They promised to stand by him in the execution of his duty, and to remunerate him for his loss of time and money. The arms taken from Plummer, Reeves and Mitchell were sold by Crawford to defray expenses. Popular sentiment, is shifting and uncertain as a quicksand. The Sheriff had to go and get them, paying, at the same time, all expenses, including in the list even the board of the prisoners. For his services not a cent was ever paid to him.
Popular institutions are of divine origin.
Cleveland had three horses at the time of his death. One was at a ranch at Bannack, and two were down on Big Hole. Crawford called two meetings, and was authorized to seize Cleveland's property and sell it, in order to reimburse himself for his outlay, which was both considerable in amount and various in detail, and repay himself for his outlay and expenses of various kinds. Tex said it would be wrong to do so. In a day or two after, Crawford saw the horse in town and asked Tex if it was not the animal.