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Show the apprehension of the Indians supposed to be implicated with Stanley, and thereby aid in securing the ends of law and justice 8s quickly as possible; I have -n-o d-a-a.ir.a. .o. .r intnnt,ion tn nreveut the euiltv onrties from beine brooeht to trial by ~~ the State courts. nor to h:nderor thwart &xiin ~roenr ingth eyr arreit, and all evf-dcoco rhi ch m G aid i n swnring their r i~~vi r r t t<hnu,t , oG rho c o ~ l t r ~ rIy a, l enire I n give you all the a~si81aneu in this instfer that may lio ill my j?OWer: lmt 1 mlldf not be Iisntaered bv irol~rtndenr or hnetv urtion on your oarr, nnrl tuntnt inaint in ni8ti!l-tainingAorder akong the Indians u<der my ch%:ge on this Government reservation, by restraining them and othera from any acts of violence or distnrbanoe. "Stanley's accomplices, if any, have been demanded of his people, and thin demand will be insisted upon by me and every effort is being made by me to ferret them out. You shall have them aa soon as they are known." Sheriff Gibb left soon after reoeiving the letter, but left his four deputies. On the evening of June 2 one troop of cavalry and one company of infantry arrived &om Fort Keogh, under aommand of Captain Kinzie, Second Infantry. I continued my investigations during the 2d end 3d, but waa unable "0 obtain murh information. I sttribute the ~eticencuo f tho Indians to tho fact of the yrua-eoce of tho dopnry sherifiat tlte agency. I tinally informe4 Maior Norw<m<lo, n thu evening of tbe3& thkt I was through with Stanley, and requested him to furnish an esoort of clsvalry to deliver him to the sheriff at Rosebud Ststion to be taken to Milea Cityforincmoeratiou afid, in due time, trial. They left here at4 a.m. the 4th inatant, with one troop of cavalry, commanded by Captain Read. On the evening of the 3d I informed Deputy Sheriff Smith that Stsnley would be turned over to the civil sttthorities at Roaebud upon the arrival of the eastbound train on Sunday, the 66h. He replied that he would lsave in the morning, but would leave one deputy here. I told him I could see no reason xhy any should remain, and asked him to take them all with him. This he refused to do unless put off. I then addressed the fallowing letter to him: "Referrin to my oommunioations of Ms 29 and June 1, addressed to yourself and Sheriff $;libb, respectively, conoerning txe arrest and proposed delivery of one David Stsnley, a, Cheyenne Indian under my charge aooused of the murder of John Hoover, I have the honor to inform you that I codsider that the pfesence here of yourself or other sheriffs or deputies a t the time pen'ding investlgat~ono f the oss0 in question i s a source of irritation and disturbance to the Indians under mpoharge, and to a, great extent hampers me in oouduoting the investigation and in managing the Indians. Under my authority as provided for by section 2038, Revised Statutes United Ststetes, to "manage and snperintand the intercourse with the Indians" under my char e, and filrther referring to my requests to yourself and Sheriff Gibb in the letters a%ove mentioned, that you withdraw from this reservation, I now direct and order that you and all &her sheriffs or deputies leave this reservation without delay, and that you remain outside thelimits of the sallleuntil yon can oameprovidednith duly executed warrants of a speoific nature. This measure I deem necessary on the groilnds of public peace and safety, and in order that I may more speedily acoom-plish the proauring of evidence against David Stanleg md his snpposed socomplioes. Your presence here hampers me in performing my duty in tbia conneation. Stanley will be turned over as per arrangement between mxself and Sheriff Gibb. I have made mother demand upon the tribe for the surrender of Stanley's accom- I shall use every means within my power to ferret them out. This maynot %%,"~omplished at once but I hava no doobt but what they will be discovered in some future time by ad&issiona made by the interested parties. I must earnestly urge npon you the consideration and favareble aotion for the stationing of s, troop of oavalry at this point permanently. This iri very essential for the peace, if not the safety, of the aettlers arr well es the employees of this agency. Detachments from the troop aould patrol the reservation and by their preaenoe reatrain the Indians from committing any overt aot, such aa killing cattle, leaving the reservation without permission, eto. The aettlers have been worked up to efearful pitch, and the presence of oavalry will rastore confidence smong them. The Indians are auiet and in good temper. They have been in this oondition all -- the time, exaept on the day ~ t a k pero~po sed to fight, when they were excited and restlsss. The next day they appeared without arma and resumed the habitn and pur- .nits they had been accustomed to. The Indians are all on the reservation, and have been all the time during the troubles. They hava shown no signs of being troublesome, exoept on the day npoken of; they have not been in thdir war clothes, |