The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-22

Bill Lewis stepped to the delivery window
and asked the clerk:
are there any letters for Frank Sinclair
or Dick Fulton ,"
There were none, and Sisk took a gooC
survey of his man. out did not arrest hin
that day, fearing it might brighten the othe
bird, Bill Epps.
HANDS UP" FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
The next day Sisk met Bill Lewis OF the
street and covered him with cooked re-
volver and told him To hold bis hands up
This he did very promptly and was soon
| lodged in Jail. A man named Doty, a
ran"hman, was near by and witnessed the
performance, and told Sisk that he had en-
ployed the partner OF the man just arrested
and had sent him that morning, with six
others, to his ranch twenty-five miles dis
tant. With a fleet horse and buggy, &C.
companied by another officer, they pushed
on toward the ranch with all speed.
THE ARREST OF BILL EPPs.
Finally, train with seven or eight men
in a wagon was overtaken. Sisk did not
know Epps for certain, and to make sure
of his prey, he INTERCEPTED the driver:
as this Doty's team going to the ranche?"
Driver-Yes, this is Doty's outfit
Sisk-How far is it TO his rancho?
D.-Six miles.
Slow far beyond that is the next
rancho?
D.-About ten miles.
S.-Oh! by the way, Doty gave me a
letter for Dick Fulton [pulling from his
pocket a bunch Of letters and commence d
TO look them over who he said was on the
road or at the rancho, and wanted should
give il to him. Is he with you?
Bill Epps-Yes, that is for me.
As Epps said this he raised up his long
form above the others 10 the wagon, exhib-
i:ing a cadsverous countensnce and large
white hat thrown on the back of his head.
Sisk Selecting out one letter from the
balance, he reached it toward Epps.
Come and get it.
Epps was soon out of the wagon and by
the side of the buggy, when Sisk put the
letter back into his pocket and two revolt
vers covered Epps' long, gaunt form with
the gentle Flint to put his hands heaven
ward.
THEY WENT Up,
and moment later a pair of bracelets
were holding him fast.
cppS- w ndL 10 lil4S lOI
Sisk-YOu are charged with stealing two
saddles at Dodge City.
E-Thats nothing. The saddles don't
amount to ANYTHING, and you will find
yourself hold of the wrong man.
The balance OF the story is soon told.
Sisk passed through Nevada last night with
his prisoners shackled together, the irons
being rivited fast around their legs and
then a short chain and a United States
mail lock fastened them to a car seat and
thus they steamed away toward the scenes
OF their many daring crimes and to face
their accusers.
Are you guilty of robbing the stages
and stealing horses as you are charged ?"
asked BAZOO representative Of Bill Lewis
as they disembarked from Jack Grifin's
train at Nevada.
"If We are they'll have to prove it,
gruffiy replied Lewis, and he turned his
face away, refusing to talk,
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEN,
Bill Epps is about six feet high, and has
a large, full face with no whiskers, large |
eyes and a high forehead. He was dressed
in light colored pants, black coat, cashmere
shirt, and had colored silk handkerchief |
about his neck, tied loosely in front, and |
wore on has head broad brimmed white |
felt nat.
Bill Lewis, alias Bill Underwood, is
about five feet eight inches tall, and has a
full face with no whiskers. He has me-
dunn sized eyes and ordinary high fore
head He was dressed the same as Epps, |
only he wore q black vest.
They will be taken first to GAINESVILLE. |
Texas, and subsequently to Dallas, for trial |
by the United States authorities, where, |
probably, they will be awarded about
twenty-five years each.