The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-18
WILD VENGEANCE IN TEXAS
row sam LONG PUNISHED THE
ROBBERS
A shooting Match In the Woods-The Leader
OF the Cutthronis Beaten bv IIunicr-iiir
Revenge mud tho Revenge ri his victim.

OF the Cutthronis Beaten bv IIumcr-hi-
Revenge aud tho Revenge ri his Victim
From ne 8, Lotas Eerubncnn.
Years ago Harrison county IN Texas was
the haunt OF about ~ desperate gang OF rui-
nnns as ever infested any district west OF the
Mississippi. Their number was 40 rroAt ana
their organization 80 complete thnt they set the
but half-administered law at defiance, carving
OH career " daring crime with immunity, ana
making the region an undesirable rlaCe OF abode
for all honest citizens. ONtensihly hunters or
horse traders. tho desperadoes really male
stock stealing their chief occupation, never mes
itatina to commit n murder when necessary TOT
their own safety, ur for the execution uf any OF
their rascally plans. The controlling spirit w
this desperate organization was giant named
Dick Reddett who from his exceptional ferocity
and daring exercised almost despoiic control
over his followers. A special pride Of this man
was in his extraordinary skin In the use Vf the
rifle no one If the band heug able to compete
with him IN what wa. at that time considered
the ciisf accomplishment Of a Western man. II
was n favnrite practice with his band 10 congre.
Through the country aud there engage In
thosc occasions mat sam Long, the hunter al
read, mentioned CHANGED TO be present. Long
was quiet, modest fellow. who lived with his
hool. snd Who made hunting III, chief Uccupa-
ton. He never appeared at the store save TO
exchange skins and fur- for provisions ami am
muf ltiOn, aud WAS widely and fayorahly known
fer his sobriety and honesty. Uuon tho Occa-
sion Just referred to, when Sam Long CHANGED
one ~ their shooting matches, II was demanded
that he should take part IN the sport, The
~ ~, "a, ~ nv r,,sy.1s c"n,n,,nf
His Sl with The rifle was known 90 tie some
cra,,l, 80, r1s,1' r'ha, ~, ,,sfsatcd tbs, ali
snve the Captain Of the band. TINS man had
vnrn,i-reI ali ,ra other. r,r,e forward ,,ifh
the assurance Of an easy victory. The shots
I'm, ,',inei ,ns dsv 'rhn nc. of tbe leadcr ~
the rhaus knew no bounds ~ being thus de-
altbongh refraining rom am violence on Inc
smnt n. intin,ateJ d,tkiy To- Ito hunier tbat lie
ynni =" nst even ,,ith him Inns maid Ittie
attention to the threat, and soon aftorwud re-
turned to his caoin.
GETTING EVEN.
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,art u La,,, u, - ',tt 'Iuu-' uX
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tonnd hv hi ~" ~ ~ NE - i,e va, ,
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essi.ted hin, ~ ra.cb INC c,iii,, ,.jf'i III
viii dinrult ana thsn I,1%ssd INN 'f liz
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eno,gh tn nova shnnt WINS 'V'O'o "' was Wv"
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NkNGEANCE
Scarcely had Long recovered from his wounds
whou his cabin was found deserted, and mem
Der. Of the Reddott band, thinking that he md
fed the country, boosted openly Of what theV
had done. Al the same time they became
holder than ever IN the commission Of crime
NM W. ~ ,,rs NJ ing IN com
attack from any quarter. one day, as thev were
engaged on nuDt. member Of the band be-
came separated from tho rest In the excitement
of the chase. He was found living dead. shot In
the eft eye. A few days later, one 4 the ruf-
mans. riding alone, was killed. Again the bullet
was found to have entered tho left eve, but no
trace OF the slay or could be discovered. A week
or two passed, and another OF the desperadocs
was shot. the same terrible accuracy being
bihited IN shot In the LETT eye. proving all the
shots To be from the same source. The robbers
became alarmed, and kept always together ia
winch seemed always to be lurking near them
One after another fell, until ten men had died
each one pierced IN the eye. The woods were
secured by the terrified men in van. on one occa-
sion, when member OF The band was killed, the
"a
wa, seen running through tho woods, hut pur-
SUIT JAILED u OVertakc him. Accustomed TO
face danger as the desperadoes were, aud pos
sessed 20 they were of brutal courage. they
ueu bled before this mysterious danger. II
could not be faced, anu IL could not b. averted.
The result Was that some ~ The band serted
an He'd the region. There remained oniV the
Japan and four Of the more resOiute u his
ioll wers. These I've hunted and made their
raids always together, ana Tor some tinis e,-
caped harm. 1t CHANGED THAI among tie Ave
Wa Tue man wac had cnderVored to save Long
at l"e time OF the whipping from So severe a
torture. lhls man one morning Nentured out
In the woods without hts comrades. lie was
waiHing slowly along, looking for game, when
the town tArIel oi rho projecting from a
push BESIDE MIN checked his course. tall,
lana hsuro rose from the bush. aud the startled
nn recognized sam Long, the hunter Long
'""'u '"' ANS '"e" io"e'eu IT,
An INVITATION ACCEPTED.
"You're the man who said good word for
me. an YOU may TO- bad a. Won are / WONT
take your miserable life. Go ."
He hurried 10 mo c1tuu ma t,ld M. .fnry No.
Captain and the other three IA On start ID our IN
pursuit Of Long, and but two men accompauied
Dick Reddett When he retlrnedl The third