The sun., 1880-12-05
AN EPISODE or BORDER LIFE.
What Oh Inspector Kap,.ey OF PittsbprRh
saw IN n l1iuine Town In Colorado.

Prom us Pa1sbevh POD
"wake up, Ramseyp' called out com>
%nRe Of ap %pS or Sn9 viii ss &C. Ss
had gone to bed at an early hour. tired and
sleepy and had heard nothding OF the tho mSrder
Hpll9I Jim, is that that y99g p said !. when
50 huryIedy donnlne df "nSw my clothes sapnterod
;s1ds s4SHS sSS aSs
pushed through and entered the saloon, where
about to begin their investigation. Two tables.
used for dealing faro. had been pushed togeth.
a police. officer. l had known him, we'll, He
was a splendid specimen OF manhood. fully six
feet six inches II height, and built IN proper.
Of hali-inch rope, neatly rolled up. with 9
the Coroner called the first witness, who. hpy-
ing been sworn, stated that on the evening
@ Bass as hsa where SSsn wo % s aH as pssSs
cards, During the game they ouarreled abou!
somethina and both got up from the table and
They made considerable noise. and In the midst
% bOg, the less sSf nSsc fs in ma
Ho had no sooner, said this than one Of
Ss sssos seI kSd ss cut hs AND %ess eS
had proceeded thus far. when strappine BID
fellow. clad in q red flannel shirt and with pan.
brimmed hat half hiding his dark EYES. quietly
naked up to the dead ed and afnS nSS %
paRshss his way out a1 through tht
RanIons. Without word they walked down to
Sauii guard demanded @ the keys. They told them
that H hS KEYS bsS in their Ss ed
er; lots examine YOU"
Tho kiafdas held up their hands and quietly
submitted to the examination, The ,lynchors.
speedily demolished the door; The leader then
hS nS 9 sS liz
and at the, other end was the murderer. the
moose tightly around his neck. had taken my
Hs was richly glad q large diamond sud
ts ngsG on Of his sh'f et 6Hnad 6and ON was hs
large solitsire. and heavy gold watch
dsed a 't poGsG a H
look at the man one would have thought the
whole performance was but a Joke, After
rope and led the victim down to an old building.
where beam iutted over the sidewalk. When
climbed out over the beam, and the end OF the
rope was thrown to him. After, pulling the
slack he Let It on the other side
beam. and took deliberate look at the crowd
below. The Lender OF the committee then ap-
approached the gambler and said: Well. Jim,
yer times short; want to say anything"
Jim replied, and said: Now. look here can't
what's the difference? I've Got $1,000 in my
pockets. and you can divide the whole thing
among you il you don't hang. viii you do it2"
Not by n ID sight" said tho leader.
" You murdered good man. and you've got to
Well" said jim. go on: suppose mus,
swing this is the third man I've put away. 80
suppose my times up"
he had no sooner said the words than the
rope WIS quickly pulled up. and Jim was
dangling Ia a horrible manner. His hands not
grasped the rope. and thus released the stran-
gulation.
That won't do. Jim." cried the leader and
they let the dangling victim down again and
speedily tied his hands behind him. and again
elevated him, whore he hung for nearly an
hour. After it was ascertained that their VIC
tim was dead. the committee" sent for pho-
tographer and had photograph taken OF the
entire gang" In the foreground the COM
nized-while Just behind them was the dangling
dead man. his diamonds and jeweiry inning in
the early morning sun, and above him sat the
assistant hangman. evidently proud Of his STA
tion. The entire proceedings were quiet IA
could possibly be; not a word or shout could be
heard. The companion Of the murderer was
given six hours time to get out OF town. and
was met some two miles away by soma OF hia
friends. who asked him whore he was going.
town" said he. and 1 am now five hours ahead
This was my first initiation into Western life,