Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
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There we were-6ve men to one but
et one armed.
The bush-ranger now dismounted,
picked up Jones rae, and demanded the
powder flask aud bullets belonging to it.
On these articles being produced be cody
loaded. He then, seeing that Ne. ehone
was the most frightened, sent him to the
house for food. telling him to come back
without firearms, or he would pick him
of with the rife. After short absence
Newchome came back with some bread
and meat and half a bottle Of brandy.
Black Sam ate voraciously.
We were by thiss time boiling over
with rage atsthe cool audacdsy of the
sconndrel, and yet we dareasnot move Of
lower Our hau'dis. as he bad promiscd :
shot at the FIRST vino would do. 1t was
now within an hour from sunset. and at
this moment quick start from Jones
made me look up, and there down the
road, I saw cloud of dust, horses gal
looping, and coming nearer every mo-
ment.
Black Sam saw it too. GA plant"
reared he, lcaping on Bluey's back, and
| dashed away over the creek dropping the
rife in lis haste. Down we all jumped,
and Jones seizing the rife, snapped it at
the bush-ranger.
just at this moment Bluey' strange to
say. put his foot in hole, and fell. hurl
ing the bush ranger far from him.. We
saw him get up, seize bis revolver. whic
lay few yards away, and run Tor the
mountain Just theu police sergeant
and black trooper gallopsd up their hors-
es, covered with foam and dust. There
he goes we shouted We tore down
to the hut, seized any weapons we cou d
get. and th,se who got any sort Of fire
arm loaded as they went. The se:geal
and the trooper. Of course, were at the
base of the range before US, being on
horseback; but they had to dismount. as
it was impossible to ride up the steep
craggy sides Up we all wen';the black
trooper tracking the bnsh-rsnger with
ease, as his struggles in climbing left
visible traces to US all He was out Of
sight, however. i'll the thick scrub. and
among the big boulders of rock that
were so numerous Puff! whiz! aud the
sergeant put his hand up to his head.
Close that" remarked he, aud we
all got under cover. aud were a little
more cautious. The bush-ranger bad
fred but luckily missed him. A. this
moment heavy thunder storm long
threatening broke in all its Jury. Flash
succeeded fash, and the thunder roared;
down came the rain, with big patering
Drops, then with a steady rush; every
thing was drenched in short time In
ten minutes it was quite dark. aud when
the storm ceased. it was night in reality
Every moment I expected to see Black
Sam close to me, and when daybreak
came next morning I was nat sorry
We tracked him amongst the hills with
certainty, for the foo marks were easilq
seen after the rain. We saw him at last.
and he fred again without eject. At
last I saw Jachy the blac!t, trooper. who
was going cautiously 10 front along the
ridge on TOP oil the mountain, stop and
point TO the !oek below him. The SER
geant YVES there in an instant, and thrust
Inc the muzzle Of his revolver through
crevice in the rock beneath him, shout
d-"Black Sam have you covered if
you move. I'll shoot you like dog"
We all rushed up, and there i'll a sort
of cave made BY an ovcrhanging rock.
lay Black Sam. with his clothes all in
rags from the desperate way III which he
had dashed through the scrub. We had
b i'm pin 'oned, and submissive, after one
savage exclamation. Next day be was
on the road to the nearest police station
to await bis trial.