Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-27

From the Colorado Springs Republic.l
 The reward offered was something to stim- ulate parties into searching for the Espano- sos. But their doom went unsealed until March, 1864, when they again turned up in the Sangrs de Christo range of mountains near Fort Garland As MT. Allen was driv- ing yoke of oxen along the road the Els panosas shot him. They killed of his oxen and took a Mexican woman, whom they kept over night. She went to Fort Garland, told of her imprisonment and the killing of Allen.
 At that time there lived near Fort Garland Id trapper and mountaineer, fami liarly known as Old Uncle Tom Tobin. He would go after the desperadoes if Colorado Samuel F. Tappan, then commander of the fort, would detail squad of soldiers to accom- pany him. Eight men were detailed to go with him, who went to the place where Al len was killed. The Espanos.s had gone in to the mountains, taking with them the live OK for food The old trailor had plain trail to follow.
 The third day out they came upon the camp of the Espanosas and found the "birds'' at homes They had slain the fatted calf and
 
 Tom, who a little in advance of his party, had discovered dim smoke curling up from a ravine or guleh not very far away. Creeping noiselessly to a low ridge that lay between them and the smoke, he saw his game. Old Espanosa was in a squatting posi- l tion, with his back to the party, euttin g | meat.
 He soon arose and turned around, when Uncle Tom gave the word fire, he himself shooting at the old man and the rest of the party shot at the boy. At the crack of the l old tIapper's rifle the old fell mortally wounded, but the boy off unharmed. Old Uncle Tom hastily reloaded his rifle, and drew bead upon the fast-feeing boy, who l by this time had run away about 300 yards At the crack of the rife the boy fell with 8 l broken back, the bullet hitting him between l the blades and killing him instantly. The party then went to the camp fire, and found | old Espanosa able to empty Colts navy six shooter at them, but without effect An other shot from some of the party put l an end to one of the worst desperadoes that \ ever infested the Rockies.
 Old Uncle Tom severed the old mans head | from his body, carried it to Fort Garland | and gave it up to the officers of that place, ] who preserved it. From diary kept by | Espanosa, and written in the Spanish Ian guage. he claimed that they had killed thirty ! three white men in the mountains and on the ! plains. Old Uncle Tom Tobin was at that l time an old man, and somewhat broken down l from his many exposures while wandering about engaged in trapping for furs in the | mountains. But it fell to his lot to secure ! what others failed to do, the victim and the
 reward. He kept the rifle taken from Els | panosa as trophy.
 Why Washington Walters Complain. l From the Washington Starl 1 ''Do you know" said young co1ored man. 8 professional waiter, te Star re- 1 porter s'that the colored walters here have
 a union?''
 "What are the objectss' asked the re- porter.
 ''In the first place." was the reply,
 mutual protection and assistance, and, sec ondly, the elevation of the craft. One would 1 suppose from the number of parties, ban quets and entertainments given, that reg ular walters would be employed constantly. Such, however, is not the case. There are many employees of the government, labor
 CTS and messengers, who take jobs in the l evening waiting at dinners and parties, thus | taking the bread out of our mouths. Such l employment excites the suspicion that the | inf1uenc. by which these messengers and
 laborers secured and hold their place is their
 ability to wait upon the tables of their su-
 perior officers It is quite certain that
 such persons do not exact the union rates.
 Something should be done to prevent them from cutting out the professional walters. Under former administrations it is we'll | known that messengers and laborers were not only employed walters, but also as l coachmen. The evils complained of by the 1 regular walters would be remedied it the
 officials kept the messengers and laborers | at the work for which they paid by the
 government and employed at their resi-
 dences regular walters, members of the as-
 soeiation There are one or two depart
 ments in which the officials now employ as
 help at their residences persons who hold
 positions under them; but so general is the
 custom of employing messengers and labor
 CTS as walters that 1t seriously interferes l with the union members.