Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-16
A WESTERN SfAzEPPA.
Ride of q Young Man who Was Stripped
of His Clothing and Lashed to a
Rroncho.

Ride of Young Man who Was Stripes
of His Clothing and Lashed to /
Broncho.
Mr.. Boussaud. a wealthy cattle owner
whose herds range In the unorganizet
territory Of Northwestern Nebraska, say:
an Omaha special to the Philadelphis
Times, has just returned from the annual
roundup" in that region, and relates q
tale Of the plains that is in some respects
a counterpart of the Orthodox Mazeppa.
When Mr.. Boussaud reached his ranch,
about the middle of June. he found his
| cowboys nursing a young man whom they
| had rescued from the back of a hronchO.
| When discovered the modern Mazeppa
was lashed to the horse, entirely naked
and unconscious. The animal was about
broken down, as if from long running.
aud was easily lassooed by the cowboys,
who cut the thongs and released the
strange captive.
This happened about two weeks before
Mr.. Boussaud's arrival, and during all that
time the stranger had lain in a stupor
A few days before Boussaud left on his re-
turn journey to Omaha, having a little
smattertng Of medical knowledge, he sue
ceeded IN restoring the patient to con-
selousness, and his recovery was rapid
When able TO talk he said his name was
Henry Burbank, that he was an English
man and "a years of age. About three
years ago at Falmouth, England, he
formed partnership with friend named
Thomas Wilson, some years his senior,
ana with him came to Amer
lea TO embark in the cat
tie business. They cast around for a
while and finally settled in northwestern
Nebraska, where the range was unlimited
ana herders few and far apart. They
built comfortable ranch on a little
stream, where Wilson's young wife
reigned as hOusekeeper, attended by two
or three female domestics.
Burbank was handsome young gal
lant, and while Wilson was absent riding
about the range found it agreeable to
make love to the latter's wife. This went
on for some months, until in the latter
part Of May one of the cowboys who had
grievance against Burbank surprised
him and Mrs. Wilson in a compromising
situation and informed the woman's hus-
band, whose jealousy had already been
aroused. That night Burbank was cap
tured, while asleep in bed, by Wilson and
three of his men, and bound before he had
chance to resist. Wilson had him
stripped Of every bit of clothing and
bound on the back of a wild broncho,
which was started off by a vigorous lash
ing.
Before morning Burbank became un-
conscious, and is therefore unable to tell
anything about his terrible trip. He
thinks that the outrage was committed
on the night of May y and he was rescued
on the morning of June 3, which would
make seven days that he had been travel
ing about the plains on the horses back
without food sr drink and exposed to
the sun and wind. Wilson's ranch is
about 200 miles from the spot where Bur-
bank was found, but it is hardly probable
that the broncho took direct course, and
therefore must have covered many more
miles in his wild journey. When fully re-
stored to health Burbank proposes to
make visit of retaliation on Wilson and
will be backed by Boussaud's men and
also squad from the Ogallala Land and
Cattle Company, whose range is near
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