Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-08-08
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DAYS IN ATE LiRE OF a VILLAIN.

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nAKs aN ATE LaRE OF A VILLAIN.
On Wednesday night VI iasswesk james
A. Gsgtioa got on . spree, aad SinriAs
il continuance visited : house OF il-faml
on Arapahoe street, and raised . genera
row. He chased ell the inmates Of ths
housa outdoors, except she bar keeper-s
young man OF eighteen whom he deaiber,
ataiy shot down and when he attempte |
In his disabled condition, to crawl away
Gordon deliberately stopped down ans
fred upon him again.
For the following two days Gordor
seems to have continued his stdr1rnk, % anC
We understand fred his pistol severa
timesae the great danger of those saFroud-
ing him. Among other things 1t ia sait
be snapped hia pistol shrea times at hi
bar keeper, in Cibola Hall.
Friday night he was more than USUALLY
qaarzelsoms created . disturbance In
OenvaE Hall, then weas out doors, fired
his pistol twice al "Big Phil - then en-.
tered al adjoining saloon and shot dos
| that was erouched between lee owners
legs. From that place hsstaxted across
tho creek on the Blake street grade, hni
stopped at the Louisiana saloon and called
for sonhthing to drink, for himself and
two eoHipaniens-Fitxpatriek and Rocker
bone The bar-kesper set cut whiskey,
and al three drank, and then threw then
glasses on the floor, and made other de-
monstrations of violence, which so alar-
| med those VINO were IN the room that all
attempted TO ay. John Gantz AZ ths tame
vas standing at the corner Of the bar,
| close to Gordon. whk, a. soon 81 be thEsw
bis tum bier, struck ffantz in the face with
his Est, knocking him down. GantE re-
! covered however and ran out OF the door.
Gordon foilowed-uaaght him-dragged
! him baek--knoeked him d0wn--beat him
about the head and face; and thea drew
bis revolver, and while holding G&ntG b.
the hair with his left hasd-he, Gsnss,
partially lying ON the foor with his head
! prsSsed against the aide Of the count ar-
| PLACED the muzxls Of his pistol to the tor
of his Victims head, and attempted to fire
The pistol snapped four times, and al
the eth attempt went OF the ball enter.
ing Gantz's head, ranging downward
| through its center, and Of course causing
I instant death.
Gordon and his companions then asd,
and he was seen at Cibola hall an houI
later, but on Saturday morning had left
the city.
| Strange as it may seem, bat little efori
was made to arrest him that night, althoi
dozen men saw or heard the murder
when it was committed. ..
About O'Clock next day enough inter
est las enlisted to institute a search fol
Gordon, and party of men set ont in
pursuit. He was traced to Fort Luptoni
"a miles below the city, where he h2d "a
ken refuge. The fort was vigilantly
/ guarded and messenger sent up for re-
| inforcements, bat before their arrival,
and about 6 O'Clock ounday morning, tbs
/ gate wis thrown opan and Gordon, mount
ed on aeet horse, his bslt bristling with
arms, and revolver hourishing arounC
HIS head, dashed through the guard q
suddenly, that al wers taken BY sur
prise. As he passed By shem he cried on
''shoos, you id cowardly sons Of BIS
and then follow me.n Three shots were
fred but without effect, aRd for o time 4
| seemed rs If his escape WIS certain. Three
men followed on horseback, but the hor.
ses soon failed, after their hard nights
usage, and soon the purHuing party sSal
reduced to Mr.. Babcoek, who, after ter
raile chase, came within shooting distance
Of the fugitive, and fred upon him with
shot gun or muskes loaded with buckshot
Gordou's horse fell at the fire but tht
rider quickly recovering himself fed or
foot. Mr.. Babcock easily took posses,
sion of the horse, and his own horse be-
lng completely tired out, be rclerned Il
. endJFson's ranch, after FIRST tracking
| Gordon short distance BIZ the blood
supposed to b. from wounds in his left
| thigh as from the sounds upon the horse
and m arks upon tbs saddle, Il seemed i'm
possible that he could have escaped un,
harmed. Gordon's coat and private D..
peTB were found on his saddle, and W,
understand the scat of the latter was
dreaehed with blood.
AT | O'Clock p. m. on Saturday, fresl
! party With fresh horses, under the leader.
ship Of Dir. Bsbeoek, act out expecting e
easily secure Gordon, but he again eludsd
shsrn, and mp to Monday morning nothing
further had been effected.
Monday noon MFR. Jaaohs returned from
the pursuit, having left the party at fv4
O'Clock in the morning, just Is they wer,
setting out ON the trail to resume thi
pursuit. In tho sasning another No an ar.
rived, who left the trail Of 3 O'Clock. HI
! was doubtful Ut Gordau's being oversa,
ken, and says he was dEseeting bis course
toward Fort Larimie. The pursuing par.
" Is well arnasa and prosisioned and W,
understand thai there IL q reward Of ST5t
on GordoRss bead. so thai Their will doubt.
less continue the chase Il some time.
James i. Gordon ID young man, Of
prepossessing appeafanoe, H. form srly
lived at Creseaat City, lows, bas cam. q
this eoantry among fhe first who arriy d
! in the fall Of SO. He Is classed among
! the sporting men, and Is one of the pro.
prietors of the Cibola Saloon.
I He has nsyer to our knowledge mani.
tested q particularly evil disposition unit
his spree Of the last few days. OF fhe
shooting of Gantz, no ebieos Ia or can he
| advocated in justification or palliation.
daatx was total stranger, and Tiers
was no alteration whassyer. The prob.
ability Is, that any nam, friend or fos,
who might have met him At the time,
would have mes the same fate, aud thai
he vas impslied TO the terrible deed sole.
h and wholly BY the Taat.deuiaa influence
% whiskey.--R Rocky hoaatain Ness,
Jssls 2sth.
eT~It Is raniored thai Hon. John Coch.