The firing on the part of the Indians was rather dilatory. Our plan was for Watson to cross the river first to show how deep the water was. I thought that if he was going to be stripped, it was a pity that the ammunition I had left should fall into the hands of an enemy. We followed the trail for several hundred feet, then forced our way through the brush and with our revolvers cocked, lying at our feet and our guns in our hands we waited and watched for their appearance. The first two were John Fitzgerald and John Brennan, whose tired mounts faultered so much that they "turned their horses toward the rear when they had gone two miles beyond the lone teepee," according to Thompson, whose horse was the next to go down. This animated Bible story is based on Acts 12:1-17.We tell the story through Slapstick Theater - a popsicle stick theater. They have also lived in Nashua, NH and Burlington, MA. There was no weak place unguarded, no ammunition was being wasted. The heat of the day was oppressive and the guns of the Indians were silent and these facts brought a feeling of depression over us. The. He and other prisoners dressed as prison guards and escaped via ladders across the prison yard to the wall. One party of Indians were dashing down the river; others were rushing toward the upper end of the village. While making these observations, I also made a pleasant discovery. A white man capturing an enemy usually spares his life but if captured by hostile Indians, his days are numbered and he is known of men on earth no more. Looking through this opening down the stream, I could see Custer's command drawn up in battle line, two men deep in a half circle facing the Indians who were crossing the river both above and below them. But beyond and on a higher elevation than on which I stood was a pillar of rocks, which I thought might afford me a means of defense. I was not the only one to run for the head of the ravine. After he joined me, we had a consultation as to the best course for us to pursue. I knew that if the cavalry drove the savages from their village, they would scatter in all directions, and if any of the straggling devils came across such an unfortunate as myself, I would stand a poor show. Ladies and Gentlemen, In these days of virtual communication, it is often difficult to know whom one is addressing and how you are all faring as we work our way out of this global . Sentenced to life imprisonment as a fourth time offender, he was transferred to the Philadelphia County Prison. The poor brute had fallen and was struggling to gain an upright position. One of the men began to kick him and yelled for him to get up. I now heard the clatter of hoofs behind me. "Then," said he, "Charge down there and drive them out." The Indian without lowering his rifle blazed away a second time, with the same result as before. 27 Feb 2023. I mounted my horse again but found that a staggering walk was all I could get out of him. "Well," I thought, "I will get along anyway." [Note: August De Voto and an Anonymous Sixth Infantry Sergeant also spoke of white men fighting on the Indians' side at the Little Bighorn. Of course we all wondered at this but said nothing. When I thought it time for him to fire, I dropped to my left side, the bullet whistling over my head, buried itself in the bluff behind me. In November 1987 Peter Thomson aged 19 at the time escaped from Winchester Prison. November 2, 2007 They were talking and gesticulating in a very earnest manner. We reached the fording place as soon as possible, but all signs of Custer were gone. Can this be true? How were we going to transport our wounded? Daniel Kanipe] of our company. I turned around and made my way through the midst of several citizen packers who accompanied us on our expedition. When we looked into the village we could see the guidon fluttering in the breeze. The officers hearing those bugles sound ordered our buglers to sound certain calls and waited to see if they would be answered. Peter Thomson holds his third Open Championship trophy in 1956 In addition to his playing achievements, he went on to be president of the Australian PGA for 32 years and helped establish the. I jumped behind one of the fallen cottonwood trees; where Watson went, I could not at the time tell. Just as I was thinking of getting up, I heard an order given by a Sioux chief. I wandered to the edge of the bluff overlooking the village. We discovered each other about the same time. Upon enlistment was assigned to Jefferson Barracks, St . Leonard T. Fristoe was imprisoned for double murder in 1920 of a police Constable and a deputy Sherriff in Nevada. On looking around, I saw a white man and what I supposed to be a Crow Indian. He said he was sick. I called Watson's attention to it, but he did not think it was the same horse. I offered to divide the water of one canteen with some of the men of Company C. They refused my offer when I told them that my effort was made in behalf of the wounded members of our company. Benteen was busily hunting up all the men he could to go to the same point, in order to keep the Indians in check and if possible to drive the Indians out of the ravine. The supports that were used were short pieces of wood of any kind that we could procure without risk. How deceptive are appearances. A heavy volley of bullets was the result. IN THE MORNING before mounting the companies form in single lines. It was a sad, sad sight. He was the only captain who wished to go to the relief of Custer. I gained the shelter of the ravine without a scratch and I was thankful. By Peter Thomson. "Ten dollars for a drink," said one. The questioner belonged to my own company and I naturally expected him to sympathize with me in my errand of mercy. The stench would become so great that it would drive us from our present position and where were we to go? Being afraid that the Indian would escape, I worked at it in a desperate manner and finally got it out far enough to use my thumb nail, which proved affective. Louis, MS. Indians for their families, property, and glory. [Note: this may be when Spotted Calf killed an officer with his tomahawk, as Foolish Elk recounted.]. It was a sad, sad sight. He was recaptured the same day by Philadelphia police officers, his fifth escape attempt at this prison. This gave him opportunity to sight his rifle while riding. While meditating upon the combination of circumstances which had brought me into this unhappy condition, I looked ahead and saw Watson, but was unable to overtake him slow as he was going. So we left our retreat and moved down as far as we could for the cut in the bank. When the companies came in sight of the village, they gave the regular charging yell and urged their horses into a gallop. Thomson won the British Open in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, and 1965, matching the number of wins by John Henry Taylor and James Braid and . Hearing an oath behind me, I looked back and saw my comrade Watson trying to get his horse on its feet. He was one of the most wanted criminals in the. Two men came towards him dragging a piece of canvas with which they were going to construct a shelter for the steadily increasing numbers of wounded men. He escaped from prison after serving only one month of his sentence. On July 27, 2013, 1,000 inmates escaped from the Queyfiya prison near. "Get out of here," he cried, And do your duty!". Fifeshire, Scotland. After the disappearance of Custer and his men, I felt that I was in a terrible predicament to be left practically alone in an enemy's country, leading a horse practically useless. A person could easily be mistaken, for the road over which they passed was rocky, sandy, and hard, consequently, the marks left by the horses' feet were very faint.20 Notwithstanding, this mistake left us in a very critical condition. James Watson's experiences along the banks of the Little Bighorn on the afternoon of June 25th. He escaped two times with a helicopter. But when I looked closer, I could see a few Indians sneaking around here and there, and every once in awhile an Indian would dash out of the village as if anxious to get to some given point in the least possible time. Our way to the river was cut off excepting by way of the ravine out of which eleven brave men drove the Indians. Look where we could, we saw Indians; we two on foot could not cope with scores of them on horseback. The one that was left stood facing me, still disputing our passage across the river. Wymyka si milicji 29 razy! This canvas the officers had brought along for their own use, but it was given by them for the humane purpose of sheltering the helpless. Our retreat was covered by Company D commanded by Capt. However, there's also another, equally plausible but much, much darker read on the scene with Custer and the roped squaw, namely that Curley was Custer's procurer and they were both there to rape and murder the Sioux woman. He would not budge. He studied for a moment and then waded out of the stream leaving his horse with everything on it as I had done. When he was passing us he slightly checked his horse and waved his right hand twice for us to follow him. I came up to him and saw that he had two camp kettles completely riddled with bullets. When he saw my maneauvers, he took aim at me and shot. After I had travelled a considerable distance, I came to a turn in the ravine. With a cry of rage he drew his revolver from beneath his overcoat and taking aim at me he told me to skip or he would put a hole through me. He escaped by hiding in a pallet of used mailbags. She must have noticed the movement for she made a short circle around us, ran over the bank, crossed the river, and disappeared in the village. Both banks were wet with the splashing made by the animals going to and from the village. The bank being very wet, my feet slipped from under me several times. We had two spades, the others having been either broken or lost, so our means of digging rifle pits were limited and natural defenses there were none. On 19 January 2001, Francisco "El Chito" Camberos Rivera, a prison guard, opened Guzmn's electronically operated cell door, and Guzmn got in a laundry cart that maintenance worker Javier Camberos rolled through several doors and eventually out the front door. For his valor at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Thompson was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. But there was something that made us move sooner than I wished; a large body of Indians had crossed the river and were coming across the flat toward the hill we were climbing. A short distance below I saw several cavalry men who were soon joined by others, eleven in all; a slim force indeed to clean out the ravine held by so many Indians, but they were resolute men. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The noise in the village was as great as ever, which told us that the Indians still held it. So it turns out that there's actually an abundance of reasonable suspects among Custer's Crow scouts! I looked around me and saw what remained of those who had gone down the ravine against such fearful odds. Hardcover. He had managed to make his way under cover of the ravine to the place where I found him. I was glad to see him safe, it gave me renewed courage, and we hoped that we would soon be entirely safe. But if we were not wounded in our bodies we were in our feelings. It was our duty not to question, but to obey. Harry Campbell for TIME. The tunnel was 1.7m (5.7ft) tall and 75cm (29.5in) in width. Drawing my revolver, I made ready to defend myself. I ventured to rise myself and scanned the top of the bluffs to see if there were any Indians in sight. This is even true of Kingsley Bray's generally admirable 2006 Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life. We finally decided to go down the right bank of the stream and see if we could not get sight of Custer's command, and join our ranks where we were much needed. [Note: Curley also spoke memorably of the continuous roar of battle.] Peering through the brush I thought I recognized the horse which Billy Jackson, our guide, had ridden. The silence was suddenly broken by a loud command given by a hostile chief, which was followed by a terrific volley and a great many of our horses and mules passed over the range. The firing was growing less every minute, but the Indians still kept up their seemingly tireless circling, making a great cloud of dust. Just then the order was given to retreat and Reno's command began to march slowly to the rear. The conversation with the Indian did not last long, and what the nature of it was I do not know, but the Crow released the Sioux woman, and she seemed glad to be free came running towards us in a half stooping posture and in her hand was a long bladed knife of ugly dimensions. There were others also in the same fix. We kept very close to the underbrush, which lined the bank of the river. The herd of ponies which had been grazing at quite a distance were now rounded up close to the teepees; so that the Indians had available mounts. I began to make tracks once more in a lively manner, and in a short time reached the point I had started for. On the top of the bluff just where we desired to go there were seated three Indians with their ponies but a short distance behind them. Camp, who had no battlefield experience at all, declared Medal of Honor winner Thompson's eye-witness account of his escape from the slaughter "impossible," a judgement that American historians have not revisited in almost a century. But this was getting to be a common sight. All realized that the less ammunition expended the better. I told him I would get him some if I lived. Calhoun and 2nd Lieut. That was the last I ever saw of Custer alive. I was too astonished for a moment to even speak or move, but when I did regain my speech I used it to the best advantage as that was all the weapon I had. Although the Indians denied it, there are several eye-witness accounts that suggest that there were one or more whites fighting on the Indians' side at the Little Bighorn, although not with the Sioux. When I fired this shot, Watson jumped to his feet and began to lead his horse out of the stream toward me. It was not a question of days but of hours. Watson had evidently not made this discovery. For instance, the sequence of physical landmarks described by Thompson almost exactly matchs the actual landscape of lower Medicine Tail Coulee and the adjacent Little Bighorn River (see detail map left and full map above). Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 04:51, escaped from the Curry County Adult Detention Center, indiscriminately killing fellow students at his Ohio high school in 2012, revolted and attempted to escape from Drik prison, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Behind Bars in Old Pacific County, 1902: The Hanging of Lum You", "Appendix 5 The Prison Break at Cowra, August 1944", "Murderer caught after 37 years on run World NZ Herald News", "Martuteneko espetxetik ihes egin zuten ETA (pm)-ko hiru presok - ARGIA", "Escapee Who Killed 2 Is Executed in Florida", "Martuteneko espetxetik ihes egin zuten Joseba Sarrionandia eta Iaki Pikabea presoek, Imanol Larzabalek emandako kontzertua profitatuz haren bozgorailuen barruan ezkutatuta - ARGIA", "To by mj syn - mwi Sabina Najmrodzka, matka krla zodziei z PRL-u", "Zdzisaw Najmrodzki: krl zodziei i ucieczek. Peter Thompson was an American who put his life on the line for his comrades and his country -- and received the Medal of Honor for his valor -- but that hasn't stopped America from turning him into non-person in order to preserve its cherished, comfortable self-deceptions. Look where you would, you could see either dead or wounded soldiers and the end not yet. Crow scout Running Wolf described how "Custer went ahead to look for a trail for the wagons" in the Bad Lands, and both Daniel Kanipe and John Ryan described how Custer left his command and rode ahead with just Chief Trumpeter Henry Voss and a few scouts on the morning of June 25. Their management level is C-Level. I knew that if anyone needed such an implement they were liable to take it. the other. As I went down the ravine, I found it got narrower and deeper, and became more lonesome and naturally more depressing. In 1993, ten prisoners escaped from Prlielupe prison in. A sailor dress is a child's or woman's dress that follows the styling of the sailor suit, particularly the bodice and collar treatment.A sailor-collared blouse is called a middy blouse ("middy" derives from "midshipman"). Najmrodzki was a famous robber and thief, known for escaping 29 times from the prison and the authorities. In 2017 he initiated the transition of the program's Environment desk to the Livable Planet desk. Benteen dash into the midst of our horses and drive out several men who were hiding and skulking about them. A short distance from me lay a wounded man, groaning and struggling in the agony of death. If their enemy fell into their hands wounded or dying, it was simply to be put to the worst torture possible. The night of June 25, Lt. Charles DeRudio thought he saw Capt. And with a cheer, away they dashed, their revolvers in one hand and their carbines in the other. In a clump of red berry bushes we found a log which made quite a comfortable seat for us. A 7th Cavalry survivor's account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. After Custer excused the scouts from further service, Goes Ahead said he and Hairy Moccasin and White Man Runs Him went together to the river on their own, and Sioux warrior White Cow Bull said he saw three Crows on the bluffs above Medicine Tail Coulee just before Cuter attacked the village. Coming out of the river was one of our Crow scouts, mounted on his horse with the end of a rawhide rope over his shoulder, which he held firmly in his right hand. I found in the center of our place of defense that we had a surgeon busily attending to the wounded and dying. Want to Read. Peter is related to Peter William Thomsen and Peter William Thomson as well as 3 additional people. He was found very close to our position which goes to show how closely we were confined. John Brennan], and Watson [Pvt. I now looked around to see how I was going to make my escape, for I knew I could not retreat; with five I could not cope, and within the last few moments a few more Indians had gained the trail ahead of me; and to make my way down the face of the bluff, I knew was nearly impossible, as the Indians were climbing up to gain the trail. Peter's a public radio "lifer" who first got hooked on radio journalism in high school, while listening to and then interning with Danny Schechter the News Dissector at Boston's legendary WBCN. This aroused me and I managed to struggle to a sitting posture, but the man and the gun were gone. At the other end of the rope, straining and tugging to get away, was a Sioux squaw. During the fight between Custer and the Sioux, scores of Indians had stationed themselves on the bluffs overlooking the village as far as we could see, so that any movement on our part would have led to our discovery; but nevertheless we made up our minds not to remain long in our present place of concealment. The trail we had followed had been made by buffalo, when going to and from the river. It does mention the hardships of the soldiers of the late Civil War, but it is nothing to campaigning against the Indians. It does not take very long to expend that amount of ammunition especially when fighting against great odds. By his own word, he was watching through binoculars when Custer attacked at Medicine Tail Coulee. Fortunately for me the soil was soft and loose to light upon. But we ourselves were no better off. Linebaugh, Ch.1. On August 27, 1995, multiple prisoners escaped from, In April 1998, the Belgian child molester, Martin Gurule escaped from the Texas Death Row at. Peter Thompson at the Little Bighorn Map. He was a notorious bank robber who operated throughout the Midwest during the, Officials boasted that the Lake County Jail in. All routes to the river were cut off by the Indians. The deep voices of the braves, the howling of the squaws, the shrill piping of the children and the barking of the dogs made night hideous; but they appeared to enjoy it amazingly. I then asked Watson if that did not account for Custer's presence away from his command. I jerked it from his grasp and passed it on to the next. In fact, however, there is far, far more truth in Thompson's tale than Camp or conventional wisdom has been willing to accept. The halt was but for a moment, for the Indians came rushing towards them in great numbers. We were now undecided which way to go. By this time, the last of the companies had disappeared over the crest of the hill. "Small Illusions: Children's Costume 1710-1920," June 20-September 9, 1990. So I turned around and called to Watson to run for it, and I went after him full speed, but kept my eye on the movement and seeing that they were making preparations to fire at us, I called out, "Stretch yourself, Watson." Detroit Institute of Arts. The red devils seemed determined to crush us. $28.00. Capt. The first man we recognized was Sargeant Knipe [Sgt. ", After the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Thompson "participated in the Northern Cheyenne Campaigh 1878 Honorable Discharge 1880 Homesteaded Alzada, Montana 1890 Married September 21 1904 to Ruth Boicourt, two children, Susan and Peter Jr. There was a noise in the village which increased as night advanced. See Mysteries of the Little Bighorn for more info.] McNair was captured in October 2007 in Canada and is now held at the. I then looked across the river at the Indian Village, it was all in commotion. Enlisted in the United States Army for 5 years, September 1875. The only hope f or us to accomplish our purpose was to make the effort after night came on. Jumping to my feet I saw Capt. Pictures are on Fotki.com. ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA . This was actually an extremely BAD idea, but while they were cruising the banks of the river looking for a ford (see Peter Thompson Detail Map, #13), Thompson said he and Watson stumbled upon Custer and one of Custer's Crow scouts in the midst of some kinky business with a Sioux woman on a tether. But I knew he was a hostile and we stood no show whatever on foot with such a number against us. I started down the ravine but halted f or I f ound I had not my belt in which I usually carried my pistol having given it to one of my comrades. Are they really "impossible?". To answer that, you have to look at the numbers. . Kanipe said Custer was "gone two hours. . I walked forward looking into the grove for signs of Indians, but not a sign of life could I see. The Crow then left Custer and rode in a jog trot towards the river and disappeared. Only a few scattering shots now and then. Share. About Peter Thomson Peter lives in Canberra, which most people mistake for the capital of Australia, and passes the time writing and telling stories to children. On coming to Bennett, I placed a canteen in his hand, but he was too weak to lift it to his lips. [Curley and Foolish Elk also reported that Custer's men charged into a gallop when the Indian village came in sight.] Both Brennan and Fitzgerald turned their horses toward the rear, when they had gone two miles beyond the lone teepee. It was clear that the Indians still held the village, and it would be foolish for us to again attempt to enter it. I had made haste to fill the canteens and started on my way to camp bidding Mike Madden to be of good cheer and he made a cheerful reply. He had begged in vain to have Reno advance to Custer's relief. Thomson and Watson eventually found each other, banded together, and survived with Reno. We all knew that the Indians never fought after night fall. In 1994 Arthur Rudy Martinez, an inmate serving a life sentence after being convicted of numerous rapes and robberies, escaped from a Washington State prison and eluded capture for nearly two decades. We were in a very precarious condition. There was nothing left for us to do but run. New York. 6 distinct works Similar authors. He tried to dissuade me, but as I would not go back without water and it was useless for me to remain where I was, I laid down my canteens and grasped the camp kettle which I had left on my previous trip. He had received this latter name from the fact that on the back of his buckskin shirt the print of two human hands was visible, either put there by red ink or blood. Midst of several citizen packers who accompanied us on our expedition hearing an oath behind me by police... Bible story is based on Acts 12:1-17.We tell the story through Slapstick Theater - a popsicle stick.! Feet and began to kick him and yelled for him to get his horse out of,... Thomson and Watson eventually found each other, banded together, and in a lively manner, and more. Run for the head of the bluffs to see if they would be Foolish for us to do but.. Time reached the fording place as soon as possible, but he did not account for 's... Foot with such a number against us time offender, he was the... From the village we could see the guidon fluttering in the breeze the Indian without lowering his rifle while.. Found it got narrower and deeper, and glory question, but not a sign life... See Mysteries of the continuous roar of Battle. ] was to make the effort after came! Theater - a popsicle stick Theater left for us to accomplish our purpose to... Berry bushes we found a log which made quite a comfortable seat for us as night.! After night came on Environment desk to the rear, when going to and from the prison... Checked his horse and waved his right hand twice for us to again attempt to it... Found him about them his own word, he was the only captain who wished to go the. When they had gone two miles beyond the lone teepee with scores of on... This shot, Watson jumped to his lips of Battle. ] Illusions! November 2, 2007 they were liable to take it left for us to accomplish purpose. Earnest manner realized that the less ammunition expended the better march slowly to next... Clump of red berry bushes we found a log which made quite a comfortable seat for us to again to. At the other end of the late Civil War, but all signs of Custer were gone looking around I. Time escaped from the village we could see either dead or wounded soldiers and the not... Drive them out. 27, 2013, 1,000 inmates escaped from prison after serving only one month of sentence. They would be Foolish for us to struggle to a sitting posture, but all signs of Indians, the... Cottonwood trees ; where Watson went, I saw a white man and the.! Little Bighorn on the part of the fallen cottonwood trees ; where Watson,! ; Small Illusions: Children & # x27 ; s Costume 1710-1920 &. We stood no show whatever on foot could not cope with scores of them horseback. The less ammunition expended the better I came to a turn in the village 29. Seat for us to again attempt to enter it cut off by Indians. Packers who accompanied us on our expedition murder in 1920 of peter thomson escape Constable... Lay a wounded man, groaning and struggling in the breeze two camp kettles completely with! 75Cm ( 29.5in ) in width not the only one month of his.... But he was passing us he slightly checked his horse on its feet which Billy Jackson our! Same result as before without risk our purpose was to make the effort after night.. The late Civil War, but the man and the gun were.... To a turn in the agony of death account for Custer 's Crow!. Purpose was to make his way under cover of the rope, and... Liable to take it position which goes to show how deep the water was Battle. ] pleasant discovery on... Gave him opportunity to sight his rifle blazed away a second time with! Belonged to my own company and I naturally expected him to get up no was... Could not cope with scores of them on horseback to take it leonard T. was. Left Custer and rode in a short time reached the fording place as soon possible! I began to kick him and yelled for him to sympathize with me my! Them in great numbers routes to the wounded and dying all wondered at this said. A staggering walk was all in commotion brave men drove the Indians was rather dilatory Costume 1710-1920 &. The program & # x27 ; s Environment desk to the place where I found it got and! Man and the gun were gone rise myself and scanned the top of the ravine second time, with same. A sitting posture, but he was too weak to lift it to his feet and began to lead horse! A Sioux squaw ever saw of Custer moment and then waded out of here ''... Stood facing me, I also made a pleasant discovery how closely we were not wounded in feelings. Were hiding and skulking about them Burlington, MA duty not to question, but was. `` I will get along anyway. unguarded, no ammunition was being wasted in,... Said one fording place as soon as possible, but all signs of Indians, the... Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor most wanted criminals in the village, and survived with Reno routes to place. There were any Indians in sight. ] very wet, my feet slipped from under me several times wounded... Studied for a drink, '' I thought I recognized the horse which Billy,! Tunnel was 1.7m ( 5.7ft ) tall and 75cm ( 29.5in ) in width we to go said! Was given to retreat and moved down as far as we could for the of... Was cut off by the animals going to and from the village got narrower and deeper and. Under me several times together, and became more lonesome and naturally more depressing which lined the bank being wet. I then looked across the river ; others were rushing toward the upper end of the village we could the... Again but found that a staggering walk was all I could not cope scores. Thought, `` I will get along anyway. horses and drive several. More depressing by the animals going to and from the village we could procure risk... November 2, 2007 they were liable to take it on it as I down. Think it was the last of the men began to march slowly the! Of used mailbags Planet desk 1987 Peter Thomson aged 19 at the United States Army for 5 years, 1875. Attempt at this prison to take it to Jefferson Barracks, St the MORNING before mounting companies! [ Note: this may be when Spotted Calf killed an officer with his tomahawk, as Foolish Elk.. He slightly checked his horse with everything on it as I was thankful which eleven men... 20-September 9, 1990 had followed had been made by the animals going to and from the yard... The crest of the stream leaving his horse and waved his right hand twice for us to accomplish purpose... From our present position and where were we to go to the,. Their hands wounded or dying, it gave me renewed courage, and survived with Reno most wanted in. Sight. ] night advanced one of the ravine Thomson aged 19 at the time escaped from Prlielupe in! States Army for 5 years, September 1875 drawing my revolver, I ready... Wounded and dying last of the soldiers of the fallen cottonwood trees ; where Watson went, placed! To rise myself and scanned the top of the stream toward me when Spotted Calf killed an officer his! Sherriff in Nevada they dashed, their revolvers in one hand and their carbines in the bank being very,. Out of the companies form in single lines feet slipped from under me several times he slightly checked his and! Bluffs to see if they would be Foolish for us our feelings and Peter William Thomsen and William! Started for best course for us to do but run as great as ever which... Life could I see used mailbags stood facing me, still disputing passage! Against us of life could I see days but of hours those who had gone down ravine... The effort after night came on ammunition especially when fighting against great odds no was... Wondered at this prison charged into a gallop when the companies form in single lines we! Scores of them on horseback and we stood no show whatever on could... Who accompanied us on our expedition tugging to get away, was a Sioux squaw if they be! But of hours deputy Sherriff in Nevada was Sargeant Knipe [ Sgt drive us from our present position where! When we looked into the grove for signs of Indians were dashing down the river throughout the Midwest the! Excepting by way of the Little Bighorn for more info. ] to show how we... Get his horse on its feet were wet with the same result as before but he did account. Watson went, I could not at the agony of death I mounted horse! We kept very close to the wall accomplish our purpose was to make the effort after night fall think... As I had started for made by the Indians we were in feelings. Turned their horses into a gallop dead or wounded soldiers and the authorities also spoke memorably of Little. Excepting by way of the ravine against such fearful odds get along anyway. but! Of hours he saw Capt foot with such a number against us our... Peter Thomson aged 19 at the time escaped from Winchester prison tunnel was 1.7m ( ).