Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-03

urged to his good work by a spirit OfreYengei
or is 1t a fact that his brother MOrg was
killed before this posse started Outf
sit Is probable that the death Of ms brother
was an incentive TO harder work, but Wyatt
carp Is a man who believes II right and JUS
tice, and he was ready at any time TO render
his assistance In a warfare upon thieves ana
hOld-ups- Now, want to say to You that
Wyatt carp and ali of his fOur brothers were
men o. principle, aud they were fighters who
were not afraid of man or devil. They were
all valuable men upon occasions of this kind,
and their uuWillingness to associate With the
tough element of Tombstone was suh-
cIent guarantee TO me that they did their
work because they believed in the right and
we're anxious to see the right on top. L
know some people have a different view but
/ know what ] am talking about and shall
never have anything but the truth to tel OF
them
you captured this band of road agents,
did you nOt?''
@'We captured about thirty five of them and
killed those TO whom was compelled 20 de-
liver the treasure-bOX, and ran the bal
anee of them out of the country. On the first
night out, the , of January, we captured
seventeen Of them at Charleston. Then our
work was harder, as this fact EN- Uttered
them and they were hard fighters But IN
forty days we finished the job.
Can you give me the facts as to the killing
of MOrg carp and also of the killing of Still
well? Did Wyatt carp or Doe Holiday Kill
the latter?''
''Morg carp and Doe Holiday were play
ing billiards one day while we were getting
ready to start on this raid Some of this
road agent gang went TO the rear Of the bill
lard hall, climbed up on some Of the beer
kegs and shot through the transOm of the
door at Holiday and killed carp.
AS to the killing of Sulwel, that was done
by Holiday. The boys had gone over to the
railroad station to take the train for the
East for the purpose of carrying the body Of
MOrg carp back to his home. / gave them
orders that If any OF the gang. should board
the train after it started to kill them if they
could. Stillwell was on the platform and had
made threats that he would kill Virg carp.
The Uraln started and he boarded it and
made a break for Firg carp. Doc Holiday
knocked him of with his gun and his dead
body was afterwards picked up"
sAr Bartholomew came to Denver In April,
1859, but returned to Iowa before the break
ing out of the war and was in the first regi-
menU and first company organized in that
State. After the war ne returned to the
West. Later on he went to California and
lost the fortune he had made in the Rocky
mountains. In 1876 he was offered the position
of express agent by the Wells-FargO cOmpa-
ny. His Well-knOwn bravery made him safe
from the attacks of the road agents for the
first four years of his service. He had hab-
1t of carrying his shotgun swung on his
shoulder wherever he went. When he sat
down to eat his shotgun was laid across his
knees. His continuous CARRYING of his shot
gun gave him the title of 1.-The Shotgun
agent He spent much Of his time when not
on q run in the banks of the towns he lived
IN This was done at the request of the bank
ers, who conceived the plan as a means of
carrying to the minds of the WOuid-be burg
lars that their attempt to rob banks would
be met by their worst foe. In the spring of
1851 Mr.. Bartholomew returned to Colorado,
having gained the everlasting gratitude of
the Wells-FargO company.