, 1870-11-24
BOWU-KNIFE DUEL ON H0RSE-
BACK.

|
Enmo at tuxds-Stnhbed Through
the Heart and Shot to Death
Hsooshcd on tho BORDER.
le*tp kansas tS'' ~ y G1 p0"dft ef tie t
] Dr. Y. G. Lawrence, Ct yscuna, Colorado,
| and furnishes me- tho following details Of one
| OF these bloody tfagcdiea enacted nowhere
| else than On the borders.
| On Tuetday election day) Joe and Charley
Bigger (brothcrs), Gus Norton and Tom
Jackson, who had been driving herd Of cat-
their return home, In Northern Texas. Tho
men were all young. we'll mounted, and armed,
and each possessed Of considerable money,
the proceeds Of tho sale Of their cattle. They
stopped fome two hours in this place, and I
had long conversation with them. On
banks OF = arna1l stream, IN the Indian Ter
t ritosy, about forty milea from here,
and ate! stalking out their horses, while cook
ing their supper, eat down to game Of
ca1da. They had hardly commenced their
eyed Vat, The Allison. and Dick hadford,
noted NeW Orleans Gamblera, rode into the
camp. Ihcse gamblers we're on profession-
q tour from Fort Scott and we're bound for
Buxton Syringe and Kansas City. Tbs new
/ camp With the herders. which invitation Vas
quickly accepted.
The snn being rome two hours high II Eas
suggested that there was plenty Of tina to
have zoc1ahle game CT two OF poker before
Jos Bigger, ind s.ckson took a hand. It ti1st
Bigger and Jackson won, but luck soon turn
ed, and Ws,rous arl Bradford ere in fair
Way Of cleaning out the others, when Bigger
detected WAt1ous cheating. 4 TOW ut onca
ensued; bloWs we're iuterchanged, and weap-
CHS drawn b. both parties, when it was pr5-
n $&1r $k.tn
and Watrous should fight it out On horseblck.
tbstE weapona being bowie mifea, This WA
= once agreed 70, and the men prepared Tor
ne oloo9J flay' They wero divastsd Of their
eoaA and ehs1ta, and their kniTes wexe bound
to heir right banda: They we're then placed
sxty yArtis 1pa-A With orders to 1idc 1t asch
othef Win ful! speed. passing on the left side,
Both neIe splendid ho1>omcn. Bigger Wa
mounted On c1ean-limbed, fiery pony, 1it:io
over fourteen hands high, while Natroua rode
large Tatch-oyed," vicious roam.
Al the word go the comhatants spurred
toward esch other like the wind, but passed
H'thout tnfiteting any injury. A second and
third 1oust vas run, when Watrnus horse re-
oeived alight cut on the aank. On the fourth
himself on The OF sids Of Bis pony, 80 ~ to
expose no portion OF bus porson, snd drove
hia knife deep into the neck Of his adrersary's
tteed. Watroua, disiulDg the maupuyre.
wheeled Is the hloH was stIuck, and attempt
on,v;n ;nts;a..s .ns b'sse! pony, put ancceeded
o1,E ~ h,; ~ ;maietlng severe wound: This style
.,sn y. nsn.s1ng VIZ then abandoned, aud both
msa anu nossee appeared to become infuriAted
thsr se .t ssht ~, OF oooq; As they nearcd each
W.ta,n. ne n;ta ;tt lime; Msges suddenly struck
- nhaNons "tn nls Ioif ase IN the face, at
ash sas "9 ~ i,;. @pmsns t5;a cutting a fesTful
r.! a":yl VARIOUS succeeded In driving his
hs,.'.z hu.o loa9 hgeers shoulder The COM
na'sn.s ta.s aaa 1ofses we're becoming weak from
s loss O. oiood, when Wat1ona determined, il
p4fs,nse, a an 70 ena the combat hY riding dozn
n,e adsettsry. which he thought the superior
"e'Rn1 OF MS hotse would enable him to DO,
tS,I asG,GI1oins'{; On the sixth round. he made di-
tseuy on Negess pony: and Bigger, in at
s.,t II 70 aso.a tae collision. VIA severely
ass ~ t.... A'n ~ asa iaee. Ihe pony, however.
tba ,6sn f. ~ H.ia, a..aongn vefy lane, selzed
a. ~ st7an+, .,...r
t,1n,s. Ss9n e1egaute1 tne horees cauc