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AKEsruCKIAN's aENERousNEss.
How It Saved the Necks Of Thieves Who
Had Robbed . Benefactor.
| In the recent examination here of
Frank Howard for the killing of Charles
Williams, writes Lander, Wyoming
territory, correspondent to the St. Louis
Globe Democrat, one of the witnesses call
ed was George Boxer. The appearance
of this man wildly recalled to our cor.
respondent dramatic criminal incident
Chat transpired in the Big Horn country
two years ago.
In the spring of 1882 the Baker family,
numbering some fifteen persons, all told,
/! with three wagons, crossed the Big Horn
Mountains from the ne!ghborhoed of the
town Of Buffalo, where they had winter
ID, and struck the Big Horn river Just
below the home ranch of the mammoth
cattle firm of Mason & Lowell. They
pulled into the ranch with tired teams,
and almost in starving condition them
selves. Mr. Clay Anderson, in charge of
of the Mason & Lowell outfit at that
point, recognized Baker as q man he had
known in the old Kentucky state, and,
though the reputation he had borne
there was none of the best, the princely
hospitality of the ranch to ali corners
was extended to him. The rich, inclos-
were profered for their tired stock, the
shelter of the ranch accorded, provisions
furnished in abundance, and when after
stay of ten days, the family once more
moved on they did so with an ample
supply of everything they needed from
the stores of the ranch. In the fall of
1883 the Bakers were again on the trail.
This time they were headed up the Big
Horn ,retracing the way they had follow
ed in the spring of 1882. They had spent
the intervening time in section furth-
er to the west, and had left only before
they were driven off, leaving behind
them a most unsavory reputation. On
arriving again at the hostitable ranch of
Moson & Lowell that they had such good
cause to remember with gratitude, they
found no one there. Anderson and his
outfit were absent on the annual spring
cattle gather. Here was an opportunity
congenial to the Baker character and one
which the Baker family did not neglect.
The ranch was Quilted at once of every
thing portable and the plumber stored in
the wagons, that soon were rolling again
up the valley of the Big Horn. But
Nemesis, in the shape of an outraged lot
of cowboys, was already astir. Ander-
son, the day of the theft, sent a man to
the ranch for few articles stored there.
The messenger discovered the robbery
before it was six hours old, and at once
rode at breakneck speed to the cowboy
camp to report. The next mornings
sun found the boys ON the ground, and
the trail was at once taken up, and as if
followed the main wagon road of the
country, was followed at lope. The
Bakers had pushed on all night and had
succeeded in placing the Big Horn river
between them and their pursuers. Strik-
ing the ferry where the marauders had
crossed the river. Anderson found the
boat on the other side. Without pause
Anderson spurred into the fierce current
and, breasting the icy waters, reached
the other shore. He was instantly and
calamity followed, and soon the cowboys
we're riding straight upon their quarry
-
but comprehensive orders, Anderson
dashed at once to the lead wagon, driven
by Baker himself, and, with garments
still dripping with the waters Of the Big
Horn, threw down heavy Colts on the
old thief, with the stern command,
Hands up" He was obeyed with little
parley, the old woman only whining,
Don't kill my old man, Clay. You can
have your things" By this time the
other wagons, under the guard of pistol
muzzles, had approached, and the whole |
party were speedily hustled to the |
ground while the wagons were searched |
for the stolen goods. These were all |
found, and the demand of the cowboys |
now was that the robbersshould be hung
to the end of their own wagon tongues. |
The woman and children broke into |
screams and cries of entreaty for mercy,
while the men, with bleached faces but |
sullen mien awaited their fate. Ander-
son quieted the tumult by telling the |
woman that their husbands would be |
spared, and then addressing his cowboys |
called their attention to the helpless be-
ings who would be left should they carry
out their determination to hang the men.
The boys at once gave way and told AM
0or6On 10 settle the m8Ctof 06 ne t0O0g0C
best. This was speedily accomplished
by the payment Of round sum in money
for damage done the ranch. the imme-
date return Of the stolen goods to where
they were taken from, and stern warn
ing to the entire gang that they would
stretch hemp if ever caught on Mason 4
Lovell's ranch again supplemented with
the assurance that their woman and
children were all that saved their worth
less lives on the present occasion.
How to Photograph the Hands.
Art Amateur.
Hands are apt to look large in q photo
graph, not because the camera has q
special tendency to take hands large, q
some people seem to think, but becsuse
few people understand that well shap-
ed hand is, in fact, the length Of the face,
and proportional on that line. But since h
hands are supposed to be Of more than
normal size in . photograph, it may be /,
well to adopt some Of the many ways Of I
disposing Of them 20 they viii look
smaller. One ofthese ID to rest the hand /
On the little finger, curving the fingers
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