The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-04-14
NUMBER u.

[ an 1Eolian harp, would the means rise and
/ fall. The wild, frenzied bovine approached
gully fully eighteen feet in width. and,
1 with a fierce snort and bound. the steer
/ gathered himself in the supreme effort and
/ cleared it by a scratch. Jake AIcCrary's
| horse, following a little to the right, and a
narrower place, also successfully Jumped
across the dry chasm. But Bill Folansbee
and Tom DnlwOrth, following Immediately
behind the Chinese Mazeppa, both came to
/ grief and were landed, horse and foot, in the
] bottom of the ditch. Tom recovered first
and hurried his horse along the bottom for a
/ quarter Of q mile, and finally clambered out :
I but FOlansbee lay stunned In the bottom.
while his companions continued the mad
chase. The steer was turned at midday into
the main street OF the town. All the dogs in
the place chased the frenzied animal and
1 barkUd chorus; horses broke from their fas-
! Jennings, and behind came McCrary and Dill
worth, shouting Ike wild Apaches. The
/ frenZed animal, with his human burden
1 followed everywhere by shouts, barks and
| indescribable din, shot through street and
alley. was headed into square and plaza. ana
finally succeeded il going through the Orion
saloon, breaking up two hOurishing poker
games, making his entrance through the
front door, and his exit at the back. His
Z Nemeses, AIcCray and Dinworth. as though
playing follow my leader spurred their
/ foaming and reluctant steeds through the
same passage and, although the proprietor
/ protested with six-shOoter, they, too, made
their exit with safety. Up the street, with
renewed vigOr. few the unwilling Mazeppa
ana the wild beast, the latter running a muck
/ now and endeavOring to pierce every living
thing he encountered with his long. sharp
horns. Suddenly when in front Of the Court
/ House, the steer stumbled and fell. Deputv
Sheriff Charles Smith took advantage Of this.
and, with a few quick cuts OF his bowie
knife, released the Monaghan Blazeppa from
his peTilOus perch The released Chinamau
threw himself under the protection OF the
officer OF the law. The harried steer, seeing
his mounted prosecutors approaching, strug-
gled to his feet and darted away. Tom Dill
worth, when he discovered his prisoner free,
loosened his RATA and shouted to AfcCrav to
catch the steer and ne would capture the
Chinaman. Swinging his lasso around, he
charged up and loudly called on the deputy
sheriff to stand aside. The officer OF theIRw
drew his pistol, while the MOngolian crouch
ed and trembled behind him, and the sher-
ifs deputy shouted defautIy. "Touch him
at your peril" Withouta seconds hesitation
the riata was thrown, and encircled the Of
Ger and Chinamau, but before the line was
tightened by the quick-turning horse. the
crack Of Smiths pistol was heard, and Dill
worth fell dead from his saddle. The horse.
frightened by the falling body. bounded
away, and the two OF three turns taken
round the horn held the RATA firmly. and the
brave officer and abused Chiuaman were
dragged, bumped and ioltsd through the main
street. The dogs made matters worse by
their barking, and the citizens eudeavored to
intercept the mad career OF tile riderless
horse. Finally, after dragging them a mile
the rata broke. They were picked up, but
so badly were they bruised and torn that H
was hard to tell which was Caucasian OF
which MongOlian. McCrary, seeing from
the outcome Of affairs that there would be
trouble, hunted up Folausbae, informed him
Of the fatal termination, and both fed in
fear Of their lives. Ofic5rs are in pursuit,
but as yet they have not been arrested.