The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-31
TALKED TO DEATH.
Startling Story from Fort Fred Steele.

ShaitifhH i" Fott FtGu olteic.
A correspondent at the Fort sends us
the following graphic description of the
death of "a party by the name of John
son:n
1t soon got neised abroad that sold
Jim Gregory" was coming back. Now,
may be you don't know who "Old Jim
Gregory" is? Well, he's a cattle man,
and used to lived here on the Platte.
Gregory is something of a talker as well
as a man Of business. 1t might be
said of him that he is considerable of a
talker. A good many people who know
him think Bennett was mistaken when
he said Mullison was ''the best single
handed talker in Wyoming" and think
that Gregory should wear the belt. Be
that as it may, that doesn't matter
very much at present, and we leave
il for others to decide. The II O'Clock
coach came in a few nights since, and
Gregory was n of the number who
alighted from it and wendell his way to
the solitary lodging house. A long
journey had worn him out, and visions
of a good bed and pleasant slumber
fitted through his brain. But alas for
the an~ticipations of man; how often do
they prove abortive! There was no
sleep for Gregory that night. Perkins
was the first man who ''tackled' him,
and tho conversation laupad mot for N
couple of hours; then Mullison took
him in hand. Now, as l mentioned be-
fore, Mullison is no SLOUGH at talking,
and from hat time on until daylight
there was no sleep for any one within
hearing of Gregory and Mullison.
Brauer relieved Mullison and held
Gregory level until the breakfast bell
rang. Then they all went for him at
once. | noticed Gregory looked pale,
and seemed a little wavering, but had
hopes. Gregory arose from the table
with the air of a desperate man, went
to his g%rip-sack, took half an ounce of
quinine, washed it down with a ''little
suthin hot" and turned on his perse-
cutors with the air of a man who in
tends to win or die. BY 10 O'Clock he
had a clear field, and sat a long while
talking to a coal stove, simply from
force of habit. He lost heart by and
by, but a smile of e%xultation lit his
face as Judge Hugus introduced 0. p.
johnson. Gregory measured his man,
then settled himself into an easy posi-
ton, took in an extra quid of tobacco,
and he was ready for business. John
son did most of the talking at first, but
Gregory warmed up shortly and began
to get his work in. In II hour and
ten minutes Johnson showed signs of
fatigue, and in thirty minutes more his
replies were brief, and in an hour and
forty-fye minutes his lips could be seen
to move, but no sound was heard. A
few hours afterwards we laid johnson
out on a shutter and sent for the post
surgeon, who came, looked at the body
and said: "This is some of Gregory's
work; that man ought to be hung;
there is no hope; the man is already
cold" Crone took what few arti-
Giles of value the man had, and we
buried him and went IL several ways
with sad hearts. Gregory is still here,
roaming about loose, seeking for some
one who is foolhardy enough to accept
his invitation to s'set down and chat a
while" If you have any mt in Chey-
enne who wants to try his hand on this
man, send him over.