, 1881-11-20
pushed to get better sight Of him. and threats
grew from muttetlngs 10 menaces, but


grew from muttet1ngs 10 meuaces, but
He FL1ScHED NOT 4 WHIT,
and stood before Justices Dwyer and Huuttne-
ton Us uuconcernedly as II he had been on the
bench and they In the dock His eycs roamed a
moment over the crowd and I saw his lips
move into Il half sneeriug smile Possibly be
"as thinking nf q remark be mnde to Mr.
IN the morning: "Therc will be hig crowd ut
the examination today You stand at tho door
and sell tickets, and be sure you dlyvy on the
square," To the formal question hc pleaded
not guilty. and then said: IL waive examna-
ton and would like to make statement" Ho
was toln to en on, and spoke us follows: "Wo
Killed the Coleman boys In scf-detcuse, but
didn't know them from ADAM We were sitting
III tho Erovo up town when we saw them pass
u.s. They had guns with them, aud looked
around often rs If searching for something We
knew there was no game about there, and that
they wouldn't be hunting Sunday.
so WE KNEW THEY WERE AFTER US,
aud kept sharp lookout When they got past
us they started to run.- Then we got over the
fence and followed them up the road, thinking
we were surrounded and caught in IL trap. We
had not gone but short distance before we
met them. md the one nearest thu fence {Mtchon
Coleu'an} fired first. hts shot hitting Lon In the
face and arm. Charley fired ut me, aud ut
him III second later. Hts shot struck my arm,
and he fell to my bullet, hut got Gu hts
knee and fired again. Lon had shor the other
one before that, and both were down. We 1hon
turned and ram All this was delivered In a
conversational tone, II 1t we're recital Of the
most ordinary adventure. and could see Us the
story progressed that the spectators were ed2ing
nearer aud nearer to him. lie had scarcely tin-
tshed-indeed, I am inclined to think ho was
about to conrioup-when with q growl like a
wild beast
4 DOZEN MEN SrEASG ON n1af.
Women shriekcd az the melee grew greater. and
it was impossible to tell for moment what ,sas
being DONE The officers made resistance, bur
not very determined one, and In less than 4
minute the prisoner WINS drngged through the
yelling crowd TO the door. i rope had tuade its
appearance US IT BY magic, and when he reached
the outer door the moose was round hts neck. l
caught one glimpse of his face us he was
g0nH d0wn tho stairs. 1t was as pale as
marble, but his eyes glnred defiance, and every
look hetoKeued tho agonizlng wish: II had
but my Winchester nnd Il seconds freedom.
but arms aud freedom Omn!potcuce alone could
have given him. The. crowd the Initiative hav-
lug been taken. was
WILD WITH PASSION.
"IIang himr' "Choke him." Burn him." ETC.,
ETC., were heard On all sides. and ii pity was felt
by u single cfeatute Its expression was not
heard 1t took minutes to write this. 1t took Sec
onds ouly to reach the tree spoke of above. The
end of the rOpe wus over tho projecting bouEh
in uu instant, and shudderlhg sob went up
from the ou!uoxers US the body Of tho dcsperado
WIS 1erkel into the air, score OF willing hands
tupsing at the other end or the rope There were
Il few spasrnodic clutches Of the ironed hands,
the feet wore drawn up once OF twice, and then
the head fell over with that s!ckentng droop fa-
mar to all who have ever witnessed such q"