, 1873-02-22
FR0LlCS ON THE FRONTIER,
Vigi1nntcs Amusing Themselves in
tho So1lthyvcst-.IflflcH md Ikopca
TltilIail1iH isstt tic 1Ruugi,s,

ViEtlnntes Amusing Themselves in
tho files nmd Ikopoa
Thilail1iy Ost tic 1Rougils.
From tho Kansas City 4imes, Itt 15.
There 10 peculiar people lelocatadon tho SOUTH
Western frontier OF ka,tBas-rea1, gonuino
roughs--ndn from all portions OF Tue world,
borne Westward iroh tho over.adyancing wave
prisest mon of lawlesg rcokloas llvou
and t1,trdorous disposition. The Bcenea
OF blood and murder tiat were onco
so common nt Ellsworth anl Sheridan, ys1ieh tho
boing enacted upon tho *" xtdllsohh ' Topska and and
Santa Fo Railway, at It's extreme southwestern
terminus. Tho olass Of people who follow i'm
modtately In tho walk OF tho traok~builaing aro
eoamopolitan, class, . medley mado up Of
keepers, Jows and founders OF towns, all sharp,
gritty, "getup and GIT "Bort Of people, WHO
cure Ti for nothing except tho almighty dollar,
ssttlor, III now at Dodge City and Sergeant, two
small frontier towns recently located noar tho
Arkdnsas River, aud near tho extreme southern
boundary Of KanBas. Into information from
aeriea of shooting md murder 9crapes which
road moro Hike tho stories Of mining tifo in GAL
ifoEna and Neyadh than frontier Lie In the State
Of Kansas:
A fow days ago :, gang Of dosperadoos gath
Dodge City as soon as tho railroad track reached
the former town. They did not appear to havo
any. particular. business to occupy their timo OK
s 2ns sto su s Z Ro moe; e M Ma e0na ns By
Sam Wright and ono Mcolollen, 4 few @ nishts Il ~ ago
wont Into the Rtoro Of ono jesse Williams, d
quiet, honest sort OF Citizen, and proceeded to
saa dsns Linz hs hsons sofe asne e as topn
things up and Quilted tho store, they started
over to q Haloon kept BY Chris Gill
son, and found that redoubtable individual
snugly onsconeod botwocn pair Of Government
blankets in his bunk in q corner Of bis thick
canvas tent. They placed tleir revolyers to
Chris head, and ordered him to roll ont Of bod
and give up his money. But Chris was not to DO
frustrated in this manner. Ho got coolly out Of
bed and offered the rufflans tho hospitalitios Of
his bar, which they accepted, and finally became
good-natured aud left him ii peace. Kftor ttoy
had left, Chris Gilson prepared for them in case
they returned, which they did about o'clock IN
ts9s the mossning: They caught Chris mapping. and
man thero, ind robbed him Of his money. After
hclping themselves again to whfekoy, they de-
torminod to close their nights sproe By shooting
off tho top Of Gilson's head.
But ellison had again made himself prepared
ao adjoining tont. As soon as they camo op-
poeite the tont ho stepped out with shotgun
II hia hands, and before Wright WAS aware Of
his breast. "Big jack" the other desperate,
on witnessing tho fato Of Wright, started to run
away: But ellison WAS too quick for him. Turn
Ing his gun upon tho rotreating rulllan he poured
down.
McOlellon, on hearing tho firing, and finding
that two Of his gang Ind already fallen. deter
mined to "wlpe ont" Gilaon, aud with that in
tontion started forth with Henry rife, duly
loaded and primed. determined to try Ills hand.
But ellison was on the alert for danger; standing
in his tent, ho Immediately 1oadod Gla gun, md
waited: Mcclellan was Just entering the tont,
expecting to take ellison BY surpriae, when the
latter emptlod load Of buckahot into him. No
Olellan thon turnod and started to run, but tho
saloon hooper was determined to leave no part
Of his deadly work undnna fn1tn~nd A. J