Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-10-03

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-ivl,-l Ranger. whose ,NIlicit duty
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,iuu- characters. and cnleavor L. put a
stop - their deprclaiipn-.
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o,,era,irn-. word wa, conveyed to the
leader of the Ranger, that a valuable
horse which had been stolen the pre-
Won, night could then be found Oh the
premises of Il man named Burt, locked
up in the stable. Although Burt had
heretofore been looked upon as an
honest man and an upri ght citizen, yet
the Captain deemed it his duty TO at
least examine his farm, and learn the
truth or talsity of the report. Accord
ingly he summoned some half dozen
of his Rangers to meet him at a spot
not far from Burt's house, and before
morning set out for the same place
himself. Daylight was scarcely dis
cerniblc in the east, and the hazy light
ofcoming dawn had not yet penetrated
the bottom, where the suspected man
resided, as the Rangers, charged with
the fearful mission of life or death,
silently approached and surrounded
the dwelling. Leaving three of the
band to guard the entrance, the Cap
tain opened the door and found the
missing horse, as had been stated,
safely stalled inside.
Not lingering doubt now re-
manned of Burt's guilt, and with a
stern determination to make an eX-
ample of him that would deter others
from like transaction, the Rangers
returned to the house. In the mean
time, Burt had risen, and, upon com
ing to the door, was seized by those
in waiting, and, upon demanding the
reason, was informed that stolen
horse was found in his stable, and
that he was considered thief. Nut
tcring something about {" he knew it
would come to this at last" he quietly
submitted to whatever his captors
had in store for him.
A short consultation was held, and
it was resolved to hang the criminal on
a large elm tree that grew in front of
his own house, it being thought that
such an act would strike terror and
dismay into the ranks of the horse
thieves.
Burt had asked half an hour to
prepare for his death, and the sun
had risen in all its golden ajcsty
ere the fatal moment had arrived
which would launch him into eternity.
In vain had his gray-headcd father
and mother pleaded for his life, with
trembling tongues-kneeling in sup
plant mood to his apparently merci-
less captors. In vain had the wife
of his bosom knelt in tears of agony,
and entrcatcd them rs husbands to
spare his life, for each Ranger had
suffered more or less in person, and
they deemed the example absolutely
necessary to deter Others, and it
seemed as though Burt must die.
The dreadful preparations were
completed half hour had cx-
PRED and the criminal was arranged
under the limb of a stout elm. over
which a rope was thrown. one end
being n"csed around the prisoner :
neck. and the other held 10y three of
the Rangers.
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silence. that awful Stiffness which
prelnslss- the launching of a fellow
i.siny into escrriiy-while the three
strong Snen beld the r,g~'s end. gaz-
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