The Morning herald., 1876-05-15

and serving your time behind the CRATES T.
"Shut upT exclaimed the man with the
breech-loader. "Open your mouth again,
and I'll let daylight through you"
The last speaker had broke Jail, not
having served out half his time, and he
considered the remarks Of the prisoner
personal.
Gentlemen" said Tom Vance, "whats
the Use of standing here csnfabbing with |
this rooster? You know what this business
means here in Grass Hollow. Well just
step inside and hold court, and you, Jim
Beckwith, Sam Lucas and Bill Spellman,
point you committee on the rope and
tall tree"
Again the prisoner spoke
"Am ! to be kept out here while the
trial for my life is going on inside?'
"Yss, you just are" answered Vance.
The first thing Tom Vance did was to
step behind the bar Of the Eldoralo and
say:
Gentlemen Of the court, we will all take
a drink"
The ".ourt" drank to man.
After the tumblsrs were emptisd bs
said:
"Our first duty isto point judge"
At this suggestion everyone, With one
accord, baw!cd
"rom Vance! Tom Vance"
The Judge took his chair, and proceed
cd to dispose of the case as.summarilly as. a.
4 city poiice;jusice would ola Common
drunk Several gentlemen" arose and
testified to the horse being the property OF
"Hoss' Ford the jockey, and his being
found in the possession of the prisoner out
side. .Hoss" Ford was absent at the races
at Virginia City. The case WAS given to
the jury, and, after a few moments deliber-
alton, they returned the verdict:
"Guilty
: The Judge arose and remarked:
"GentIemen, before passing sentence we
will drink to the jury
, The very good health of the jury was
drunk. The Court resumed the bench,
and pronounced:
"The verdict of this Court is that the
: Young feller out there-whats name?--
, don't make no difference-be taken over 10
the burying ground an stretched"
There was rush for the door, and while
: some ran across lets to the cemetery; others
guarded the prisoner on his way to execu-
ton. Tom Vance walked behind the pris-
oner on the black horse, and, as he did so,
he remarked to his barkeeper, who had
closed theEldorado, to be in at the death ;
This beats circus or horse-trot, this
does, an is just as good as cock-hght A
, !, ynching kind of'livens things up at the
Holler."
The committee drove the black horse
under the limb of tree, from which dan
gled the moose.
Stand upp' exclaimed Tom Vance, the
Judge and executoner. :,
The prisoner balanced himself as well
As he could on the saddle, the nosse was
placed about his neck, the Judge said :
"Iif you have got any last words to say
spit 'em out. You needn't do anything or
namen,al, for there's no paper reporter te
sot 'em down or print 'em.
81 am innocent. 1 have commended my
soul to God, and asked him to forgive you. !
! That was all he said but he spoke with q
! wonderful calmness.
"Bah w laughed the Judye and execu-
toner, you'll be in hell in less than two
:, minutes. Let him swing, boy"."
"Hod on hold on"
1t wa, a prolonged scream at the top OF
mans voice The committee hesitated, anc
held the black horse by the bits. The pris
oner moved his lips a. if in prayer.
"I1old on!'
: The call was nearer this time, and 9
horsoman approached, mounted on black
horse, the very counterpart OF the one
! which was serving the purpose ola galiows
e "What-does this mean?' shouted
: ::'Ioss' Ford refining up his steed white
s with foam, and delivering himself ofa vol
lev of most shocking oaths. "Who's doing
this murder? Are you playing judge
u Lynch again, Tom Vance? Thank God
am here in time. If I'd been too late anc
N harm had come to that boy, I'd had youl
u hearts blood for this"
IT Tom Vance, coward-like, skunk back
e INTO the crowd. The horse jockey rode VI
to the side of the prisoner, cut loose thu
3. cords that bound him hand and foot ane
g threw offthe moose that encircled his neck
n then after taking breath, he exclaimed
"This boy is the son of Judge Fulton o
asthe s. perier Court, an that boss hesmounte'
on is Black Eag les full brother-a hos
N with pedigree. l was coming from tn
e. races, where l went with Eagle, when
= heard what was up just struck FL
=: !, gait an Pm here"
IS After demonstrative hand-shakin
IL with youth who had escape
so fortunately an ignominious death, h
y rode around the edge of the crowd, unit
a he spied the trembling Tom Vance. Sight
'e ing him, he shouted with tiercsness the
70 bodied no good to the Judge"
NJ NJ "say, y.u Tom Vance, just you max
h' tracks. Take to the woods and tho noun
inxs 40 fast that a uuarter-h horse can't cate