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Win. Watkins
Texas






Dey scalps all de~r kills and we go out and. fit de Apaches. De lieutenant is killed in de fight. Thssuh, we fit ~~ches all de time and ~rhen we goes to Fort Concho dey gives us a fit all ‘lone de road. Den we fitten de Cheyennes and. dey is wust of all. Dey‘s great big Indians ‘bout seven feet tall and at de battle of de Wichita in de Indi~ri Territory a Cheyenne shoots an arrer throu~rh my wrist. (He exhibited the scar. Saine battle de— scribed in interview with Win. Branch.)

	“Den after my wound heals wets sent to Fort Clark and de sergeant, Jeff Walker, got it in for i~e. Kuhnei Andrews is at Port ~vis and Jeff Walker truzzrps up some charges dat I ‚ se mistrusted., so dey gives me a dis— honnuble discharge ‚ cause of dat Jeff Walkers I ain1t had no court martial nor no triai and I cain‘t git no pension ~ of de dishonnuble discharge.

	“And nowl‘se strong and weil but I cain‘t git no wuk ~c~use I‘se so oie. An:~. ‘cause Jeff 1ffalker didn~t like me, I gits a dishonnuble discharge.