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STORY OFSTAGE DAYSTHTothPiyeaiUnwritten History of Min WhoCirried Mail Between San- JJ,®ta Fe and El Paso. wayTHE EARLY SIXTIESThree Died With Their Boots in, Ine20 thon t:jour nam Stap itabl of RKilled by Apaches---One in a Quar- Legirel and the Third Murdered. a'’1ing itheriman expe willM(By George H. Pettis, Ex-Captain New Mexico Volunteers.)In 18G5, Barlow, Sanderson Com-1 pany, were the contractors for carry-ing the mail between Santa Fe and whic Kansas City, and were also the con- mosf tractors for carrying the mail, weekly, ‘ between Santa Fe and Franklin, now ; ’ El Paso. David T. Knox, who was one frQm of the best known men in the Territory at that time, was interested in the firm of Barlow, Sanderson Company in their operations south of San-1 ta Fe, and was also the superintendent of, their stage and mail route. The drivel's on this route were Jack Collins, Johnny Daile, and “Tennessee,” I whose real name was never used. The Riye final end of these four men is what is McIn to be told in this article. manKnox’s death was the first one to Rail) occur. Sometime in the summer of ty, a 1866, the stage arrived one Monday af- ing I ternoon at Fort Craig, from Santa Fe, folio1 and was accompanied by Knox, who used remained at this point while the coach tyre, proceeded on its way across the “Jor- man* nado del Muerto,” to El Paso. On that other evening a dancing party had been ar* woun ranged for the officers of the post and away their ladies, at the quarters of one of the officers who was an esteemed favorite, and whose wife and two children had recently arrived from California. After “taps” had been sounded, on the evening mentioned, the dancing party had assembled and among whom was Knox, who was well known to every one present. Knox was well thought of and was an agreeable person1 except when he had been drinking. The party had been going on for several hours, everybody was enjoying him or herself thoroughly, andat about 1 o’clock in the* morning, during an intermission, the male guests had gathered in one of the rooms which was used on this occasion for refreshments for the men of the party.Knox, who had imbibed several drinks during the evening, became belligerent, the host undertook to restrain his temper and pleasantly tried to explain to him that this was not the place nor the opportunity for him to act in an improper manner. Knox did not take kindly to this advice, and in a few minutes he and the host were “wiping up the floor” with each other, andKnoY was fluflllv nut out of thp roomPOLILolt;Szaln serioi whicl It is woun the ethat feet cence. comn the hthathearcdowsSzabi who * du r in cembSTEETheVNe-
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Sat, Apr 01, 1905
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