Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-12-05
A FIGHT FOR LIFE,
The outlaw MeKiln1e Shot,
Caught, and Chained.

means of leading to the capture of Bob
McKimie, alias t'Little Reddy, from
Texas the notrious desprado and red
handed roboer. The Granstaff cabin, on
Henry C1eggett's farm, has been unoc-
cupied by the family for several days, |
Granstaf being on trial at Waverly, and
his wife also being there as a witness.
Some three or four days ago Mrs. Cleg-
gett noticed smoke coming from the
chimney of the cabin, and on Wednesday
evening she saw two men go up the hill
and enter the cabin. Mrs. Cleggett men
toned the matter to John Bruce, who
told George Coventry, and he notified E.
A. MOsier, who made up his mind at once |
that it was McKimie who was in the cab /
in, Mr.. Mosier mounted his horse. i'm
mediate1y and notified the neighbors, and |
about II O'Clock yesterday crowd of i
perhaps EjO excited and determined men |
surrounded the cabin.
A parley was held and the crowd di-
vided into three parties, occupying COM
manding positions. While a consuIta-
tiOn was being held as to the best course
to pursue. two young men, Carey Roads
and Isaac Jones, started to the cabin,
Jones saying that he was not afraid to 90
in If MeKimie was there. As they ap-
preached, Roads saw the window curtain
drawn aside and McKimie looking out.
He raised his shotgun and fired. then ran
like rabbit. In another instant the door
volver, >-s7>
-a7 ORDERED JONES TO COME INSIDE
or he would kill him. Jones went in,
remained about fifteen minutes. when he
and. 'Reddy" came out, the latter with
revolver in each hand. The two walked
slowly up the hill toward piece of tim
Der, McKimie threatening to kill Jones if
the. crowd should fire on him or attempt
| his capture. Reaching Il point perhaps
/ 100 yards from the na hi N fhnT- cfnTlTp6
:McKimie holding the crowd at bay, and
iexchapging threat for. .thEeat.
Finally the crowd began to draw closer
| around him, when he again thFeatened
to shoot if they advanced any further.
After about-a half hour had passed a Shot
was fired at McKfmie,1 who was endeaYor-
ing all the time TO - z-.-s.e -.s~z
l.. SHIELD HIMSELF BEHIND JONES.
The shot took effect in the'Ieft breast
near, the nipple, but the desperate. still
refused to surrender, and another shot
was fired, which hit him in the right
cheek; at the side of the Hoses the bullet
passing through the cheek. and. coming
out about the point of the jaw bone.
| This staggered him, and he partly fell to
the ground. Seeing that the crowd was
in dead earnest, he handedzhi revolvers
to Jones, and walked toward one of the
| parties surrounding him. He was search
ed, and another revolver, a small one,
was foundin his hip pocket. The other
1.-TWO are large six-shOt navy -revoiyers
| eight inch barrel, and every chamber of
all the revolVers was loaded. A three
cent piece and copper was all the money
that was found on him, and a pocket
knife and some other little articles of no
value, and two masks or false faces was
all that was found on his person. His
captOrs took him to Rainsboro, three
miles west of where he was captured, and
Drs. Gafrett,. Mcbride, and Lee dressed
his wounds. The one in the left breast
was prObed, but the ball could not be
found, and it is supposed to be still in
him, The overcoat he had on has been
identified as one stolen from Pepple's
store at Bainbridge recently. The ex-
element at RainsbOro was intense, and
threats of hanging him were made openly.
Mcklmie was very uneasy, and seemed
to fear that he would be linched, and
begged Mr.. Mosier to protect him, and
not allow the crowd to take his life He
was taken to Tom Wilson's for supper,
and preparations made to bring him to
HillsbOro. He was quite anxious about
whe was to~bring him. andvwanted to Sc
lect the men to bring him to jail. still
fearing, no doubt, that he would
DANGLE AT THE END OF A ROPE
if certain men whom he had good reason
to fear should be given charge of him.
About the time they were ready to leave
Sheriff Newell, who was returning from
Waverly, came along and took charge Of
the prisoner. Placing him in a spring
wagon with arms pinioned and legs
chained together, and guarded by a half
! dozen we'll armed and reSOlute men, they
started,' but before they left Rainsboro
his guards had hard work to keep the
crowd from taking him away and wreak-
ing summary justice upon him. The
gentlemen who had charge of him were
E | A T1I, VET..
NJ, B. Parker, Walk Baker, and Bob
/ Hill.
When they arrived at the edge of Caro-
thers' woods, one mile this side of Rains
boro, a.crowd of perhaps fifteen or twenty
; iEpersons were seen standing at the side OF
the road, and. three men on horseback
. seized the horses and ordered them tC
i drive through the gate into the woods
FL Sheriff Newell issued his orders promptly
to the partiesstO zdesist OF suffer the con-
sequences, the. driver of the spring Wagon
giving his horses a smart cut with his
whip at the same time, and, although The
Ethree men had succeeded i'll turning the
team partly around, they got safely away
with their prisoner, a shot being fired al
hem as they drove rapidly off towarG
! this place. :
'rhe word had preceded them here
Mr.. James Carlisle having arrived herr
t about Z 80 p: M with the information
AT 8 p. m. the guard at the door anmounc
: ell that they were at the gate, and, in /
few minutes, through the same deorw az
from which G1cKiMievmade his escape
last February came six stalwart mel
J Bearing -
THE BOUND AND BLOODY CAPTIVE.
A heavy chain Iarouud his jegssahd hi
! arms securely pinioned with ropes pre-
! | vented the use of his limbs, and he wa!
!. carried up stairs and seated in a chair il
!. the Sheriff 5 room. A small shawl wa
p / bound around his face, and II black 5sof
hat, much too large for him; hid his fea
4 / tures from view. When the chains an(
E | ropes were removed he Slaughtered hi
cramped limbs. and, drawing off his bucl
gauntlets. remarked, as he threw then
: carelessly on the floor, that he s'guesseC
| he wouldn't have any use for them agaiI
for awhile" When the old hat was re
moved, there in the glaring gaslfght sa
I the robber chief, young in years, but OLE
in crime; and as he sat there with hi
: arms still pinioned, your correspondent
: / was reminded of the appearance of Bow
e | sher, when he made his last appearance
o on any stage. To our inquiry about hi
t wounds, he replied lightly, saying the,
didn't amount to anything, and uncover
ing his breast howed us the blackened ant
bloody wound made by the rifle ball
$ Then, putting his hand to the bridge o
r his nose, he said: "There is shot here
:, under the skin, where Cary Roads hit IN
it when he fired through the Window
Old Mr.. Newell came. up and shooI
IS hands with him, ''Reddy' greeting hin
t quite cheerfully with Chow are yo
n Uncle Sammy? There is some of you
d wOrk''-holding up his right hand an
10 showing sears on the middle finger an
q + on the back of the hand-''there is one q
your shot in that finger yet; but I dom
blame you; you did just right; Iwoul
e have done the same thing my self if ha
= been in your place. Mr.. Newell didm'
e make any reply. and in fact did NOT ar
5. pear to have much love or sympathy TO
d the fellow. After the ropes and chain
at had eli been removed. the Sheriff nntifia