Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-17

The friend did as requested and leit the
horse. The three men started Onln search
4 OF Little. Ringo is q man OF CONSIDERABLE
not0rietv and his face ana form were
known 10 Little, although the latter was
not personally acquainted Win ttlhgo'
b. chance Little was near by ana saw
Ring0. He remarked 10 one Oh MS
friends: ,,-,,.-
/ county. He's after somebody or ne would
not be here. l wonder VINO II Is ne can oe
hunting"
Directly Riugo rode up to Little and
asked him II he knew a man by the name
OF Alfred Little and had seen him that
morning.
Yes" said Little; my name is Al
fred Little. What do you want with
mer
Il am Jack Rinzo, Sheriff Of Meniiee
county. and I have a warrant from the
United States Court for your arrest on the
charge OF violating the pension laws. You
needn't resist, for you have 10 20 with
me"
Little junped back, but in obedience to
n sign from RngO, Day and Cox seized
him by both arms. Little shouted 10 MS
friends for help and fought desperately.
A crowd OF his supporters rushed from
the neighbOring houses and surged to-
expected. lie sprgng IN front OF them
with a c0cked slX-shoOter in either hand,
and exclaimed that he would shoot tie
trst man who advanced step further.
They saw that he meant his words and
stuod where they were.
In the meantime Little was fighting
desperately with Day and Cox. He mad
no pistol on his person, but somehow or
other managed 10 get out his pOcket-knife
ntn If
teeth, but Cox struck it from his hand.
The men did not want 10 hurt him. but
one OF them kept thrustinZ the butt OF his
pistol into Little's face, putting all Of his
strength in the blows. Little did not
yield, out fought until Ringo turned and,
thrusting a cooked revolver IN his face,
commanded MIN TO give up. He yielded
and the men slipped the handouts on his
wrist.
Cox and Day picked up Little bodily
and carried MIN TO where RingO's friends
had left his horse hitched. They put him
IN the saddle and mounting their own
horses seized the reins. RingO was still
holding the crowd back with his cooked
reyOlYers and never turned until be saw
his assistants had Little on the horse and
were starting out OF town. He then ran
10 as own horse, mounted, Joined his par
~ ard they gal0ped out OF Jackson for
tie with them. They mOmeutarily expect
ed an ambush until they reached the forks
Of the road, five miles this side Of Jack
son. They passed this point without harm,
but did not let the grass grow under their
feet nor did they breathe freely until they
reached Mt. Sterling, where they took
the train and brought their prisoner to
Louisville.
Little's followers i'm Breathitt were as
fe1t -
a thing they considered impossible, and
it was worse since it was done by three
men, one Of them a cripple. The better
classes breathed more freely after his de-
parture, but still it was hard matter for
the Governor to get the witnesses against
him.
The Deputy Marshal who summoned
the witnesses had ride OF over 100 miles
IN direct line, not counting the countless
excursions be made after the ffty-two
witnesses who testified against Little and
the others who We're wanted, but evaded
the officer. From Mt. Sterling there is
branch railroad that runs to Cornwall in
Menifee county. From there the Marshal
went twenty-fOur miles on horseback to
Frenchburk, the county seat OF Menifee.
lie then went fifty-two miles 70 CamptOn.
the county seat OF Wolfe. He arrived
there al good time for finding witnesses
as 1t was the day on which Williams was
hung for murder, and an immense crowd
was present. This was in September. and
the Little case had caused much talk in
the mountains.
The people at the hanging learned that
United states officer was in town and
several warned him not to 20 into Breath
itt, as he would certainly lose his life.
The journey could not, however, be avoid
ed, and the Marshal procured for guide
Jerry Little, cousin Of Alfred. He car
ried him faithfully to all the places, IN
GLIDING the house of old John Little, Al
fred's father. John Little resides on the
headwaters Of Troublesome river, four
teen miles northeast OF Jackson. and is
said to be an upright, honest old man