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Show talk then, wanted to wait ilntil he got to the ageuoy; he also refused to give up his arma, and I thought it onnecessary as well as naeless, as the Indims were afraid of him, thinking he was a dsugerous man, ready to fight for his life, to attempt to remore them by force. When we arrived near the agenoy, he said he was ready to talk with me in the presence of hi8 father, Badger, md Blaok Eagle. I then persuaded him to deliver hie rifle to me, hut he wa9 quite obstinate at firat; he insisted upon retaining his horse, knife, and ammunition. We then had a, talk. I asked him why he killed Hoover. He denied that he killed him; he acknowledged that he wanted to fight so as to die. After some more couveraatiou on this subject, and after my insisting upon his surrender, peaoeably, if possible, if not, otherwise, he finally gave his horse to his mother and prepared to go with me. He wanted to visit with his people during the night, and promised to talk next &y; hot I wonld not let him get out of my sight again, so I soon reached the 8genOy and placed him in the agency jail, and caused a, guard of soldiers to ha placed over him. At *bout noon this day one troop of oavalry from Fort Coster arrived under com-mand of Mrajor NorveU. Sheriff Gihb and four deputies also arrived st the agency while I was away. Thst evening I made an appointment with the sheriff for the next morning, as he wanted to talk with me. He gave me a letter, saying "This letter is from the county attorney, and you had better read it before morning, as it might enlighten you concerning your duties," ete. On the morning of June 1 we met in the offioe. I invited Msjor Nowell and Captain Read to he present during my interview with the sheriff and his deputies. The first thing the sheriff did was to prodnce a, warrant for my arrest for violating a section of the stetnte of Montana, in resisting oaoers while attempting to make an arrast, havine reference ta latter I - - - - already quoted in this report. I gavemyreoognizauoe toappear at such a time to be arranged by the county attorney and myself. He thendemandedtheperaon of David I Stanliy, aid a wa&t for his rcrrest. I declined to torn him over at that time, for various reaamrs, ae shown in letter to Sheriff Giibb, whioh appears below. I tried to show him thst in all probability to turn him over now would defeat the enda of justice: tbat I would deliver him un as aoon as I could obtain more evideuae I from him, whioh wonld be within two days. Both Msjor Norvell and Captain Read eudesvored to torn thesheriff, hut could not do so, 80 I was f i n~l l yco mpelled to give I him the fsllowiue letter: I "Referringeo my letterof ~ a29y, ad dressedto Mr. WilliamD. Smith, yonrdepnty, the contents of whiah vou me coenizant. and referring to vaur demand for the uns- I onor, nasld Stanley, i;l tanclerinz your warrant for akrert tllie day, I hnvB the honor to inforul yuu that 1 feel uunatrainad bg rnS sanae of duty as axest it) charge of the C'herennu ludio~la.r einecrfi~llrt o docllne comnlvizte with v o w ilnn~ilndi or thn prisorlei. The pri&ar, stnuleg; was aer~lredg eaie<daptlrruu "h niv e h r t s and ixtiluenee wsth hts people; bt ia in aafa mrtudy in llle hand8 uf k e United States troop8 rti~tiuuad here. I have nor eumplatn~l #toy dutx in colleetingsll theevidencein hlr caao, tlnuuph I think 1 have it uuarly ntalliciant to fiecure l r i ~o unvirtion ihr the mltr(.er of John floover. bfeasllre~H IR new b r i u ~ta ken by me to prnc~lrethenerw-asrs information as s~aedi l ja.s im~~ilbfloer tlm xt.rsat and trial of ilnv and oll a,tlter 1 Indians of thia t r i b e d o may have been implioctted with Stanley in the commission of the crime. "I will require the presence here of Stanley far ia day or two longer at least, to enable me to gather forther evidence against him and hiesnpposedaocomplioes. As soon as my investigation is complete, Stanley and sung otbem fonnd to he implicated with him will be promptly turned over to your custodyfortrial by the State courts, together with all evidence that can be obtained which will lead to their conviction. "Meantime, I consider that the preeence of yourself or deputies here on this res-ervation handicaps me in the performance of my plain duty uuder the Revised Statutes of the United States, to pro0ure the arrest and trial of the guilty parties 8nd is a sourca of irritstionand excitement among the Indiansunder my chargeand mey incite them to offer violence, should any attempt be made by oivil authorities to use or display force in attempting to make arrests here at this time. Aa a matter of duty in carrying out the poliay of the Generd Government in handling these Indians through the agent8 appointed over them, and ae a matter of expediency in procuring the arrest of the murderers in this case, I am still of the op~nionth at you should withdraw from this reservation aa soon as practioable, and I therefore repeat my request that you do so at onoe. "I earnestly arge that you comply with this request in order to aidme in securing |