The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-08
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1dssp6 CLARK, ,Rnd 6 fsIlo 1a2
dorado, undertook 50 lob s@nydef
Christopher Gilson. They sia 1all{A
|taan rtane eef they boys; and ahAyi i6xSg
81; o:9s e !'Fs9 q :ss
prder<a-fsllox fQr- ,his- -naonev, -aad~-ts,
cause dils2n stepped hip:, hgx turEed
loose at sGilson Witha six-shdotcr, and
ellison killed him with a shotgun. This
party last might nhado their brags what
they wonidsd to Glson. Ono proposed
to take him out aud go through hin, in
his own tent. They asked him out to
take a: walk, and Gibson said, mo; I
replied, "You mnst. !" Gi!son got his
um ready to walk ont with you now. "
truck, and stayed in cur all night. Be-
fellows. will have to q ght mo tomorrow"
needle-gnns and pistols, two OF each, J
breaking stoves, .smaehing the doors and
town. robbed others, and made night
hideous with their yells.
At half-past in the morning, Gibson
went over to his tent and told fellow
by the name of Pete to go and tell those
fellows to keep away from his tent. He
did 80. They said, ave will kill him or
bust, and will afterward run this town. -
| At O'Clock, the six boys armed them
selves with a Henry rifle and two six-
shooters each, and went to Gilaon's tent
to kill him. Gibson was on the look k-out
for them; having two six.shooters and o
shot gun in his beGds. AS soon as the
party oame up. GiIson went! out and
said. open the ball. or will!'' Jack
Stltzman drew bead and fred, but
missed. Gibson fred aul killed Sam,
| Wright; fred again and killed Thomas
McLeland. Stntzilan's shot. however,
came past Gilson's head, when he said,
t''Close all, boys" and fred with six
shooter, killing Jack Stutzman. The
balance then ran, and ellison fred after
them; shooting joe Clark's arm of.
ellison came out without q ecratch. I,
was battle of one man against six, with
the eresult--three killed and one wounded:
+ The citizens got together and returned
ellison vote OF thanks for the good he
bad done the country and himself.
Mr.. Criley, General Superintendent oi
the construction of the "a, T. Is. T.
Road, presented ellison with pass TO,
ono year. The citizens presented him
i~ith $3.50 shotgun. ellison then tool
advantage sof his pass, aud, started fol
Dodge. City, where he WAS met by many
frienda Taking Nib sbtpsty shot gun
he went around and stirred up the citi
zans of Dodge, who turned out, led by
him, against the desperadoes; ut-throat.
and robbers y6f that place. Over 2O(
shots were fred inside Of ten minutes
Two desperate characters, by the nam.
of Texas. and Williams, we're killed
1 Twenty balls were found in each ofthei,
bodies. The balance OF the cut.throat
ran for life.
Gilson is from Brooklyn, n. Y, anG
has, brother connected with the Brook
lyn Eagle. He is man that has Away
behaved himself, is q hard worker and
perfect gentleman. He has been in tn,
employ Of the Government since 1868
is highly mentioned by officers he ha
served under in the army, and was will
Gen. Sheridan as scout during the cam
paign against the Cheyennes, Arrapahoe
and Kiowas, in the winter of 186S-69
and was employed in the same oapacit,
by Gems. Augur and Myers. at Omaha
Every one OF these gentlemen give hin
excellent recommendations
The citizens of Kansas will forever re
member him for the good he has done.
|
THE SPRING ELECTIONS. New Hamp
shire holds the first spring election thi
| veor and iba <cnp6iiafao for HoyorDo
are Ezekiel A. Straw, Republican, ant
james A. Weston, Democrat. The cleo
ton is held March 11th. The next cleo
ton will be hold in Rhode Island, Apri
2d, and tho third in Connecticut, Apri
i Is In, Ilaa Ii LIZ