The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-09

ing him, they sent him to Denver. \
few days after hi capture there arriv-
e,i In Denver two Ut the most
DESPERATE AND DANGEROUS
members of the gang. who. think.
were Mu.grov-s officers. They had
evidently come Ia see what would be
the chances Ia rescue their leader.
That night there were three highway
roI,beries committed, aud in one case
500 WIS taken. The description If
tl,e robbers was such IL Ia leave no
doubt tina. they were Franklin and
Dugan. the two men referred to. Two
DAYS later We received word from the
sheriff at Golden City. that the two
men were there and had with them Il
very large silver watch. an>werin. the
description If one tina; WAS stolen
from one ot the Denver victims. Dave
Cook. superintendent Of one association
who has for fourteen years held the
Office of city marshal or sheriff. organ
lied little squad Of six men Ia z"
down 10 effect capture. We arrived
ut Golden City after dark, and rs We
neared the town two men on foot met
and passed us. One Of them. u very
large man, sang out. asking where We
we're going, AID recognized Dusan-
voice. We made no answer. but ]
told Dave Cook that that was Dugan,
and he said we would just ride M t"
a cross street. hitch our horses. come
back and overiake the pair. We r,ic
rapidly Ip Ia the corner aud aroun,!
it. and C"ok and | had just hi;che,i
our horses. when We saw that the two
men hal turned and followed Us. They
were then making diagonalIy for the
billiard saloun. where We had been in
formed Franklin and Du.an Sp-n;
most If their time. Coax and ] ran
As
SILENTLY A. POSSIBLE
In the hope Of heading them oH. bu,
seeing we could not do it. he told me
10 go tn the rear ct the s,ioon, an.i h.
wot!1 =" to the front. With a r-volv-
er in each hand. was maxim. nv
way through dark pasSage-wHy "r
alley that ran along side the bnii!ln..
when | s:iw man running toward M.
| put nv pistol in his face and told
him &" halt. H., turned and ran ls.ck.
ani | allowed him till he go, in the
light. when saw j, Was Dugan. ]
called ou, ''Dugan, stop ar Ill shoot.
and Instantly he wberied and iiTe'!.
putting a hole through nv In; au'l
taking some of the skin I'll of INV scalp.
| fired ani he fell. Just then SoII.
fellow began firing from a place where
| c"uldr't see him. but | could tell hy
the blaze he WAS iirin. at me. ;ire'i
two .!,ot, la that direction, and nv
,la; time the REVIEWERS were popping
very lively. u Dave C""s Wa >h"nI.
Ing evidently nj the >aiBc man. u
WAS getting rather hot. - | got under
Il clav ridge or hank. where ] cuG!,l
see everybody that showed up and Vet
HAD SOME PROBATION.
] wa- watching, all the time f'r
Dugan to 90; up. hut he di.in't. ais:
pretty s"on the Shoo,ii = ceased. and
saw Dave Conks form Gaming NV
WAY. called In him and asked ii he
was hurt. lie ,;,ii no. and Iut the
>smc question. He then proposed
that We 20 {" where The fellows hal
their hor-e-. in case they attempted I"
esca;,;. tia, WAY. said thai, ! hal Il
dead nne over there. and we went ani
examined where Dugan had fallen.
but he wa> missing and could not be
found We then went Ia the stable
and -ei guard over il. Going to the
hotel. We asked the proprietor where
franklin wa> He said he wa> up-
stairs asleep. aud sure enough. all that
shooting i:ad failed to wake tie DEEPER
ado six of us Went M AMI entered
his room. carrying a candle. He iav
in ii,s lei with another man, who Wa
no partner of his. franklin WI, f:,>;
asleep and his arm was thrown over
hi bed fellow. 80 tl,a! his hamd rested
At the edge If the bed. whispered
to Dave Cook To- clap the handeuH on
that wrist. ard laying his revolver on
Il table at the end al the room, he
made the attempt. The instant the
cold steel touched Frankiinis wrist.
however. he awake, aud with one
jump stool upright in bed. NJ the
rame time pulled the other fellow
out Of bed aui told him to clear out.
and after glance mt the revolver. he
lost no time in doin;: it. Franklin.
however,
JEERED At IL.
"Iou -, YOU think
you've got me now. don't You: Bu,
Won haven't. and there aint m.n
enonsh in town To take me. Ills own
revolver was under his pillow. but he
caught sight of Abe Cook's revolver
Nh the table and tried I, make jun,
for il. over the footboard. As hc did
50. Dave jumped and secured the re-
volver, and ] struck Franklin a very
heavy blow on the side Of the skull
with my revolver. breaking the stock
IF the weapon. He had close-cropped
;,a,r ao,l tho kl.,r ,,aJa Z. sar.,t,I..
cash that fairly spurted blood. As
was subsequently learned. the skull
bone WAS fractured AMI driven in To
the depth of an inch. | threw nv
broken pistol out into the hall where
,ur men were aud crew the other.
Franklin fell and Dave jumped an
aim. hut ne gathered up his feet and
md threw Dave clear across the room.
Then standing ON the bed. he kept hi.
lists revolving in threatening fashion,
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