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Show The Murder of Lieutenant Cay, Washington, Jan. 8. General Scho-field Scho-field received a telegram from General Miles detailing the circumstances of the killing of Lieutenant Casey by the In-diaus. In-diaus. as follows: Lienti n tnt C isey was out with some of hli scouts w.itchltiK t' e h"sil'ec:un).and with na Cheyenne met two ind an. ( dnlhi an 1 Urine. Ogalalla warned Lieutenant Cisey tha' the Unites were bid and would shoo. As L eten-ant eten-ant Carey turned to ki way tie B -ule llred, striking him In the back of the hea '. kl'lintr him instantly, There is a le.iort of heavy hrln In or ne;ir tne hostile ca iip that ma v be between the two elements of the Indian camp. Secretary Proctor expressed his sorrow sor-row at the death of Lieutenant Casey, and said: "I regarded him as one of the most promising men in the service, lie seems to have been brutally murdered, mur-dered, for there was no lighting going on whon he was kil'e 1." |