| Show an am american erica 0 n drei dreir dreyfus r fa r indians rights an of 0 which cl gar POU tt li to pre aldeL and hoc whose had bead ton re are 1101 1306 arcu arch philadelphia to A effort to secure cecur the 9 bardou of at little whirlwind a north orth cheyenne indian serving a life tones in the montana state penitentiary tor for murder the convicts 4 man la to described by the th association as a the american dreyfu dreyfus and in to order bat hie his case ny nor b be fully understood the country hi has avon floated coated with ath circulars it almost incredible in these dayi days of tb the twentieth century says the tb circular bit that a mau man could be convicted of at arder m aler de priced of hia his liberty and detained in R 0 penitentiary serving 1 a sentence of for life when there i 1 as a dot stat the fainted faintest doubt bf ut his innocence aret uch such 1 in th the caie case and sud the anfor amate man la to a young northern cheyenne indian named little whirlwind M after this brief introductory the cir aular continues we appeal to all who lea lu la ta poe ustice done no malt r what a man a race may be tu to am ui us in ke ping this M pae 0 before the th attention of governor toole is and the people of the country until little whirlwind la Is given 1 that of which he la to now oo 00 0 o unjustly deprived hie bin liberty N parly the entire civil isad world wa aroused over the in justice done to an in officer of the french army but we hive have an american Amerl ciD drey tua us whose cast haa has hardly attracted acted even passing 1 notice 11 the true story of little whirlwind a crime li to then set forth aa as fol tot toi to aua i I 1 kour four year years aro little whirlwind lod hia his brother spotted kak hawk were convicted on perjured testimony as iraa was afterwards erwardi aft proved of at tb the murder it a sheep herder named hoover the reil real murderer confessed ila Is crime to no lef than three wit some before the trial but after boas ani and lodged in jail hn ho WM wits induced to meir make a statement imply rating spotted ha wk and little whirl wind under promise on the part of the attorney at torne that he be would re belve a light aen tene e th the two accused lui dlana were ere tried par it IY although the evi evidence dejes waa was practically FU aily the ume same la in both uses la in the be opinion nf at fair minded men the no called trials wire in reality an tra tr aretty veLty ot of jui alce but they l ousted bulted in a verdict of guilty la in both spotted hawk wai was sentenced eaten cJ to be b hanged and little con downed to imprisonment for life stanley the real criminal escaped with a short sentence ent FOce of or fw years in the penitentiary the attorneys for who bo had bad been engaged by the indian rights association took the mso to the supreme court where the decision dec lilon of the lower court was reversed on the round ground of insufficient evidence eri dence the county official officials not having any new evidence to submit abandoned the ase and spotted hawk waa was given 1 his III liberty erty I 1 in the race case ot of little whirlwind through an unfortunate oversight on the part of his attorney an appeal wai was not mad made for a now trial litti little whirlwind bm bs b m therefore been citan ced 4 in the th ever line since la in so 0 o cordani cor dance with the decree ot at tb the court had action been promptly taken on his hi behalf be he too would now be b enjoy 1 ing bit his alberty about a year and a at half halt ago aa Sta rAley the real murderer died in prison but before b 4 1 death be b 6 t I 1 I 1 IN LITTLE WHIRLWIND THE AMERICAN DREYFUS made a statement tat ement to the effect that b be alone had committed the crime and that little whirlwind was wa absolutely abiol Inno innocent tent notwithstanding thie this the ali governor gO of 0 to pardon little whirlwind when IBO trie facts were brought to bis his attention A picture of at the american dreyfus accompanies each circular |
