The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-27
HANGED BY vIGlLANTEs.
THE LAST or KIN wADr. THE TERROR
or 1HE NfOBRdRA.
seized In Gown and TnL~n ca Dakota with.
out - Warrn"t--psis B"dy s-~W Hawg.
IuR Ia Tree and kiddicd with Huilets.

Seized In G"wn ma TnL~n e. Dakota with.
out Warrnut--vsis Bndy seeu Naw9.
ins to Tree ana K,dd,cd with Bullets.
YANRroN, Oak, April 25.-Kid Waldo, upon
whom devolvcd tho authority OF Doc Middleton.
IA leader Of the Nobrara bandits. when tho lat
ter cutthroat had been sent to tho pen itentiary,
was In tho city short titno ago. where he was
the recipient OF marked attention from all
classes Ho was in charge OF tho vigllan.es,
who were taking him back to Nebraska to OK
plate his nondsh crmos. For day and hall
Ito hold a levee here. Mon. women. and clergy.
men visited him. and 80 great was tho anxiety
to 400 him that 1t was proposed to hire the
hall for what ono OF his oaptors with
grim humor designated ~ positively tho last
appearance Of Kid Wade. the terror Of tho
Niobrara" Tho authorities. however, began
to move In tho matter. and the fear OF n habeas
corpus Impelled the avengers who had no war;
rant Of law to hold their prisoner. to take q
hasty flight across tho river. beyond tho juris.
diction Of Dakota. A few days later the report
caIno back that the Kid. riddled with bullets.
was seen hanging from IL trcn near the railroad.
Thus persisted tho last OF those drspcrndoes
who had rendered lilo and property frightfully
insecure throughout tho Nobrnra valley.
!. In appearances Wade had mono OF the quail
form or feature. He doubtless possnssed that
brutal +, lerocity Which was nll sufficient when
w" lnws were pOweriess. FOR yenrS tho gang
things with u high hand. Their number waa
such that resistance was out OF the question.
At certain times they started on thsir
horses, cattle md other property and driving
owner. on brholiing all he possessed ruthessly
snatel,ed from him, uttered q protest or made
nimseii u,rIs.samily conspieuous. some Of the
gang shot MIN with as much sang frod As
his Distracted wife cast herself UPON
his body. the rullans seized her. and. after out
her husband with u bullet through her head.
Their movements were deliberate. and the ter
ror which they had inspired made them foar-
less. AZ length those who had suffered, and
horrible state OF things. organized and began
the work OF extermination. Resistance was
brief There was system in the proceedings OF
the vigiIantes, Time. expense and sacrifice
and while one of them was known, TO live the
organization would not dsband. When man
was shown to beong TO the, gong ne was
forAtad with bullets.
This kind OF opposition was too much for the
cowardly villains and they fed in MI directions
The vigilantes followed like av.n9ing Angels
miles from his accustomed haunts. He WAS
caught near La Mars. Iowa. by four OF the
vixilantes. who. without warrant and dlsrs-
papers; seized The fugitive chief and drove him
bcfore!them. max ing u detour by way Of YRnkton
TO avoid any ambush that might TO laid BY HE
friends. Here Kid enjoyed his last triumph,
covered by double-barrsied " guns he heavily viz
charged In the hands OF bis captors, he was
gnzed upon ny, the ,nwcstruck crowds who
came to bchold the fallen chi lief OF the Niobrara
and security have returned to scenes to which
they had long been strangers.