Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25

fever set in and after short sickness
he died. Sergeant Caruthers followed
the trail OF the outlaws and finally
overlook them near the center Of the
great Prison plain. The gang showed
fight and the rangers attacked them.
One OF the Graham boys was wounded
aud George Davis was killed. A
ranger named jackson was mortslly
wounded. 4 fter sharp battle the
outlaws surrendered ana they were
brought back to Fort Davis and lodged
in the county preside. All Oft the stolen
property was recovered. In less than
Evans, Gunter and the Graham bows
were released on bail. The Grahams
forfeited their bonds and escaped to
Arizona. All three We're afterward
killed in n mining camp not far from
Tombstone. Evans and Gunter stood
their trial, were convicted aud sem
fenced to ten years each in the peni-
Tertiary. a shoit time after their re-
moval To this Institution they attempt
ed Ia escape and Evans was successful.
He fled from the state and was after
ward heard of In Sonora, Mex, where |
he WAS leading an honest life ~
4 ranch superintendent. Gunter was |
less successful. In eudeavoring to |
scale the walls of the penitentiary he |
was shot dead by guard Mysterious
Dave WAS wanted for 40 many crimes |
that he was unable to give bail and
languished in Jail. He had many
friends, however, and they contributed
TO make his sojourn In prison rs pleas
ant ms circumstances would permit,
After his companions were liberated
he was tie only prisoner Knowing
his desperate character, however, and
fearing that he might attempt
to escape, the sheriff solicited
ranger assistance to guard the
| jail, aud a squad of men We're stationed
there. Tofurther secure the desperate
prisoner he was heavily ironed and
chained to the stone wall. One night,
about week after Dave became the
sole occupant of the Jail, the overland
stage going east brought In among its
passengers a young woman, elegantly
dressed and wearing profusion of
jewelry. She was very beautiful,
with rich olive complexion, deli
cately tinted cheeks, full red lips,
which, when parted, disclosed teeth of
dazzling whiteness, and large brown
eyes CAPABLE Of great expression. Her
hands were small and shapely and her
form was willowy and lissome. The
tiniest of feet peeped from under her
silk skirt. She inquired the way to
the Jail. ard when the square adobe
buildi L was pointed out In her she
went to the big gate and
knocked for admission. A ram
!. ger answered the summons and
raised his sombrero to the visitor, who
smiled sweetly.
A RUs1LER's WIFE
as Mr. Dave Rudebaugh confined
, here?n she asked In delicately modu-
: lated voice
"Ies'm, answered the ranger
"Can | see him?"
~ reckon So III call the corporal.
r He has charge"
1 The ranger corporal, who was gal
g liant man, gazed admiriDgly at his
= beautiful visitor, and when she begged
e in the sweetest of voices permission to
e zee his noted prisoner 1t was readily
y granted.
: III am his wife, she explained, M
v they walked across the Jail, ard, and
i the corporal envied Mysterious Dave
q the possession of eing of such raw
D ishiDg loneliness. When the trap-dool
q was lifted and she peered down Int
!. the dark dungeon where Dave wa
v confined she shuddered and tear
= started to her eyes. The range'
q thought themselves brutes, and Were
e SO badly infatuated that they woulo
v have turned the prisoner loose had sh'
T. requested IT.
|, timidly. ut is so dark down there.
4 Certainly answered the corporal
= and one of the men climbed down int
d the dungeon and unlocked the chaii
Is which confined Dave to the wall.
His shackles were not taken oil
however, and il was necessary to assis
Q. him up the ladder. When his fee
:. touched the floor the beautiful woman
re rushed forward with glad cry an
ID twined her arms about his neck. IN
:. rangers turned away their heads and
Y. after the first greeting, allowed tn
81 couple to talk together without lntel
g ruplion. When the interview wa
NJ over the rangers came In and pu
r Dave back in the dungeon. He wa
ar carefully searched, but nothing wa
~ found ON his person.
10 nMy husband tells me you have bee
l. very kind to him. said the beautlh
m visitor to the corporal, AS she wa
TO leaving, "and IL you Will permit IN
" I'll send you over some wine. ! sha
" remain here until Dave comes 10 trial.
~ aThank YOU. ma'anin said the co..
"a noral. and he escorted her to the gait
,s In about an hour after she left som
IN wine and n box of fine cigars WEI
ir brough. to the Jail and handed TO "a
ranger corporal, with the compi
g. ments of Mrs Rudebaugh. VI
is rangers drank the health Of the beaut
full donor, and pulled the fine cigar
r, Three OF the rangers. including IL
" corporal, finally retired, and they con
il plain. d OF being unusually sleepy. NV
err men remained on guard, but the
M nodded at their posts and rubbed the
eyes to keep awake. Az midnlgi
h. when the two men on duty shoul
have aroused two Of their companioni
g. who would stand the balance OF u
III night, they were both snoring loudi.
,a Suddenly Il woman, mounted on OIL
la pony and leading another, rode UP an
is dismounted under the shadow OF II
sc iail wall, She tied both ANNA
m and crept around TO the D
gate. Here she waited ana iistehe'
"a THE ESCAPE.
IN During all this time Mysterlo'
X Dave had not been Idle. Win son
a fine saws which the beautiful woma
I'd had brought him. aud which he ha
IN managed to secrete In such way tn
~ thew were not discovered by the rang
n. who searched him, he cut oil his shac
m les and then sawed out the heavy iIt
Of bars which protected the window
h. his cell. The night WAS very DARK an
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