A Woman's Heroic Fight

I ;c;ulwood Oor. Milwaiilieo Sontinel.] A wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen and carrying two men and a wornan,with their ëfféote, left Deadwood on Monday morning destined for Bismarck. They camped on Oentennial prairie on Monday night, and on Tuesday night passed through Crook City. An eye-witness, who was cntting liay within a qunrter of a mile, tells how it occurred. He says that, hearing a succession of rapid shots flred over the bluff from wliere lie was Kiowing, he got tlp on a high-timbered elevation and saw about twenty Indiana engaged in a flght with two men and a wonian who occupied the ox train. The men defended themselves gallantiy against tlie great odds. They were wellarmed, and fought as only men fight for their lives. Tlie Indiana, instead of coming up in a body, broke iu every direction and snrronnded the wagon, keeping up a constant trail of bullets upon the poor unfortunates. Three of the oxen were the flrst to fall. Waggomen, the owner of the outfit, and the busband of the lady, next was shot through the h'ead. Mrs. Waggomen seized her husband's revolver and discharged the contenta among the Indians, who were now close upon the wagon. After she had emptied the weapon she flung it full in the face of a burly savage who was reaching over the wagon to grasp her. He reeled back, but others took his place. Mr. Tyner, the otherman, wasquickly flnished, and there remaited but the lady to deal with. The Indians had since the beginning of the conflict been careful not to injure her, and their bullets were directed chiefly towards the two men. The poor woman, knowing her probable fate, fought like a tigress, clutching an empty gun and striking right and left, but to no avail. She was finally overpowered and brought to the gronnd, but the woman fought so hard that they procured some tent stakes which were in the wagon and staked the limbs and body of the poor woman firmly to the ground. At'ter they had accomplished their horrible deed they took her scalp and horribly mutilated her around the breast, and then dispatched her. The shrieks of the woman could be heard distinctly where my informant was lodged, powerless to help and almost dead with fear. When the savages began sacking the wagon they observed the witness of their cruelty standing on the bluff, and two of them started in pursuit. He, however, made good time, and succeeded in reaching Crook, about nine miles off, without falling into their clutches. Soon after the massacre the Bismarck stage i-nlied bv the fnte1 TI" ■■ were no Indians in signt, and the passengers were horrifled at seeing the sight before them. Both of the two men had. been scalped and their ears and noses cut off. The woman was horribly mutilated, her brains and entrails being scattered all over the ground. The bodies of the poor unfortunates were taken to Crook and there interred. They belonged to Brainard, Minn. , and had come into the Hills early this spring, made their little stake and were on their woy liome when the fatal accident bef ell them.