The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-02
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,wfu Experience Of Colonel
~tcne-s Deputy sheriff and
~. ConCrderates Beid Kim Up and
Esuetantiy cave Bi," His Lite
,a.ent issue Of the Lesdville Democrat
49,, INA: Coloael John B Stone, an e1-aldsr
a,no If this city, unwitfngly fell into the
h.rd. of rufIiaus, Friday, coming from
c.,;oo creek, and was made the victim of a
s,nl r;eee of official infamy. On the day
,,0,ioped Colonel Stone, sccompa-
ieS Inv two miLing men named respectively
I Nv Conner and McGJwen, manager
w. ,bo Ute Mining company,
Uorotsd his animal, and with
Onmfnr,sble equipments for journey across
,Sa circuitous mountain pass, l,fS for Lead
lila They had progressed but short dis
,snca and were riding past iont from which
.ons,derable noise emsnated, when they
"o,a .nddenly arrested in their travel BY a
Oo,orious desperate, VINO is known IS Ike
R.rra,t. and who has the unenNia0le record
nfb,yipg killed three or four men, In a
orutf and burbarous manner be confronted
Soouel stones party, and exclaimed: "Gst
lawn and tie that horse and come In herr! ~
al the same time leYeling his revolver
!" him ss he dismounted. As ap-
ns,snt copfederates OF Barrett, there
Ys,o two other men, both of whom wsre
'onnlied with revolver In each hand. One
of lie men was Sam Ferguson, who was Al
ore time teams or Ia this city, while the
o,bar was AN assassiG-lko fellow who stood
Sv and who responded to the Gu,
nb,pious name of Bill Buzzard. The
r1onels chances for cpnIiuuiug his
nl,rlmage upon this sphere seemed pretty
dubious, when Ferguson spoke up, and said
10 B,,rrtt, that is Col. Stone, Ike, hes all
right" B,rrett thea shifted his gun turns
ipitupJn Conner. while Ferguson, 10
friendly manrer, asked the colonel to come
into tDs saloon. Hltchins his animal, the
colonel walked into the tent, when Barrett
sgsa selected him rs target, snt ordered
him to retreat. There was no chance fer al
objection ard demurrer, for either would un-
doub haye been oVerruled bya bullet
from the barrel of Burotts revolver, aud
moving up to the bar, be threw several sill,
yerdoars on The bar aud tho drinks were
taken. This was about ten o'clock in the
morning and the colonel then wanted to
moe on. Scarcely had they taken the drink
when Barrett throwing his revolver down on
him ordered him to hold up his hands The
colonel gave prompt obedience when Fe-gl-
Dn took his revolver while Barrett-the Ii.
bel on deputy sherif-threw his arms
around him and then released his victim took
the revolver from Ftrgu on and oommautlDg
on iLs be ,uty, said he would try it. Select
log q small piece of ore from quantity OF
specimens, hard by, he placed /! upon
counter and began firing on it. He shattered
It to pieces and then turning said with July
ing triumph, "Pll show you what can do"
Thinking 1t was about time 20 cater to the
inner man again, ne repeated
his order TO treat again. At this time not oct
one Of Colonel Stones party bnd y weapon,
Snd they were at the mercy of Barrett, who
aourished his revolver abJvo his head and
rendered the place hideous with his drunken
csroussls. Inc colonel asked permission TO
proceed, but this was promptly denied, and
Two revolvers we're again at lis head, and
Barrett said, "pll plug you yet" After
much persuasion fr IN the colonel. who was
Us sted by Ferguson, he was permitted II
move on, and examining his pockes found
ust fifteen cents out of 500. Catching the
olonel rudey by the collar, he marched
i'm rudely out of the door, and with his re-
Iolyers leveled upon him saw him
mount his horse and ride away
L the o confusion an old nan
had handed the colonel several letters TO
Oriug to the city, which Barrett took, ard
,nskiug targets o. them shot them to pieces.
Hardly had he done ,his, when with the
thirst of a bloodhound, he turned ard eveled
his revolver at Colonel Stone and pulled the
hi sger. The hammer c,ms down, but foft
tuaaey it WAS upon tho empty shell, and
though this the coloneps life WAS preserved.
Taey had evidently tried to relieve him of
bis watch, for the chain was broken and
hung 10 two parts. A more outrageous hold
up WIS never recorded.