White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-16

q, r.t,c,v nj, charge ofhorse- stealing, and mat
~. = ~snt hard against him, his many offences in
sI.t I;ne having steeled the hearts Of all against
him, and the proofs of guilt in this particular in
stance, being both strong and manifold. Many an
angry and anpitying eye was bent upon the uil-
furfmnafe fellow, when his counsel r,se to attempt
= defence which lac did i'm the following terms:
I" Gentlemen of the jury" said the man OF law
here is a man, Captain Ralph Stackole, indicted
before you on the charge Of stealing horse ana q
the affair is pretty considerably proved on him"
Here there was a murInur heard Throughout the
court evincing much appreciation of the counsoPs
frankness @Gentlomcn of the jury" contin"ed
the orator. elcvating his voice, what have 10
eay in reply, is first that that man thar, Captain
Ralph Stackpcie did, in the year seventeen sev.
enty-nine, when the good State of Kentucky; ana
particulariy those parts adjacent TO Bears Grass,
and the mouth thereof, where now stands tine
town of Louisville. were over-Tn with !eiplng
Iniuu-sayaces-did, I say, gentlemen, meet two
Ipiun-sayages in the woods on Bears Grass, and
take their scalps, single-handed-a feat, gentle
men of the jury, that ant TO be performed every
dsy even in kentucky" Here there was con-
siderable tumult in the court. and several person"
began to swear" Secondly, gentlemen Of ths
jury" exclaimed the attorney -at-law, with sfin
louier voice, " what have to say secondly gen
tlemen of the jury, is, that this same Aehueai
prisoner at the bar, Captain Ralph StackPoe, 'nd
ON another OCCASION in the year seventeen eignty-
two, meet another Injnn-savage in the woods-a
savage armed with rifle, knife, aud ,omana".I
and met him with-yOu suppose, gehHemen, Win
gun. axe. and s4alper, in like manner mo, gen
tlemen of the juryi-with his fsfe, and" with
voice of thunerl clicked him to death in the nat
ural wayLGentlernen of the jury, pass upon the
prisoper-guilty, not guiltyf" The attorney
resumed his seat: his arguments were irresistible
The jurors started mp in their box and roared ouf
may be supposed, Roaring Ralph could steal
horses at his pleasure Nevertheless, it seems, be
immediately lost his appetite for horsehesh; and
leaving the land altogether, he betO0k himself 10
a more congenial clement, launched his broad
horn on the narrow bosom of the Salt, and was
soon Afterwards transformed into Mississippi al
ligatOr; in which amphibions condition, we pre-
sumo, he roared on till the day Of his death.
As for the valiant Nathan Slsughter-the Last
of the list of worthless, after whom the young Vir-
ginian 80 often inquired-less was discovered in
relation to his fate than of the Others. A month,
or more, perhaps after Roland's departure, he re-
appeared at Bruce's Station, where he was twice
or thrice again seen. But, whether it was that,
rs have once before limited, he found the cheers
and hearty hurraha. in token of respect for his
valiant deeds ct Wenonga's town, with which
Bruces people received him. more embarrassing
and offensive than the filings and sarcasms with
which they used in former days to greet his ap-
pearance, or whether he had some still more stir
ring reason for deserting the neighborhood, it is
certain that he, in short time, left the vicinity
WHITTIER He went, and with him his still insep-
arabic friend, little dog Peter.
From that moment, the JbhenainOsay ceased to
frequent his accustomed haunts in the forest the
phantom Nick Of the Woods never more be-
held stalking through the gloom; nor wan his
fearful cross ever again seen traced the breast
of slaughtered Indian.