The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-01-04

her clothes on fire and swearing as
only a woman can swear when she
takes notion. She had a revolver
and despite the intense agony from
the flames she did not forget to
shoot. The cowboys opened fire and
she soon fell dead.
A moment later the son Bill came
out, shot in the arm, SO that it hung
by his side. He was ON fire, his
hair and his old slouch hat burning.
With one arm he brandished revolv-
er and defed any one to shoot Well
pleased With their success, they did
not shoot him, but allowed him to
make his threats.
"a moment later the father ap-
peared, typical coward with both
hands up, begging for his lie. he
took the revolver from his son and
told the cowboys to come up and
take them, and all the while was
begging for his life. The first thing
the boys proceeded to find out was
if there was any more of the Kellys.
They looked in the burning dugout
and when convinced that no one
could be inside.
THE OLD NAN QUESTIONED.
"rhe old man answered questions
readily but whether he told the truth
or not is unknown. He said the
family until lately consisted of four,
but the daughter died at the scene
of the murders some weeks ago and
had been buried near their house.
The mother did not want to live
there and as they had enough to
keep them some time they left. In
answer to questions he said he did
not know how many people they
had killed. He refused also to tell
of his former home and life. He
said they could find one mile south
east of their old home the wagon and
carcasses of the horses belonging tc
the murdered people. He said tina,
was in a canyon in the timber
"Unabie to get more information
from him, the avengers turned to tn,
boy, who played the brave act, re
fused to tell anything, denounced
his father as a coward and fool, ant
said he was not afraid to die ant
hoped they would kill his father TO
cowardice. The boys did not ik
this demeanor, and decided to Civ
: him Justice in an offhand sort of
way, and without hesitation proceed
ed to do it. The end of lariat wa
tied to his neck, and running it abou
fifty feet one of the boys took hol
of the other end and wrapping tn
rope around the horn of the saddl
started his horse on run. Strang
as it may seem, the boys enjoyed thi
hugely, and while they were standin
!, laughing at the body bouncing owe
the prairies, it was dragged aroun
the dugout. The boy seized th
rope with his well arm, but it We
tied around his neck securely and b
could only yell out his most inhuma
curses. He never begged quarte
but swore defiance until dead.
THE OLD FIED ESCAPES.
e :'While the boys were enjoyin
+ this their attention was attracte
q from the father, who took the chan,
b and slipped around and was N,
< missed until some time later, whe
a they found he had jumped in Il
l. saddle and started on the run. III
i one dragging the boy joined in Il
i pursuit and they ganoped arour
looking for the father. Finally
y was decided that the one having Il
l. boy should go to Oak City, ten mil
a away, and report success and t.
D more of the boys to come cut Il
. next day, and if they did Lot captu
the father before morning to join
/ the search. They insisted it wou
d not be right to carry the corpse,
they dragged it. About that tin
one thought of the corpse of Nh
q Kelly, and suggested another bs
tie lariat to it and drag it in O.
Ii was appointed. and soon the ty
y were started to town. The bodi
Ie were put out ON the sire
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