lAPA KILLS HIS WIFE 



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"Baby," iu tlie Kiowa camp, which at that time was a short distance 

 below Fort Sill. The figure shows the woman above the winter niark, 

 with a character intended for a cliff beside a river (the wavy line) 

 to indicate her name. Although the killing occurred in summer, it 

 was some time after the sun dance, and hence is marked as haiipening 

 in winter. The woman was sick and promised lapa, 

 who was considered a doctor and was then unmar- 

 ried, that if he would make her well she would marry 

 him; he succeeded iu curing her and she married 

 him, but soon after left him, and for this he stabbed 

 her. 



The incident is thus noted by Agent Haworth in 

 his official report: 



A young mau in a ni.ad fit killed his wife. On hearing (if it, 

 I called a counnil of Kiowa chiefs and aski'd them to take some 

 action about it. I explained to them the penalties the white 

 man's law inflicted for such terrible crimes. After a short 

 consultation they decided they would do with him whatever I 

 said — kill him, if I said so. They said, however, that he was 

 young and foolish and did not know the white man's laws or 

 •road, but fhry would arrest him as soon as he could be found 

 and bring him to me, and I could do with him as I desired. 

 Two of their number, Daugerous-cagle aud Big-tree, about 



nine oclock the same evening brought him to my house, having made the arrest 

 themselves. I sent them on with hiiu to the guard-house, where he was contined 

 for several mouths, most of the time with ball and chain, working around the gar- 

 rison in full view of his people. After his arrest they made the request that, in con- 

 sideration of his ignorance of the white man's laws, his life be spared. I told them 

 he would not be hurt, but the arrest was made withovit any promises of mercy being 



exacted or made, no soldiers being required, and d(me simply ou 



my suggestion or request (Report, 04). 



Auko's calendar commemorates the fact that he, with 

 about twenty other Kiowa braves, enlisted as scouts this 

 year at Fort Sill, remaining in the service two or three 

 years. The figure below the winter mark shows a man 

 holding a gun and wearing a peculiar variety of hat 

 then used by the scouts. The first Kiowa scouts were 

 enlisted at the time of the surrender in 1875. 



Fig. 161— Winter 1876- 

 1877— Agabal killed; 

 scouts enlisted. 



SUMMER 1877 



Fio. 162-Sunimer 

 1877— ileajiles sun 

 dance. 



Dii'-mu'tdnu' P''a Kddo, " Stargirl-tree river sun 

 dance," or A gat-lukJal Kddo, "Measles suii dance." 

 This dance took place within the present Greer county, Oklahoma, on 

 Salt foi'k of Eed river, called by the Kiowa the " Star-girltree river," 

 from a noted tree which originated from a sapling used in a medicine 

 sacrifice to the "Star girls" or Pleiades. On this occasion the troops 

 accompanied the Kiowa on their buffalo hunt and afterward escorted 

 them to the place selected for the dance. 



