Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-08-03
BLOOD AND THUNDER.

Stunning Tesrs Yarns--Old Reese
A Friend OF the Bandits and .
Man Always Ready to .Shoot-His
Trouble With A Gambler--A Lit
tie Bill That Was squared-A Very
Bad Mans Story.
Texas Correspondence of the Phil, Times.
'I met "Old Reese" here for the first
in 1874 and renewed the acquaintance
yesterday. I thought him dead long
ago. He is the typical Texas bad man and
his record as slayer of his fellow-men
extends over period of twenty-five
years. Only once has he been in prison
for these killings, but then only for
few months. Although his enemies are
legion he has also many powerful friends,
and they stand by him whenever he gets
into difficulty. His history for the last
quarter ofa century ifwritten out would
fill several good-sized volumes and be
more interesting in blood.and.thun-
der sense than the average dime
novel.
old Reese" was born in Kentucky
and is now man Of titty.fve or there
during the late unpleasantness and rode
with that uoughty guerilla until the bit
ter end. He knew Frank and Jesse
James; kept up his friendship for the
latter until his death and is still Franks
big man. I am afraid those two chaps
OF doubtful heroism-the Ford boys
would meet with rough treatment if
they should ever cross the path of "Old
Reese When first met "Old Reese"
Texas was full of bad men. They we're
divided into three classes. There was
the fugitive from iusti.e. whom necessity
ruled; the outlawed robber. ruled by
circumstances. and the rustler. who
knew nd rule. but killed men simply to
"see them Kick" John Wesley Hardin.
now in the penitentiary. and the sub
ject Of this sketch were men of the lat
ter class. sam Bass and his lieutenant
sentatives of the middle clsss The f;rst
mentioned produce no d 'stinguisbed ex-
emple. They we're the larger class and
killed men only to save their own lives.
# was ~ absolntelv ] necessary mOld
Reese" is one of the shoot .at.the.ton of-
the. -dron.the- hat himself. snrt of
men. N 1>~'N ~
Tha rs+ +,,,A o. Xiv, +ho fouo
;,a;dont ooe,nmd e,.no no. mn .no wing
LaI't o. tbet bet .i We; in usiiio a15,
named Nmnnaliv AhaiIa" ha;ia - Man;aen au.,e.
ha1 moo i, f,,ii aII ~ ,,n,,,ns W. M srosn
r'nn;n 90 nd - i''n u, al VIC tha s''es 1 "ele
aonr;sb;nn .0 c,dIn,,i., a. nh .lo e,m o"' was
tbo .enn .ens. ~, oluu'y Ia@y @ nusn !{ tsii upon
Iars 'oo oaa1 Jug ,a. uaHee e.oppeu, 'iis ganio
n.5ood as;, Lay yns: any S4o heeniy
iuo,eS IoSu a..S ainn !. .o1lalneu n uleouehee:
,uuheu s arouau a, 70 @ isafn .he Ga caase o. .nis
s4an.S;aa umueua, Hut1. .h. anu d saW Jib ", neese
,"sat h;s =. 60 au nevei
nized him from descrintions given me
desperado. His ewes we're hlne large
and sensuous. He had a dimpled chin
and his mouth. although firm and reso-
lutte, was guarded by full, red lips. and
the under one drooned. which ia accord
inr to physiognomists, sure indication
of weakness in q woman and effeminacv
in man. Contrary to the usual fashion
on the frontier his hair was cut close
and it itabso!utely curled. He was i dressed
very Quietly in sober black. and
aside from the rakish so1nbrero which
shrouded his face might have passed
for an indolent divinity student, with
more soul for things carnal than
spiritual. He stood in the doorway
for g minute and then advanced into
the centre of the room. His blue eyes
r1oamed around the apartment, and final
~ restea on long- halrea 1eIloW IA. sitting
at one OF tne monte LADIES' lney purE-
ea nov M WIN new nre ana MI cruel iine
c.osea cn apou. nls mouth. me long-halrea
1ellow shiIteu anout uncom1ortapiy, o. but
ulu no' oner 10 uraM one OF tne n9mef-
gus six-sho31ers 8: io, wnlcn d Drlstled IN MS
oe1: rina.ly plu Reese spoke, enun.
Gi!A.!lls nus "oros SLOWLY anu Win great
u's'lic'hess.
Sam Sturgis, ne saiu, and the long
haired fellow started. elf thought you
were half the man you Claim to be l
would kill you where you sit" He
paused moment and then continued: !:
when kill a man I want him to be a
good one. You are dirty thief and
contemplate coward to sit there and
take it."
There was nothing of the bully in
this declaration, or rather there was no
brayado in his way of making it. One
could see that he meant what he said
and the long haired fellow seemed to be
30 convinced, for he never raised his
! eyes and his hands hung listless by his
side. He rested uncomfortably under
the steady blaze of cold Reese's" eyes,
however, and finally raised his head