I told him that I was afraid my horse was entirely played out. Capt. I then looked across the river at the Indian Village, it was all in commotion. I asked Watson to hand me his hat and I would fill it with water for him and he did so. ", And Custer was riding ahead of his men with scout Fred Gerard minutes before Reno's attack when he encountered a group of Seventh Cavalry scouts at the "Lone Tepee." Wesoon gained the top of the bluffs where a view of the surrounding country was obtained. He was found very close to our position which goes to show how closely we were confined. 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 . I threw open the breech lock of my carbine to throw the shell out, but it was stuck fast. I then told him as it was now my turn I would proceed to the business. When I fired this shot, Watson jumped to his feet and began to lead his horse out of the stream toward me. 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. So it turns out that there's actually an abundance of reasonable suspects among Custer's Crow scouts! "Movie Made Escaped Convict Go Back to Charleston Prison". So, jumping from the bank, I landed at the edge of the water and I just saw that the water tasted good. On March 30, 2010, three inmates, Quentin Truehill, Kentrell Johnson, and Peter Hughes escaped from Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office in Mansura, Louisiana after holding an officer hostage. Nicknamed by some as the "King of Kalashnikovs". I felt exceedingly thirsty and said to Watson that I proposed to have a drink. The squaws had got the fire under control and had it confined to a comparatively small space. The trio later fled to Colorado where an elderly man was kidnapped and later released unharmed. Five days later, police officers found him brandishing an ax handle in his brother's apartment. There's even a fairly reasonable -- or at least plausible -- explanation for the story of Custer taking a shot at Jackson. said he, "Let's move." "Victor F. Nelson, Notorious Ex-Convict, Believed Poisoned". I began to think they had seen me and crouched as close to the tree as possible. Box 393 So we started, following the trail until we were entirely clear of the brush and then began to climb the face of the bluff in order to reach the trail on which we saw the cavalry were moving [Watson's concern was legitimate. My spurs having been poorly fastened came off again, and seeing a pair lying on the trail, I got off my horse to secure them. In fact, however, there is far, far more truth in Thompson's tale than Camp or conventional wisdom has been willing to accept. The following is a list of historically famous prison escapes, and of people who escaped multiple times: There have been many infamous escapes throughout history: Merrill, Anthony. I wondered if any of the other members of Company C had been as unfortunate as myself. I made up my mind that all but one shot should be fired at the Indians, and that one would go into my head, for I had determined never to be taken alive. I could see that his days were numbered. "Water, Thompson, Water, for God's sake!" All realized that the less ammunition expended the better. It was equipped with artificial light, air conditioning, and high-quality construction materials. A peculiar accident happened to a man lying next to me, sheltered by a cracker box and talking in a cheerful manner about the probabilities of us getting out of our present difficulty, when a ball came crashing through the box hitting him and killing him instantly. Knipe added, "They all thought you was a gonner." September 12, 2019 7:13 AM EDT. After we began to climb the hill, I found my strength was giving out, and in spite of the fact that we were in full view of the Indians, I laid down to rest and all my entreaties for Watson to go on and save himself were fruitless. The savages seemed loathe to let us go. ISBN: 978--593-31815-7. He studied for a moment and then waded out of the stream leaving his horse with everything on it as I had done. The ping of the bullets and the groaning and struggling of the wounded horses was oppressive. Peter Thompson 96K views 3 years ago. The cavalry dashed into the village where one of the noncommissioned officers halted and struck up the company's guidon alongside of a teepee before he was shot from his horse. Let's look first at the incident Thompson observed on the banks of the Little Bighorn River, where he said a Crow scout appeared with a Sioux woman on a tether moments before Custer himself rode into sight and ordered the woman released. He died two months later. Thompson was a genuine everyman sort of hero who was wounded in Benteen's desperate, do-or-die charge to clear the head of the ravine on the night of June 25, 1876. The Indians no doubt thought that they had finished him for two of them turned and disappeared in the village. Drawing my revolver, I made ready to defend myself. In spring 2017, Rick tried to have Supergirl free Peter by threatening Alex Danvers ' life. THISEYE-WITNESS account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Seventh Cavalry Private Peter Thompson is one of the three great Lost Texts -- or perhaps I should say, Ignored Texts -- of the Little Bighorn eye-witness canon (the others are the accounts of White Cow Bull and Pretty Shield). One of the Seventh Cavalry's Arikara scouts, who watched part of Thompson and fellow straggler Watson's encounter with the five Sioux from the distance, was amazed to learn later that they survived.]. Slaper also questioned the timing of Thomspon's tale (he saw dark significance in the fact that Thompson's battlefield companion, Pvt. I thought of the ravine which was cleared by eleven brave men and hoped that I might be able to make my way to the river by that route. The trail we had followed had been made by buffalo, when going to and from the river. We did not feel any way alarmed on their account for we felt able to cope with that number. Suddenly he left the trail and made his way up the river. THOMSON, Illinois (KWQC) - Five inmates were captured after escaping from the USP Thomson prison camp last week according to AFGE 4070, the union representing workers at USP Thomson. When about half way up the bluff, I noticed something that made me hesitate. He had pleaded guilty to these charges in 2003. And thus we were brought to the fording place near the center of the village. James Watson, was already dead by the time Thompson told his story), but actually Thompson's story had been circulating among the enlisted men (but not the officers) since 1876. He was found guilty of robbing R12,6-million from a depot of the SBV security company in Pretoria in October 1997. John Brennan], and Watson [Pvt. We finally concluded to enter the village by way of the trail. "Then," said he, "Charge down there and drive them out." We had plenty of them and some of them very badly hurt. He escaped two times with a helicopter. To wade downstream was an impossibility. I gained the shelter of the ravine without a scratch and I was thankful. Payet (born 1963) is a French criminal who gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using helicopters. Kneeling down beside him I asked, "Can I do you any service?" The Crow then left Custer and rode in a jog trot towards the river and disappeared. I then asked Watson if that did not account for Custer's presence away from his command. I began to make tracks once more in a lively manner, and in a short time reached the point I had started for. I do not know how long I lay there, but I have a faint recollection of being turned and my gun taken from me. The "problematic passages" in Thompson's first-person account of the battle center on Thompson and fellow straggler Pvt. 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. 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. . Fortunately for me the soil was soft and loose to light upon. Thomson and Watson eventually found each other, banded together, and survived with Reno. This gave the savages a good opportunity to close in on us and they were not long in doing so. The Astonisher.com Map (above) reveals how he escaped the fate of his comrades, told in the eye-witness accounts of Thompson himself, fellow Seventh Cavalry survivor, John McGuire, and an Anonymous Ree scout, possibly Half Yellow Face.. The Indians were able to occupy every available position afforded by nature on account of their numbers. Seeing that I was determined to go, they said no more but one of the men of Company C, named Tim Jordan [Pvt. Peter Thomson . John Fitzgerald], Brennan [Pvt. Daniel Kanipe] of our company. Our new feature, Training Rides Unpacked, will give you an insight into the cycling habits and character of our Ride Leaders through their favourite training rides. Peter Benjamin Parker, tambm conhecido por seu pseudnimo de Homem-Aranha, um personagem fictcio e protagonista da srie de filmes The Amazing Spider-Man de Marc Webb.Adaptado do super-heri de mesmo nome da Marvel Comics criado por Stan Lee e Steve Ditko, ele interpretado por Andrew Garfield e aparece nos filmes The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) e sua sequncia The Amazing Spider . The escape happened with the help of his wife, and they later went on a month-long crime spree across . On coming close, I saw they were our Ree scouts and two Crow Indians, one of whom was Half Yellow Face or Two Bloody Hands. Wymyka si milicji 29 razy! James Bennett] whom to know was to respect. He must have gone thence directly to his command. Detroit Institute of Arts. When I returned to him I urged him to take a drink, but he refused to do so saying he was not in need of it. But I could not see any, and this puzzled me very much, but on looking down to the lower end of the bluffs I could see a body of men on horseback mounting slowly up the trail on top of the bluffs. Then others may ask why we did not go sooner. I was curious to know who he was. I made my way as rapidly as possible toward the bank of the river. 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. Again, what Thompson described was just the way Custer did business -- and the flat by the river where Thompson said he saw Custer and the Crow scout with a Sioux squaw on a tether is barely 1,000 feet from the mouth of Medicine Tail Coulee, thus EASILY within Custer's accustomed solo reconnaissance range. Curley, a young Crow scout, would leave the command within the next ten minutes to take news of the battle to General Terry." "I will trade horses with you if you will." The supports that were used were short pieces of wood of any kind that we could procure without risk. Down at the foot of the hill I was descending, I saw a white man riding in a slow, leisurely way. And, the pop star's son Junior Andre, 17, took to Instagram on Monday, where he shared shirtless snap of the duo with just towels around their waists. The man was almost frightened to death. This was the 26th day of June, a day long to be remembered by all who took an active part, in fact, a day never to be forgotten. Although America has ignored Peter Thompson for nearly 100 years, you really can't understand what happened at the Little Bighorn without listening closely to what Peter Thompson said. Our retreat was covered by Company D commanded by Capt. I ventured to rise myself and scanned the top of the bluffs to see if there were any Indians in sight. The sound came from the direction of the village, and immediately following was the sound of two others. "Fifteen dollars for a canteen of water," said a second. I found in the center of our place of defense that we had a surgeon busily attending to the wounded and dying. In his second escape from the prison, he escaped through a tunnel leading from the shower area to a home construction site 1.5km (0.93mi) away in a Santa Juanita neighborhood. I was careful to put in a clean one next time, and calling Watson to remain quiet for a moment, I fired when the Indian was within three feet of his horse. 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. "Well," I thought, "I will get along anyway." It had been built by Indians for some purpose or other. He suddenly turned aside from the trail as if he wished to avoid some threatening danger. This is very trying to a cavalry man, for next to himself, he loves his horse, especially on a campaign of this kind. Two accomplices of Palaiokostas hijacked a sight-seeing helicopter and forced the pilot to fly to the prison where Palaiokostas was being held. He manage to escape from Pretoria prison with five others in December 1997. Tom Custer, 1st Lieut. I had not gone far before I heard my name called and on looking around I saw Watson coming after me at full speed. The questioner belonged to my own company and I naturally expected him to sympathize with me in my errand of mercy. My wounded neighbor gave a scream of agony and lay still. Likewise, it was certainly not unusual for Custer to ride alone ahead of his men when scouting. So fierce did she look that my hand involuntarily sought the handle of my revolver. Indians for their families, property, and glory. And with a cheer, away they dashed, their revolvers in one hand and their carbines in the other. The one that was left stood facing me, still disputing our passage across the river. But he never moved. James Watson], and although composing one of the sets of fours that entered into action with Custer, not one of us ever reached the battlefield which proved fatal to Custer and his men. Updated April 24, 2011, The Eye-witness Chronology Thompson and Watson had spied a Seventh Cavalry guidon in the huge free Sioux and Cheyenne village across the river, and they were under the mistaken impression that they could rejoin their Seventh Cavalry comrades there. We were quite willing to change our location if we could, but we hesitated for several reasons; we were separated from our leader and our forces were divided. I found that very little change had taken place since the incident in the morning. The officers hearing those bugles sound ordered our buglers to sound certain calls and waited to see if they would be answered. On June 8, 2014, Robert Elbryan, 42, George Broussard, 64, and Christopher Boris, 52, escaped from a Quebec detention center with help from a helicopter. Being in our present predicament, we were utterly powerless to help as we wished we could. We were becoming so tired that the presence of the Indians was no longer a terror to us. He had his gun in his hand and his eyes fixed on the grove of timber across the river watching for the enemy. $28.00. Fifeshire, Scotland. I looked on while the doctor attended the wounded that were brought in. I told him I would get him some if I lived. I shook my head and answered, "No." He was a trumpeter, belonging to either Company I or L and I am very sorry that I have forgotten his name. The halt was but for a moment, for the Indians came rushing towards them in great numbers. In 2017 he initiated the transition of the program's Environment desk to the Livable Planet desk. Ooops! There was a noise in the village which increased as night advanced. 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 we waited in vain. . I began to watch the actions of the men. For his valor at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Thompson was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The night of June 25, Lt. Charles DeRudio thought he saw Capt. The noise in the village was as great as ever, which told us that the Indians still held it. Had I been armed I would have been more at my ease. Medal of Honor winner Peter Thompson was the last Seventh Cavalry trooper to get out of George A. Custer's doomed command alive. I knew I would have to act quickly if I was to save my life, so dismounting from my horse, which had carried me so many miles, I dashed down into the ravine toward the bushes; but the sudden flight of a flock of birds from that point caused me to turn aside and I made a bee line for the pillar of rocks above me. They must have suspected our intentions. I found that the pillar was barely eighteen inches through; it was about seven feet high with a piece of rotten cottonwood on top. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Original multiverse A heavy volley of bullets was the result. Both banks were wet with the splashing made by the animals going to and from the village. He not only tried to dissuade me but called to Sargeant Knipe and told him of my intention of going to the river. On July 27, 2013, 1,000 inmates escaped from the Queyfiya prison near. Capt. "Heritage and Horizon: American Painting, 1776-1976," May 5, 1976-June 13, 1976. Marking: [label] "Peter Thomson, registered, Philadelphia" Exhibition History. Standing on the opposite bank of the river and at the very point we wished to gain were three Indians, with their smoking rifles in their hands. Additionally, Thompson provides the last look at Custer alive; he shows that Indians used captured Cavalry bugles, as Roman Nose did at the Battle of Beecher's Island; and he describes the clever "stationary wheel" technique they employed in their attack on Custer, as well as its withering effect on the Americans: Round and round rode the savages in a seemingly tireless circle. The noise they made resembled the howling of a coyote and the squealing of a cat. Are they really "impossible?". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This, for a time, seemed to deter him for he laid down his gun and commenced work at his former occupation. "Small Illusions: Children's Costume 1710-1920," June 20-September 9, 1990. There was but one gasp and all was still. 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. I now struggled to my feet and found that I was weak and dizzy from the loss of blood. Weir. 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. In addition to describing the valiant actions he participated in, Thompson's account contains a lot of significant detail, such as the fatigue of Custer's men and their horses as they rode into battle (Thompson got separated from Custer because his mount gave out). One of them was injured during the escape, and while trying to get back into the prison, he got caught in the razor between the fences. Here, there, and everywhere he thought he was needed. 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. ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA . Watson kept himself during the time of our concealment buried in deep thought. Training Rides Unpacked Peter Thomson. Jumping to my feet I saw Capt. It seemed to be the desire of each to utterly exterminate. Round and round rode the savages in a seemingly tireless circle. After meeting Thompson and the Crow scout with the roped enemy squaw on the banks of the Little Bighorn -- and finding no better alternative crossing places -- the eye-witness record says Custer then returned to the ford at Medicine Tail Coulee in this scenario, tried to cross there, got shot by White Cow Bull, and died "in the water of the Little Bighorn." It was a sad, sad sight. Thompson escaped from custody. I still clung to my carbine and revolver. They were talking and gesticulating in a very earnest manner. We were in a very precarious condition. Thomson is the U.N. Secretary-General's special envoy for the ocean. Only a few scattering shots now and then. So there was nothing to do but console myself with the reflection that I had better take care of it myself. Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. We were repulsed at the ford; we were surrounded by Indians on the bluffs; we were without horses; and when we did make the attempt we did so at nearly the cost of our lives. Watson was a short distance behind me and was keeping watch on the flat below. Peter graduated from their alma mater, General Assembly and is currently based in New York. Watson made no complaint, for like myself he knew it would do no good. We formed the cracker boxes into a half circle and kept them as close together as possible. Share. [Note: Thompson did not overplay the dramatically dangerous nature of his situation after he was left behind by his Seventh Cavarly comrades. I made my way slowly over the small place in which we huddled together and was very pleased to see some of the men stretching canvas over the wounded and dying. I had left nearly a hundred rounds in my saddle bags, but owing to the incomplete condition of my prairie belt I was unable to carry more with me. I now heard the clatter of hoofs behind me. I told him that as I could not carry a gun I thought I had better do something to help the wounded and the dying. Thompson was sentenced to death Oct. 28 and was being held in the county jail until he could be transferred to a prison in Livingston, about 75 miles to the northeast. While I looked at them, one rose to his feet and beckoned for us in the most friendly manner to advance. Benteen soon joined them and made a short speech. The Indians while fighting remained mounted, the cavalry dismounted. It did not take me long to reach the top of the bluff, where I got a glimpse of the village, the river and the mouth of the ravine. I jerked it from his grasp and passed it on to the next. I started on looking back once in a while to see if the Indians were coming. One young man had the courage of a lion. I could see that the fight was well under way; hordes of savages had gained a footing on the right bank of the river and had driven the soldiers back a short distance. This ungainly dismount caused the water to fly in every direction. If he was as thirsty as I was before he dismounted, I will guarantee that he was in that condition no longer. In November 1987 Peter Thomson aged 19 at the time escaped from Winchester Prison. Tom Custer and other Seventh Cavalry troopers riding across the river in the moonlight, but it turned out to be Indians in captured Army uniforms.]. This was the flag which had been placed there by the corporal just before he was shot. After completing my inventory, I sat down and began to reflect on my chances for my life, if I remained where I was. The question may be asked why we attempted to join our commands after two hours and a half. The officers were riding in order, a little in advance of their respective companies. Our means of defense were very poor. Our horses and mules were cuddled together in one confused mass. Passing the ford on the run, we came to some underbrush; when we slowed down to a walk. Our plan was for Watson to cross the river first to show how deep the water was. Capt. But now it was deserted. Cavalry men were also falling and the ranks gradually melting away, but they sternly and bravely faced their foes; the cavalry men fighting for $13 a month. Faulkner was not far behind after shooting 71 in his first round, with Scotland's Jimmy Adams and Australian Norman Von Nida leading the way on four under. [Note: there is actually a fairly rational, fairly conceivable explanation for Billy Jackson's story. They had closed in around us on three sides and so close were they, that we could hear them talking. 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. The forces under Major Reno, at the time we stepped into the trail, were six companies of the left wing and one company of the right, namely Company B under the command of Capt. Both Brennan and Fitzgerald turned their horses toward the rear, when they had gone two miles beyond the lone teepee. Both Watson and myself had failed to notice the trail made by the cavalry in making their efforts to reach the lower end of the village. "Of approximately 210 men," writes Bray, "only one would survive the next hour. Most wanted criminal in France in 2013. In all probability he had outrun them. He was kept very busy for some time. 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