The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-04

medical attention. fearing that . regu-
lar physician would expose the gang
If he Was introduced.
WORKING FOR HIS LIFE.
81 obtained control over the sus-
picious sufferer BY means Of chloro-
form. which I administered from above
the wounded mans head. while held
the pulse in my right hand. When !
knew that the excitement Vas reduced
sufficiently I told him what wanted
to do to ave bis life. He had q bull
let in his side which wanted to cut
out. / asked him If hs could stand
the pain, or whether 1 should give
him chloroform. He said. mo, / can't
trust you, - you are not interested in
my death l turned him over and
found where tho bullet had Judged
between two of his ribs after
passing through bis side and his liver.
l cut into the bullet and inserted .
wire loop l had prepared. and in less
time than it has taken to tell you l
tipped tho bullet out. Johnny. the
brave boy. made but one groan dur
ing the entire operation. l was then
permitted to 60 home, with the
promise to return on the following
night"
SPIES UNDER THE BED.
The invalid here related her intro
duction to Charlie Ross. the robber
now in Jail here in Cheyenne. She
says she went to see Brown every
night until he was out of danger.
During her visits she met many of
be gang. On the second night she
Vas startled BY the discovery that two
men Law concealed beneath the wound
ed mans bed. She retained her
presence. It appears that Charlie
Ross and Burroughs were dissatisfied
and suspicious Of her, and had de.
termined to listen to her conversation
and watch her action. and on the first
indication of treachery to kill her.
They were in the habit Of spending
the DAYS in the woods and at night
seeking shelter in the shanty in the
heart of DeadwoOd. It was while
she was acting as medical atten3an,
for Brown that she learned the parti'
culars of the stage robbery in details.
THE ROBBERS vERsIoN OF THE ROB
Berry.
She states that there were only
three men engaged in the stage rob
berry on the Sd or 5th Of July. the
newspaper reports to the contrary not
withstanding. Those three were
John H. Brown. Charlie Ross and q
person she declined to call by name. as
she says BE- Is dead. When the stage
bad beeu stopped the passengers
were ordered out and fallen in line.
while Charlie Ross stood over them
With two cooked revolvers. Brown
and the third Person-who is sup
posed to be Archie Mclaughlin (since
hanged by the vigilantes)-were en-.
gagged in robbing the coach when Dan
Finn commenced to shoot. The horses,
startled by the shots, started of on q
gallop with the stage. and did not
stop until they reached the stage
station. several miles distant. Brown
turned on Finn and shot hin. the bull
let passing through one Of bis cheeks.
Several shots we're exchanged. one Of
which struck Brown in the side. pass
ing through his liver and lodging in
his back beneath his ribs. The pas
sengers scattered and hid themselves
in the grass ami brush, while the rob
bers mounted and rude Of. They only
obtained two watches and go in
money. The watches were cached,
and afterwards stolen by Charlie Ross.
Johnny Brown. after his recovery,
vas engaged to work far the Black
Hill Stage company for purpose, and
while in their employment was ar.
rested. He has since made a confes-
sion Of the crime. which the invalid
save releases her from her oath OF
secrecy. She has further statements
to make concerning the workings Of
the .o-called road agents. which will
be made public in due time through
the columns of the Sun.