The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-02
a CHINESE MAZEPPA.
A wild Ride On u Texas Steer.
Prom the sun Frdncisco Examiner.

From the san Frdncisco Examiner
On Wednesday OF last week there occurred
u thrilling tragcdya at Brookville. in Arizona On
that day, within about four miles Of the above
named town there wore three cowboys. Their
Iingling spurs their long horned and brightly
mounted saddles on which wore cood, like
long 1.-the, limbcr snakes, rawhide ratae the
prcdomlnancc OF bright color displayed in sad
die blanket and clothing, the CLEAN Of tho
highly polished pistol and knife. and the rude
active health and vlvaclty Of horses and riders
made them picture pleasant to look upon
safety. They were known to their associates as
Jake McCray, Billy Folansbca, and Tom DiI.
worth: but whether these names were confer
red on them at the aptismai font was II inaltcrot
considerable doubt and conjecture. They had
been carousing in town, and were then on their
way back to their rendezvous Suddenly a chi.
naman appeared, laden with baskets and with
u dog trVt slowly approached them. and his lit
tie pig-ikc eyes showed that he had an in
opportunity for cruel sport which the COWBOYS
could not let pass, and Jake McCray said to his
zcppa. I'll asso the Chnaman an yous kctcb
u steer an we'll tie John ON an run him
through the streets Of the town" To this cool
In a few seconds McCrHy's RATA was describing
circles in the air and All Sin, dropping his bur-
den fled for dear life; but after a few bounds
the unerring RATA encircled the limbs of the
Mongol and he was Jerked and thrown ton feet
in the air by the bounding horse of the COW.
boy. In the mean time Billy Folansbee and
Tom Dilworth had pursued huge Texan steer
and Bill had thrown his rata on the animals
Of the rawhide. had encoiled the animals hind
legs. and thrown him PROSTATE on the earth.
ande ne lay PanthS t ana Iel0wRs out de,
hands he was as powerless as an infant. Billy
and his companion shouted to Jake McCray to
cally. BE kerful and don't kill the darn critter.
II there won't rd be any sp9MTt IN giving dead
but not az considerable as he might have been,
for, when he arrived where the steer was strug.
Cling. the Chinaman had lost the best part Of
nd ,lni N hn oil f.,.,
one side of his body. They fastened the
RATA to the horns, and tho trained animals
riders we're ' in the saddle. The " trumblins s
Chinaman made piteous appeals to his
pieces from some recesses in his clothing and
offered them as n brihe for liberty. The money
was appropriated but the longed-for freedom
down. upon the steer and pulled his hands well
down on the shoulders and tied them together;
r@y oS either Of the
the Chinaman was tied SO firmly on the back OF
the animal that he looked, as McCray Expressed
ings were then removed from the steer. With
blood in his eye, and shaking his great breadth
successively hrst at one horscman then at an an
other. while All Sin was Yelling alternately.
"p9l 4, and MardeTl, in broken English
morriment. Finally. tie fiery untamed"
gully and ditch he went, making stu
pendous bounds each time these obstruc-
accurately recorded by the Monaghan. for he
fairly rent the air with his screams, and the
covered by the steer in a jump. The cowboys
were more than delighted with the success OF
turn. but his rcmorsciess tormentors heaued
him at every point; when endeavors to make
these turns would develop abnormal bursts OF
speed, long dIawn-out walls, would issue from
the unhappy Mongo and when the animal set
tied down down to an ordinary run the cry would
Lillian haTp wond the means e rIse and I fa
The wild. frcnzied bovine approached gully
fully eighteen feet in width. and with fierce
one supreme effort and cleared it BY q scratch.
Jake McCrary's horse, following u little to the
jumped across the dry chasm. But Bin Folans-
bee and Tom Dilworth, following Immediately
6e idi the ,r Ghi ne MqEzeppa both came to
bottom of the ditch. Tom recovered first and
hurried his horse along the bottom for quar-
companions continued the mad chase. The
street Of the town. All the dogs In the place
chased the fronz!cd animal and barked in
sh9rHs horses hT%ss from thsT iastenhings
ing like. wild Apaches. The frenzied animal.
with hi his human burden, followed eyery-
shot through street and alley. was headed
into SQUARE and plaza, and finally succeeded in
holHe Tile OTlOn saloon, breaking
two ilourishing poker games. making his en-,
the back; His Nemeses; McCray. and Diworth,
their foamins and reluctant steeds through the
same passage; and although the proprietor
protested with shooter. they, too, made
their exit with safety. Up the street with re-
newod yigor. flew the unwilling Mazeppa and
the, wild beast. the latter running amuck now
d to pierce her every Lying thing
suddenly, when in front Of tho Court
House, the steer stumbled and fell. Deputy
Sheriff Charles Smith took advantage of this.
and with q few quick cuts of his bowie knife.
released the Munl;olnn Mazeppa from his
p9rllous perch. The released ChinamGn threw
the law. The harri"d steer. seeing his mount
ed prosecutors apnroaehtng, struggled TO his
i,net and daTtrd away. Tom Dilworth, when he
and shouted to McCray To catch the steer and
he would capture 'he Chipaman. Swinging his
lasso around, he charged up. and loudly called
on the deputy sheriff to stand aside Tie ON
Ger OF the law druw his pistol while the Mongo-
ian erouehed and trcmblei behind him and
him at your prri." WithoTt secSnd's 9 h"sl
itatlon the RATA was thrown. and encir-
cled the officer and Chinaman, but before the
line was tigh!enrL hy the quick turning horse;
me crack Of Smiths pistol was heard and
Dilworth fell dead from his saddle. Tho horse,
frightened by the falling body, bounded away.
horn held the RATA lirmly, and the brave OIL
Ger anl abused Chinamall were dragged bump
dogs made matters worse by their barking, and
the citizens underworld to intercept the mad
career of the ridcrless horse. Finally after
dragging them mile the RATA broke. They
were picked up. hut 80 badly were they bruised
and torn that il was hard 10 tell which was
Caucasian or which Monaghan, McGrny see
would be trouble, hunted up Folansbre in
ipr1ned him OF the fatal ternination. and both
suit, bat as yet they have not been arrested.