The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-10-09


BastSrn Oregon.
A correspondent Of the PortlsId
Standard writes as follows from Canyon
City. Oregon:
Last Saturday warrant was placed
in the hands of sheriff Wash for the
arrs-t of two noted horse thieves
Arizona Jim" aud Texas Dick. -
THE COMPLAINT ALLEGED
That these two qdesperadoes had stolen
horses from Peter French and other
parties 10 Harvey valley. in the aggre-
gate amounting to Mile head, which
they bad been trying to sell in this val.
ley. Ascertaining that the thieves had
been seen 10 John Day City on the pre-
vious day. Sheriff Wash with posse of
three men. started in pursuit. From
different parties whom they met along
the road the posse learned that the
two had gone up Beach creek, which
has its confluence with the John Dag
river some nine miles below this city.
Proceeding up the canyon. the Sheriff
gained information that his game had
stopped at the house of raneher by
the name of Carey. Arriving at the
ranch, the posse e ~
HIrcHED THEIR HORSES AND SURROUNDED
THE HOUSE. atoit'-
Wash and Grigsby approaching the
door. It being evident from the horses
hitched in the yard that the thieves
were in the house. As Wash stepped
ia the doorway Texas Dick spraug up,
pistol III hand from the table where he
was eating and in answer to the
Sheriff's demand, handed over his
weapons; bat the Arizonian was game,
and presented cooked six-shootet at
Wash's head, said: ..Oon't come any
farther, or. by God, I'll fix you'll The
sheriff realized that his man was d des.
perste character. and. moreover. had the
drop" on him, attempted to reason
with him. Suddenly Jim said: I'm
go with you. Sheriff, bat doa't attempt
to take my pistol" Wash was obliged
to homor his captive's within. and Jim
sauntered out to get his horse prepara-
tory to going to Canyon City. and Just
before mounting his animal he picked
up from fence corner.
FoRMIDIBLE LOOKING wrNcHEsrEB
RIFLE.
Grigsby and Sullins led down the trail.
the prisoners following, and the Sheriff
and Col. Berry bringing up the rear.
When about two hundred yards from
the house. Jim suddenly left the trail,
cleared deep gulch on the left at q
single bound, swung from his horse,
and in the twinkling of an eye had the
posse covered with his Winch ester
OF course the posse stopped. and jim.
in reply to the Sheriff's '.Where are
you going2" replied: II amt going NO
where. Don't come over here or I'll
turn this machine loose! Do You un.
derstand2" It was rapidly getting dark.
and egain the Sheriff realized the
character of the man he had to deal
with.
THE WHOLE POSSE STOOD DUMFouNDED.
"Dick. do you want to stay with them
galoots." inquired jim. Guess I'd
better. /" replied Dick. eyisg Grigsby q
six. shooter suspiciously. "All right. y
said Sam good humoredly; II don't.
Now. Sheriff just oblige ne by turning
that pack animal of niue loose" The
Sheriff complied. Now. then," con.
tinued Jim. from behind his breast
work of horsefesh, shy yer hulks down
that trail. March! Aud the last thins
the posse saw over their shoulders in
the deepening darkness was the still
motionless form Of Arizona Jim, aud
THE aLrrTERING MUzzLE OF HIS "PER
! sUADER''
Pointing its ugly front toward them
1t seems that Texas" is not the des
perado that his msnacing name might
Indicate. and that mis- craw is not at
full of IS md" as that of his cool head,