The Dillon tribune., 1881-07-23


EAVERHEAD COUNTY
more than fifteep minltes elapyed ffon1 the
time Of leaving Winston until the robbers
jumped from the cars and made them.
selves scarce. The sleeping car porter
locked himself in. the stateroom. OF the
visible till the tain was at Washington
Conductor Westtall, who was killed, lived
at Miller, where his remains were left this
n,or4ing. The robbers, numbered thirteen,
ant' only two Of theisf had handketchiefs
tied about their faces.
50, About the President.
New YoRK, July iS.-A Heraid's dis
patch says: The Presidents nurse being
interviewed said. IN tegard ts, the incidents
Of Julv.9h+' lie has~net foryotteN Ill detail,
and, in fact, never will. Every circum.
stance is Photographed on his mind clearly.
Yesterday hi referred. to incidents Ire.
qucntly, and4in addition to his own feelings
at the moment OF he shooting, he tells with
>,rcat spirit how he watched the cOunte-
hers accurately the effects o" til. shock ur-
on them As kyenly a. IT, he were not the
victim. but only an attentive by .stander.
lie looks forward to the ti,o- when he
sl1atl be peglniNed toreadt.e papers, with
great interest,". Wl,enevrr he wishes to
read a paper or refers to them in any way,
we remind him OF the promise made by
Colonel Rockwell to keep them all for
II m. Ofcourse you heard the remark he
made about the heart OF the nation. etc.
MflEst'essptrasi7y is not eFs'lfFist,t, and
il No hhe i sGing dot it'd kaSb,t. in its
triis slsaps. .'-s M1sat hs -,saiG-. a2d>: "Ihe
heart OF the nation will help the old sol.
hcr to get well,". instexeh of "'rhc heart
ot the nation will not iyt the old soldier
tdie."r ..
Kiilel-"Billy the Kid."
LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, July IS.
Positive and reliable information reached
this city early this morning by messenger,
in regard 70 the killing OF the noto, iOus
BILLY the Kid" ut Fort Summer. 20 miles
distant, on the peeos river, ut 1850 last
Saturday inornti,g Bill had heen st,p-
ping with some Mevoan, in that vicinity,
disguised as one Of them. every since hts
escape from the Lincoln county Jail. Pat
Garrett, Sheriff OF Lincoln county. has
been on his track for some time, and on the
day above mentioned arrived ut Fort Sum
ner, having been put on the track by
some Mexicans. He had to threaten their
lives in order to get them to divulge Kids
whereabouts. About T., o'clock, midnight,
Sheriff Garrett entered the room, a one
Pete Maxwell, large stock owner resid-
ing at the Fort and supposed to have a
knowledge Of the fagitive's exact where.
abouts. Garrett had not been III tho room
over twenty minutes when the Kid en-
tered in his stocking feet, knife in hand
ostensibly for the purpose Of buviny some
meat. lie Immediately observed Garrett
crouching at the head OF the bed and
asking Maxwell what that was, drew
his revolver. Maxwell rnade:no answer
Of the bed Had he answered. giving
CARROTS .na,ne. Billy would have kiliet
him ut once, al 6e is: a dead sisos. Bill,
moved slightly, 6ctttug into the snooniixts
then shining in at the rough window
Garrett, recognising him, fired, the bal
passing through his heart He fell back
wards, his knife In one hand and revolver
in the other. Garrett thinking him no
dead, fired again, but missed him. Hat
his first shot tailed, he would have beer
riddled with bullets; as Kid is known t
have been terribly desperate and yer,
accurate In aim when in close quarters
His death Is hailed with great deligh
throughout this section, as he had swor,
ne wo"iu XIII seVera' prominent ci'izens
ana haa already Siam httccn OF e'ghtee'
men.
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them over the h..ads of the others onto II,
fioor dead The elder one was tcrrihi
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ones neck was broken. Tin. .haff wen
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