The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-03

< the same instant the squire struck spurs
ara his nvrse pounded away and carried his
i-der home in safety.
Who the 'Squire's assailanis were was 8
mystery, but as highwayman infested the
country. and it was no thug foi
wRyfarers to be robbed and sometimes muir
dered in broad daylight, the occurrence Gre
ated little surprise.
Less than a week after this the Squire re.
ceived a leiterfrom Silebystating that he had
happily recovered. and that he was about to
quit the neighborhood, and to lead n new
life.
1t has alreadybeen said thatGeorgo Pycott
was engaged to be married to a young lady.
| She was his second cousin. and resided a few
miles from the Hall with her mother. Her
father had recently died, and j: was arranged
that George should wed her ms soon as posi-.
BILE, and manage the small estate onwhich she
dwelt. On November IL. 1865, the wedding
took place, and in the evening there was q
supper at the brides house, where the couple
were to reside thenceforth.
After the guests had departed n Squire
Pycott and his daughter were about to take
leave, three men, with blackened faces, and
otherwise disguised. suddenly entered the
dwelling by the main entrance, and with
drawn swords rushed on the Squire and his
on, us they stoodwith the bride and groom
in tho yestibule. Both drew and calamity
defended themselves, and the weapon, by
their directions, took refuge in I'm adjoining
room. &
Tn Squire fell, run through the breast.
George was seriously wounded, aud tho
~rnilaus were about TO force m entrance into
she room where the women were, when the
sound of approachingwheelswa heardon the
graveledwalks outside. The three men hastily
decamped, andwhen the newcomers reached
the hallwnytheyfuund the'Squire and his son
wcltering in blood. The two gentlemen who
ind thusunexpectedlycome on tho scene had
been guests at the wedding and had started
homeward, but on reaching the river lind
found the waters out andthe ford unsurpass.
able. They were therefore compelled to re.
turn and seek shelter until daylight.
The 'Squire's wound, which was through
the right lung, had ~alreadyproved fatal, and
he was q corpse. Georges injuries wero
severe, but not necessarily dangerous, and n
surgeon was at once sent for.
As soon MS the wounded were attended to,
two mounted constables started in pursuit of
the three assassins. As the river was down,
il was thought unlikely that they would
attempt TO cross, and therefore the pursuers
took tho only other road of escape-that
which led to birmingham. Before they had
come far they found that they were on the
right track. by daylight they reached Bir.
miugham, n tracked the three men 10 the
Wheat Sheaf Inn, where theyhad baitedtheir
horses and taken refreshment, and whence
iheyhnd departed onlyhalf an hour ahead of
their pursuers. Here the lattercommunicated
with the authorities of the town, and three
officers properly mounted and equipped took
up the chase. After -four hours hard riding
they found themselves close IN the heels OF
the fugitiveR, Who were evidently taking II
.eisurely, supp osing that their pursuers, il
.heyhSd any. were either far enough behind,
Or tired out before that time. When they
discovered thrccmountod men a mile In their
rear. thOy guFpected their true character
and pusliod on briskly. As the pursuers
Inickenod their Gai: tho p%ursueddid thesame,
but tlIerormer gniCe9 %rRpidlyon thefugitives,
md it wns clear That theyInustcit her beovGr-
taken or escape by strategy.
As tho two parties OF horseman tore down q
'ong hill, the London stage coach came in
sight. Tho driver and passengers soon col
II tho situation, for it WINS no
lining in those days, when there were on
-ailrOad5 or telographs, for the officers OF the
uw 10 pursue fugitiycs from justice for days
iiorR tho highways OF England, the puc.
,ucrs and pursued often stopping for re.
treshmouts with;na few miles Of each other,
aud changing horses us often as the iaded
hcHsts give ont.
Tn driver OF the coach ON the present occn-
sion WIS a pluckyman, md Ind had plorcthcu
oro rnLcoGtro with gentlemen of the tord.
Ink,LS in too situation at once Tho driver.
With the hearty consent of his passengers.
CROW his coach across tho road and blocked
tao path. Within twenty yards OF the olsta-
Gle tHO Of the fug'tives leapcd the ditch, and
made across tLoiitlds to n croGs-road beyond
tic coach. Tho third, however. who rode q
,,'.pfltl laaet ia.hn1 fo-,yorJ o,J r,tl;,.
lis rrars 10 his stood, the noble animal rose
AZ the touch like r. bird, and went clean over
the horses as they stood across the road. So
Asionished we're the occupants Of the coach
1t his daring Feat ~tha.thougb q dozenof them
held pistols in their grasp, notn weapon was
discharged until the bold rider was out of
range.
At tho crossroads he Yves rcjoinod by his
two companions, and ell lhrco disappeared
over the boy of n hill.
When tEe pufluGrs coached its summit the
tngitives veio nowhere to DO Seen. Tho Off
cers pushed on. bat IN reaching Oxford they
Svrc tired out, .nd ;heyresolved forest, con-
ilvrt that tho men thoy were after were by
that time on their way to London.
Ontho officers reaching London, tho authcr-
i.icswerc informed OF the circumstanceattend
lug thcbrutal outrage at llinckly, but in the
absence Of any ciew " hich would lead to the
perpetrators, they were unable TO do any
thing.
In the course OF Z month, however, George
Pycott was sufficiently restored to'undertake
a journey to the metropolis, and thither he
vent confident that he possessed n clew to
the murdarers OF his father.
The elder Pycott had one brother, who had
been dcgrndcd from the army, mud who had
become in every Tsysovile aud reckless that
lie had been utterly discarded by the muir
dered man. He had been heard 10 make
threats against his brothers life. George
Pycntts theory was ;ha. this renegade uncle
was tho leader OF tho assassins of his father.
This man, Richard pycott. was therefore
lookedfor in London, hut could not be found.
After threeweeks'senrch. George Pycott WINS
almost hopeless OF discovering the murderers
of his father, and of bringing them to JUS
lice. One day he and q Bow street runner,
n the detectives in those days were called,
took q wherry atWestminster, with a view to
have a quiet row on the water and n private
conversation in relation to the crime and
its supposed perpetrators. As they foated
past Rotherlithe q man suddenly thrust his
head out of the scuttle of a coal barge that
lay alongside the wharf. Quick as was the
movement, George saw the face, and recog-
nized it in an instant rs Sileby's. Then, for
the first time, a suspicion broke in upon
young Pycotts mind that the unfortunate
man mighthave been implicated in thedread-
full crime. He hastily communicated his
thoughts to the officer, and in a moment the
wherry was alongside the barge and the two
men We're aboard. In the mean and filthy
cabin, if such it might be called, they found
the man whom they sought. He was dressed
in the commonest garments. and was un-
shaven and unkempt. He steadily denied his
Identity as SilebY, but Georpewns confident