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riTUTION. ATLANTA, (xA.. TUESDAY OCTOBER 18 18CURLY BILLA MAN WHO MADE THINGS WARM WHEREVER HE WENT.Th# Slot? of EJi CriaM and Captors—Uon H# Escaped From Bit Ouards—TtaeOaog He Led and What They Dld-Tht Man Ho Killed and How Ho Killed mem.•‘Yes, thing* are more quiet now than thoy u*ed to be, an' I don't look for vory rough times ahead If I do get elected/’ and tho speaker, Dave Wood, democratic noraiuee for sheriffof Dona Ana county, swung his legs to and fro ashoiat on tho semi-circular stud* horec poker table of tho Commercial saloon at Las Cruces. A modest kind of a fellow Dave, not given to bragging or “fluffing tho (pndor* foot, yet a nan who has fought iu tho vanguard of frontier civilization for nearly a quarter of a century. Toll, stout .of muscle, and large of limb, he is just tho kind of a man tho late Rev. Mr. Kingsley would admire, and when added to this he enjoys tho wcll-doscrvod reputation of “being quick an the draw, ho baa nearly exhausted tho list of frontier virtues.•‘Were you acquainted with ‘Billy the Kid?’ queried the scribe.“Well, I should sny I was. I brouuht him from Mcsilla, where he was. tried and sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Sheriff William Brady, of Lincoln county, on tho 1st of April, 1878. IIo was tried for this murder in 1881, at tho March term of tho district court, and the icntcnco wna to bavo boon executed on tho 13th day of the May following. Tho killing of Brady wna a cold-bloodod murder. Brady was crossing tho plasa at Lincoln, accompanied by George lliudman and J. B. Matthews, to aunounco that no court would be held at theitnted April terra. Thoy wore all armed with rifles. Billy and a companion had taken up a position behind tho adobe wall of Gunstall McSwccn’s corral, which commanded their approach, and as tho party came in rango n shower of bullets was fired into them. Brady was killed instantly and Hindman mortally wounded, but Matthews succeeded in making his escape. When I brought tho Kid to Lincoln I was accompanied by Deputy United States Marshal Bob 0linger, who was afterwards killed by the Kid. Ho was killed along with Deputy Sheriff Boll, another guard. Whilo tho guards were absent, Billy managed to get into tho armory, which was without a secure lock, and got a six-shooter and Olingcr’a shotgun. He killod Brady with the pistol and Olingcr with thomake a complaint he’d go an' fetch Jako in.Bill ’lowed as how he’d make no .complaint.look after Jako himself. Jake hoardwaslaid upbut wouldof this and cleared out whilo Bill for repairs.“The Son Simon Is a hard place even to-day, but wasn’t it a terror thon, continued tho cowboy. “There was an old Irishman named Fletcher, from St. Louis, bout hi a hole in tho ground there and started in to mine about the time tho railroad got in. I’m blamed it tho boys didn't frighten him to death. Thoy kopt sbootin' into his tent, rankin’ him dance, and leadin’ him such a lifo that ho took sick of fright and died iu the military hospital at Fort Bowie.“Yes, broke in Davoj “the San Simon was lively. There waa a little Jemmy Hughes, asix-kid of about sixteen, going round with two shooters in his belt, whooping her up with thebest ot them. I think thatlcid is about the most infernal young scamp unhung. Thore was a man canio to the valley from California and took up a ranch. He had a very hand aome young girl, a daughter,, about fourteen years of age, ana tho kid took up with her and induced her to run off with him. Tho father discovered it before they had much of a start, and with a hired man of his followed them up. Jemmy had a double-barreled shotgun, and tho moment they camo within range he opened fire and downed tho hired man. He filled him too lull of holes to akin. The old man thought he’d mako tracks for the ranch. He had loft something undone at homo that required his immediate attention. “ ‘The Pet of the San Simon/ as thoy called Jemmy, has come to grief at last, remarked the cowboy. “Yo Snow as bow he killed that wlfo of hu in Clifton, Arizona. IIo then lit out for Old Mexico. Well, about ten days ago, I was down to Casas Grnndcs, an' who should I sco soldiering In the 11th Mexican cavalry but tho ‘Pet.’ Beoras as though he had bccu caught trying to run off some stock near Janos, on' had boon sentenced to servo iu tho army for fivo years. H—1 of a country, whoro thoy mnko’jail-birds national defenders.“Something liko Billy Wilson's Zouaves, obift\cda drummer, who bad joined in tho6roup, “who refused to garrison West Point ecouio it was too close to Bing Bing.“Did you ever hoar Jako Wallace tell of that time on tho San Simon when he bit off' more nor ho could chaw ? queried tho cowboy. A universal “no waa the response. ,“Well, a lot of tho boya had jest come in to tho San Simon well heeled. They had run off' a lunrh of cattle belonging to the Corralitoi company, in Hid Mexico, an’ had got thecanh for it, and they started In to have o high old time an’ whoop her tin. Thoy took possession ol a large canvas teni near tho Silver Palace saloon, an' there bein’ no women, inaugurated a stag ball. While they were dancing a train ] tilled in nn’some of tho passengers who didn’t core to invest a dollar on frijolos and bacon, attracted by the music, entered tho tent. Among the crowd was a regular dude of a chap who looked as though ho was just walkin’ around to save funeral expenses. Jako 'lowed as how he’d huvo some fun with him.’Walkin’ up to him ho covered him with his gun an’ ordered him out to dance. Tho tenderfoot looked ^it tho gun, looked at Jake, an’ 'lowed nn lio lind to an it. When Jako cotclev;SENsThe DlsappWsltlsrHimHAlbany, Cleveland alon to the ing, ho wi college on Elmira, his rig warded ofl several tinface. Ho stones, but Haughton Boone the: when Dr. the goverr Haughton went to ] street, whlt; Dr. llau convened The gover and wcn^ to the mat the polico asked for wanted to’ of tho sucase waaTBoone 1: brothcr-inte two ycj crowd aasc wounding on the gov« visit to the of Fairbor look tho r Albany. Attorney I who oxpragranting itany groumAbout a nor’s ret an governor U case. Booi and retired and forth t and declan got tho pi TIIK inti This cvi ■ault on
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Atlanta Weekly Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Tue, Oct 28, 1884
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