The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-28

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"Takc good aim before you fire." Inn
mcdiately after this one of the horses
started up the street and the rider began
to reel and sway 10 and fro and suddenly
fell to the ground Just opposite Eldridgc' :
store, Another horScm0n rode up, dis.
mounted, and spoke to the PROSTATE
man, who was stretched out Rt full
length, supporting himself ON his out
stretched arms, when he rolled over ON
his back. Then the other man took from
him his cartridge belt and two pistol and
rcmounting his horcc, rode off,
Another horSeman, finding Mr.. Man
ning's fire too hot, dismountcd from his
horse and got on the opposite side of it
for protection, when AN uncrring ball
from the Remington brought the horse
down, the man running behind some
boxes which were piled beneath the
staircase before mentioned, and now en-
sued a lively fusiladc between this fellow
and Manning, the Scoundrcl keeping
himself well under cover. But Il ball
from Wheelcr's muskct struck the fellow
in the leg, half way above the knee. lie
AT once changed his pistol to the left
hand and graspcd the wounded limb
with the right, still trying to get ut
Manning. Finding himself getting weak
he turned and limpcd off up the street,
hut seeing Bates with Il pistol in his
hand hcsent ball whiz1ng toward that
gentleman, grazing the side Of his check
and the bridge of his nose, and buryng
itself in collar,boX in the store.
The man limpcd away as he got oppo,
site to Mr.. Morris store, when he cried
out to his retrcating companions, "My
God, boys you are not going to leave me
i am shot" One Of the party riding
sorrel horse with light tail and name,
turned and took the wounded man up
behind him.
During Friday forenoon the robbers
were stripped of their clothing and wash
ed clean, preparatory to the coroncr's in
quest, which took placca loclock The
coroncr's jury, after Il short dcIibcration,
rendered a verdict in accordance with
the facts previously sent you. On the
body of the shortest man was found Il
fine Howard gold watch, worth at least
$l75, pocket map of Minnesota, pur.
chased OF Williams Bros, Minnesota,
pocket compass, and 1913 in currency
gold sleeve buttons, with Cnamclcd leaf
on the face ond plain gold ring. The
possession of the map would seem to in
dicatc that the dead man was one Of or
the principal leader of the gang.
The larger man of the two killed had
nothing in his possession except a fine
gold Waltham watch and ten cents in
currency.
On the person OF the smallest was
found an article from the Northfcld
paper describing the Vale chronomctcr
lock and safe just procured by the bank
The fact that nothing was found on
the dead robbers to indicate who they
were or where they came from, clearly
shows that they were professional brig
andS, probably from Missouri or Kansas,
as it is Il rule with such, when on ma
rauding expeditions attended with dan
ger of capture or death, to have nothing
about their persons by which their names
could be asCertaincd; and each is under
NlN hlOHN Npl'IlI bliSdll'llo iNNNl t'
disclOSc his own, or the names OF his AS
sociatcs, even when such disclosure would
be to his own advantage. A hrigand is
now serving out II sentence Of fourteen
years in one Of the prisons below us, who
has repeatedly been offered entire immu-
nifty for his own crime if he would give
the names Of Others connected with his
band, but he rcsolutely refused, dCclar
ing that his life would not he worth a
straw if he accepted the proposition. If
death overakcs them they give no sign,
and years may clapsc before any one
outside the band or their immediate
family circles, receive the intelligence,
4 notable case in point occurred i'll Ken
lucky year or two ago, where Il robbcr,
supposed TO belong to the James or
Younger band, was fatally shot, but
fingered for some time and finally died,
but gave no sign although earnestly
requested to do 50, whereby his identity
could be asccrtaincd. 1t was aflcrward
discovered by means OF photographs sent
from Missouri, that he was Il prominent
member Of the banditti Of that state.