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and tho only mitigating circumstances IN his lifo
of crime wAs, that ho llal an aged fatlior, to
whom l1o waB oyor kind.

hall ullIH
of crime was that he hal an aged fatlior, to
whom Ito WIN ovor kind.
THO elitor Of tho Rocky Mountain Ne,os malo
Soma oo1nmonts on murder. which offended tho
loaporadoes and thov attnaked lila oliso. Willie
MIR. Dyorn, ono Of tho odttors was sitting In au
office talking with three Northern gentlemen,
fur gamb1ora riBllod IN, soizod him, drnggo1
him to 4 drinking-snloon, md would lavo muir
detod him but Tor tho ntaiforcnoc Of frionda.
Tho gamblors then went to tho printing -ollloe,
typos. who had armed themselves with gliua and
revolvora. Boyoral ahota wore iircd but tho
rutliana. booing tho citlzonB woro nr1ning. tlnl
and hid themselves. The nrouscd cltlxonB mal0
q general Boaroh, and stoole, tho riugloades Of
the band, waa
TAKEN AND Buor.
Another Of tho gamblers wns captured. and
nbout to ho hal1gni. whom ho bogEed Tho people
to spara his 1ifa and perm. him to loaYo the
country, The question was put to vote, and
condition that ho would quit Denvor at once and
forever; which Ito dill.
A man named Ford committed q murder under
peculiarly -aggrayating. circumstances, and was
Justified but. bolng bad man. mud omboldencd
murder in cold blood, whom the pooplo roso and
demanded Ills execution. Ford aoa. but com.
nittee OF Vglants followed him, took him from
stagc-coaoll. and
a1ior HIM NJ THE n0Ap.BtDR.
Vigilants followed day and night, over mountain
mud plain, until ho waB takon and hung.
Stcolo had n brother. who had sworn to tako
tho life OF Mr. Pollock who latlalot his brotlior
One day thoy met on tho highway in Denver !:
but Polock. uociug Steele frat, covered him with
his rifle. aud called him to pasB on. Btoolo did
20, tho doadly tubo bearing on lin until l,e was
out ofrango Two yoars afterwards thoBo men met
In Now Mexico, and simultaneously rocognizotl
each other. Doth arod bus Pollock escaped
4 BALL THROUGH HIS pnA1N.
It was ovor this rough roea Of blood Donver
found peace, ana became tho quiet and orderly
city she is to-day. 11or citizens handed together
for her defense, and became law unto thcna-
aelvcs.
Dixon las told us that Il From three to five
perRons were usually killed. during tho
night and sometimes In open day, in Donyor -
nnd, although tl,is statement has boon vigorors-
" donsc it is probable that, at ono time in tho
truth. Richardson tolls liz the printing Offices
were nrsennls and that both editors and typos
wont armed about their wotk,-preBontlng be-
tween themselves and tho desperadocB sort Of
armed neutrality" uo also ASSURES us that lD
saw 0 murdoror
CONDEMNED 70 DEATH
In the following mannor: .
Judge. -: "The jury have found you
guilty /; hayo you ANYTHING to baY why seutoncc
Prisonor|"f sd have M n nothing plilns to a' say"
judge Then will submit tho question to
this assomblage [aboit 400 peop1e]. Al you
who behave in this verdict any 'Aya.' IA ioar
Of atlirmatives.] lNl opposed. NO. "a feeble
No. the prisoner alone voting In tho negative ]
1udga--'' Prisoner, you will bc hanged to-
morrow morning."
prisoner-'I Ihank YOU" [Roars OF laughter
THOSE wEnE THE pAyB
when 10000 miners rushed to Piko's Peak; and
whom. in ordor to get q letter out Of tho Post
otfico 10 Denver, it Was necessary to take onos
place In tho line early in the morning,
i'll order, that tho dolivery-box might be
reaohLd before noon. Those were tie days
when James Duchnnan's Postmaater. about
whom correspondent Of tho st. Louia Demo-
crat had said sonle.hing unpleasant, boguiled
the luckleaa Journalist into tile oico, and thon.
With loaded revolver at lila eur, compelled him
to write and sign b statement that what he had
writton about tho Postmaster was false and
slanderous, md ho know It to 10 so whop lie
published it. Those wero tho days wlleu both
Indians aud white meu inhabited Denver when
gamblers thronGod the stroets by day, and Vigil
lauts lung them by night when ono paid 81 to
got shaved when $3.50 per dozen was the price
for washing, aud +20 for q new shirt. They
havo gone by forever. and Denver has become
the pleasautest, most orderly and prosperous
city OF tho Plains. AAnoN AMOUR.