Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-07-23

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9 Last week you broke into camp a
!. Bannack: and not month ago yo
: shot and robbed miner not two mile
from here. Fact, we've let you III
altogether too long IF you've an
remarks to make, we will listen tv
: minutes
Again I protested thatI was not til
: man, that my name was Stuart, that
had just arrived at Fairbanks cabin
J and for q moment or two [ hoped tha
) my frantic asseverations had produce,
some effect. The leader took Ian
tern which one Of the party carriel
and held it close to my face. The,
looked at me searchingly.
sThis is Fairbanks fast enoughr !
one said; the others agreed with him
Don't waste your breath in useless
| lies about YOURSELF said the leader o.
the committee
[ thought Of home, and Of my sis
ter, the only living relative whom ]
now had. If you will murder me, >
[ exclaimed, send my watch and my
pocket-book to my sister, Miss I. r.
S., Pennsylvania"
Give that address again, please, .
said the leader, taking out a note book
and pencil. Irepeated it and he wrote
it down, saying, 'sAll right; they shall
go as you direct"
While he spoke two others Of the
party seized my arms. Suddenly they
stopped and spoke to the leader, who
stood in front Of me. He went round:
[ felt that they were examining my
wrists. By why?
wv. S. on both of them,' one said
Then [ recollected the initials on
my wrists, in Indian ink, with which,
when a boy at school, [ had been
pricked on each arm, and along with
them an anchor
''Those are my initials-for William
Stuart!' [ exclaimed. 'sThey were
put there years ago. That is my
name"
1T is just possible" the leader said
to the others. ''We will keep him
till tomorrow"
Forthwith I was hurried back to
the shanty, mounted on a horse and
thence taken closely guarded, across
the country, by moonlight, to Ban
mack City. Here I thrust into eel
lar, and left in darkness till the fol-
lowing evening, when three men came
to the door and bade me come up.
With some natural anxiety I re-
sponded to the call, when a brief apol-
ogy was made me for the ssinconveni-
ence'' to which I had been subjected.
| was, moreover, advised to keep a
close mouth as to what had occurred.
and also to be more cautious in whose
company [ was found in future.
Fairbanks, alias Campbell, [ never
saw nor heard of afterwards. It is
quite apparent that having received
permit to travel from the yigilantes,
he had seen fit to do SO and leave me
to explain to these summary gentle
men as best [ could.
I found the law Of keeping ones
self among good associations was the |
way Of safety even in new country, |
and / was glad enough afterwards to
follow the advice Of my new friends,
and ito be more cautious in whose
company [ was found"
CLOSE CALL FOR MAI. WHiPPLE.
A Poplar River, Montana, dispatch,
July IL, says: A man was this week
arrested in Miles City and confessed |
being an outlaw Of tie notorious
Dock A1iddletoh's gang, and on inter
rogation gave numerous particulars
Of their operations and projects. He |
told Of contemplated robbery on
Paymaster Whipple, to take place be-
tween Fort Buford, Oak, and Glen
dive, Mont, on Wednesday last. The
plan Of attack had been elaborately |
but on learning this five
civil officers in the guise Of soldiers
were dispatched to join the military
ssco1t, then nearing Glendive. From
there the paymaster, accompanied by
eleven men, started Wednesday morn
ng en- route to Buford, all heavily
armed, expecting at any moment
ieadly conflict. But the cunning
.oad agents were not to be thus de
,eiyed, and abandoned their scheme
N seeing the augmented defense Of
he army treasury.
INDIAN TROUBLES.
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