Show GRIEF FOR AN INDIAN WIFE cause of the death of a famous frontier scout had served under general custer st louis st louis friends have learned of the suicide of ben dark clark chief of scouts tor for general custer when the latter campaigned against indian tribes in 1869 dark clark grieving over the death of his indian wife moka mo ivio ka who died several weeks meeks ago killed himself with an army revolver at fort reno okla dark clark was one of the most picturesque tur esque figures in the army he was knolyn knolan to almost every army officer who served in the west in the indian wars he was born in st louis in 1842 and returned frequently to visit he was in the government service 69 years he was present at the capture of Geron geronimo |