The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-10
A FAITHFUL WIFE.
Characteristic Incident Of Front
Ter Life.
How a Devoted Wife Attempted to SAFE
the Life of Her Worthless Husband
When He Was in the Hands
of Mob.
menTer NeWs.1

Denver News-l
The following characteristic story Of
frontier life was told the reporter of the
Meas by Mr.. Nelson Franklin, who is In
the city, and who has lived in SIverton
and other lows and camps in Southern Col
orado:
ga daring robbery had been committed.
The officials OF a well-known banking in
stitution in a town in Southern Colorado
upon reaching the building one morning
discovered that a side door had been broken
open, the fastening of an inner door forced
and the safe containg the banks valpabIes
drilled and blown and relieved of its con-
tents A careful search of the premises
revealed the body of the Waterman in an
ado ming vacant lot pierced with knife
wounds and covered with bruises, showing
the evidence of a terrible struggle, and
that more than one person was engaged In
the robbery. Soon the whole community
was aroused and the Sheriff, with posse
of armed and mounted men, were ready
to start on the trail of the murderers. But
who were they, and where were they to be
found: were questions much easier to ask
than to answer.
ION the floor of the banking-roo was
found large brimmed sombrerO, decorated
citizens identified as having been worn by
one of three strangers who came into town
the afternoon before and had been drinking
| at several saloons during the evening. A
tolerably fair description of these men was
obtained, also the information given by a
ranchman who came into town during the
morning that three men answering the de-
scription, armed and mounted; on powerful
| horses, had passed him while on his way
in about midnight, going South at rapid
| rate, evidently their way to New
| Mexico.
upon hearing the ranchman's story the
| officers separated into three squads and
started off well equipped for an encounter.
| Every trail over the mountain was ex-
amined and every possible clew followed
for several days, but to no purpose. The
bank officials, Mayor of the town, and Gov
] ernor of the State offered rewards for the
| capture of the miscreats which in the ag-
| gregate amounted to several thousands OF
| dollars. This induced a large number OF
determined and brave men to join in the
| pursuit, which was prosecuted for more
| than a week without result.
! "Finally one of these parties, composed
| of three of the best frontiersmen in the
country, came suddenly upon the fugitives
| in a rocky cany on in the Businesses of the
| Needle Mountains, shortly after aybreak
just they were making preparations for
| a rude breakfast. Calling upon them to
surrender, they were answered by volley
of shots, which were at once returned
The battle being one of life or death, the
| firing lasted some minutes without result
| when one of the desperadoes fell mortally
wounded. The others, apparently man
and boy, kept up the firing until Their
| ammunition was exhausted, when they
were compelled perforce to surrender
They were taken back to the camp or maiI
rendezvous of the pursuing party sStOgethel
with the body of the dead man. There il
was proposed to lynch the survivors, when
a singular thing happened. The boy, who
| appeared to be not over eighteen years OF
age and of fair complexion and long
hair, addressed the assemblage about
as follows: Gentlemen, l suppose
we have not very long to live, but
before you carry your purpose into execu-
ton allow me to say THAI this man was in
nocent of any completely in the murder
bat that the man who is dead and myself
killed him, and your vengeance should fall
upon me- the only guilty one living The
clear, musical, pleading voice, the long
hair streaming in the wind, and the bright
sparkling eyes, which glowed with ANNA
ton and were suffused with tears during
the appeal, produced an impression upon
these rough men for which they at the time
could not account. At the conclusion
however, the other prisoner suddenly
started up and said: Gentlemen, don't be-
lieve the story told you; this is my wife
who from her devotion to unworthy me
has accompanied me in all my wandering
dressed in the garb of man. She has il
many desperate encounters saved my life
and although delicately reared, has shareo
in all the hardships, dangers and privation
of my rough life, and not only had NJ
share in the transactions of that even
ing, but would have prevented them coul'
she have done so; don't believe her, sh
would save my life at the expense of he
own
''This streak of manliness in a nature S
apparently mean rather staggered the me-
in their intentions for a few moments, bu
presently some of the leaders, rememberin
their purpose, ordered that preparation
should at once be made for the hanging O
the man. Suddenly the woman sprang u
like a tigress about to be deprived of he
Young, and, snatching pistol from tn
belt of one of the men, def1ed them to han
her husband; then, in another spirit, sh
fell on her knees and piteously prayed tn
stern men before her to spare her love, he
life. The appeal was most piteous an
affecting, and at its close she fell in dea
swoon. Carrying her to one side tn
CHASTITY preparations were soon completed
and but a few minutes later the body {
Jack Maitland was swinging in mid al
and the punishment for the cruel Grim
which had been committed was complet
: The wife was conveyed to town, and ats
: lowering between life and death for weel
finally recovered sufficiently ito be sci
home to her friends in the East, who prove
To be people of wealth and standing"
On Political Matters.
Josh Billings in Pretzel'S Weekly.1