Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-15
SHE WAS POWERFUL PRETTY.
M Wonder Jimmy was Caught
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DILLON, MONT, Dec. The recent
death Of "ShoIgun" Jimmy Brown, at
uolena. has been generally dsplored n
his Territory. Brown was famous
,baracter in this section for many years,
and in his capacity as a shotgun messen-
~er on stage coaches, guarding treasure
5oxea. be probably had more fights with
road agents than any other man who ever
held that post. His death, which came
atter pI otracted suff ring, was due to
wouuds received in the service. Speaking
If him at q resort here last evening, an
oid timer. who remembers when Bannack
ond Virginia City were started, said:
UDid anv of you fellows ever hear of
g sboteun Jmmy's romance? No; Pll bet
von didn't. He had one, though, as big
az lie. l remember when he came to
these parts, more than twenty years ago,
and went to work as messenger for Gill
mer & Salisbury. That was before he had
been peppered UP the way he was when
be died, aud be vas about as good look
inc a young ster as was to be seen here.
he was a terror, though, on a coach. l
never saw his equal. He could shoot
more times and in more directions in a
piyen time than any man who ever
watched box. 1t got so there at one
smell that the agents would just leave
things alone If they found Jimmy aboard,
and. as a rule, when he was attacked 1t
was by new men. / have known shotgun
messengers who did not shoot any too
0nick. but nobody ever found fault with
Jimmy on this score.
"Well. what 1 started out to say was
that Jimmy had deal with mighty
nretty girl once. He was down in Vir-
ginia City, and was to escort treasure
coach through to Helena. The country
was full of tough citizens-that was be-
fore the boys tied up the gang by the
necks-and it was known that stages with
money aboard were almost certain to be
attacked. On the coach coming up was
Young lady in deep mourning, about
the prettiest girl that we had ever seen
here, and as there was no treasure
aboard, Jimmy got pretty we'll acquainted
with her. She could not have been more
than % or q years old, and she was that
handsome that when she got to the tavern
at Virginia City the boys went into the
dining-room and ate an extra supper all
around Just for the chance OF seeing her.
Jimmy had learned something about her.
She told him that she was a widow, and
that her errand was TO find a Col. Savage
who was said to be in this section. He
was her uncle and the mnistrator of
her fathers estate, and business matters
made it necessary that she should see
him. Jimmy didn't know any such man,
but be said he might be around for all
that. That evening be was very atten-
tive to her, and most of the boys hung
about the place half Inclined TO be
| Jealous.
"Ihe next morning just as the stage
was ready to start and Jimmy with his
shotgun was standing by its side, the
treasure box having been screwed on and
| he driver being in his seat, the young
woman came running up, eXclaiming
| mat she wanted to return and would be
| ready in ten minutes If the stage would
wait. The driver grumbled, but jimmy
| Yielded, and the girl soon made her ap-
| pearance. There were no other passen-
gers. After she had been seated, the
boys stepped up hat in hand and said
goOd-by, while some OF them-Jack Fer
gus was one Of them, l remember-went
50 far as to express regret that she was
not TO stay longer. She laughinglv re-
piled that she might return, and waved
little handkerchief out of the coach WIN
low as it rolled away. That was the last
We ever saw of her. Jimmy was inside
the coach with her, and we all thought he
was the luckiest chap that ever struck
Montana.
"But let me tell you something. Less
than six hours after that pretty little
darling sailed out of Virginia City look
ing as sweet and gentle as lamb, she
was holding one of Jimmv's big pistols
at bic ear, and be was looking two ways
for Sunday. Pm afraid he wasn't watch
Ing things as close as he ought to have
done, but nobody blamed him in those
days. We'd see a woman like that about
as often as we would flock of angels,
and Jimmy was only man. He rode on
the inside Of the coach most OF the way
until about the middle of the afternoon,
when he got out. Then she complained
OF loneliness and fear, and after
awhile he got inside again. Not many
minutes after that there was a volley
and yell, the horses coming to sudden
malt. JImmy's hand was on his gun, and
ne was just on the point OF making a
Jump when the fair one by his side raised
one OF his revolvers which she had quick
y removed from his belt, and with saw
age no you don'tf leveled it at his head.
For second Jimmy didn't know which
way to turn, but it was only a second.
ne driver was good one, and he was
already at work with a Colts revolver.
Without hesitating Jimmy tried danger
us experiment As he held his shot gun,
lis muzzle pointed out OF the win
low near where the girl sat
would not kill her, but that
could be discharged so as to
scare the life out of her, providing she
was not regular wild cat. which he
llunt believe she was. A good deal
tucker than / can tell it he pulled the
ilgger, at the same moment reaching for
ue revolver which the young woman
leid, knocking it out of her hand. The
lssn OF the gun was terrific, and as it
vent on not more than eighteen incnes
rom her nose it paralyzed her. She fell
sck on the seat In dead fit. and Jimmy,
raoOlng bis irons, was on the ground In
Jny. Well, the minute the agents saw
In IN 1ghting trim they took to cover
ud ne after them. They kept up lively
ring Tor few minutes and then Jimmy
vent back to the stage, expecting
md the girl there, but she
az disappeared. The driver, who had
amounted bis box, aud was holding the
les with his teeth while he stood guard
ln TWO big revolvers, had not seen her
ave out IL WAS evident that she bad
ept out very stealthIly and made a
lOrt cut Tor the timber. On the floor of
W stage was little gold tassel which
su oeen lost from the young woman's
a5ch chain, and Jimmy picked it up
w wore 1t for long time. After salts
'lR himself that the agents had made a
SIle OF 1t he drove on and made the rest
me trip in safety.
ne boys had heap OF fun with Jimmy
out mat girl, but he took it good ma
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