The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-16
JUDGE DRUMS CALLER.
His Honor Had to Hold Him Up With
a Shotgun Until som ebody Came.
From the Missouri Republican.

From the Missouri Republican.
The Hon. Thomas j. Drum, of Butte,
Mont, is at present visiting st. Louis.
Tom Drum is one of the best-known men in
the West. Hei lawyer of distinguished
ability, and has followed mining excite
ments in the West for the past twenty years
or more. Judge Drum has lived in Cali
| fornia Arizona, Nevada, and Montana,
| and has been a conspicuous figure at the
| bar in each place. During the DAYS Of
Tombstone's prosperity he was a United
| States Commissioner i'll Arizona, residing
In Tombstone, and when President Arthur
issued Ms famous proclamation ordering
| the outlaw cowboys to disband, Judge
Drum took an active part in its enforce
ment
A brace of cowboys were at one time ar
raigned before him for holding up United
States mail coach between Benson and
| Tombstone. The Judge held them both for
| trial without bail, aud sent them to the
Tucson Jail for safe keeping. This made
the cowboys very indignant. and threats
were made that Judge Drums earthly ca
| reer would be wound up. A few days at
| ter he ordered the prisoners taken to Tue
san. Red Thornton a notorious desperate,
quietly entered Judge Drums office TIE
| Judge was sitting alone behind desk He
J recognized Thornton as he entered, but pre-
tended to keep on writing without taking
| any notice of him. In the Il can time, how
ever, he managed to get his hand on a
| double-barreled shotgun, with the barrels
abbreviated to about fourteen inches ia
length, that rested against his desk thin
easy reach He lifted it up, and, concealing
| it behind pile of books, with his Gand ST II
grasping it, asked Thornton what he wanted,
| as that gentleman appeared in front of the
| desk
BE you ledge Drum?" asked the des-
perado.
II be" responded the Judge
"Well, l KEN to settle wild you sabout
sendin' the byes to JAIL" remarked the
desperate.
Glow are you going to do iii"
"Jedge, you're purity good lookin' duck,
an hate ter do it. out I've got ter blow the
top of your d head off, :" remarked the
gentleman with the red hair
THAT wouldn't be, much fun for me,
especially as they struck big ore body
in the Cromwell this morning." said the
Judge.
"Jedge, you're too d funny" said the
desperate, and he made a motion for his
gun.
AS he did so the Judge presented his shot
gun, stood up, and held the muzzle within
two feet of the desperate. This was
something that had not been calculated on,
and the intruder's disappointment was ap
parent.
Throw up your handsw called out the
Judge. Thornton obeyed promptly. "Now
remain in that position until somebody
comes along to take off your pistols" said
the Judge Thornton did a he was told
In few minutes footsteps were heard in
the hall, and the Judge called the passer-by
to enter. 1t happened TO be a lawyer VINO
had an Office in the same building. Judge
Drum told the lawyer TO relieve the desper-
adj of his pistols, warning the latter thai If
he made move he would get double charge
of bucksnot. The desperadO's pistols were
taken from him, and then, in front of Judge
Drums gum he was marched to the Sheriff s
office and turned over 10 the custody Of that
officer. II happened that the Sheriff had "a
warrant for Thornton's arrest for stage
robbing, and he was sent TO the Tucsan jail
to keep his friends company. Judge Drum
had several exciting experiences in Arizona.
His duty as a United States Commissioner in
a mail-robbing country gave him plenty
of employment and brought him into
official intercourse with some of the tough
est men in the region. In 1885, when
the Bottom fell out Of Tombstone Judge
Drum move to Butte, Mont, and is now
one Of the leading lawyers Of that Terri
! tory.