The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-25
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OMAHA. March s.-The little town Of Oak:
land In Burt county. this state. has been stirred
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Oakland are 10th to believe, fol, steadmsn was
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even sSe 3 saeriaced their lives To- 10 assnss bic death.
Among the employees on s!eadman,s ranch
was. a type Of his c%lass-tnll, bronzed., with long
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Mexican ranch. He was Of a sulien. %taeiiSrnn
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seospt Of his skill IN handilInS cattle. He. how.
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inss a II2.caiibre Colts revolver. shot Stsiadmss
'n Ssi%fy ' Ssl %fss' I, s'. Tho BARN arm ,"s,ss :. hand. h.
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Oakland, and a large POSSE pf mounted men at
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IN from h A. horse ~. dead; With . bullet IN n.
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, sh's , sSHIld h get ~, In rang. ran ,,w WAS , ssTs,y insiSs' ,1 n
sinGle-handed fights on record. Knowing thaS
surrender snG sn,r m ."nn,, instant M,tb and certain death
arms. he held at bay acrowd at times number
Hardly had, he entered the barn whom his
surrounding the structure. u deadly fusillsde
revolver and Winchester rifle. and the cracks
between the. boards served as loopholes,
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fhots brought down The horse Of F. T. Parlor;
i innm snssi i nsn espossd II hias sssa and %G %ss .shsse S
e iaF o'SIaet si &. III 'frln rr 9a. 8 almost IN 6se i sxsa'ns until Il
midnight the bombardment was suspended mn
ii nis 'nGr ARMED put ree no Gn' f s,snt' ali Al ps shseu g s e:
county csme 70 retnfoIce the besiegsrs Tbs
sESpdd] i Eps 3 saH; ,bs ,he 50 s'F ,Sst every or 'e ase sssf'o Il
escape from tho barn was watched.
IN II. mean time tslcErams had been sent
~ m. nssA7 sup;eTi niten %ne' M H%%E 30 81 't the Bur:
linGton placed q special train ut the service OF
teeth tee ans arrived si'u on tho " scene s'e Of ASTON n at
S Srr;sa . In mo the S. msGnEt9 dS.r s fTsrett, n ans q th .Ss
n neIvcsi MaV volunteered sdi To- set the barn Dne on Arc.
Slipping along quietly behind heystacks and
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desperate was. in the upper story and would
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fhs n%sn w sis'iin = Of f' lie f &ss I Esnf o dsaa sna in. I lh ri
men men q. an eSss mn Il a 'i rush toward 'n%si the s b"rn' but
z I'D then. to o. .4 9s71 back and Everett WINS loft
A e"nsultation wnsimmediatrly held, tho folly
close watch on the prisoner until night, when
II was believed that the barn could be fred
tempt to starve him out was known 10 be a task
q many days, az the barn contained. beside.
miich COWS and hundreds OF chickens. All day
tho crowds surged and circled about the barn,
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provisions arrived during the m"rninE: and
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firing Of the previous evening was not renewed,
a npmber OF shots were exchanged and several
Upon the spproarh Of night, as there was no
moon and, the sky CLOUDY: It was decided. to
darkness. to fire hnystncks on three sides Of the
burn. This II was believed would also furnish
s sias sR ~ ess. ihs % prt Is 3 DID sps n ssr suG Hn sds aa x
10 o'clock the stacks were fred and the crowd
awaited d%syelopments. The prlsonsr, however:
tthe s.ruessrs IN III !Ixh. q tho Oisa!ng hsy:
s :; O III. " 7ls iiSSsy Sfs Z 'as % sna e wsqG a'sS0 70 r..
ibs urnin nea STAGES aEs' di 2lhnlsSSs1Y t and nS 81 arS o'olo eSs
shed = G,ompsratiyeiy feeble iSlt; ..,
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or kill the prisoner. A. dozen volunteered, to
start the Are: but. as It Was considered highly
sible. It % agreed that only two should 20.
Accordingly two Of the s%hrswdest men In the
matches, and a can OF kerosene. started ON the
~perilons missiop. At frst they went directly
Mexican in case he should observe them. To
further distract his attention from them. Just
q a. rs All msn iu Mfhs aeS ON tho Il sI barn ,h and aiG ksp, 0 !, am
80 nercely that It sounded as ii q pitched battle
were IL nrogreSsi .u.,., n.,a. ,.,.,d ~.
light Of ths burning haystacks the two men
stole e. towat 3D.. ths barn. puarsHr nns
10 s Nss sSps 70 rssch III, i barn lts. 5i.t and. having
Il ist en t iss' DARK a. .i 8 ,op n. S1 poarsa T Eesas. 'San On
several spots in the 'strncture.. and. laying
s SunSh ~ II n a 1aE es sSssass seSh Of them touched
The flames shot UP instantly. and In . mo-
IRE: The two men then started on u dead run
back to the camp Of the bssieGers They had
piled tho matches whom three shots. fred al
must simultaneously. struck the shed. The
men. however. were In the dark. and snSrseded
n safely r~ejeining their compsnioas. Then the
firing ceased.
The Mexican was doomed. Presently . shot
Was heard within tho barn.
He has killed himselfr" exclaimed several
In the crowd.
The flames spread rapidly up one side Of the
barn and along the roof. The bsllowins Of the
horses could be heard above the roaring and
was NO sound from tho Mexican. The opinion
rsE,ldly gained ground hat he had shot him.
made to enter the barn and save some Of the
live stock. Without taking the preeaution to
done, the crowd made a rush toward the lre.
Thew bad proceeded about half way when the
side OF tho barn which they were facing tot
tered and fell.