The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-04-01
EETRAPPTNG 4 MURDERER.
4 Spectators Story.

can investment III course / carried 4
good deal Of Money with ne. bur knowing
| was going among = wild. lswis-, cis-s,
OF every grade aud CO or among half
civilized inGia0.. negroes, gambler.
thie> -, robbers, mufderers and ssssS-
sin. with perhaps fsw settlers with
some claims to honor and honesty, if they
cousi be- sifted GU. from The pass-I
thought it The safest plan not to seem well
otf in hi. worlds good. AcroFdinglv
secured my money IN belt about nv
bJiv, pat on vsrv coarse. rough drrs.
which. Nv intentcIsl careIessness aeon
had very mean. sloveniy appearsucn AID
allow ed nv hair and beard 10 manage
matters their own ~ay, without sHv
Troublesome interference of razor or comb.
ihuS prepared, and srmed with two re-
vovers, aud q Bowie knife | passed over
some dangerous county in comparative
safety, and fiatt4red myself ,hs, 10 one
guessed m, slehes through my apparent
poverty.
IL fact, on TWO occasions, I began to
think il might hsve been TO nv sdvsn-
tage 10 have looked Itti- more respect
able The ir-, Of these yrs when, 10
rrav-iing through The Chocts~ nation |
found drove OF horses hat pleased ms
very much. and ws- told nv The owner, in
reply ~ nv Question - 10 what be "ou'd
take head for the ea'ire lot, ihsI he was
no IN the habit ef naming his price to
every wandering bpggsr shat chose to
SATISFY an idle curiosity / was disposed
a. fir.t 10 put on some dignity, and get
indignant, but concluded, after = careful
survey of nv person. that the man bad
gn"l cause for speaking q. he did, snd
- merely as,Grad that | knew ind
viiu. thst wished 10 huv horses, if he
could gat them II fair price. The horse
owner. ho@evsr sas NOT disposed To be-
lave nv eu,en, and | passed him
BY with he resolve ha'. If nothing bet
ter turned up. uouli give fni snoth-r
call under a mere s,.s>n' ayeou- appear
ance As tSe second Instance sih,iei 10
va -iuiiw ~ the frat. Il ma, ta ,.a>eH
ever uIrhruf further n"ura
Rut on # tn, sane csUsa gF-~ very
remarkable adventure. which II j. nv
ORIENT purpose ~ relate.
While passing Ne, ,,.n two ssttle'nants
over a very lonely gioomv hrr-r path
leading through a dark h~mluck wood.
and while in he NOS soll'ary part. there
suddenly cana before mr. leading from q
thick-j on the rlgnf, human figure Of
the most startling Appearance. Il w~> =
man Of medium height, bnt of stout
powerful frame Nj rei with dirtv
tAl'er.. thst he appeared to have worn
snd wallowe1 in for Years He had no
covering for his had or feet and his
.kin "ss so coated With CRIME :. NJ il ~
jifEicul,. Al . st look - ,-li wh-ther he
BELONGED to tbs ~hila race or not His
face, high upon his cheeks, vas covered
with 3 dirty hro~n h-4rd AMI his mstfpA
hair hung in = i'd confu.i. ali around his
head. except little space hafora his swol-
len. blood shot eve~, md 81 og-'h-r he
looked Ike mad 'u4n n human devil =
i!t- hands bed and swung . form drh'e
club and h'- ar''tUd- he tsSp-i INTO
the rox brflre ne, ~a< ons 81 fierce men
are sri detsnce.
stopped in alarm and vhila f1ns
sha,uIc M. Ia.
80 l.,, ,, a,.,'. r,.l.r,
,nI ora.,o3 ,Aa b,,, of ana - rx r.r,,,
Yer-. firmly determined 80 keep him ri he
,',,, ,,', 10 ~ 80 '''''
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ia o,t.r 10 al nF ,aaa
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nriza hnt ,or're be.Iar off nor me- Won
Am, sL,v il hy --r r,,.,,.r Win
AZ won ard wbar ,nn from, !"
>. W.1,"I ,pf,,na4 fa.ljr,, I;yhl, COM
nlimrutad Of cour.e iLs, ra..u,hl4d
such a Vi I,inoa- looking oii-c, $. him
III some 20 pie call me Baygs- and
now d,n't rs.s far = .enlaaI -.niie
uf,a.''
II, svcsr 10 ,hat-haa haw, haw !"
was his chuckNinq reapanse The world
hsint r,aao much e Won. morn !, has Of
RE. see steal IN vorr face as plain a.
davligh, Say. what isii Loaf YOU la~, -
" Never mind hat" said I "Ptohah,
" neither of It. have 90, our deserts"
Vel. if Won had been decent dres.pi
and looked like Won had FIVE do!laf>
shout Won, III have Knocked vcnr brains
am =" ..n,irrad mo ,,Ila;r With u hroaI