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Show believe the Indians were not disposed to resist tlie oapture of Stanley, still there W88 no tellin"e what they wonld do when one of their neoole was heine iired unon: A A w - . had they mads a resistsnoe there is no telling where it would have ended. They can muster slmost 500 wmiom, end knowing of their disposition to resist in 1891, whan mueh weaker than now, fthought two troops of cavalry would not stand much show of overooming these warriors, whose fierceness was noted. About this time, from remarks made to me by the Indians and by their aetions, I beoame convinced that the Indians were afraid of the deputy sheriffs, beoause they could not nnderstilnd why they were here, they not k ~ owi n gth e difference between the representatives of the law and the cowhoys; this rendered them very oloae-mouthed, md I was unable to get my information from them that would answer for evidenoe agoinat Stanley when he was brought to kid. As the presence of the deputy sheriffs interfered with my investigation, and as I was firmly of the opinion I could get no further evidenae from the Indians while they were here, I put the case fairlv before them end asked them for the cause of justice to withdraw from the reservation. This they refused to do unless they were ordered to doao. Captain Read and Lieutenant Livermore dao urged them to leave, but they remilined obdu- i rate. After all efforts had proven unavz~ing,I finally, on the 29td, e v eM r. Smith the following latter: "Under section 2152, Revised Statutes, United States, it is my duty ss Indian agent to 'procure the arrest and trial of ell Indians accused of oommitting any crime, offense, or misdemeauor, and of all other persona who may have committed crimes or offenses within any State or Territory and have fled into theIndian country, either by demanding the same of the chiefs of the proper tribe or by such other means as the President msy authorize.' "Referring to your presence a t this time on this reservation for the purpose of awaiting the arrest of the alleged murderers of one John Hoover, in the vicinity of this reservation, at some time between May 3 and the 20th instant: I have the honor to inform you that I have information that one David Stanley a Cheyenne Indian under my oharge, has aoknowledged that he (Stanley) oomAitted said murder. Stepa are now being taken to procure the arrest of said Stanley, which will he sooomplished as speedily as possible. Upon ap rehension of said Stanley he will he turned over to you at such point outside of tEis reservation as you may request, together with any others who may he found to be implioated in the oommitting said mirder. "Meantime. Ioonsidef that vour nresence on the reservation is a sonroe of irrita-tiw 18, tho 1;dians under my eharfi, and may incite them to offer violence. h a rnnttcr of espa~liencyin procoring the urreat of the alleged murdarers, I am of the oniuiuu tlrat vnu ahould wirklraw from the reservation sa 80UU aa uncticable, aml therefore reqiest that yon do so at once." After they had left, at 1 o'olock p. m., the 29th, I took the interpreter and went to White Bull's camp, with the intention to have Stanley meet me there, if he would, and haves talk with me. I reoriented Badger and Red Bird, father and uncle of Stanley, to go with llto to see Sranlep. I wanted to try and personde him to aur-render, as I war fully dcterrniued ho nhuuld Le taken alive and ;la fully resolred that heahould not be permirred to make n '. hnro" 01' Ixintself. Thuy said they woald bo glad to go with me and urge him to surrender, but they did not know where he was, as they had not seen him since the evening before. I thereupon oalled the headman ; together and asked where he was. They all disclaimed any knowledge of his whereabouts. I then ordered that striot searoh be made for him; that runner8 go to the him and searoh for him, and bring him in if found. They returned without him, ssying he must be in hiding. 1 then gave the mast strict orders that he must he found or that White BulYs hand most stand the consequences. But still hearing nothing from him, on the morning of May 30 I ~prderedo ut the entire tribe in search of him, with instructions that he must he found and brought in without fail. At 4 o'clook the morning of 31st word was brought to me by two Indians that Stanley had been aeen a t Black Eag-l e's osmn about 16 miles from the ag-e no-y;. t ha t he war enmnnnded sod could not useape. At 9 u'elook I started for tho place, wcom-paniad hy my son, the drlsor, and Hadger, together with two interpreters. An we neared the camn. I was informed by a runner that Stanley hadbeen osptnred. When I mivea there,*1 found about one hundred armed lndians on horseback. Stanley was in a tepee with some friends eating hie dinner; he was still armed; he refused to |