St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-20
than $500 year, which is more than
falls to the lot of the average SiX-year-
JUDGE DRUM.
His Little Experience With a

Desperate in the Olden Days.
Hon. Thomas j. Drum, of Butte, Mont,
is at present visiting in st. Louis.
Tom Drum is one of the best known
men in the West. He is lawyer of
distinguished ability, and has followed
mining eXcitements in the West for the
past twenty years or more. Judge
Drum has lived in California. 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 United
States commissioner in Arizona, resid-
ing in Tombstone, and when President
Arthur issued his famous proclamation
ordering the outlaw cowboys to diSband,
Judge Drum took an active part in its
enforcement. A brace of cowboys
were at one time arraigned before
him for holding up United States
mail coach between Benson and
Tombstone. The Judge held them
both for trial without bail, and
sent them ~, to the Tucson jail for safe
keeping. This made the cowboys very
indignant and threats were made
that Judge Drums earthly career
would be wound up. A few days after
he ordered the prisoners taken to
Tucson, Red Thornton, notorious deS-
perado, quietly entered Judge Drums
office. The judge was sitting alone be-
hind desk. He recognized Thornton
as he entered, but pretended to keep on
writing without taking any notice ofihim.
In the meantime, however, he managed
to get ibis hand on double-barreled
shotgun, with the barrels abbreviated
to about fourteen inches in length, that
rested against his desk, within easy
q II y
it behind pile of books, with his baud
still grasping it, asked Thornton what
he wanted, as that gentleman appeared
in front of the desk.
BE you Jedge Drum?" asked the deS-
perado.
Il be-" responded the Judge.
''Well, | ken to settle wild you about
sendin' the b'yes to jail, "coolly remarked
the desperate.
How are you going to do it?'' queried
the judge.
''Jedge, you're a purity good lookin'
duck, an hate ter do it, but Eve 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 motion to
reach for his gun.
AS he did so the judge presented his
| shotgun, stood up and held the muZzle
within two feet of the deSperado. This
was something that had not been cal
| culated on, and the intruder'S diSap-
polntment was apparent.
Throw up your handS.' 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
steps were heard in the hall, and the
! judge called the passer-by to enter. 1t
happened to be a lawyer who had an
office in the same building. Judge
Drum told the lawyer to relieve the
desperate of his pistols, warning the
latter that if he made move he would
get double charge of buckshot. The
desperadO's pistols were taken from
HIM. and then, in front of Judge Drums
gun, he was marched to the sheriff S
Office and turned over to the custody of
that officer 1t happened that the sheriff
had warrant for Thornton'S arrest for
stage-robbing, and he was sent to the
Tucson jail to keep his friends COM
pany. Judge Drum had several excit-
ing 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
toughest men in the region. In 1885
when the ''bottom fell out of Tomb
stone." Judge Drum moved to Butte,
Mont. and is now one of the leading
| LAWYERS OF that TERRITORY