| Show TESTIMONY oi Of MRS KIT GREY DENIED Chief Plenty Coos a Crow In Indian Indian Indian dian Examined by Sen Senate Senate Senate ate Committee REDSKIN WITH A HISTORY POSSESSES MANY SCALPS AND ONCE HAD TEN WIVES Washington April 4 Chief Plenty Coos of ot the Crow Cro Indian tribe testified today before the senate committee on Indian affairs and in response to ques questions by Senator DIxon denied d any of the statements of Mrs Helen Pierce Grey that many of the Indians were mistreated by Major Reynolds the government agent Two Tw Interpreters were used in the examination ode orte de repeating the ques question tion to the chief and the other giving the answers to the committee Plenty Coos explained the manner manner of his tribe In farming their lands and told of the relations of the tribe to the agent Ma Major Major jor jar Reynolds He expressed the belief that Reynolds was the best agent the Crows rows had ad ever had in that he helped the Indians to help themselves The chief denied that tat Reynolds interfered with members of ot the tribe In Jn selling their stock and produce for the best price obtainable In other ways he praised Reynolds but said that there had been some complaint by those In Indians Indians Indians t who ho did not like to work Plenty Coos a Warrior Senator DIxon brought out the fact that Plenty Coos Coo was with General Crook rook in 1876 and fought fou ht with him just in advance of bf the Custer massa massacre massacre cre He was asked why lie had been named Plenty Coos and explained that the name carne came from the till coo stick on which deeds of valor are recorded corded r by b the cutting of notches the driving of ot the nails or the hanging of scalps He explained that he ho used to live In Inthe Inthe inthe the center of fighting tribes of Indians of other nations and that he Amassed FO so ninny many trophies In battle against hos hostile hostile tile tilt bands that his coo stick would hardly Ilardi hold them all Therefore he was called Plenty Coos and made the big chief of or all the Crows No White Scalps Senator wanted to know kno whether the scalDs on his coo stick were ere white or Indian Plenty Coos said that the sallies of his tribe had been always against the and Sioux and never against the white men who had al always always a ways been the Crows friend He de declared declared dared that his scalping now is confined to alfalfa and oats that he had ceased to war and now shakes hands with everybody The members of the com corn committee committee took great interest in Plenty Coos oos and his hl followers about a dozen of whom were present They looked prosperous and the chief through the Interpreter explained that they were the flower of at his tribe Once Had Ten Wives In explaining the holdings of 01 his family Plenty Coos excited some cu curiosity curiosity as to the number of wives he had He said ald It was unusual for him to talk talle about anything of that kind but that before he lie came fully under the control of or the government he had married ten women at various times jand had a number of wives at one onetime onetime onetime time Now he believed In the white mans life regarding marriages he said and had only olly one wife wIe The Indians came to Washington for examination concerning two bills of general Interest to the Crow reserva reservation reservation reservation tion and are only questioned Incident Incidentally Incidentally nt ally about the charges that hat have been made by Mrs Grey Gre |
