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Domestic News
January 12, 1891
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
In a letter to Gen. O'Beirne, wounded Catholic priest Father Craft reports from the recent battle with Big Foot's Sioux band that Indians fired first, soldiers were not to blame for the wholesale killing at close quarters, and he is recovering from a stabbing while trying to stop the fight.
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The Indians Fired First.
New York, Jan. 12.-Gen. O'Beirne has just received a letter from Father Craft, the Catholic priest, who was wounded in the recent battle with Big Foot's band of Sioux Indians. Father Craft says he has disregarded all the laws of medicine and disappointed all the prophets, and is steadily improving. He was stabbed in the back while trying to stop the fight, the knife penetrating his right lung. He says the Indians fired first, and that the soldiers were not to blame for the wholesale killing, as everything was done at close quarters.
New York, Jan. 12.-Gen. O'Beirne has just received a letter from Father Craft, the Catholic priest, who was wounded in the recent battle with Big Foot's band of Sioux Indians. Father Craft says he has disregarded all the laws of medicine and disappointed all the prophets, and is steadily improving. He was stabbed in the back while trying to stop the fight, the knife penetrating his right lung. He says the Indians fired first, and that the soldiers were not to blame for the wholesale killing, as everything was done at close quarters.
What sub-type of article is it?
Indian Affairs
Military
What keywords are associated?
Sioux Indians
Big Foot Band
Battle
Father Craft Wounded
Wholesale Killing
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. O'beirne
Father Craft
Big Foot
Domestic News Details
Event Date
Recent
Key Persons
Gen. O'beirne
Father Craft
Big Foot
Outcome
father craft stabbed in the back, penetrating right lung, but improving; wholesale killing of indians at close quarters.
Event Details
Father Craft, wounded while trying to stop the fight in the battle with Big Foot's Sioux band, states Indians fired first and soldiers not to blame.