| Show CROW DOG SAY HE COME WAS READY TO DIE DIEW DIEW W WHEN IEN Spotted Tan Tall backed by bythe bythe the military whom he lie had aided aided aided aid aid- ed usurped the head chieftainship of the Brule Sioux his high handed act was bitterly resented Chief Crow Dog I angl took a vow to kill the head chief If ever er he disgraced disgrace th the name of the Brutes Years passed Spotted Tall drunk with power misused his high office for personal ends His people murmured but were powerless Then ho lie coveted the wife of Medicine Bear Benr and coveting covet ing took her Crow Dog a relative of Medicine Bear Benr remembered his bis vow On August 5 1881 1831 he lie met Spotted Spotted Spot Spot- ted Tall Tail and shot him dead after which he gave ga himself up He Ue was tried at Deadwood S S. S D. D of murder and sentenced to toe e hanged Crow Dog asked permission ion sion to say Bay farewell to his family promising to return on the time day set for Cor time the execution When Crow Do Dog did not show up the next day dUy Indian police were dispatched to get him He Ill was not at home borne and his wife told them that the c chief fet had wished to return to prison alone and would surely keep his promise The next day duy the time chief walked into the time Jail at nt Rapid City Crow Dog say he come was his laconic reply reply- to the surprised greeting of his Jailer Meanwhile efforts were wele being made to sine save his life lite by a stay of execution His case was carried to the Supreme court of ot the United Slates States which ruled that the time federal courts had mad no Jurisdiction tion over crime committed by one Indian In lan against another on a reservation reserva reserva- tion So Crow Dog walked walled out of prison a free man Ten years later Crow Dog was In Inthe Inthe Inthe the limelight again as one of ot the Brule leaders lenders who fled from time the Rosebud Rosebud Rose nose bud agency during the time Ghost Dance craze to Join the In the time Bad BadLands Lands The Brule chief was soon convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced that their cause was hopeless and he counselled surrender er But Dut the time were still eager for war They caught up theft thell rules aWes and threatened to shoot those who wavered Seeing this Crow Dog drew his blanket over his head Ido Ido I Ido do not wish to know who would be guilty of slaying a brother Dakota he lie said His wor words s so Impressed the warriors that civil war was vas averted nn and the hostiles sullenly filed Into the agency to surrender It was Crow Dogs Dog's last war trail From Irom that day he lived In peace on the Rosebud reservation until his death August 12 1012 |
