had happened, Walking Shield fled to another part of the reserva=
tion and managed to escape capture until May 16 when he was taken
into custody. XY¥ Tried at Deadwood in a United States District
Court, he was convicted and Sentenced to die, He was taken to the
jail at Sioux Falis where, on Oct. 2), 1902, he was hanged on a
scaffold constructed behind the court house, He met his death brave-
ly and his last words, Spoken after the noose had been placed around
his neck were: "durry up} Hurry upitt
SIOUX FALLS ARGUS-L#ADER, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Oct. 2, 1902
had happened, Walking Shield fled to another part of the reserva=
tion and managed to escape capture until May 16 when he was taken
into Custody. YX Tried at Deadwood in a United States District
Court, he was convicted and Sentenced to die, He was taken to the
jail at Sioux Palis where, on Oct, 2h, 1902, he was hanged on a
Scaffold constructed behind the court house. He met hig death brave.
ly and his last words, spoken after the noose had been placed around
his neck were: "Hurry up] Hurry up!"
SIOUX FALLS ARGUS-LHADER , Sioux Falls, South Dakota Oct. 24, 1902
had heppened. Walking Shield fled to another part of the reserva-
tion and managed to escape capture until May 16 when he was taken
into custody. ITE Tried at Deadwood in-a United States District
Court, he was convicted and sentenced to die. He was taken to the
jail at Sioux Falis where, on Oct. 2);, 1902, he was hanged on a
sopstructed behind the court house, He met hie death brave-
dy and his last words, spoken after the noose had been placed around
his neck were: "Hurry up) Hurry upt"
SIOUX FALLS ARGUS-LADER, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Oct. 24, 1902
WALKING SHIELD, Allen
*oom cabin shared by Mrs. Ghost Faced Bear and h¥a-daughter, He
waited until around 10 o'clock that night when he shot and killed Mrsy
theold woman and then went into the daughter's room and asked her to
pot Way With Aim. | When ee frightened girl refused, he attacked her
and they spent the entire night ogether, In answer to her inquiries
about her mother, he said that Mrs. Bear had 60ne to a BE schodl house,
However, during the night, the girl managed to look through the door
Connecting the two rooms and saw her mother's bodys The next morning
WALKING SHIELD, Allen
Walking Shield, a young Rosebud Indian, lived on the Rosebud Reserva
tion in South Dakota where he Was considered a rather worthless young
daughter of a widow, Mrs, Ghost Faced Bear, who disapproved of him as
& prospective son-in-law and forbade her daughter's Seeing him, On
May 8, 1902, he worked with his brother-in-law and had dinner in his
teepee, When he left, he stole a loaded rifle and went to the two-
foom cabin shared by Mrs, Ghost Faced Bear and him daughter, He
waited until around 10 o'clock that night when he shot and killed Mrxy
theold woman and then went into the daughter's Yoom and asked her to
Pun away with him, When the frightened girl refused, he attacked her
and they spent the entire night ogether. In answer to her inquiries
about her mother, he said that Mrs, Bear had gone to a BS schodl house,
However, during the night, the girl managed to look thwough the door
connecting the two tooms and saw her mother's bodys The next morning
she broke loose and tried to escape but Walking Shield, who was viding
@ korse caught up with her and she agreed to accompany him. When they
reached a nearby house » She ran inside and told the occupants what
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