Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-26
FRONTIER ECCExTRICITIES.

rough times ahead If do get elected,' ana
the speaker, Dave Wood, Democratic
nominee for sheriff Of D0na Ana county,
swung his legs 10 and fro as he sat on the
semi-circular stud-hOrse poker table ofthe
Commercial saloon az Las Cruces, says a
Las Cruces y. N. letter 20 the st. Louis
GE1Bs-De4J5cr1t. 4 modest kind Of fell
low Dave. not given 70 Dragging OF ''stuf-
fug the tenderf0Ot," yet a man who has
fought in the vanguard Of frontier ciyii-
Zati0n for nearly a quarter OF century.
Tail. stout Of muscle and large Of limb.
Ee is Just the kind 70! man the late Rev
Mr. kingsley would admire, and when
added % this he enjoys the well-deseryed
reputation Of .'heing quick on the draw
he has nearly exhausted the list OF IRON
tier virtues.
..Were YOU acquainted with Billy the
Kid p" qUeried the scribe.
..Wel. ] should sayI was. l brought
him from Mesilla, where he was tried and
sentenced to be hanged for the murder OF
Sheriff William Brady, Of Lincoln county,
on April 1. ISIS. He was tried for this
murder iu 1851, at the March term OF the
District Court. aud the sentence was TO
have been executed on Nay Is following.
The killing Of Brady was cOld-blooded
murder. Brady was crossing the plaza
40 Lincoln, accompanied by George Hind
- D.
that no court would be held at the stated
April term. They were all armed with
rifles Billy and "A companion had taken
up a position behind the adobe wall
of GUnstall & McSWeeu's corral,
which commanded their approach. and
as the party came IN range shower o.
buIl-tS was Href into them. Brady was
7,iii.5 frsta~tIV an6 HiIdman mOrtally
wounded. bur Main avs -lcceeCe0 IL
= aa.#H Hrrs-
-.ia % Lincoln / was accOmpa -
Deputy United States Marshal 10
OliuEer, who was afterwards killed by
the Hid. He was killed along with Dep
uty sheriff Bell, another guard. While
the guards were absent Billy managed to
get into the armOry, which was without
a secure lock. and got a six-shOOter and
OliuEer's shotgun. He killed Brady with
the pistol and Olinger with the shotgun,
seized horse ard rode out Of town. The
people were too scared to attempt 70 pre-
vent Eim."
~He must have been very poorly
guardeds"
"Weu, no. You sec there was no Tegu-
lar Jail at Lincoln. and he was confined in
an old adobe twO-stOried building. He
was baudcuded, except at meals, and had
shacklcs ON him. Unfortunately be was
one Of the very few men who can pass
their whole hand through the same space
that their wrist will pass through, and so
he could Slip his handouts of and on at
pleasure. With mis- hands free, and with
wretchad old door 10 the armOry that
could be opened with a push, the rest was
easy"
chow many men did the Kid kill before
he was dowEed himseify"
cit is hard to say. but il was over tweny
w. He had kil ed seven before he was Il
wears Old. He had declared that the next
man he would Kill would be Sheriff Pat
Garrett. Of Lincoln county. Pat kn'-- mo
.tiwoul / be SIS cool as his word, an so
lac didn't stop cunning for him until he
laid him ont coldsr'n wedge
s.What Kind Of a ( low was BtilyE'
s.He was tall, dark, large whis6ered
fellow. very pleasant IN manner, and Just
she last man you'd take for a desperate
Il knew the Cl3ntOn gang pretty WE'LL
continued Dave. "ike Clant0n was the
leader. He was matchmaker by trade,
but preferred 20 be cattle thief. He had
around him q set Of genuine hard cases.
Among thp crowd were Curly Bill, Gao
tns Bin. Johnny OYer-the-Fence, Johnny
Oliver. and q lot more Of the same stripe.
They had their headquarters at Glover
dale, where the Clautous had taken up
ranch. Cl0yerdale is situated in the ex-
IRENE southwestern corner CT New Next
co. and on the lire of Old Mexico and
Arizona. 1t IS right at the mouth OF
0uadalOupa canyon. through which Gen.
Crook entered Ola Mexico on his Indian
scout last year. At first the gang only
stole Mexican stock, which they left at
Cloverda,e until they had a chance to
drive them 20 the san Carlos Indian
Agency, which was their chief market.
Sometimes they stole thoroughbred
American stock, when they had 10 set to
work and remove the brands"
VTa. r.ren VgnG ziTnfala crnut A pipqn
OF blanket was taken and wrung out after
being dipped in water. \ common frying
nan was then heated very nearly red-hOt.
The wet blanket was applied over the
and and the Sed-hot pan pressed hard
,rainst it. The steam generated sealded
s6s hair clean off and the job was done.
In few months the hair grew again and
a new uranu was put Un. Lne same pam
i adoptcd 10y horse thieves. Then again,
Ire fellows had a kind of branding-iron
with which they could change number
of brands. l once heard Texan boast Of
a man in Preside county, Texas, who
started in only five years ago with two
oi1 cows and n branding-irOn, and is to-
dav worth 100000. l told him L knew
baif a dozen men in New Mexico who
starte1 in with nothing but the branding
iron and are to-day worth S2jO,OOO. The
branding-iron has laid the foundation o
many respectable fortunes both here anC
in Texas. .--....- -,
scattered now" continued the Deputy
Snerif. sfke ClantOn gave Doe Holiday
and WYATT carp away on the job of tn
attack on the Benson stage IN March
TSSf when the driver was killed, and tina
,,ousad the free fight between the Ear
fovs and the ClantOn gang on the street
az Tombstone. Both sides made tn
country too hot to hold them. All of tn
sC1anton crowd not killed are sOmewher
N Montana. and the last I heard Of Wyatt
barn he was runuinga saloon in Frisco
at,rrIv Bill is a pretty had case. He
well educated, good natured, and quit
the gentleman when ne amt got too niue
covybov's cordial on board. Then, though
be,sa holy terror. He went up to Shat
sDeare once and filed up with rOtgut, an
tban commenced TO show Of his shOOtIn
He Knocked the spots out OF the ace
hearts and put three bullets IN the san
bole. and then had his pard, Jake Wa
ace. TO stand of some 20 feet an let hi
Knock half a dollar from between Jake
thumb and fOrefnger. And he did 1t eYel
time. There was soldier from 10
Rowie stand looking on, an Curley askC
the soldier il he'd hold up the coin. III
blamed fool consented, an BID su
enough knocked the coin from betwe,
his fingers. and aske1 him TO hold il I
araiu. He held it up with his right, al
the second time bill shot the thumb
him. cody remarking as he replac
his gun: ssGiuess I've given We yer di
charge in. full"
Yes broke in a genuine cowboy, o.
OF those who punch cows for living al
not holes through their owners, Il kne
Curly well up in Grant county, an new
had no use for him. When he was full
didn't know his friends from his enemii
he tried over on the san Simon to /
Jake Wallace's horse, an all because
felt kinder like KILN something. ia
allowed that he didn't want the pl
killed then. as he had some use for hi
WELL says Bill, Il guess as how wa
10 kill something, an l mays well co
meuce on YOU But Jake got there nr
though. and ROcksay went out IF,
Sbakspeare with a blackboard and fetcf
him in. They sent for Doc Woodyille
Siner. and Doc he fixed him up. u
Trucker was Deputy Sheriff at shakspei
then an he said as how If Bill VOL
make a complaint he'd go an fetch Js
in. hin flowed as how he'd make no &C
nIaint. but would look after Jake hims
lake heard Of this and cleared out WI
Bin was laid up for repairs