Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16
ions then or that might thereafter be en-.

had already become members of the col
|pany and could not be easily shaken O
So after q consultation with the guild
and some of the principal men of the co,
|pany, and after some dc,ibetation, th
appointed me as sort Of detective, wi
the privilege OF appointing an assistant
| saw fit. We then formed, or rather G
acted. a code Of laws partaking of Il
principles Of 'sJudge Lynch" by whic
with the consent of q majority of tt
company, we proposed to be goyernc
Matters beng thus arranged, the enti
company was called together and the Ia
ter enactments were read by the Captai
with some appropriate remarks with rel
|erence to the necessity of such regulation
and nearly all assenteu to the new code.
The company progressed at the rate Z
about twenty miles per day, more or les
but encamped at about O'Clock p. m
lplacicg the wagons in the form Of barr
lcade, letting cur animals feed until dark 8
which time we corralled and placed
guard over them to prevent them fror
being stampeded by any tftieving band Q
redskins, our guides usually acting a
|vldettes or outlying pickets Such for
time was our daily routine without an,
important variations. After few day
travel my suspicious were awakened tha
all was not going on right, so found al
assistant IN the person of one of til
guides known among his brethren of tn
border as Long Rube-a man Of quicl
perceptions, ready to act, and remarkable
tor his reticence, continually on the aler
without appearing to be so.
We kept Sam and his pals under stric
Surveillance without seeming to do So. fo
! was well satisfied that we were going t.
have trouble before we got through. w.
had travelled about twenty days withou
lanything occurring worthy Of note, ye
we never allowed them to be by them
selves any more than we could help, eithe1
Rube or myself being accidentally neal
then. At length Rube thought he dis
covered some signs that there was plo,
communicated his suspicious to me. After
"a little consultation decided upon plan
TO circumvent the rascals, and communi-
Gated my suspicious to The Captain, telling
him my plan, which was to haYe qnarre!
with him tthe captain) on some pretence
and watch the effect on Sam and his men.
This would apparently produce cold
ness between the captain and myself, Ac
cordipgly on the next day, as we halted
for dinner, the captain gave me some or
der which I took as an insult and prompt
" resented. High words ensued, and the
company drew around to see what was
the matter. Several interfered in order to
restore quiet, but the captain promptly
stood upon his prerogatlve, telling them
that he was in command and would settle
the matter himself. Long Rube sided to
some extent with me, although he said
but little. The matter at length dropped
without concessions on either part. Mean
lime all three (the captain, Rube and my.
'elf) watched Sam and his pals to see the
effect Of the quarrel upon them. The
'bait' took, and onr suspicious were
'nlly confirmed, for before the next night
had fully entered into all their plans and
become one of their number. The plotl
vas as follows:
As soon as we arrived among the Short
Hills we were to rob the train and take to1
he mountains where we would organize
s band Of robbers and lie in wait for
,assing trains that we knew would be
onstantly moving, which was far better
han going to the mines. at the sugges
lon of Sam, they gave me the command
+ the band, which consisted of ten in all,
IL: Sam and his five pals he had picked
p in st. Louis, with four they had se-I
uced from the company. The rascals|
vere sharp and had ascertained the
and location of the money in the
ompany, which amounted to something
xceedlng $4,000. The plans were &C
7ell arranged that they could haye made ,
success. I found an opportunity to
with the captain through {
lube, who it was thought was half in
lined to join US, and proposed plan for
ne defeat of the villains when the move,
hould be made. k
Matters progressed for several days in
,hich the plot was fast ripening - wei ,
cared the Short Hills. At length the
ay dawned the uigbt Of which was to /,
fitness the consummation Of this darlngls
,bbery. All the plans were laid to 81
icety. Three Of the men had been over
,e route before and knew the ground
iell. When we broke camp that morn
q it was eighteen miles to the next on.
lmpment, and never was place betterl !
lapted 10 tho carrying out OF : piece oft
lllainy. I had { fun description Of thele I
lace from one Of the rascals, which bad
,cretly reduced to writing, together with
% plan and points OF attack. Amongl
,e rest Of sOur plans ] WAS - sen myIf
am, ia. With 10 asoWed intention oil
% ok LouiA During thsmorn-
= / approached the captain il company Il
III SAN. ~ tieated No very ccolly,l
"a fAtimaked thst my room would bell
etser than my company. lthanked himl
pr fhe compliment, and Informed btu
- ~ object IN seeking him hAd : ait
81 bearing npep that point J thsn on l.
"a ID ZEN NJ ~ ttaM. etG. md thatIi
I IL. followine day I should haye tori.
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