The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-24
PLUcKY o DRUM.

How He Eatsrtaiaed Nm Ugly viaiese Q
the Point Of . Gun.
Hon. Thomas J. Drum, Of Butte. y. T.. 4
q Of the best known lawyers In the Woet
says the ST. Louis Republic. He 10 Q lawyel
OF distinguished ability, and has folloWol
mining excitemcnts in the West for tho h..
twenty years or more. Judge Drum ~
lived in California, Arizona, Nevada ~
Montana, and has been Q conspicuous 6eur1
q the bar in each place. During the dayl
o. Iombstone's prosperity he was . Unitod
0tates Commissioner in Arizona, residing II
tombstone, and when President Arthur
issued his famous proclamation orderine tn
outlaw cowboys to dis5and Judge Drum
took an active part in its enforcement
A brace OF cowboys were At q time a.
raagned before him for holding up . United
states mail coach between Benson end
tombstone. The judge held them both for
trial without bail, and sent them to the Tue.
son jail for safc-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 desperate, quietly en-.
tered Judge Drums Office. He recognised
Thornton as he entered, but pretended 70
keep on writing without taking any notice. Of
MIN. In the meantime, however, he man
aged to get his hand on . double .barreled
shotgun, with the barrels abbreviated 70
ABOUT fourteen inches In length, that rested
his desk within easy reach. He lifted Il
up, and ~conccaling it behind q pale Of books.
with his hand still grasping il, asked Thorn.
ton what he wanted, rs that gentleman aD
peared in front Of the desk.
"Be you ledge Drum!' asked the desuer.
ado.
~ be" responded the Judge.
"Weu, ken to settle wild you about send.
in the b'yes to JAIL" remarked tho desper.
ado.
How are you going to do It'll"
ledge, you're 4 purity good-lookin' duck
IN l hate ter do it, but I've got ter blow tho
top Of your burned head off," remarked the
gentleman with the red hair.
THAT wouldn't be much fun for me, "a.
pecially as they struck Q big ore body in the
this morning. said the Judge.
''Jcdge, you're too burned funny" said
he desperadO, and he made q motion for
,is gun.
AZ he did SO the judge presented his shot
gun, stood up and held tho muzzle within
feet Of the desperate. This was come
hing that had not been calculated a.
md the intruder's disappointment wa o.
aren't.
''Throw up your hands, called out IL
Judge. Thornton obcyed promptly. 'Now
emsin in that position until somebody
ONES along to take OF your pistols" said
he judge. Thornton did IS he was told. In
few minutes footsteps were heard in ~
all and the judge called the passer.by .
It happened to be q lawyer who |
an Office in the samc building. Judge |
told the lawyer 70 relieve tho desper |
do Of his pistols, warning the latter that II
Q made . move he would get . double /
barge Of buckshot. The d~esperado's ne.
,ls were taken from him, and, in front Of
Judge Drums gun, he was marched to To
heri6's Office and turned over TO the Gus
ody Of that o6lcer. It happened that To
herif had . warrant for Thorntoo's arrest
stage-robbing, and he was sent TO tAo
ucson Jail to keep his friends company.
Judge Drum had several exciting expert
in Arizona His duty - United
tstes Commissioner in . mail-robbinG
ountry gave him plenty Of employment
nd brought him into ollcial intercourse
nth some Of the toughest mon in tho n.
ion. In 1855, when the bottom fell out Of
Judge Drum moved to Butte,
T., and is now one Of the Leading lawyers
| that Territory.