The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-10-31

! Northern, man. and that he had no
friends. He murdered and robbed both
sides. and did not propose to assist any
one. They then urged that they perishing
with the clothing they had on, and would
either freeze or starye to death II be did
not assist them. Burton said he could
furnish them with an easier death, and
thought he had better kill them and put
them out of their trouble. Looking at
Thomas, emaciated figure and white face
he added, with horrible shumor, that. the
skeleton could not live long anyway, and
and might rs, well be hustled out of the
world at once The two men, whose teeth
were clatteriug with fear and cold, but
dared not approach the fire. without per-
mission steod In silence while he MUNICH
ed his breakfast aud uttered his ghastly
Jokes. lie at last finished his meal, and
picking up his rifle. placed 1t across his
knees as he seated himself in front of the
fire and gave them permission to approach.
They drew up chairs aud seated them
selves on each side Of him, and again urg-
ed him to give them horses and arms, say
ing that il would give him no satisfaction
to kill two miserable devils like them, and
that they would be forever grateful to him
Tor assistance. Burton, told them to stop
their talk and he would let them know
what he would do with them after .he had
smoked a pipe. Drawing his pipc' from
his pocket, lie slowly whitfield some. TO-
bacco from hard twist and filed the
bowl. Thomas, who was at his right
hand, poked an ember out Of the fire for
him 10 light his pipe with. Burton
stoopal down TO put it in the bnxl, when
Thomas, with the spring Of . panther,
gained his feet and dealt the rnffian a
fearful blow across the back ofthe head
with the poker. His companion at the
same instant grasped the mnzzle Of his
ri file and snatched it from him, Burton
pitched forward on the hearth, but al.
though stunned, still endeavored to clutch
at his rifle-staek. Thomas had no iI,ten
ton of allowing his advantage to slip
from him, and while Burton was still on
his hands and knees, sprung on his back
and, using both hands, showercd blow
after blow upon his head, crush
ing his skull in at almost every blow
When satisfied at last that the wretch was
dead, Thomas dropped the poker, and the
two men completely unperved with the
terrible struggle, laughed Historically
The woman. whohad been terrified spec
tator ofthc scene, and who had, after the
first blaw, wrung her hands and cried
For Gods sake, don't let him up or We
are all lostH fell to the floor in a dead
faint The soldiers dashed a part Of the
contents Of the water bucket over her and
soon restored her TO consciousness. They
then took Rnrtons rifle and side arms and
started Tor the camp leaving the body on
the hearth. They had proceeded but
about a quarter of q mile when they heard
the woman scream, and, turning. saw her
bcckoning to them to return Not knowing
what shewanted they ran back and saw
the most horrible sight they had ever wit.
messed. Burton, whom they had supposed
dead, still had spark Of life in his ugly
body, and after they left had gained his
hands and knees and cndeavored TO crawl
away. Aa 7
His eye was pounded from the sockets
and, as his head was beaten to Jelly. he
ofcourse knew nothing although he had
CROPPED around until he found the door
and on his hands and knees was crawling
away over the dead grass.
Thomas and his companion gazed on
the bloodcurdling spectacle a moment and
then selling the AK at the wood pile, hew-
ed the head from the trunk, and, anxious
to get away from the spot dropped the
weapons, and still bearing the CORY head.
ran toward their Camp They reached it
IN about two hours time. and, exhibiting
the head, related the story To their Colo
mel. Several of the soldiers recognized
the head as that of Burton, and the two
men had no difficulty in obtaining the
reward
Thomas, accompanied by some soldiers
of his company, and under the guidance
Of the boy who had summoned Burton
for them, visited the robbers cave day
or two after the adventure, and found
large pile of arms of all descriptions, 4
number of watches, quite large sum of
money. and over fifty suits Of clothes the
monster had stripped from tho hodges of
his victims.
In the breast Of almost every coat was
found a bulle; hole, and in the heaps OF
garments the Southern gray and the
Northern blue were indscriminately
piled. Both men atterward regretted that
they left the rifle Of the assassin in the
cabin, as it was not to be found when they
returned and looked for it, They solemn.
~ declared that the stock contained row
Of notches reaching from the breech TO the
muzzle, and that Burton told them that
every notch presented life that he had
taken and that two more would probably
be added for their own unless he felt an
unusual generosity and allowed them to
live.--Sf. Lo,is Democrat
A Cure for Baldheadedness.
A subscriber from the silver mines
Of Montana, writes Us . long and
pleasant letter. from which we make
the following extract The hint il