THE OMAHA DAILY. DEE; SUNDAY. DECEMBER 25, 1904.
MOTHER SEES SONS F1CI1T
Wcmai from Kick Bad Watch. Oie Boj
8ub Hit Brother.
WOUND FIRST THOUGHT TO BE FATAL
ajajrea Meat Lies at Hospital mmd
Assallaat, Bald te Have Beea
Drinking,
City Jail.
bilk their mother lay In a supposed
dying condition in a small house at the
rear of 1225 South Sixteenth street. Robert
and Cornelius Buckley became Involved In
a quarrel at the bedside and Robert slashed
Cornelius across the abdomen with a
pocketknlfe. Inflicting what was at first re
gatded aa a fatal wound.
Judging from preaent Indlcatlona It does
not seem the atabblng will cud fatally. The
Injured brother waa s.en this morning at
the residence of a neighbor. While consid
erably weakened, he waa able to converse,
lie refused to make ar.y statement regard
ing the quarrel that led up to the tabbing.
He waa removed to St. Joseph's hospital.
Robert Buckley was Been at the city Jail
and he, too, refused to throw any light on
the affair further than to say his bm-lier
had been drinking heavily for three week.
Mrs. Buckley, the aged mother, who has
been ailing for three years with heart
trouble, was sitting In a rocking chair and
being attended by her daughter, Mrs. J. T.
Dolan of Columbus, Jhls morntng. Mrs.
Buckley Is unable to give any coherent ac
count of the stabbing.
The two boys had been drinking during
the day and last evening with their sister
were at the bedside of their mother. The
solemnity of the occasion was not enough
to keep down their pasblons and a heated
quarrel between the two brothers resulted
in Cornelius striking Robert. The latter
has an arm In a sling as Hie result of a
fall received a few daya ago and to de
fend himself drew his pocket knife and
slashed Cornelius across the abdomen, In
flicting what Is believed to be a fatal
wound. The whole affair transpired so
suddenly that the sister could do nothing
to prevent the affray, neither wa there
time to call assistance.
The lnjurs-d man ran to the house of a
neighbor named Rlsee, 1245 South Sixteenth
street, where he now is. Dr. Hall, the at
tending physician, deeming it Inadvisable
to remove Mm.
No Effort to Escape.
Dr. Hall notified the police, and Detec
tive Drummy and MeJnney arrested Robert
Buckley at his mother's home, where the
affray occurred, he making no effort to es
cape. He averted that the cutting was done
In self-defense and that in his ciipplud con
dition he waa unable to defend himself
without the use of a weapon, and the knife
waa the only thing available.
The mother, whose recovery was de
spaired of, la even more reduced by
the shock of the affray between her
two sons, enacted before her eyes. The
sister, too, Is almost prostrated by the af
flictions which havo visited the family.
Robert Buckley, his mother and sister,
lire together at the place where the affray
occurred, and Cornelius ha been out In
the state at work, being called home by tho
supposedly fatal illness of his mother. It
la not known that the two brothers have
bad any trouble previous to the affray of
last evening. Neither the police or anyone
baa been able to ascertain what the quarrel
waa about and tho supposition la that it was
imply due to the fact that both were in
toxicated and in no condition to appreciate
tho situation.
BACK FR0MSUNNY MEXICO
Valoa Paelflo Officials and Wires Re
tara from Visit to toathera
' Republic
After an absence of three weak in the
land of flowers, muslo and sunshine Oeorge
E. Abbott, city passenger and ticket agent,
aid Albert K. Curta, traveling passengei
agent for the Union Pacific, have returned
from their trip to Mexico. Messrs. Abbott
. and Curts were accompanied by their
wives. They describe the visit to the cities
of Mexico like a visit to another world.
"What impressed us most," said Mrs.
Abbott yesterday, "were the vast number
of churches and magnificent cathedrals.
The poorer classes are dominated by a re
ligious spirit that finds expression in these
beautiful structures.
"Mexico City has a good system of elec
tric street cars, but In the other towns they
use mules. Sometimes they are hitched up
three abreast and often they are driven
tandem. The forward mule usually sol
diers and lets his companion pull the car.
Most of the time he is kicking his heels in
the air. People there have no conception of
haste. If you get on a street car It may get
under way right along or you may have to
; wait an hour. When the driver gets good
', and ready you start.
"The department stores of the north are
unknown In Mexico and a woman there
doea not know the pleasure of going shop
ping as she does in the north. They have
stalls there and only one class of goods is
kept at a stall. When they see a foreigner
they double the price, and if you see any
thing you want you ake the best price
. you can. ,
"Wo saw a bull fight while we were there.
Eight horses and eight bulls were killed.
A bull fight is a sport that an American
waate to see once, but he does not care to
' go the second time. Ten thouaand people
' were there, and they acted Just as we see
them do hero at the ball games. Entire
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families go, taking with them the little
children. In the box next to us sat a party
of Mexicans wh made sport of the
blanched face of one of the men with us.
Then they criticised in cutting terms an
exhibition foot ball game that had been
played In the arena by Americans a few
weeks before. They looked upon the dis
embowelled snlmsls In the srena with the
utmost composure, but the Toot ball game
they regarded ns one of the most brutal
and disgraceful exlhbltlona that have ever
been given In the svrena. They were .up In
arms st the brutality of the Americans In
permitting such games."
DEFENSE IN GILLESPIE TRIAL
Attempt Will Be Made to "how that
Murder Waa Committed by aa
t'aldeatlfled Stranger.
RISINO 8i:N. Ind.. Dec. 24--In his open
ing statement for the defense Congressman
fJrllfith today introduced a new personage
Into the Gillespie murder trial. He said
the di-fense would show that for several
months previous to her death Elisabeth
Uillesple hud leen pursued by a stranger,
who had on one occasion at least been
driven from the neighborhood of the Gilles
pie home by Elisabeth, when detected In the
act of peering through the window.
Mr. Griffith said the defense would show
that Immedlstely after the shot was fired
this man, tall, dark and stooped, was seen
running from an alley and the man was
seen to drive a bucgy rapidly from the
mouth of an alley near the Gillespie home
and disappear down the street. He Inti
mated that the defense theory will be that
the stranger did the shooting.
Mrs. Margaret Gillespie, the first witness
placed on the stand, said that James had
always been a dutiful son and provided for
her In time of need. In cross-examination
the witness reluctantly admitted that
James had not been at her home for more
than three years before Elisabeth was
murdered, although 'she herself had sent
for him to come. She said neither he nor
Belle Seward came to see Elisabeth after
the shooting, nor came in the funeral, but
said It was because Belle was sick with
he;irt trouble.
Mrs. Gllllit'ple admitted that James and
Ellsaeth had quarreled and that she took
Elizabeth's part. The Intense hatred of
James Gillespie for Elizabeth was brought
from the old mother step by step by the
cross-examination.
CHARTER REVISION COMING
Committee Meets, Orgsnlres aad Sets
IMaas for General Co-overs,
tioa la Movement.
The charter revision committer, to be
composed of representatives of the Real
Estate exchange, Commercial club, city
council and various Improvement clubs, ef
fected a temporary organization yesterday
afternoon In the council chamber at the
city hall by electing D. C. Patterson tem
porary president, Harry B. Zlmman tem
porary vice president and ' W. H. Hodge
temporary secretary.
It was decided to call the first business
session for Wednesday ' afternoon at 4
o'clock. In tho meantime requests will be
made of all Improvement clubs to send rep
resentatives and the heads of municipal
departments will be asked to submit pro
posed charter amendments In writing In
order that the committee have material
before it to work on. Tho general scope
and membership of the' committee will be
decided upon at the next meeting and ar
rangements made to have two or three
meetings each week until the business be
fore It Is considered finished.
REFUGE UNDER. INJUNCTION
Maa and Wife Go to Court to Prevent
Selsure of Household
Goods,
Roy S. Gray and Mary J. Gray, his wife,
have instituted suit to enjoin Don J. Smith
from taking possession of their household
goods under a certain chattel mortgage
given to E. D. Fuller.
It la alleged that the note accompanying
the mortgage was usurious and has been
assigned to Smith . after becoming due.
The assignment is alleged to be "colorable
only and made for the purpose of attempt
ing to avoid the usury in said note." It
Is also alleged In the papers filed by C. C.
Wright, attorney for the petitioners, that
Smith, as assignee of the note and mort
gage, had knowledge of the usurious char
acter of the note.
The Grays originally borrowed $50 from
E. D. Fuller, a money loaner, and gave
to him a note for $76.' On this they have
paid, as set forth the sum of $36, and
assert they have tendered the further sum
of $20 In full settlement of the claim. This
proposition was turned down by the holder
of the note and mortgage; hence the suit
to have the court enjoin the seizure of the
household furniture.
INDIAN SUPPLIES GREATER
Local Depot Reports One-Third la
crease ia Volume of Busl-
aess ior ino voar.
The local Indian supply depot reports a
gain of one-third in tho volume of business
done during the year. During 19ng tho
amount of stores handled was $100,OUO and
during 1904 $150,000. The goods which these
figures represent are largely furnished by
Omaha Jobbers. The freight bills show the
bulk of the business to havo been l.M.ffl
pounds. Because of its better location for
the business of distribution to the agencies,
the Omaha Indian supply depot la gradually
Increasing in importance at the expense of
the other depots at St. Louis, Chicago and
New York.
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MEN WM LED DOUBLE LIVES
Story of Two Printers Wh Warkadtha
Highwaymen Racket in Chicajo.
STRAIGHT BY DAY, CROOKED' BY NIGHT
Strange Career of Herbert Boy' and
Edward Clark The Fornaer, Adass.
Like, Put the Biaaso oa
His Wife.
In Herbert Boyer and Edward B. Clark,
the Chicago highwaymen who worked as
printers by day snd robbed their fellow
cltlsens at night, the Chicago police have
solved a mysterious problem of the dual
life akin to that attributed to the Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of fiction. The police
found it difficult to believe that men who
tolled as honest workmen In the daytime
were engaged in the nefarious business of
the burglar and footpad when the shadows
of night gave opportunity for the com
mission of daring robberies. It was only
after an investigation of more than a
week that Sergeant Mooney felt compelled
to take the decisive move of making ar
rests In the strange case. Though much
hard work was Involved in the Investiga
ting task, no chance waa ever given the
suspects to affect a "getaway." And so
complete -was the chain of evidence with
which Mooney and his squadron conf:onted
that twain that confessions to no less than
seven different holdups were made by etch
of the robbers almost at the moment when
they found themselves taken In the drag
net of the law.
Like Adam In the story of Eden's garden,
Boyer has, attempted to throw the blame
for his downfall upon his wife.
"She taught me to steal ordered me to
go out and get money for her by holding
up and robbing at every hand's turn," he
whimpered.
"Did you know much about her before
you married her?" was asked.
"Not much, hut it did not take me long
to find out that she was not the right
kind not good enough for me," he ans
werel. "Oh, not good enough, for so fine a gen
tlemanIs that It?" queried Inspector
Lavtn with a satirical ring In his voice.
"No, not good enough; that's Just what I
aid. Inspector and that's what I mean."
Indignation, anger, scorn stirred the In
spector now. Witherlngly he said:
"Humph! You have your nerve to say
that about a woman who is now support
ing herself b honest work, who, I have
no doubt, helped to support you, curmud
geon that you are, before you deserted
bero of another woman because she would
not tolerate the methods of a 'husband'
with robber Instincts snd who is mean
enough to blame a working woman for his
disgrace and crimes."
Unable to brave the wrath of the police
commander, Boyer waa crestfallen and re
mained silent.
"He Is a sneak and a coward as well aa a
robber and his pretense that he is a gentle
man Is simply a sham," muttered the In
spector as the prisoner was led away to a
cell In the armory "tombs."
"What the inspector said is the unvar
nished truth," sail Sergeant Mooney. 'The
young woman whom Boyer aucceeded in
getting to marry him la the only one who
has a real grievance in the Boyer family.
She was an honest working girl when he
met her. He was unable or unwilling to
support her. She was hardly out of her
teens and la not mora than 20 years old now.
When Boyer failed to support her she went
back to her work as a press feeder. In ad
dition to her other troubles she had to bear
the humiliation of seeing her worthless hus
band bocome Infatuated with another
woman. It : Is she who has real cause of
complaint against the man who married
her, not he agilnst her. I believe the wrath
of the Inspector has made Boyer feel
ashamed of himself for trying to implicit o
In his crimes the young woman whom he
has wronged and in reference to whom
there Is nothing to show that she Is not
thoroughly honest. Industrious and tespect
able.", After Boyer had attempted to blame hi
wife, Clark, the self-confessed accomplice
of Boyer in a series of startling holdups,
shifted the blame from his own shoutderi
to those of Boyer.
Borer's Argument Alpaiast the Rich.
"I waa an honeat man until I met Boyer,"
he said. "Why, he had such a lot of flne
soundlhg arguments for embarking on the
career of a holdup man that he would turn
a saint away from an honest life. His clev
erest argument waa that every adult citizen
had a right to a fair living, and that if
such a living waa not possible on the wages
paid by employers the worklngman was
Justified In going out with a revolver and
taking easy money wherever he could find
It."
In spite of Borer's protestations that he
became a robber to eke out a living for
himself and his wife the police believe that
he engaged In honest labor only as a blind
and that for years his real business has
been that of holdup man and burglar.
The police, who arrested the two men In
connection with holdupa and burglaries,
were at first Inclined to the view that
neither was cut out for a criminal, because
both seemed klndhearted, sympathetic and
trustful.
. "If you killed a man, Clark, you would
send flowers, wouldn't your' aaker Ser
geant Mooney.
"I might. If I took a notion."
Boyer said ho might even attend the
funeral.
So long as Clark waa content to be fore
man for the Dennlson Tag company and
Boyer was satisfied with being a pressman
for a large printing house both were fairly
prosperous. They were married and had
the furniture In their flats nearly paid for.
Boyer, however, was restless.
"This Is too cussed slow," he told Clark.
"Let's go Into the holdup business,"
Clark assented and both purchased re
volvers. Thereafter they were respectable
worklngmen by' day and armed highway
men at night.
intimately Boyer wife became auspi
cious. She turned detective and discovered
not only that Boyer was a criminal, but
that he waa In love with another woman.
Two weeks ago she appeared at the Har
rison street police station and betrayed
him, out of Jealousy. Her husband and
Clark were then arreated.
Whan confronted with their victims both
prisoners showed themselves temperament
ally unfit for the lives they had been lead
ing. Tint cam Edward Meyers, whom
they had robbed of $17 in his saloon at M
West Van Buren street
Tou're not going to prosecute us, Mey
ers?" asked Boyer.
"Sure," said Meyers.
Taaata Peraer Victim.
Boyer waa shocked.
"Ycu don't remember," ha said bitterly,
"that when you asked for drink of 'boose'
after we had tied you In the chair we
waited long enough to get It for you. Oh,
no; you don't remember that, do you?"
It waa only after much persuading that
Meyers could Induce either Boyer or Clark
to shake hands with him.
Next came Frank Leon!, who lost $160 and
two watches one night in his saloon at Sac
ramento avenue and West Madison street.
"Aha, so they got youl Quod, good!" said
Leonl.
Clark waa plainly grieved over this mani
festation of a revengeful spirit.
"When you were tied on tbe floor and you
aid you would catch oold if we left you
there, what did we dor' he said, pointing
an accusing finger at U saloon man. "We
lifted you on the billiard table. That's
what we did. Didn't we. Boyer?"
"I wish he had caught cold." said Boyer.
Mrs. Boyer told the police that her hus
band had threatened to kill her.
Ttlve days after I married her I. with
Clark, went out and stuck up Leonfs sa
loon." said Boyer. "I hsd to do those
things to get money to support her, and
tfien when I left her she turned on ma and
told the police, "
A saloon keeper was the first to Identify
the men. Ha ha been robbed of $75 and
coins worth $Sn. Another saloon keeper,
who waa robbed of $17, also identified tho
two men.
All the victims declared that both men
were exceedingly polite when they commit
ted their robberies. They often Joked with
their victims. Clark, according to his con
fession, admitted haying killed three Chi
nese In a mutiny on board a ship during the
Chinese-Japanese war.
There were many other holdup victims
who called to sej Clsrk and Boyer. Among
other callers were Oeorge Roberts, night
clerk at the Cecil hotel, and rat O'Connor,
who has a saloon at l'no West Lake street,
but the prisoners were reticent. Only when
Mooney. the sergeant, asked them If they
had killed Morris Abraham In his saloon
on West Lake street did Boyer break si
lence. "What do you tMnk W4 are, murderers?"
he demanded indignantly.
Reports havo reached the Chicago police
that Clark ia unfavorably known among
the printing fraternity tn Texas and the
southwest. He worked in a number of
Texas towns. At Beaumont he is alleged
to have stolen $100 from his roommate and
to have left debts aggregating $1,600. He
has worked aa a printer In Job offices
throughout the country. Sixteen years ago
he waa employed as foreman of the Job de
partment of the Evening Republican at
Columbus, Ind. He is said to have left sud
denly, taking with him as much type and
other Job material as he could conveniently
carry away with him. He Is said to have
done this in other towns where he worked.
He is said to have several wives living,
one of them being at Vlncennes, Ind.
In his cell at the Harrison street station
Clark denied that there was any truth in
the re-ports as to his supposed shady rec
ord before coming to Chicago.
"It is practically my first offense," he
said. "I have one wife Just one and she
lives In this city. She has sorrows of her
own, and If I could, I would avert them
from her. Boyer got me into this trouble.
He must have hypnotized me. He has a
glib tongue and an elastic conscience. 1
wish I had never met him."
A sneer was on Boyer's face. He fairly
hissed through the bars hot words of con
tempt for Clark.
"That fellow's a quitter," he said. "He
was always afraid of his shadow. But I
don't mean to say that I'm not ready my
aelf to quit now. In fact, I'm glad I'm here.
If I had not been caught now I might be up
for something worse later on.
Neither Boyer nor Clark looks the role of
the "gentleman robber" that each has at
tempted to play. Both are peaked-faced,
commonpluce looking little men, dark and
thin and pale, and with scarcely a trace
of animation or Intelligence save the low
order of cunning characteristic of the
sneak thief. In their dress alone did they
show any indication of being better than
the ordinary tough or vagabond whom one
would not care to encounter late at night
In a dark street or alley. They wore clean
linen and fairly neat dark clothes. Clark
Is a, taller, more sturdy and much older
man than Boyer. How he could have been
Influenced by the younger man who seems
hardly more than a boy to embark on a
career of crime is a good deal of a puzzle
to the police, and perhaps is best explained
In Clark's own suggested theory that he
was a victim of hypnotic power possessed
by Boyer at his finger ends or at least at
the end of his eloquent tongue. Chicago
Chronicle. r
GIFT OF JOB BEST OF ALL
Lawyer Uets Work for Poor Youn
Maa aad Both Are Made
Happy.
A well known Omaha lawyer waa re
garding a table heaped with Christmas
presents that he proposed to give away
when a friend entered the office.
"Playing the Santa Claus act heavy this
year?" he asked, with a smile.
"As heavy as my purse will afford," re
sponded the attorney. "But I think the
gift I bestowed that did the most good
cost me nothing. A few minutes ago a
big, broad-shouldered young man entered
the office and told me he needed work. His
people live out on a western ranch and he
is working his way through college here.
He could not afford to go home for Christ
mas and he had to do something to earn
his living during the holiday vacation. He
said he was willing to do any kind of
work that would pay him wages. I am
glad to say that I fixed him out In a very
few minutes with a Job wheeling a truck In
one of the railway freight houses. The
young man showed more satisfaction than
many a person will when they receive a
costly gift Christmas morning, and I think
I feel better about It than 'any of the
things I am going to, give."
HOMAN WILL NOT EAT DOG
Does Hot Go to Saatee, aa Indian
Victim Makes Hta
Escape.
Deputy United States Marshal Henry Ho
man has been spared tho ordeal of taking
his Christmas dinner of roast canine at the
Santee agency. He had his grip already
packed to proceed to the agency Friday
night to bring Henry Badan, white, and
Jamea Smith, an Indian, back to Omaha
to answer for a little cutting scrape occur
ring between them at the agency Thursday.
It waa reported that both the white man
and Indian were In custody at the agency,
but a telegram received late Friday night
gave the Information that the Indian had
got away and was yet to be apprehended.
The white man was so badly wounded that
It would be Impossible for him to get away,
so the Immediate presence of a marshal
there would not be necessary. Consequently
Marshal Homan has cancelled hia engage
ment at the dog feast with the Santees and
will dine off of white folks' victuals at hia
home in this city.
ALLEGED FORGER BOUND OVER
Day Says He Passed Forged Paper ia
Kansas, kat Eseaped Punish
seat Through Father.
W. M. Day, the young pian arreated
Thursday evening by Emergency Officer
Dovereese on a charge of forgery, has been
arraigned In police court on a complaint
filed by Aasistant County .Attorney Mont
gomery. Day waa bound to the district
court on a bond of $800. It Is sed Day
passed forged checks on Sam Adler, Joe
Levins. Joe Servla and Pease Bros., and
was trying to Induce the People's store to
accept a check when he was apprehended.
The name of L. K. Roberts Co., live
stock dealers, of South Omaha, was forged.
Day has a wife and two email children at
Oswego, Kan., and he told the authorities
be passed a number of checks In Kansas,
but escaped punishment when hia father
straightened matters for him.
Closed.
We desire to announce that our store will
be closed all day Monday, Dec. 2. Orchard
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CROWS IN OLD STRONGHOLD
leooovpy the 8ita of Fort Custer, from
Which Thj Wert DrivM ii '78. .
VILLAGE FORMED ON PARADE GROUND
Old Chief White Earth Hits the Pipe
la the Commaaalsar - OAeer's
Quarters History of a
Famous Post.
Tbe Crows have come Into their own
again. What was once the site of old Fort
Custer, one of the most famous military
posts of the northwest frontier, where the
I'nlted States troops for a quarter of a
century held In check the fierce red men
of the mountains and plains, has- reverted
to the original owners of the lands, and
the Crow Indians now gather to discuss
the ancient glories of their tribe.
The parade ground has become an In
dian village. The barracks have been dis
mantled and hauleu away, to be used In
constructing Indian huts. The command
ing general's fine residence Is now the domi
cile of old White-Earth-on-the-Forehead,
who stables his favorite pony In the grand
reception room where formerly gathered the
military chieftains of the white army.
Already more than ICO Indian shacks have
been constructed from the materials taken
from the old fort, and dally the tel
men gather round the historic old ruins,
fighting over some choice piece of timber.
Iroay of Circumstances.
It Is the Irony of fate that the site of
the old fort, wrested from the Indians by
force of arms, should In time return to
the keeping of the Identical band of In
dians from whom It was taken, and who
today are making their campflres Just
where their tepees stood before General
Custer was massacred and before the per
manent invasion of the "Crow country" by
the white soldiers.
After Sitting Bull and Raln-ln-the-Face
and their 6.0UO Sioux and Cheyenne war
riors had exterminated Custer and his lit
tle band of 20 soldiers of the Seventh on
the brown hills -of the Crow country, the
government war officials determined to
build a stronghold which would overawe
tho natives of the northern plains.
An expedition was sent out to find a suit
Able place, In tho very heart of the new
post. JuHt two years after Custer died a
fort bearing his name was built about ten
miles down the Little Big Horn river from
where the monument stands which marks
the resting place und bears the names of
the gallant soldiers who rode with Yellow
Hair to a frightful and glorious death.
At the confluence of the Big Horn and
the Little Big Horn rivers, on a high bluff
which commands the country In all direc
tions, waa the chief village of the Crow In
dians. In the spring of 1878 long wagon
trails and large bodies of American troops
came up the Big Horn Valley, and soon
small flat-bottomed steamboats pushed up
the Yellowstone and thence into the Big
Horn, coming to anchor at the Crow vil
lage. Most Extensive Post in West.
With scant ceremony the IndUns were
driven from the traditional home of their
great chiefs, anj before the snow fell that
winter Fort Custer was well und.r way.
In time tho new post became the most ex
tensive in the entire northwest, and many
expeditions went from the Bhelter of Its
barracks in Wyoming, Montana and other
states. The stream of settlers that po ire
into the great northwest owed Its protec
tion from the Indians more to old tort
Custer than to any other army post along
its line of travel.
That which the Indians failed to accom
plish with tho bow and arrow and scalping
knife they have effected with the plow
share, and by accepting to a. certuln ex
tent the civilization of the white man have
rendered unnecessary the close proximity
to their homes of an army post.
When the call to arms came In the spring
of 1888 the soldiers at Fort Custer were
sent to Cuba, and the post Itself waa
abandoned. A small guard was stationed
there for some years, and last summer the
work of dismantling was begun.
When the post was abandoned the build
ings reverted to the original owne.s of
the ground, and so the Crow Indian tribe
became the proprietor of the old fort. The
Indian agent, Colonel S. Q. Reynolds, has
been distributing the building materials
contained in the different structures to
those Indians living in the vicinity, and as
a result many old bucks who have lived
In tepees all their lives will this winter
for the first time spend the cold mouths
within a small shack, the walls of which
were formerly some part of the barracks
or even "officers' row."
One House Steading.
Over on "officers' row:' there is Just
one house standing. Years ago the com
manding officer of the post lived thera
and many military functions took i lace
within its walls. But now the new owner,
White-Earth-on-the-Forehead, proudly
passes his red plpestone calumet around
the circle which he and his friends have
formed within the large dlnlngroom, while
the favorite "calico" pony of the old In
dian stamps his feet and eata his hay In
the big reception room and watches his
reflection In the French plate mlrrora
which line the walls.
Just within the confines of the post, off
toward the south, is still to be seen, the old
stage coach and the station at Which the
vehicle ended ita long Journey from Chey
enne, 600 miles away. Both the stage and
the station are in a dilapidate condition,
but the former will be renoved to the
agency and preserved as a "memento of the
early pioneer days.
In Its palmy days the old fort boasted of
a haunted house, and every stick of timber
In that building remains on the original
site. Not a brave on the reservation will
accept a piece of the house which waa
formerly "bad medicine" to them, and the
Indian agent says he can do nothing ex
cept burn the debrla of the structure.
Remains of the waterworks system are
on every hand, the Iron hydranta lifting
their heads even among the tepees of the
Indian village on the parade ground. But
no water can be drswn from the pines and
the supply tube to the standplpe la dry and
twlated.
Even the carriage of the old cannon
which commanded and protected the pump
ing atatlon in the river valley waa left In
position when the troops started for Cuba.
One wheel is broken and the Iron tires have
fallen from the felloes, but the ammuni
tion box Is yet intact. v
The magazine ia being torn down by the
Crows and the bricks are being removed to
soma of the new Indian houses, where they
will be used to build chimneys, tbe very
first tbe Crows have ever used.
Establish a Cemetery.
ml' above the old fort the Indians
have founded one of the above-ground
cemeteries, the dead being wrapped In
blankets and depoalted on high scaffolds.
There was g time when the Crows burled
their dead with the weapons and trinkets
owned while alive.
But when the erase for elk teeth aroat
the Indians climbed the scaffolds, un
wrapped the bodlea and . secured the elk
teeth, which they sold at good prices. No
snore teeth are burled with the dead now.
The old fort and the new Indian village
stand on the dividing line between that part
of the Crow reserve which will be opened
to the white man next year for settlement
and the portion which the Indiana reserve
to themselves. Of the former there are
bout 1. 000. 000 acres. Before the tepee ot
the chiefs, as tf as the eye can see, both
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up and down the Big Horn river, la a
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But at present old White Earth sits smok
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bver the land which has returned to him
and his after being in the hands of the
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SURPRISE FORJ H. BARROWS
Assistants to Fed errs I Bolldlng Cus
todian Present Him with
Christmas Gift.
Custodian B. H. Barrows and Aasistant
Custodian William Cowger of the federal
building were beguiled into the rest room
of the custodian's laboring force on the
fourth floor of tne federal building yesterday
morning, where they found the entire force
assembled. Major Barrows did not know
whether a strike was on or whether the
boys, numbering a dozen or more, were
about to strike him for an Increase of
wages. His mind waa speedily set at rest,
however, when Watchman Shugart, aa
spokesman for the boys. Informed him that
the custodian's force' wanted to give Mr.
Barrows and Mr. Cowger some little testi
monial of their good will and presented
each of the officials with a box of cigars.
Major Barrows warmly thanked hip assist
ants for their kindly consideration and thli
token of their good will on behalf of Mr. i
Cowger and himself. He took advantage
of the occasion to say that he recognized
the fact that the laboring force of the
building was entitled to higher compensa-
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labored to secure such increased compensa-
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hoped the friendly relations would long
continue.'
PORTER CANNOT UNDERSTAND
Colored Maa Arrested Believes
"Higher rower" la oa
His Trail.
Oeorge Porter, colored, firmly believes
some higher power turned up the "klvers,"
topped the clock, unlocked the door and
placed him down on the walk Friday even
ing. Porter aeeixeted Officer E. R. Smith at
Twenty-fourth and Decatur atreets und
asked for police protection, aa someone had
been following him, threatened hia life and
already had taken his hat and pipe, so the
trembling man told the policeman. Officer
, Smith looked up and down the street, but
could only see unxlous mothers and fathers
hurrying along with bundles of Christmas
present. Porter Insisted his puiauer waa
within twenty feet of the officer, yet there
was no one within 113 feet at the time.
Porter was arrested as a auspicious charac
ter, pending an investigation of his case.
When arraigned before the police magis
trate Porter , told the court all about the
"higher power." Whether It Is Just an or
dinary case of too much tonlo, sedative or
palliative, or aome other holiday attraction,
the authorities' have not determined. It la
believed Porter will come to In time to eat
his Christmas dinner.
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