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RED LODGE PIC)fion.tanauhesved-12.two. W.TWO WHITES AND AX INDIAN.tKilled in an Encounter in Pryor Creek 1Between White Men and the Indian Police.Two men were killed by Crow Indianim£ police on Pryor creek, a short distance 1 p s on 1 from Plenticoues’ Tuesday evening, fcOne Indian policeman also bit the. e 3op- ‘ dust and Agent Wyman has a perfor- j £ » C- uteri great coat to remember the scrim-stle,! mu.'c by. As related by the agent he was out in quest of scholars for the agency schools and his party strung out in usual Indian traveling fushion, was moving rapidly along when two white men suddenly jumped up and made a run for the brush. The policeNa-eralcels,ontors* Qseemed anxious to find out why they ,ran, and spreading out, surrounded to end ible ion re-o:T'r,iQU , them. Major Wyman driving to rising hat f?r0UI1^» where he couhl observe the ehase. The men scorned to parley a moment with the Indians and one of them gave up his rifle and rode over towards the major as though to give himself up. At that moment a shot was fired which passed through the breast of the major's coat, cutting four or five holes and barely touching the skin, but passed through the abdomen of the Indian policeman riding at his right. The Indian fell from his horso and in the next few seconds both white men were shot down by the in- jbyMr.di~nis-ecdmi-vorIsn;tiiHfuriated Crows. The white men were A: both dead and the Indian died soonun-forin-lOStre-■6?lt;Ni to woafter. Agent Wyman at once sent a courier to Billings bearing word to the sheriff concerning the tragedy and asking that a surgeon be sent out with the officers. Sheriff Ramsey and Dr. Rinrshart left at midnight for the sceuo of action, hut there was no occasion for the medical man, for the Indian had died some time before his arrival.hfK.Tcid*, The sheriff and doctor and the agentofichmt,)C±-tiy3dsSOSos©inean-sayand some of the Indian policemen returned to Billings Wednesday afternoon. They brought the three horses belonging to the dead men, their accoutrements and outfit, including a keg of whiskey which wss about half full, fine of tho men was subsequently identified as Ted Hamilton, a rancher of Fish Tail creek, who has a place in that section and is a married man, but tho other is not apparently known, ids j Tho bodies of the two white men were ok ! brought in Thursday morning and the we ' county attorney advised tho coroner in, • that an inquest ought to be held, and ich | as the United States see;tied indiffer-iii- j out, the state owed it to the two dead j men to inquire into the reasons and [cause of death. The ii.qu.csl beforeserinP*1tovisHi : 1cn«nanPi:TS'* Coroner (’happie was begun Thursdaylay! aft© rnron.ras:heny)m‘aronexd-3k-lerAac-lat;heteelat)n;hoer-palay-ndip-ononut.-ge-S'The bodies were viewed by a jury consisting of A. F. Leroy, W. H. Ross,Pet er Ovren, James Kelly, M. Roth and V. F. David. Major Wyman gave his version of the tragedy, agreeing will* the state'!i or;t made above. Tho post morx'oi examination and nature of tho ; G' death wounds was submitted by tho iP\\P.doctors and the inquest was continued • until Friday morning.aThe identity of the second man has been established as Tlngene Willard, who also lived on Fish Tail creek and was known to have been with Hamilton on some sort of an expedition. They had a race-horse in their outfit and had been in Billings the latter part of August.Examination of the Indian witnesses was taken up Friday morning, three interpreters, John Widmnn, Joe Cooper and Henry Itussell, the last named an educated Crow, translating tho evidence. Several days may yet be consumed in the inquisition, the county attorney conducting the examination for the state with great care and evident purpose of getting at the facts. —Billings Gazette.Wpl
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Red Lodge Picket
Red Lodge, Montana, US
Sat, Sep 30, 1893
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