The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-09-10
THE LEE BOYs KILLED.
Heck Thomas aud Posse do the woI

Heck Thomas and Posse do the work.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, September s.
The city was wild with excitement
early yesterday morning from the
news that Jim and Pink Lee, the
noted dcsperadocs, who for months
have committed crimes inuumerable
and spread terror over the upper part
of this county and the Indian Terri
tory, had been killed by II. A. Thomas,
Jim Taylor and Jim shattler, and their
bodies were lying in the jail in this
city. large crowds thronged TO the
Jail to try and catch glimpse of the
men. whose names, while alive was
the synonym OF murder and outrage.
About 7 O'Clock the coroner sum
moned jury and held an inquest
over the remains.
ii. A Thomas being sworn, gave
substantially the followiD account of
the killing: ~ am from Fort Worth.
| have been in pursuit of the Lee boys
since June 5. jim Taylor, who lives
in Cooke county, has been on their
track since May 5. Jim Shsttler lives
on Strother Browns place, and as the
Lees had some ill-ieeling against him
he had been hiding in the woods for
month for fear they would kill him
Yesterday morning Taylor and
Shattler were together, and we heard
that the Lee boys were in the neigh
borhood, but we could not find them
until about o'clock, when u runner
informed us that he had seen them
riding across STROLLER Browns pas
ture. We Immediately started up the
lane between Brown aud Washington's
pastures. We had not gone very far
when we saw Jim and Pink Lee on a
knoll on the open prairie. They were
oil their horses and were engaged III
| naainaAM Y ssslAiQaLall,s G ~ 5s,isSerzzNt
grass until we were within forty yards
| of them, when VIC rose, presented our
| Winchesters and ordered them TO sur
render, but, with their customary
nerve. the Lees only reply was 10 drop
their nippers, seize their rifles and
omen fire. We then commenced fir
ing, and the first shot took effect In
Pink Lees neck, killing him instantly
When Pink fell Jim dropped beside
him and shot ten times, first at one OF
us and then Mt another, but without
effect until he died from two shots
one In the neck and one in the head
lie was game to the last. Ills last act
was Ito throw a cartridge into hi
. rifle preparatory to firing. but his
strength forsook him and he fell bach
dead. We lay down in the gras
; when the firing commenced and con
/ tinued to shoot till Jim ceased.
Q think fired sixteen shots"
J, Jim and Pink Lee were the leader
/ of II gang of outlaws who for sewers
= years infested the lower part of tn
q Chickasaw nation and apart of ihi
g county known AZ Delaware Benz
4 They were In the habit of crossing
o this side of the river, stealing larg
1. numbers OF horses and cattle nj
driving them into the Territory ,wheI
they had quite large ranch filled wi
- their ill-gotten spoils. This continue
is for some time, until some of the ca
81 tlemen who suffered most from the
n. depredations determined TO put
ut stop to 1t and recover their catt
IN. These cattlemen In connection WI
ID. Sergeant Guy aud the Indian pole
re men went to the rancho which Is
ed Calico creek, where they found q
1s- Lees and all their gang fortified IL
ell hOTl Vi n DlONh -
nd gang persuaded Guy and his cro'
All to come to the front of the house u
rm der pretense of comforting with the
~ and when they got in range the |
he gang opened fire killing Ut
IRIS. jim and Andy Roll, and
is man named Mathews.
me the rest of the gang have been
lie rested at digerent times, and are n
led In Fort smith awaiting their tr
md but Jim and Pink Lee have succe
fully evaded arrest, although seye
md parties have gone in pursuit OF the
ee, The murder in the Nation was co
itb mitted ON May 5, and from that Il
nts until Yesterday they have spent m
res of their time iu the Nation; but Il
would sometimes cross to this
md and commit some bold robb
WIN or some outrage on those who
ers incurred their displeasure- Their
inc q general feeling of relief al the
that they are dead. Their bot
,si- were turned over TO their relati
rhe who carried them to Delaware Ii
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