The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-10-14
u Faeetious Deputy Sheri6.

There seems to be something mex.
pressibly funny in being Deputy Sher.
III, especially one from Buena Vista.
Quite interesting tales are told OF Dep
uty Sheriffs fA5m that section. The
latest is told of Ike Barrett, who started
after Joe Turnbull, the murderer of old
man Osborn. Ike as soon as he gets
into Taylor Park swears in two Depu-
ties named Ferguson and Buzzard. and
together they start for Spring Creek,
where they expected to capture Turn
bull. Upon arriving at that place Bar
rett soon succeeded in getting bilin'
drunk and forthwith tried to clean out
the town. Every man that came along
he pulled his pistol on and made them
come into the saloon and take drink.
He at last espied Col. j. B. Stone. Of
Denver, who was in that section looking
up mining property.
Barrett drew his pistol on Stone and
told him to throw up his hands, which
he did, when Barrett went through him,
taking q revolver and ten dollars from
the Colonel. He then made Stone
20 ahead into the saloon and take q
drink, which the Colonel at first refused
to do, when the desperate pulled the
cooked revolver on him, saying. with
an oath, that if he did not drink he
would shoot him. He made every man
drink that was in the saloon, and he
pulled his revolver on any one whom
he thought was not giving him the at
tention that he desired. He kept Mr..
Stone prisoner from eight a. m. until
twelve noon, and paid for the drinks
with the money he had taken from the
Colonel. His deputies tried to interfere
in behalf of the Colonel. but they were
soon silenced by his threatening to shoot
either one of them if they did not keep
their mouths shut. He threatened the
barkeeper, who made run for it. when
the desperate fired after the fleeing
man, but not with any success. Every
body was trying to sneak out OF sight
of the mailman. One of his deputies
mounted horse and tried to escape.
and just as the desperate took aim to
fire the man dropped from his horse.
thus, no doubt, saving his life, as Bar
rett is known to be dead shot, as the
following will show. While they were
ell in the saloon an old man came in with
several letters and gave them to Colonel
Stone to deliver at the first postoffice he
came to out of Spring Creek. Barrett
took the letters from the Colonel and
threw them on the floor and commenced
shooting at them, filling them full of
holes. The old man went to pick the
letters up to rewrite them, when the
villain made the old gentleman hold
them out at arms-length. when he COM
menced shooting at them while he held
them in his fingers, shooting them all
to pieces. After emptying his revolver
he wanted Ferguson to give him his,
which he would not do, when he shot
at his deputy, the ball passing through
his hat, just grazing his head. About
this time the Colonel got away and the
circus broke up for want of ammunition.
Mr.. Stone tells this interesting tale HIM
self, which is vouched for by the two
deputies. The last heard of Barrett
was that he stopped at Texas Greek
Friday night. 1t is thought that if he
meets Turnbull they will chum togeth-
re and make two of the most precious
rascals unhung. Denrer NesOs.