White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-02-25

her At any rate she struck gate that even
astonished me- She had received good mess
of oats, the air was COOL and she felt like going,
In fifteen minutes We cleared the weod, and away
we went on clear jump, The chap inside kept
yelling to be let ont. ----lsl "oiD --a1
@" Finally he stopped, and in a few minutes
came the report of a pistol--one-tKo-t three
-four-ene right after. the other, and / heard
the balls whiz over my head. If had been on
my seat, one of these balls if not two of them.
would have gone through me. popped up mt
head again and gave yell, and then deep
groan, and then said: 80 God, save me. Pm
q dead man. Then made shutting noise,
as though we're falling off, and finally settled
down on the foot board again ] now urged up
the old mare by giving her an occasional poke
with the butt Of my whip stock, and she peeled
it faster than ever. .1- N .a-7lra'
T" The man called out to me twice more pref
ty soon after this, and, as he got no reply, he
made some tremendous endearors to break the
door open, and as this failed him, he made sew
eial attempts upon the top. But had no fear
Of his doing anything there, for the top of the
cart is framed in with dovetails and each sleep.
er bolted to the post with iron bolts. 4 had
made it so could carry heavy loads there. BY
and,by, after all else had failed, the scamp com
meneed to hollow whoa to the horse, and kept it
up until he became quite hoarse. All this time
kept perfectly qaiet, holding the reins firmly,
and kept poking the beast with the stock. .-
1--WE were not an hour in going that dozen
miles-not bit of it. l hadn't much fear
perhaps might tell the truth and say that I had
none, for L haila good pistol; and more than
that, my passenger was safe; yet Iwas glad
when came to the old -four barrel factory that
stands at the edge of jackson village; and in
ten minutes more pulled up in front of the tav-
ern, and found couple of men in the barn clean
ing down some stage horses. 7ai!-1l HlsHjHoo
80 Well, old fellow,' says L. as got down
and went around to the back Of the wagon, you
have had pleasant ride, haven't your ,i..;-
"'Who are your he cried; he kind "a swore
a little, too, as he asked the question. M
11"' Pm The man yoa tried to shoot,' was my
reply.sdt .vss;1Go9 haa m-o9sh rls3msm
" }"'ffWhere am n Let me Out!' he yelled. T
"' Look here, we've come to a safe stopping
place, and mind We, my revolver is ready for
ye the moment you show yourself Now. lay
quiet D.. ~. -1,-.....-..-yy O.. f..,--,
"By this time the two ostlers came up 70 see
what was the matter, and I explained it all to
them. After this got one of them 10 run and
rout out the Sheriff, and tell what believed /
had got for him. The first streaks of. delight
we're just coming up, and in half an hour it
would be broad daylight. In less than that time
the Sheriff came, and two men with him. told
him the whole affair in few words, exhibiting
the handbills had for him-and then he made
for the cart . s- s'.
"He told the chap inside who he was, and if
he made the least resistance he'd be a dead
man. Then slipped the iron wrench out, and
as let the door down the fellow made spring.
l caught him by the ANGLE, and he came down
on his face, and in a moment more the officers
had him. 1t was now daylight, and the moment
l saw the chap l recognized him. He was
marched off to the lookup, and I told the Sher-
III SuOuiu III tOhu
"After breakfast the Sheriff came down to
the tavern and told me that had caught the
very bird, and that if / would remain until the
next morning, should have the reward of two
hundred dollars which had been offered.
al found my goods all safe, paid the express
agent for bringing them from Indianapolis, and
then went to work to stow them away in my
cart The bullet holes we're found in the top of
the vehicle. gust as expected. They were in
a line about FIVE inches apart; and had been
wher, usually sit, two Of them would have hit
me somewhere about the small of the back, and
passed upwards, for they were sen with heavy
charge of powder, and his pistol was heavy
one. 49,. ~ rr;..- e--...--
&c On the next morning the Sheriff had called
upon me and paid me two hundred dollars in
gold. for he had made himself sure that he'd
got the villain. l afterwards fouId letter in
the post Office at Portsmouth for me, from the
Sheriff of Hancock Couse and he informed
me that Mr.. Dick Hardhead is in prison for
life"
90 Shueu Int PeuuSL seotg- i" 'nS ino'H
ing had the curiosity to look at his cart, and
! found the four bullet holes just as he had told
US, though they we're now plugged up with vial
corks. ..
NoTE.-The above yam may be al very true and won
derfu bu it puzzles comprehend how when he
inside Of the box he could fassn the door the outside
in os5er to shat himself in l-PRIsrER-