A Fearful Homicide

A Man Killed by Ruffians Who Make Their Escape

A Dastardly Crime

[Special to the Independent]

Virginia City , Aug. 11, 1875

Sunday night about 2 p.m. a young man by the name of Griffith, (a half brother of Corbet, the surveyor), was murdered on a back street near a French bawdy house in this city.  He lived a short time – long enough to tell that it was a lot of Frenchman who did it.   His clothes were literally cut to pieces, but only one cut was fatal.   The Coroner’s examination is in progress.  Three men have been arrested, but up to this tine, noon , no facts had been elicited except circumstantial.   One of the men is from Helena or Deer Lodge,  and is working for Steele on the courthouse.  Did not learn any of their names.

The official vote of this county is about the same as published in the Madisonian, Davis defeated Carrey for Clerk and Recorder.

Indians

The Bannack Attack

The Bozeman Times of the 10^th instant, has the subjoined item of interest.

On the 5^th we received the following dispatch:

                            Benson’s ,  Aug. 4.

 Ed. Times:  In my last dispatch I mentioned the Bannack affair.

The camp was attacked again last night by Sioux.  The wounded Bannack was killed and scalped and the guard was shot in the hip.  The squaws and children came in here.  Their horses, 8 in number, were taken.  The wounded man has been taken to the Old Agency.

A party of 31 River Crowe have started to in the Bannack Camp now on the 25 Yard Creek

D. H. Carpenter.

The Execution

To-morrow, Steel’s and Wheatly will expiste on the gallows the penalty of their crime, which will be the first legal execution of the death penalty in Montana .  Sheriff Bullock having issued invitations to as many persons as the law permits to witness it – none other will be admitted.

An Indian Chief

The Last Word of Long Horse

Crows who have reached the old Agency report the following as the parting address of the Crow Chief, Long Horse, to his warriors.

‘I shook hands  with the white man when I was a boy – he will mourn my death -  I say to you now, always stay with the whites and hear what they say, and you will do well.”

To his son he said; “Never shake hands with the Sioux, but rather die as I die.”

“Lay me down to sleep,” and he died without a struggle.