anaheim-gazette 1908-05-14

STORY OF CUSTER MASSACRE Only Survivor of Gen. Reno's Division Talks of Great Indian Fight—Handful of Whites Surrounded by Many Thousands of the Howling Redskins Col. Case, the free-ball rifle shot with the Wild West show now spending a fortnight in this city, was a participant in the fight between Gen. Custer and the Sioux in 1875, although he was not immediately under command of the massacred officer. Col. Case was chief of scouts under Gen. Reno, who was besieged by Indians eight miles away from Custer. When Sitting Bull and his band of warriors were located on the Little Bighorn, Custer resolved to attack. The savages had been on the warpath and he determined to give them battle. He ordered Gen. Terry with a large force to attack the savages at the same time. Gen. Reno also had similar orders. Custer attacked the Indians, which numbered, according to Col. Case, from ten to fifteen thousand, with great ferocity. Terry failed utterly to appear until the lapse of two days. This has ever remained a stain upon Terry. For this he was courtmartialed and relieved of his command. Reno was also court-martialed and relieved of his command. Custer's unhappy fate is known of all men. As gallant an Indian fighter soever drank under the left arm, coming out the right arm, the ball ploughing way through directly under heart. "I scalped him, and have thou yet. I came near being counted for it, but I had a good in Gen. Meade, who saved my imprisonment on account of ing good Indians. I consider dead Indians good Indians. "We engaged in skirmish for daily until June, 1876, when scouts located a band of Sioux encamped on the Little horn. Custer immediately for company to capture them. Vided his regiment into two lions placing one under Reno, and commanding the himself. He issued orders Twenty-fourth Infantry under Terry, with a light battery or lery, and a battalion under Reno march and make the attack certain time. Terry was deceived coming in two days late. Courtmartialed and relieved command. "Reno was so beset by that he could not make the He was eight miles distant Custer. Reno was also court-martialed and relieved. "The fight started at 10 o'clock in the afternoon. Custacked the Indians with great gy, but was overwhelmed by superior numbers. Every one command was killed, number men, officers and enlisted men the neighborhood of 2000." from ten to fifteen thousand, with great ferocity. Terry failed utterly to appear until the lapse of two days. This has ever remained a stain upon Terry. For this he was courtmartialed and relieved of his command. Reno was also court-martialed and relieved of his command. Custer's unhappy fate is known of all men. As gallant an Indian fighter as ever drew a sword was sent unshriven before his Maker, with all of his 285 men. Col. Case is a modest and unassuming gentleman of 55. The reporter got him in a corner, while his rifle was several blocks away, and made him yield up the following very interesting story of his career as a plainsman: "When 11 years of age I took the championship of the state of Iowa at rifle shooting, in a tournament at Council Bluffs. In the spring of '75 I ran away from home and joined the first wagon train that entered the Black Hills. We left Sydney, Nebraska, about May 1, 1875, but on May 20th the Seventh cavalry, under Gen. Custer, surrounded us and ordered us back. No one was allowed at that time to enter the Black Hills, they being Indian lands, and a settlement between the Indians and the government had not yet been arrived at. The Seventh cavalry escorted us back to Sydney, Neb., a distance of 240 miles. We had 140 wagons and 500 people in our train. "At Sydney, Neb., June 5th, 1875, I enlisted as chief scout, bearing a captain's commission, under General Custer. I was then 19 years of age. "The Seventh cavalry proceeded on its march under orders from the War department to pursue and capture all Sioux Indians, who were on the warpath. There were 15,000 Sioux on the warpath. The Seventh cavalry numbered 750 men. "We were under constant fire from the Indians, and men were killed every day. On the banks of the Chyenne river one afternoon we saw tainted and relieved. "The fight started at 10 o'clock the morning and lasted until o'clock in the afternoon. Custodied the Indians with great agility, but was overwhelmed by superior numbers. Every one command was killed, numbering men, officers and enlisted men the neighborhood of 2000 I were killed. For days after that we found dead bucks as far as miles from the battlefield. "We were so besieged by that we could not go to Custer's lief. We killed every horse command except those attacking the ammunition wagons. We them for breastworks. The I charged repeatedly, but we reeled them and finally, about 8 or 9 at night, we drove them away firing ceased entirely. "About 6 o'clock Old Command Custer's horse, hearing our firing and knowing by instinct were his friends, walked into camp from the field of massacre had been wounded over 20 times recovered and was afterward charged of two soldiers who took off of him and cared for him until day of his death. He was idolized by the Seventh cavalry. He old age in 1893 at Fort Riley being still in charge of the Seventh cavalry, and was buried with military honors. I went from ver to Fort Riley to attend funeral. "We went upon the field of acre the following morning. A brother killed and scalped in fight. I found his body. Ever was scalped and his body strangled except Custer. Sitting Bulldog command of the Sioux, gave that Custer should not be scaled. Custer's body was sent to Obterment. The others were here they fell. "The massacre made me terter toward the Indians. We reinforced by the Twenty-four..." on its march under orders from the War department to pursue and capture all Sioux Indians, who were on the warpath. There were 15,000 Sioux on the warpath. The Seventh cavalry numbered 750 men. "We were under constant fire from the Indians, and men were killed every day. On the banks of the Chyenne river one afternoon we saw a buck ride into view upon a ledge a half mile district, calmly surveying the soldiers. He was a scout in advance of the hostiles. He did not shoot. His rifle was not able to carry that far. Several sharpshooters in the regiment fired at him, but without effect. "Gen. Custer said: 'Let the kid take a shot at him.' "I took my needle gun, knelt down upon one knee, aimed and fired. The buck leaped from his horse into the air and fell dead. On coming up to the body we found I had shot him through the body, un- Rickets. Simply the visible sign that baby's tiny bones are not forming rapidly enough. Lack of nourishment is the cause. 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