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Desperalo FiK.’it Between Two Dcsper- 1 a do os nod the Citizens of Lew-istown, Mongher County.on. .kk i Advice:* from Lowis'own, Meagher county, given Iho particulars of n bloody Hcriintnnge which occurred Micro is few days ago. Two despern-docs known as itill O'Fallon and ••Jiattlesimke Juke, the Terror of the West,” j;v! into v «|unm*l with Severn! half-broods, resulting in nil parties drawing weapons and opcniug lire*. A( the In’s! shot three of Rattlesnake Jake's fingers were shot lt;»fT and O'Fallon was slightly wounded, whereupon the desperadoes swore tlioy would clean out the town, and commenced shooting at everybody in sight. There were only throe guns in town, but those, in the hands of trusty men, were used with good effect and both desperadoes were hook badly wounded They were called upon to surrender, but refused, vowing they would light until they died O’Fallon, growing faint from the loss of blood, fell from his horse. Rising to his knees lie took deli Is'rate aim with his rifle at a young man named Smith who was not taking any part in the light, and shot him dead. The citizens, armed with revolvers, wore by this timoont in full force and a general fire was opened. O'Fallon was shot five times and again fell to tlio ground, where, lying flat nml covered d i with blood, be kept bn shooting until 11 his breath left him. ltuUlesmike Jake also displayed the same desjiernteJ»1 lick, and kept on firing until, with our bullets in his body, one leg aud one arm broken, and his under jawBully shot off, he gave up the ghost, eyond a few slight wounds none of the citizens were injured.O'Fallon and Rattlesnake Juko are supposed to 1m« momlMTs of a dosi*er-ate gang of horsetbieves mid robbers who have infested that part of the Territory for two or three years past. .Some fears are expressed that tin* band will seek revenge for the death of thoir comrades, and that this bloody affair is but tho introduction to a general warfare bet ween the desperadoes and the settlers. It can end in only one way—victory for the settler and freeing the country of tho thieving gang.- Independent.TLl IT TCUPITniJV
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Sun River Sun
Sun River, Montana, US
Thu, Jul 17, 1884
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