The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-16

4 Seo10o 0eoey o( . 0o0'o 1o.
v0ngo and What Game o( Il.

4 SeEanO0 oeoey o( . 0oo'o r.
v00Go and What Game o( Il.
CHICAGO, l)ec. IA Little Rock
special says the following just came
% light. At The beginnine of ne re-
belltoa Absaham Hali jivsd in ooe
g the thinly settled border counties.
He vas seventy years Old, wealthy,
owning hEge tracts Of laud an0 great
herds q cattle, and . large but not
cosely residence. He hed . family Of
one boy, aged ten, and four gisls,
eight 70 s3Xteen yeoSD old. The nan
e10iu,od % b neatsal and while his
neighbon were beckliag on their a.
NOR Hall remained ho0se. The
Sooth called lo1 every man capable
q 6eoSjng arllas and Texas Vas
secured. Hall was called on to VOL
untees bat declined. One night .
party Of twelve pesDons rode up to
BIB house and repeated The demand
106 voluntees1. The old man said be
pge1esred death. He was taken from
The hoose 70 little Eavine 90 yards
away, rope put aFound bib neek,
end thrown ever . tree, and Hall
was once asked 70 veconaitler. He
deelined, wheseupoa be wss drawn
up and ut down sense3eas. Reviv-
i1g again he Refused and was again
drawn vp. This horrible xcs0e ~.
eursed mmtil the victim ceased 10
breathe. The party then rude away.
- nm S1 H.10~-..l III
party, and hiding behind clump q
baaD6ss Was . Sllent, but h0sTilSed
spectator. He Tecognlssd every &C.
ts,r IN the cruel affair. Whel the
lsen gall0ped away hs Ian fvem biz
hiding pleee, cut down the body and
AIngi1G himself upon Il, registered
~ oath to slay every msa0 w),s' had
taken . pert Ia his fathers death.
The var ended {: Young Halt man
aged Isl. fathers estate and lssrss
pessj. Hh sisters aided him. A.
most their nearese meiEh!'"r ~:
Erank Parker. who led the l'ao1l
that hung Hall 10 lSas'. Twenty
mileD est lived John asd Tb0@as
Nautooth, two ue0bess " The par:
". The remainder werr scattered
tllrOs,gh0ut the Stase. IN (k:tO(,er.
ls?s. youug Halt hode biz siatem'
good bye forever saying. 1.-THE time
IL revenge had come," au.l wil)sont
further explanation moU0(eso hts
home anil rnle swtflly awsy. An
hour later Ise drew wp im ffDnt aDf
Frank rsrker's dwelling. i,arkes
was in the yard. I" .'as.se 10 ak
you Why y".' kil!.sl my fhiI''r "
Hall ssai. u him. Parker gave tI'e
reason, allsling his conscience !saa!
lr0ulDDej him ever sjNre. tlaJl a*ket1
him IL h.. va armed, and when the
man drew y pistol I.e did likewise
AMI Ibvxsl. Parker .lrsspl'ed IN toss,
aeOujxs h death. THE next sjay
HaIl visited NantNAh'~. JYhn Man
l1n1(h m. shot dessl Oss ~ prairie.
Alter explaining his visit Thos..a''
Namt0sAh met q xisuilar tate On the
publk. highway. lsetOre "cetn8
sno1her OF The twelve he'd l'sen slain.
Hall killing hts Dssam 10 . saloon
bsawl 10 IAN Antonio. Ry this time
The ren,ainimg nun,lDrr ~ the !'a'.s'
l,ecame alarmed and Hall saoeHSeoIy
ceaaesl im his career 0f bloos1sbed o"r
more than year. Nothing was heard
II him. and the Surviving ol.jetts ~
his hated lDegiaming to think he he'd
neriehed. when Suddenly he appear
"a. this time his victim Was man by
The name Of Kiudrel le0e. one N
IN. twelve. Both died only aotes
. desspesate struggle. They met one
alternoOn im the winter II 1%O tn 4
NM. villnxe Ou the Mexican border.
A direct Iixht ensased and Rose was
killed, falling from hts i.or.e and dy'
iux On the spA while Hall. Though
wounded In three paeces, pat spur
20 his. l,0sse and dashed away. Tt1e
friends Of Rose purssed hin. late
Texas. The pagsHit was st'nlInued
ihrre llnys. The friends Of his ttD1sDe1
victims keeping up the chase. Hal!
n last vas run IL cover IN sight o.
M home and near the spot where
sixteen vear~ hefore biz father haa!
m.et with his death. Here Hal!
turue.l IN the pssrs0ing pasty and
foa,ehl until he wax rillGjDeso with l'ot'
lels. nhs ~D(le.st sister was . )s0Trt'
6esl x,n,etalOr Of the tragic end o. hel
bsOlher. \ year after she mel 90
Of the ),arly In mel. hc0!s"g toWn
she waS In company with 1esnsSe
frjeud. and despite the entreafbss O
her cempenion, caDDe.l the man q
her ana slippinI her hand into TIM
nOekels s,f her drees. ~ she did -
I: Cant. l)avis," said she, wl.el. TN
man ,nn,,. up. "N'Ou helped kill my
hro1her." and dsawimx . Tev0Ive''
0red ai him. Davis was sesS"',:!J
vcun<lssi. and 10 the confusion 'Ses
sirl eecupesl. Thh art alarmed ~
Iho had taken part In the death o
! young Hall. a,..l they resolved nl'ot
the determination Of the entire 'a!ss
ily oG Hall, .S wllos,a three were ~
inx. the eli)ext sirl and twO :s:ses*
az mixht sller Davis life has! e'tes
safem n9r(l the Hall h0asseI's'slt wa'
surrouullell l,y masked men. Tn
harrpel 1k,pss were l,gOlkrn sjown an.
the thrre x;rls n,.'r.'ile4wly murdered
M s,saeeinx then fired lbt. I,0sDc'
.no diaappearesl. The tragedy
css...d \ sensation, l,ut an explana
fion w,~ made by imteseseed parase'
ti.:s t imdisns or l;reasens had mar
! de9xd The girls, plundere'l TIE bosls' %
1nn0 eMpM 0eS u w UUOs
eeae1ally accepted, Mnsl only 'ate'!
nave lht. fats lxaked Out.
rho President and Cameron.
! a.mu.A.;.,. lhr IL. \ Wa*hingtc'
/; .uecisl avs Prxi.lenl Arthur xnv
Ilon C,anieron = valuable Ie':'os' to
.lav. This morning there arrived y
: thfs city, Hiram I"esnx. tne *sa'wsI
: e.litnr sI ll,.. E.~";~v IiY"'"n. .
Yosk. ~. tie eamss i''r the t'O~'
onire n lls.t l,la.~. IT. i~ /" trsen'
of am,eron aud when hs' 'sse"': ':"n'4
th.. subject 10 thu Senator the !e!te
aid he would have u se'e':t!e1
r;~hl away. ('an,ess.s' as''l N'a."
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