former weakened and shortening bis Stride the whip was applied, He drew away for axnilo from the persuasion, but tho old horse, Galway, would hot be retused, and with a rattling set-to obtained the command. The balance, though taking hold of their bits m earnest, were not dangerous, and with tho in terest eeutred on the leaders they fought the way all down the straight, Galway finally winning by balf a Jength, Partnership was third, New York fourth, Arcturus tifth, Courier sixth and Oxmore beaten oif! Timo, 2:45 45. F «GRAND NATIONAL MANDICAP, Samm Day—Secoxp Rac Eleventh renowal of the Grand National Handicap Swi of $100 each, balf forteit, and only $20 it de with $1,000 Auded; of which $200 to the second horse, Closed with 21 subscribers, of which miles and a quarter. | Value of D. MeDaniel’s v. c Vigil, 3 year Regan, 100 lbs..... Pierre Loriliard’s br. ington, out of Maiden, 108 Ibs Hay ward) D. McDaniol’s ch. b. Big Saudy, 4 years, by Au tralian, out of Geneur b W . Laurence’s b, th out of Edith, 11 bv. be * Cut down, Average of bettin: $000; James A; $250 5. $165: lo, $160; Sun- burst, $ Vigil was in front tor a couple of hun- dred yards, and then Big Sundy took up the running trom Sunburst and his stable companion, Shylock, a Piccolo being cloar of James A. As they set 1 retired to third place »nd there 7 awaiting developments Dashing past the judiciai stand = Big = Sandy = hada tiear lead of three lengths on * similar advantage over Vigil, while at intervals of a dength the others were tailed astern, Around the tara and to the quarter polo Big Sanvy maintained bis Advantige, and not uot the club house was gone by ‘Was there auy material change. Here Big Sandy was going on.in advance nearly four lengths, while the Others, riinning in the order before given very close attendance upon each other. creased down the straight and the yes the second time, with ove mile and Pt MecDoniel’s representatives @econd, Bix Sandy aniving along two lengths tho best of it, Vigil the same advantage over Sunburst, Shylock fourth, recolo next and James A. still bejind them all, Tne leaders went round the turn at a cracking pace, and the others catching the stride, the order became More compact, and at the quarter: the Vigil colt went and tiey bad a piping time down by the though Sandy had the foot of the other. Just beiore the quarter was reached Sunburst stopped, and favoring his right hind leg awakened the fear that somothing was radically wrong, which proved to be the case. It was afterward charged that Shy cut him down, but whether this report was made to the judic rities did not transpire So, with the field reduced to five, the horses appeared in sight, Big Sandy struggling along tn front, Vigil at his eaddle girth, James A. third, who was now making his running, Piccolo fourth aud Shylock two lengths astern, Vigil soon passed Big Sandy and the straight was Feached by the foremost rank fighting determinediy. Hayward was driving James A., and, though he mai- Byed to reach the heels of Vigil, he was easily shaken Sunburst, who held a off and never had the ghost of a chance of beating him, | for Vigi! neld him at bay as he pleased and landed the winner by one length and a hall; Big Sandy was third, Bhyiock, who quit down the’ straight, moderately fourth and Piceolo a dati fifth; Sunburst hobbled in fome time afier. The mile was done in L:45;, two miles in 3:44 and the (wo and a quarter ind:1L . Tho winner of the Grand National was bred by Mr. ‘MM. H. Santord.and purchased by Mr. James A, Grin- Bread at bis yearling sale for $200 or less, In turn, Mr. Grinstead disposed of him to Colonel McDaniels last December, under whose care ho has since been, Vigil is a blood bay, fifteen tured and a, halt bign, and has Dut the slightest speck of white on dis tore His first appearance on the turf was in a sweepstakes for two-year-olds, balf a mile, at Lexington, May 11, 1875, When, with twelve others, Le was sent for what he was ‘worth. Minnie T. won it Fe cond le was one of the performers in the Alexa: alfa mile, run at the first meeting, Louis Dats he did’not moet with uny betver success, was the winver in 50, seconds. Vagrant Same mecting, turee Mays alter, he made ove of the fficen that ran in the Pepnesseo Stakes, three quarters of a mile, which fell Bo Creedmoor in 1:2: A rest was then given | im until the spring meeting of this year at altimore, when, under Mclanie.’s colors, hé unsuc- cessfully appeared in a sweepstakes tor three-year- Olds, one mile, and was beaten vy Vera, Shirley and May W., behind him, being Rappahannock, Outcast and ten others At Jerome he performed ina three. ear-old purse, June 8, one mile a: an eighth, and as fourth to Bertram, Woodland and Leam IL, four being astern of him. Colonel M Meaning to make him earn his stable bill, kept im going, and at the same meet fing, June 13, ty @ sweepstakes for all aged maideris, ono mile, bo was again igne Grinsiea Mette was the winuer. 4 red his frst victory in « dash and aquarter for ail maidens, causing Courier, Paladin and Josie ©. tosuccumb in 2:13. He @cored another victory aad we week in the Summer one mile amd thr uarvers, beating Maitie A, Morrill aud Warlock. till the same meeting no Was failed tn a handicap arse, one mile and three-quarters, as with a burden ot 100 tys., be titiished third; Burgoo 109 Ibs,, and Galway 410 ibs.) being Urst audsecond. In a free hand Same reunion, one mijeand # quarter, Rhadamanthas, 114 Iba. beat him easily, Vigr’s penalty being 98 Ibs At the extra meeting, Saratoga, be turned the tables those that bet bi gaint him by winning a mile and three-quarter dash, carrying 102'Ibs., beating ‘Athlene, Lelaps ani Gray Nun. His next victory & dash o! one mile anda ball, the first day of tho pr ent Jerome meeting, wheo he beat invoce and Pres. fon, aud now he again comes to the front in bri hyie. . $1,130 the following WINNERS OF THE GRAND NATIONAL. rs Wetght, Winner. Age = Sire Lbs. Str. Time. 18u6- Hunter's ‘ Keutucky.,.. 6..Lexington., 124 6 6:04 1867—Weedou's * “focal .eeeeee 4..Lightning. 102 4 5:09 1868—Jero: Wo Courcoy... 4..Trovatore. 92 6 d:llts 1809—Seniord's La Potka..... 4..Lexington, 100 7 4:18%% B870—Saniora's Niowora,..... 4..Lexington. 103 4 4:00, 4 agaaces 3..Lexington. 88 9 4:09 1872—MoWaniei's ‘Tuba «4. War Dance 108 4 phox 1673—Sanford's Preskoees.... 6.,Lexington. 118 4 4:08 38T4—Santord’s Mate. aes 6, Australian, 114 6. 4:13.50 4815 —MoGrath’ With a good send-off, he ran fast | One mile and a bait, , cea aeeees finished with a five | #¥d when the latter pushed him further, with the in: Waght, Winner. 4 Age Sire Lit. Stra Time Aaron en. Lingtons f 4.-Tipperary. 16 3 1870—MeDaviel's saa Wil eevee coe ,.Virgit.c., 100 6 4:0 MILY BRATS. Saue Davy—Tamp Rack —Purse of $790 for entrance, $ per cent going to second horse, P. Dwyer & Bro,’s bik, bh, Roadamanthus, by Leamington, out of Nemesis, 118 lbs..(Burbee) 1 3 1 #ch. ¢. Preston, 3 years, by Planet, © out of Miss Morgan, 105 Ibs, (Matthews and Swim) 8 dis George Longstaf’s br, c. Freebooter, 3 years, by Kentucky, out of Felucca, 103 ibs..(Swim) 6 2x. Belmont’s br. c. Fiddiestick, 3 years, by Lexington, out of Fillagree, 105 Ibs. (Brown). 2 ér.0 harles Reed's gr. h. Gray Friar, 4 years, by A betting :—Rbadamanthus, ddlesticks, $500; Freebooter, $110; Preston, y Friar, $40. Gray Friar beld a slight lead at rt, but at'the quarter pole Freebooter First. Heat—Avorage ot $oL0; $70; the ® halt a length ia front of the gray, Rhadamanthu Fiddlestick fourth and Preston in th Frecbootor seemingly, full of running, Fiddiestick — along tho turn one dength, tont of taking command, Freebooter beat a retrey aud never alter roaliy dangerous. Rhadamanthur was a good third atthe time, anc, coming away with & wet Sail, Look the lead, and though Fiddlestick chal- lenged bim repeatedly, the biack horse won by bal! a length, time, 13474 —Pr Friar fourth, ten lengths awa Second Heat, —Poois, Rhadi $200; Freebooter, $110; Field, ¥ k and the favorite, these booter led Ftddie being succeeded by Friar and Preston. On the turn Fidalesuek took “up the running and at the quarter Rhadamanthus and he had a lively struggle, when Rhadamanthus retired for a time, and were no material changes in the others, Fiddie- carried the maroon and red to the front around son & good third, Gray nd Freebooter fitth thus, $350; Preston, $55, At the signal | the lower turn and to the head of the straight, when, | to second hors “CONFERENCE 0! as they were fairly on the line for home, Freebooter and Preston mado play for the tead. Preston's rush was the more desperate, and ho left them all and won by four iengths in 1:47,’ Freebooter was second, balf a length the best of Rhadamanthus, Fiddlestick fourth andthe Friar behind the flag. All but Preston and Khadamanthus were sent to the stable, Heat.—Wetting—Preston, $700; Rbadaman- thus, $210. The latter made the running, and at the turn'was haifa length away, Preston, with Swim on hua, here bolted, and amid great excitement Rhad: mauthus went on ond cantered home. Time, 2 Preston’s ugly temper had been aroused, and he slowly trotted to the stand a minute or soaiter, The backers of the defeated horse were very Sore at what deemed the worst kind of luck. FIVE FURLONGS—TWO-YKAR-OLDS, Sawe Day—FourtH Rack. Purse $500; for two- year-olds; entrance, five per cent of the amount going Five furlongs. 2 George Lougstafs b. c. W. I. Higgins (late Dr, Hewitt), by Pat Malloy, out of Yellowbird, 110 + seeses cere oo (MUBD ch. c, Kingsland, by Narra- gonsett, out of Maidstone, 110 Ibs. . (Swim) Pierre Loriliard’s b. g. Benzine, by Bonnie Scot Jand, out of Lodine, 107 Ibs.............(Barrett) G. L. Lortilard’s b. ¢ Lounger, by Leamington, out of Mundane, 111 Ibs. (inc. 1 Ib. over)....(Barbee) D. McDaniel’s ch. f Sister to Bassett, by Lexing- ton out of Canary Bird, 107 Ibs... piiiman) Belmon t's ch, ¢, C her, out of Camilla, 110 Ibs, (Hayward) co @ 1 mM A 0 Oden Bowie's ch. , out of My Maryland, 107 Ibs... +(Conner) 0 Time, 1:06. Poi Kingsland, $400; Benzine, $150; Higgins, $100; Caracalla, $100; Sister to Bassett, $75; Lounger, $50; Oriole, $85, Alter several failures, produced by Sister to’ Bussett’s ugliness, they’ wero sent away and all but Oriole’ went off in line. She was loft sanding, but her jockey decided to follow. Benzine led clear of Lounger round the club house curve, when the latter went up and at the three-quarters was showing the way. A merry struggle for home ended with Higgings beating them all and winning by \d, the favorite second, Bonzi third, Loypger fourth, Sister to Bassett tith, Cara. calla sixth and Oriole seventh. The latter showed great burst of speed up tho straight, Time, 1:06, MUTUAL POOLS. Ticket Total No. Sold. On Winner, Paid. $12 60 9 00 11 40 10 88 18 60 84 20 Winner. 4, Higgins. . CHESTER PARK RACES. Cixcixxatt, Oct. 5, 1876. This was the third day of tho Chester Park races Tho weather was cloudy and cool, but the attendance was fair and the track in good condition, First Kack—Pree $800, for 2:2 first, $200 to-second and $100-to third hors Were seven oniries and five horses started. Bill Thunder. Sam West horses; purse $600, of which ‘econd and’ $75 to third horse; two mile heats, There were ten entries and nine starter. Maud Williams... aeons 21 ~-612 Frank Miller. «2443 Joe Lawrence. + BBD ~-4 58 864 Brown Tommy. 786 Lady Chester. 975 Little Alfred, +697 (5:14. Tuirv Race. — Burnet House purse of $500; of which $300 to first, $150 to se and 850 to third. Run- Ding race; mile heats; in five. There were three entries and ail started—namoly, Kilburn, Warjig and Modoc. The race was not dnished on account of the darkness. The first heat was taken by Kilburn, who beas Warjig and Modoc inthe order named. Time, 138. ‘The second heat was taken by Warjig, with Kil- burn second and Modoc third. Time, 1:48, Tho race will be finished to-morrow. Yesterday’s untiuished raco was won by Patriot, beating Warjig aud Plenty in the order named. Time, The judges decided the 2:45 race of Tuesday, pro- tested because Lady, the winner, bad a record of 2:32, ‘They distanced the mare, Hot on account of her record, but because her driver, Harry Curtis, alias H. C. Henry, had been expesled from the National Association for fraudulent practices, They gave first moncy to Frank Miller, second to Cottage Girl and third to Maud Witt: jams. They also expelled J, J. Fuller, the driver of Maud Williams, for holding her in im the second beat 80 as to cnable a better to get odds against her, NARRAGANSETT PARK — RACES. Provipenon, R. 1, Oct. 5, 1876, At Narragansett Park this afternoon the 2:40 class race was won by Lon Morris’ Boston Pilot, T. 8. penter’s Nell seo6m@and Cameron's W. C. Dorby third. 34M, 2:35, class raco was won by Bowen’s Hazer, Cam- Boy seeond, Saunders’ Young Wutkes My 2:85 5g, 2:29, 2:31, POSTAL RAILWAY COMMISSION. THE COMMISSIONERS WITH SOUTHERN RAILWAY REPRESENTATIVES, ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 5, 1876, The Postal Railway Commission convened tn this city this morning. A convention of the representa. tives of the several railway and steamship companies in the Southern States was in session here at the same time and sent a committee of threo to invite tne Postal Commission to meet the Convention, which was accepted. A brief address of welcome was delivered by Hon. J, W, Sloss, of Alabama, which was responded to by Mr. Hubbard, chairman of the Postal Commission. Subs quently (he railway wen appointed a committee of tive to confer with the Postal Commissioners, au tb conference the views of the railway meu of nearly the entire South were fairly represeated. The Postal Commission will leave Atlanta for Nash- Ville to-morrow morning, A HORKIBLE DEATH. A MAN DURNED TO A SKELETON BY THE EX- PLOSION OF BKNZINE. At half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon a kettle of benzine, which was boiling in the dyeing establishment of Olney & Dolger, No, 1,612 Broadway, exploded, setting fire to the place and burning to death Joseph Hinobrell, a workman, At the time of the accident Hivobrell was alone in the rvom, two fellow workmen, Joseph Hurtruft and Vietor Pitin, being in the front Apartments same fluor. The Jatter were fir fire by a dense smoke, and hurry. ing back th d the shop ablaze, An alarm was quickly sent out, and soon a detachment ot engin were on the ac After twenty minutes’ bard wi the firemen succeeded in extinguishing the amo Captain Ward, of the Twenty-secoud precinet, who wt present with his reserves, theu entered the building, mpanied by some of Who fire officials, A horrible Sigut was presented to their view, Standing ina stooping posture against the burned wail was tho charred skeleton of the wafortunate Hinobrell, bis clothes and flesh baving been nearly all burned away. His braius protruded from the fieshless head and were literally baked to neake, Noting ib Bae tho blackened skeleton, The victim of this terrible death wae a uative ot France, forty-six years of age, od, and resided wt No. 667 West Forty eighth t, Coroner Ellinger was notified and wili hold aa inquest, ‘The damage done tw the building by fro was about $1,200, which is covered by Insurance, paadioter areata " DECLINED WITH- THANKS, Mr, Edward Rowe, appointed Commbasioner of t Board of City Works, in place of William A. Fowler, ot Brovkiya, has declined the honor conferred upon a. bd KILL EAGLES STORY AChief from the Hostile Camp on . the Sioux War, IRON HORN'S AND BELLY FAT'S MEN “This is the Way a Brave Nan Acts,” Says Man-Whose-Breast-is-Daubed-with-Mnd. THE. CROW CLUB OF THE UNOPAPAS. | Decoyed to the Hostiles with Presents— Forced Into Camp with Blows, | Indian Losses’ on the Rosebud—The Little Big Horn Massacre. SITIING BULL ON THE CUSTER FIGHT, meets Sere ay H Sranpina Rock AGeEncy, D. T., Sept, 18, 1876. Horewith I send you a copy of the official report upon the statement made to the Indian Agent here by Kill | Hagle, achief of the Blackfeet Sioux, and Afraid-of- Eagles, an Uncpapa Sioux warrior, who were with the hostilos during the late campaign :— THE REPORT. Staxpixa Rock Inpiax Acescy, D. T. Sept. 11, To THE CoMMISSIONKR OF INDIAN APFAIRS:— Sin—I bave the honor to submit the following atate- ment made by Wan-mdi-kte (Kill Eagle), a, Blackloot Sioux chief, who leit this agency last spring with twenty-six lodges, and who has spent the past summer with the hostiles, . 1 would state that while he was making this state- ment he surrounded himself by a number of his men, and when he had any doubt as to the correctness of what took place on certain occasions he would call upon them to assist him in remembering all the par- ticulars, I have taken bis statement with a great deal of care, and aim &1 that he has endeavored to tell the truth. iuterpretors present, and fully believe that the given me & correct interpretation, I requested Kill Eagle to make oath to the truthfulness of bis mont, and he did so cheerfully and without hesitation. Ho is fity-six years of age, has been thirteen years with the whites, and is one of tho most intellectual In- dians I have met in Dakota, KILL BAGLE’S STATEMENT, Q Lhave come to see you and have you make a atement for me to send to the “Great Father,” You will be careful to toll tho exact truth ? A. How. Q I will commence with you when you left this agency last spring. Let mo kuow why you left and where you have been? Take your time and think, so ag to make no mistakes. HB WANTED SKINS. A. Allright You two mtérpreters wero hero, and there was an agont here, but no one told me to go out, 1 went in accordance with my own judgment I had heard that there was au expedition going into the In- dian country, but as I had heard the same every sum- mor I did not belicve it. I was in want of lodges, robeg and skins for making moceasins, andI went out to get them. I thought I could get them and got away before any of the soldiers got out there, ‘THE BREAST BEDAUBED MAN DID IT, Q Before you left here last spring you had a dance in the garrison, After the dance you fired your pis- tol in the air and told Colonel Poland, “I am tired of this place, Iam going away.”” Why did you do this? A, Luever did so. The man who fired off the pistol did not belong to my band, He was a hostile. He fired off his pistol and said, “Thiais tho way a brave man acts.” Ididnot know he was going to fire. I asked him why he did it. Ho made no reply, ‘This man was killed in the fight His name was ‘*The-Man- Whose, Breast-is-Daubed-with-Mud.”” Q Let me know how you got along every day, where you went and how you lived. A BAD Lor. A. Lleft this agency last April with twelve lodges belonging to my band and fourteen belonging to other bands. One belonging to Runuing Antelope, named Dog; one belonging to Iron Horn, named Scarlet Thua- der; one belonging to Wounded Head, named Eagle Man; one belonging to Bad Hand, named’ Bull; one belonging . to Medicine Man, named Bear King; two belonging to Belly Fat, named Brave Hawk and The-Man-Who-Walks-Close-to-His-Dogs; two be- longing to Two Heart, named Strong and Scarlet Bear; one belonging to Sitting Crow, named Scarlet Eagle; | last to move, and when { got into camp th | made moa present of a large roan borse, and said to | in plenty with yoa, and when you get it,you will nave NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1876.—TRIPLK SHERT. Some of my men who went after whetstones returned, riding in great baste and reported that there wero white men coming. 1 answered, “Very goed; | will g0 and see them.’ We went to seo if they were white | wi men, and, instead of being white men, it was a herd of buffaloes, We killed forty-five of them, including wo calves. This is what we lived on. SITTING BULL'S NEIGHBORMOOD. I then called my men to a feast vf buffalo meat and 4, “This is what induced us to leave the agency. ow we have got it we will turn by a roundabout way and return to the ag My broth law (who je dead) said, ‘No; here is the village over atthe place where they dig blue éarth (meaning Sitting Bull's vil- lage; We will yo over there and get skins for mocassins, &c., which we need, and then return tothe agency,” and in doing this he plotted my death, but vied himself, From there I went and camped at the White Mouvtains; from there to Box Elder Creek, where | killed thirty butfalo, only one of the herd get- | ting away from us. We ate our invat and siept there that night. In the morning when we got up horse- men were reported cofming toward our camp. These Prom were Indians coming from Sitting Bull’s village. them I heard from sitting Bull's camp. They told me there were contributions being made in Sitting Buil’s camp for me, and that] should make haste and get there; that they would make my heart giad. From there there Was nothing worth speaking avout for six duys and nights. On the evening of (be seventh day, as the gun was ging down, | came in sight of SITTING BULL'S CAMP, Many of my horses bad given out, and 1 had to leave them on the way. The camp was on Tongue Kiver, just above the mouth of Four Horn River, When I got to the camp | found the Indians starving, but they killed | dogs and made a feast for me, and told me, nowwith. | standing I was tired, [ must march again the next day | aud camp where there were buffalo, In the morning | camp moved to Cottonwood Creek. 1 wi | bringing in’ buffalo meat, meat, the “Crow Society" of the feast for me; | went to the feast, aud a young man she Indians, “Here is the man that lives withthe white men, you have invited bim to come out bere And get robes and skins, now he is bere why don’t you speak? This js why'l bavegiven him the horse, Dow come forward and give him Your robes and skius.”” They gave me thirty-four roves packed on horses (horses and ailj, and sald, ‘Here is What you came (or tuke it and go.” These words made my heart very glad. The young mau who’ gave ine the roan horse was named potted Eagle Tho next morning | got on my borse and went to a Indian soldiers’ lodge, where there were many goldiers assembled, and said to them, “My kindred, | Came out here tor robes und skins, I have got them, now my heart is glad, and now my ‘friends be merei/ul to me and let me go back to the white men,” they all answered “How;’’ but one man jumped up and spoke differently, There were four chiefs of soldiers there, who sat in the back pars of the lodge. They eaid you have nov spoken well, wo are killing buffalo, wait wil we have suiticient to send plenty meat to speak with, and then your heart will be tad.” £ i 4 CHANGE OF ¥ACE. L From that day | was to suffer—that evening criers went around the camp saying, “A man has come here, you have given hiin presents and told him to go; no, ie shall never go."? The next moruing the camp moved, but | remained behind. 1 pretended aot to notice their movements, but the Indian soldiers sur- rounded my camp und made me move with them, the Indian soldiers marching behind and on both sides of | us, 80 that it was impossible for us to get away, This 13 when they took us to the ‘‘Rosebud,”’ and went into camp on the Rosebud, At this camp’ I was called to a grand council and was told that they were going to have asun dance, and such men of mine that did not . have horses could get them. They told me this to deceive me. From there we moved up the Rosebud. ‘There was nothing worth mentioning occurred while we remained on the Rosebud, only that | was watched all the time. On leaving the Rosebud we went to Greasy Grass Creek, camping twice between these two places, and all the time the Indian soldiers were closely watching and guarding us. We camped very close to this creek and all ut once there was A great commotion, it being reported that wh: men. wero coming.’ I got on my horse aud said, “Pity me, my 1s, we came from the whites, and I want you to listen to me. You are all grown men and must obey me, This nation here fight with the whites (meaning Sitting Bull’s and others), but the whites are our friends and we don’t bear arms against them" The Indians then went out to battle, but there came a herd of buflalo, and me and my mon went alter tho buffalo und brought back bafalo meat, HARD USAGE, When the Indiane returned trom tho battle they de- nounced me as a traitor because I did not go tuto the fight and forced mo into cawp on Greasy Grass Creek, There was a very large eet here, eud I was ordered to go on one side of it, but I camped in the middle, and there 1 was continuaily surrounded by Invian soldiers, at night the soldiers built fires ail around my camp. Tue tday I could see trom my camp it the road agreat sinoke or dust rising, The ponies belonging to all the bands were a long way fro our camp, We went afterthem, but they stampeced. A! of my men that you see bere went for our horses, but wecould not catch them, finally we caught some of them and brought them to camp. I then said to my men ‘take your lodges and bverything that 1s valuable and let us fiee back to the whites." At this time Sitting Bull’s men set fire to the prairie around my lodges and burnt some of my lodges up. They took some of my horses, killed eight of them and returned the others. They avuyed and whipped my men, and they can show the marks to-day, (A noutnber of his warriors at this time ex- hibited wounds made by knives, spears and whips. Kill Eagie exhibited quite a large wound on hislett hip, mado witha knife.) They done this because wo did not go into the fight against the whites, Aiter this we moved with them, bat were never left alone. We were guarded all the time, In this way they brought us jurther down, and, while moving, Sitting Buli’s men were bunting game, and our chudren wero for they would not let us killany game. 7 us, “You have no right or title to these buffalo, TH WHITE Max's FOOD is food tor you, and when you get back you can cat 1,” We got back to,Cottonwood Creek, and there I met my grandson (by name Bad Hip). Here is where 1 first heard any news, and here again they whipped atid abused us They killed another of our Lorses, belong- ing to my father-in-law, I coutd stand tt ne ‘longer, and I, in return, shot one of their horses, After this they treated us still worse, 1 got together nine new Diankets and went fround and made presents of them one belonging to Plenty Crow, named Little E belonging to Bear Ribs, named Afraid of E: Bear Kars; one belonging to Gaul, named Blue Cloud; one belonging to Lone Dog, who has not returned. Q. Did any other lodges join you on your way out to the hostile camp? A, That 1s ail that went out with mo, Others went out before me. 1 do not count for them. Q How many young men did you have with you who have not come back? LITTLE WOUND MORTIFIND. A. One, Little Wound’s son; he died out there. @ ‘These are all middle-aged men, Where are your young men? ‘A. Ido not go around all the lodges’ My children are all girls Q@ Are th not seen? A. Wo have no others, only what you h ave seen, Q. What other people lef here, before and after our A. Iean’tsay. Somo went before and some after mo; they wore in different parts of the village, WHO ARE OUT WITH THR HOSTILES, Q What were the names of the chicis? A. I can't 6 ul’? out there? with as big a belly ase @ Is “Rain-in-the-Face” out there A. I don't know. He was there, and I think he came to Choyonne Agency and went back to the hos- tiles again. Q Is “Plenty Crow” out thero? A. “Plenty Crow’ has never bee: here. Q What about his poopio? A., His son-in-law died out there, Thero 1s noi his baud out there. Q Is Ball-of-the-Foot” out thore A. [have not seen him. I think he is at Fort Peck. 4 susPRcT, Q Aro there any others {rom bere out there? A. I would tell you if I saw any. I was not allowed to go around and seo Who was there or learn anything, 1 was watched all the time. [am in carnest when I say they guarded me closely day and night. @ Ihave got all the people; now tell me about your Journey. A. I went out from here, and camped the other side of the Big Hill. THE ARMS QUESTION. Q Did you all bave guns when you started? A. We had only what we turned 1 Q Did you have pienty of ammunition? A. The sale of ammunition was stopped here before I went away. I was displeased with that, and I thought I would go out and starveany way. I thought T could kili some game with arrows, Q Did you have plenty of provisions when you jarted? A. No, sit. The rations were very scarce, that was the reason! wanted to go out apd kill some any young men belonging here I have away; he is of OOTWARD BOUND. A. Teamped at Porcupine Hill; third night at Leaty Butte; fourth night, creck unnamed; fifth night at the creek that branches of of Cedar Creei at the place where they hold the enem: night, Cedar Creek; eighth night, camped at the head of Cedar Creek; ninth night on Cedar Creok—moving up we struck tho White Man’s road, leading to the Biack Hills; tenth night, travelled up Cedar Creek and camped on it; eleventh night, camped at the extreme head of Cedar Creek, where there wai Umber, Ni this camp there is a place where we set whetstone to the soldiers, but accomplished nothing by it, A TURNIP FEAST. We then went to Beaver Creek. Here I made a feast of wild turnips (a feast for children) and called the Cheyenne indians to tt, Cheyenne Indians all came ((our sucieties Were represented), aud 1 said” to them:—"You alone I have betore excluded from my councils; this day | take you into my council.’ Four of the Cheyenne chiets spoke to me through an inter- preter. One chief said ‘Your triend speaks to you and says, these Sioux, who are kindred to you, have abused you, notwithstanding your good treatment of them. Now this day you bave honored us with your attention.”? Another Cheyenne chief then spoke, as if with one yoice, aud said:—"You have been reated, but hereafter wo will provect you. We are 500 lodges strong. Go your way, and we will stand between you and Sitting Bull’s men.” When I got ready to move an old Cheyenne chiet came to me and advised me to move in the night, otherwise there might be trouble, ‘The toliowing hight it was dark aud rainy, and under cover of those we siruck our lodges and moved, trav- elling all night and most of the following das hile stopping for rest a young man came to mo from Sitting Bull's camp and ‘told mo “that Indians had been ordered out to siop us” That evening, just at dark, my brother-in-iaw, who stopped on a hill to wateh, reported that a body of Indians wero in sight alter w Upon — receiving this information, our fight pell-metl, tyhody for \helr own life, Was continued all night aud ail the vext day—it was wonderful how the children stood the haraships—and we arrived at Grand River that evening. Now we were back on Grand River and pear ‘Black Horse Butte,” aod the reason that you see me alive is that we there found wild iruits and berries. Op this sive of Grand River seven of my horses gave out aud Thad to leave th When I caine into camp where I have ven x0 loug I tound turtle, fish and this was our loud. aid there not because atraid to come in, but because there was plenty of this kind of tood and I was feeding tne children on it. When Bcame to my last camp | Wanted to come in very much. 1 heard some things trom the whites while bere which frightened me; silil was notatrad, There was an Ogaliaia lodian came into the Agency to look tor his wife; he came inte our camp and told us that WE WOULD ALL BE HUNG, together with our children; but | did not fear it You bare eaid that 1 am charged with remainiyg out in p, and that ty friends from the Agency. lied ‘me with food to enable me to do.s0, eailala nd hd belongs to the host nd has gone back aga! J had heard all these bad reports, but L was still willing to accept whatever was in store for ine, and was resigned tom fate, You have asked me to speak truthially, and am going to, After hearing this bad uews I saddled my horse god came in. 1 got tnt tho Blackteet’s cainp just at dark, I told my iriends L would go to the white man’s house and be the first one bandied by him. I came down here and went to the interpre- ter’s house (my grandson). He was asleep when I got there. 1 toid nim that | wanted to see the agent and thon the other authorities nere tn turn. He came with me then to ace th I stood on the other side of V's house, The jeep; be knocke the door; the agent opened the door alid said to the iterpreter, SiFhat is Kill Bagle afraid of? Why don't he come in? Let bim come to me and I will give Lim advice and then take bim to the commanding officer I went back to the Biackieet’s camp, and at daylight I went to my owa cam) When | arrived there I told my people to we would go into the agency, We moved , aud here | I was ken K ORE THROAT and could ent noth ut broth, While lying in this condition the men sent out by thi ved at my cap. The horses that these mea rode out there were tired, and as Little Wound the hostile camp and wishing to have him come ip ‘This 18 all, BUPFALO HUNTING WITH ARROWS. Q Did “Sitting Bull” give you any arms or ammu- nition before the Rosebud fight? A. No, sit. Q What did you do for ammunition to shoot gamo on the way? and this is what we sLoot them with, THE ROSKOUO FIGHT. Q What time of day did tue ight commence on the Rosebud? A. We did not get near the fight. Q Did you hear the firin, a? A. It was too jar away, bat I heard them tell about it woen they came back. Q Was “Sitting Bal!” in command at the fight? | a. Bull” started out with them to com- mand, Hew far was tt from your camp to where the fight | as A. Atleast forty or fifty miles. Q What did Suting Bui do with the women and children ¢ | A. Alter Sitting Bull's party went out to kil! bu when the warriors je(t we brought in m: cooking, When aii at once there was a great commotion | in camp aud all the lovges were taken down. Here [| Woughtl would have an opportunity to get away, as Sitting Bull’s men were greatly contused and at a loss | asto which way tw go. Isaid to my men, “We will flee t6 where we came from.’’ The excitement sub- sited and the lodges were put up again, near where they were bofore, and that eveniug warriors began re- ine returning the next morn. cried about the camp that aus they had lost some of jd “not go and heip them in ty went out to battie my Having an opportunity and had it ing. they were going to kill their young men and we the fight, THE INDIAN WHO LOST HIS SON. Aman who bad cut himsvif ali up oa account of | losing his son in the fight came to my lodge and sLook hands with me, apd told me to go to the ceatre lodge, Where the warriors wore assembled. 1 now expected to ve killed, I went to this lodge; people were eryiag around it and warriors were ussembied ia it When [ got there this man came and shook hunds with me agam and satd:—“This nation of hosiile,lodians are ali oo; this man came oat here to trade, he belongs to the whites and is not pleased to stay, but you draw weapons on him und abuse him, You nation-of hostiles bere that makes war with the whites, My only son has this day gone to the spirit land; if any of you undertake to molest this man (Kill Eagle) | will stab yeu aod cut vou up.” Q. How many warriors had Sittiug Bull ip this bat- u A. Agreat many. I contd not tell bow many. Q How many roads did they take? A. 1 could not teil, Q Did they cover much country ? A. They weut by file, ding up the creek, ravine from the camp, Q. Were the warriars all on foot? good ways and they would not be able to small THE AIMS OF THE HOSTILES. Q Did they nave plenty arms and aumanition? A. They seetned to Lave. [could not teil, ast bad no opportunity Lo get Lo see them, All the Indian soi- diers who were guarding mo had splendid arms. Q. Did they have needie guns? A. Vhoy had all kinds of arms; Henry rifles, Win- chester, Sharps, Spencer, muzzle joaders, aud many of them two aud threo revolvers apiece; all bad knives and lances, Q Did you hear them say whero they got theso arms? A. [heard some of them say where they got them. I heard the Cheyenne Indios say they bad always beou,hostiles, and they captured theirs in battle, This ia the only way 1 heard them say they got their arms. Q. Did you hear any one say where Sitting Bull got his ainmunition ? A. 1 was uot permitted to ran about the camps, arftd I did not bear about it, Q Did any of your men hear about it? A. As I was not allowed to go around, my men were used worse, and notallowed to go anywhere. Some of my Men proposed to steal a lot of Sitting Bull’s horses ss flee’; but I advised them not to, as We would all be tiled, y Q Did the soldiers who were guarding you have plenty of ammunition ? A. Yes, their belts full, and the best kind of arms, fixed ammunition, metallic cartridges. All of us here had very bad guns. You see what we turned in, THR INDIAN L088 ON THw ROSEBUD, Q In this fight how many Indians were Killed and wounded? ‘ A. Four killed and left on the field, who were muti- lated by Crow Indians, and twelve died int amp. impossible to say Low many werp wounded, there were so many—nearly 400. The four killed fell near the Crow lines, aud they cut them mp and sealped \vem. One hundred and eighty Indian horses. were killed. They numbered them ut the Statesman's lodge after the battio. A WHITE MAN'S ARM. Q ara did the Indians report about killing white men A. When we were in the council lodgo, smoking, « warrior gamed Black Mocassin (a Cheyenne) brought in a white man’s arm; be began beating me and my men over the head and shoulders with it, and said, “Here is your busband’s land." Q Did they say bow many were killed? A. I did not bear bow many, SOALTS, Q Did they have any white men’s scalps? A. They brou,ht in Crow ludians’ scalps and beat us ever the head with them. Ifever one of these men come into this agency I vow to kill bim. | widl tell you the way they abused me. My daughter (holy woman) traded a horse tora large tat dog. She had it out dressing it, and the Indian soldiers came and snatched it away irom ber, and we Were starving and needed it badiy, Ican never forgive this abuse. ‘The Indian einer came to our camp, lariated and stole ail our jogs. - DRPRATED. PES did the Indians say about who won the ie! A. They said that they had been whipped, and that the white men charged them. . @ Did they get any horses and mules there? A. No, sir; the whites captured a good many of their horses that had given out, vesides 180 killed. di os be long did you remain in the camp after the ct A. We moved next day to where the Indian soldiers took the dog from my daughter. Q Where did you go jrom there? A. Alter the Roreb: fight the camp moved ou to Greasy Grass Creek at ouce. Q How long did they stay there? A. One day. Q Where did you go next day? A. We moved this way. THE LITTLE BIG HORN SLAUGHTER, Q Tell us ali avout the Custer ight y A, We were coming down the tributary of Greasy Grass creok after the vattie was fought on the Rose- bud. (He here makes a sketch o/ the vatilelleld on the ground.) We crossed the Greasy Grass Creek, went down and camped on it. ‘Ihe troops struek our trail ‘on the tributary, followed it down, swain their hor: over the Greasy Grass Creek und struck the camp at the upper eud, Where there was a clump of timber. On the southwest end of the camp they dismounted and Ued their horses In the timber and opened the fignt. When the tiring commenced the indiaus rushed to the scene of action. 1 and my men were lower down, avout the middle of ihe camp. The Indians DROVE THK HOLDIERS BACK out of the timber, and tney recrossed the Greasy Grass Creek below the mouth of the tributary, taking their position on the high hills, vare without any grass. Tuere they were reiniorced by the seidiers who bad Not crossed the creck (Colonel Benteon and Captain McDougall). Beioro retreating across the creek the soldiers (Colonel Reno) got into the camp and set tire to some of the jodges. On retreating across tho creek 10 take position oa the pill, they left their dead behind them, Another party appeare on top of a long hill moving towara the south, ‘ CUSYER'S LAST CHARGE, After quitting the party on tne kuoils word came that soldiers were on the left across the creek, und there was great excitement in the camp, the Indian warriors rUsbed to the leit to meet the troops. The Indians crossed the cr and then, the fring com- meneed. 1t was very fast at times, then slow: i died y. (He describes the dri 8 follow the palms of bis bands together very fast ior several minutes, stopping suddeuly, which denoies the sound of the Uriug when wey (Custer) trst began. Alter @ few Seconds elapses he repeats the same as above and continues, but all the time lessens tho quickness of the patting and sound until it gradually dies out.) The United States troopa were uil killed on tho east side, none crossed the stream, SITMNG BULL'S sToRY. 1 got the following iniormation trom Sitting Balt himsoif:—‘‘Alter crossing the creck with his warriors he met the troops (Ueeter) xbout Gud yards east of the river, He drovo tne soldiers back up the hill, He then made @ circuit to the right around the bill aud drove off and captured most of the horses. The troops nude @ stand at the lower end of tbe tall, and there twey were all killed. 1a going around the hill the Cheyeune Indians killed a Warrior, thinking he was a pcg left this agency; but he was not, he was a hostile," RENO'S TIGHT SHORT. Q. How long dia the Sgt last on the right? A. lt was about noon when they struck the camp, and it only lasted a few minutes. The fight at tue lower ead (under Custer) way not finished til sunset. a. Did all the warriors leave the r ght and go to the jet # ‘A They did; the whole thing left, THE SAVAGE VicTORY, Q What did they do after kiiling all the troops? A. At first a Cheyenne Indian came in with a war dounet and proclaimed :—“I have killed three soldiers, but they baye Killed me at lust.’ He was wounded in two places. They then kept continually couiug in with wounded, thrown over horses, with their beads hanging down and tue blood running out GINBON’S ADVANCE, About sundown they ail returned and said: have killed them all; put up your lodges whe They had just begun to fix their lod, evening, When a report cute that troops Were c from toward the mouth of the creek. When tuis re- port came dark, the lodges were all taken down and they ‘started up tie creek. 1 told my men to keep together, aud wo would wy and get away. Some one told on me, and thoy said let us kill him gud his band, we have lost Many young men to-day, and our hearts are bad. We travelled ali night aud next day afier crossing te Gre Grass we encamped near tho foot of tho White Mountains. That nicht, when I was asieep, L heard a man calling. i woke ap my people, nud thie Man proved W bea Cheyenne Indian, belonging to party that had been vif on the warpath in ihe White ountaius. Ho reported that he bad seen a great many soldiers—no end to them—crossing along the base of the White Mouvtaing, The next morning the warriors jeft the camp with led horses, and started off to meet the troops, who were reported coming, 80 that the women and children would ndt be near the Sight ‘This was three days after the Custer fight. seme of the horses got worn out, aud some of them returned and said they had struck 4 white man’s trail, and were | tollowing it into the mountains, SIBLEY'S 8COUT, Others came back and said eight Cheyenne Indi had engaged the whites—(heir Lorses Were vetter than. the others, One Cheyenne, noted for bravery, and who wore a war bonnet, was shot through the head and killed and brought back into camp. The Indians were Spproanntng, the soldiers When this one was shot they dragged bin back by the feet. After this a num. ver of other Indians crept up and found the horses tied there, Lut no one with them; they took the horses | and returned tocamp. From camp all wens up “to the Rosebud; that is the viace | escaped from ————— | thirty Captain First infantry , battalto Nenant EME a Beclge indian aso? : INDIAN LOSSES ON THR LITTLE BIG HOI Q. How many ladians were killed om the right of the camp in the fight with Reno? “i A. Fourteen killed on the field with Reno, | nine kuled dead on the field with Custer, know ‘of seven who wed of wounds withia camp af terward, Q. How many were wounded? A A great maay. 1 would judge wounded in every way, bead, hands, se.—nearly all Lsaw were woanded mot Jot of (he Ogalialla Stous ran to look at them, and said, one hand;” there Were twenty-seven on travers an¢ thirty-eight on horseback. A CURYENNR AMAZON, There was a Cheyenne woman who had 8 revolver strapped ou ber and went into the tight and got killed, Q Did Situng Ball take ay prisoners alive in either one of these fights? ‘A. He did not; be took no one alive; {t was like a hurricane aud swept everything betore it, Q. Did they scaip any white mea? A. [did not see any. Q Did they burn or torture any of them after the battle was over? A There was one became separated from Reno’s comman and two Cheyenne indians gave him chase, and Unaily overtook and killed bim. Q Pid they seulp tim? A. I do uot know. Q Alter (ne fight did you have a big dance? A. No, wir, the soldiers were reported coming from the mouth of the creek, and every oue fh Q What did they do with the arms, ammunition and horses captured? A. They have them. A great many of the horses died trom wouads and fatigue. Whoever captured them kept them, Q How many warriors do you think were in Sitting Bull’s camp? A. I cannot say; they were like maggots on a car- cage, about 690— THE HOSTILE SIOUX CHIRS, ak A) were the principal chiefs besides Sitting ult A. Crazy Horse, of the Ogallatla Sioux; Big Man, of the Ogali ; High Elk, of the Suns Are, killed by Rewo, and the head chief ot the Cheyennes, killed by Lieutenant Sibley’s party. Q. Were there any Iudians killed in this Aight belong. ing to this agency? A. Noue that 1 know of, Q) Were there any wounded? A. Yes, one; the Rattier’s son, Ho ts out there yet Q. Ind you have pienty to eat during the figbst A. No ” Tue Cheyenne Indians ate the bors in the battle, I had a tittle buffalo meat iett, INDIAN TACTICS. Q How do the Indians go into battle—doos each ohie lead his own band ¢ A. They. go without discipline, like b out of a hive. poe you bave pieaty of graas for the ponies? es. swarming . Could you kill any game during this time? Now ad (hen an antelope, that the Indians woule NO WHITE MEX, Were there any white men among the Indians? There was no white man tn the camp that I saw, Was there not a man that bi bugle like a sol- dior? A. Thero was, but ft was blown by an Indian. Q Has Sitting Bull any white women tn his camp? A. No. Q Whatdo you think Sitting Bull ts going to do now? ‘ : A. [did not hear, Ieltpped away in the night, bat there ia a man here—a prisoner—who will provably know—Bears Kibs’ brother, Q Vo you think he will Gght next summer? A. I can’t say. Q Did Rain-in-the-Face cat out the heart of » dead officer and show it tho camp on a stick? ‘A. Ratn-in-the: Face was with me; he did not doit, Q Did not some of the young men from bere tke you out some beef and coilee when you were in camp out 1n the country, beiore you came in? A. No one brought me anything; coffee, tour, tobacco por anything. ‘THR OUSTER FIGUT AGAIN. Q What time of the evening was it re hostilecamp that troops were coming op camp? A. The sun was just going down. Q When Reno was driven across the creek where ‘was Sitting Bull? A. Lwon’t know, Q What were the families doing when thi nting ‘was going on on the hill? A. The women fled to the lower end of the camp and left everything, Q What aid ee do when they hoard the fring on the left by Custer “A. The upper end of the camp was at this time all deserted, and at tho lowerend of the cainp they took down and packed the lodges ready tor flight. Q. In what direction did you bear the troops were coming again? The men who were out after their horses, after it, came in and said, “More troops are coming up the creek from the Yellowstone River,”” Q. Did you see Sitting Bull that day? A. Idfd-not. ~ Q Did you see Crazy Horse? A. I did not, Ql beard Sitting Bull stayed in his council tent, away from the battle deld, and urged his men forward? A. That is probably so, but I don’t know. Q. What time of night did everybody leeve the comp? A. Just at dusk. Q Did the women, children and lodges go first, or did the warriors go first? A. The women, children and old people went first and the warriors in the rear, Q How long was the camp—how many miles? A. About 8ix miles long. @ How wide? A. About one milo wide. Q Were the tepees close together? A. Just as thick aa tuey @ouia be pat ap, SITTING BULL'S FAMILY, Q. What part of the camp was Sitting Bull in? A. He was camped near where the suldiers, who their Lorses in the woods, attacked. Q What kind of a lodge has Sitting Bull? A. He bas a very large skin lodge. . ‘Sitting Ball? neither sugar, rted in the ¢ lett of the Q How many wives ana children has A. Two wives and four children, Q Does any ove else live with him? A. His sister did. but she died this summer, @ Are Sitting Bull’s soldiers camped.near him? A. They are camped abous the middle of the camp. In @hat part of the camp was the council tent? was painted yellow, and holds @ great rauny when they crowd in. Q How oid ao you think Sitting Bull is? A. About forty years. ‘ Q What ts th of his bair; I heard it was light’ A He bas light ha: . @ Is he light bimself? A. He is nota white man; you can’t expect an Indian to ve white. Q. How large a man is be? A. About 5 feet 10 inches; he is very heavy and muscular and big around the breast; bas a very large his hair i# not long, itoniy comes down to nls shoulders. Q. How does he dress? A. He changes bts dress so ofton I can’t say; the last time I saw him he had on a very dirty cotton shirt, Q What does he wear on his head in battle A. I don’t know, I did not see him in bate. > Do the Indian soldiers strip off when they go inte afight? A. Yes; anybody who has a war bonnet wears it; itis mado of long caglo feathers and trails be- bind bim. RENO'S FIGHT, ‘ Q I have beard that after the Custer fight the Indiaus went back to the other eud and attacked there again. How is 1? A. Thatis correct; the Indian soldiers went back And attacked the troops (Keno) on the bill agaia, Q. Did you hear the firing? A. Yes, I heard'the tiring while moving away. Q: How far away were you im the morning? A. We never stopped; wo bad just crossed Greasy Grass Creek in the morning, the soldiers were in the rear. Q. Did you hear any firing in the morning when you Were crossing the creek? A, We got out of hearing of the firing long betore morning. the party? were overtaking us all day, coming in in Q Did they say they could not drive the (Reno's) they said they could not drive t he wearing soldiers’ A. I did not, with the ludtans; did you see bim his AW-MDI-KTE 4 KILL EAGLE, mark, ’ Q What is your same? Q a8 you kuow Sitting Bull? Q What time next day did the Indian soldiers joim ty A. They squads, Q What dia they report? A. I did not hear what they said, troops off the hill? A. A few days after when the excitement died away troops off th Q. Did you see any of the In clothes aiter the fight? I saw lots of soldiers’ horses and arms. Q Ihave heard that there Aid a Spaniard Oghtiog t A. There was once a white man in camp, but he went oBpotted Pail’s before the dgut wart . Chief of the Blackfeet Sioux. ~* STATEMENT QF AVRAID OF BAGLE, A. Atraid of Eagles, brother of Bear Rib, a sub-ebied of the Unepapys. A Yes. Q Haye you been with him this summer ana heard him tatk Y os . Where Is be going to camp vhis winter? . Laid not rt. he is now kreat, great you in the “caster” Ayhe? with Kill Eagle, and what ho tells yout, Just what I would teil you, 4. Where does Sitting Ball got his arms and ammu- nition? A. | could not learn; I am nota chief; | expect they Have a good deal of it. t Q. Does Sitting Bull intend to keep up tho fight? A. I heard a litte of what Sitting Bull said; the white men sent some word out to Sitting Bull from Spotted Tail Agency, andi heard that Sitting Bull said, “LE : hear hyd time Le fall that the white maa would make peace be would come in jo! wo trade for ammupition.’’ re his AFRAID OF Sean mar! Uneay Stow. Witnesses—E. D. Moxm, Jonx La Notanenr’. squat tn hie beiore me, this 4 , Sai pte | at Standing Rock y Re. JOHN pereperer