The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-25
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This h the way that John 8. vsnn. Custom
House ofdcer at Laredo. Texas, told the story,
A good many years ago. when the Mexican
Central Railroad was under way. construction
stopped for several months on an arid. desert
plain south OF chihuahua. Almost instantly .
town sprung up at the point, and was chris
tened Tracks End. after many similar mush-
rooms. The town consisted Of one side OF =
street and some scattering adobe suburbs, and
when It was learned that the road would not
advance for some time. . great horde Of out
laws and adventurous who lived OF Of the rail-
road men. and followed the line a. coyotes fol-
low . provision train, came looking there.
They wsro nearly all American fugitives, and
found themselves for the nrst time In their
lives whore there was absolutely nc law, no
military. no police, Aothing except the dictates
OF each mans particular deviltry, and II there
ever was q hell on Garth ono spranE full blown
out OF this combination.
Sodom and G,marrah was . Chautauoua
circle By comparison. TIT gamblers soon
robbed all tho w%orkinGmsn Of everything thoy
had, and then, for want OF other victims. they
fell to rending each other. It was at this par
oulsr epoch In Tracks Ends brief history
suS = ettiVou IN u PlbC0s u bk&kOk Ot In
ut night time. but long before We reached 1t we
heard the diseordant sounds OF music, now and
then . faint ysll, und occasionally the discharge
Of firearms. This prepared me In measure for
what I was about to 500 but whom We came to
aturn In the road. and the rude street suddenly
flashed Int view. with it's glare Of gasoline
torches. It's yawning dance halls swarmtng
with drunken women and uncouth men; its
wranGling crowds aboptthe monte games. dealt
nNAnlv on thn atHA~nlk And ia a n a - - rU
Ssrroen nsRt., wished was back IN Shihu..
h hSa !: seemed TO- me ~ unrsai-sSms horrible
But | rsmsmSorsd the old provsrb .bou.
t Roman ssf'9 }ssa nv whs So,s sSI ni sF' II ,k ;Sn n and
BE don, hall Wood and haii sic6s. and tho
I evsr laid my syes on / Registered BY wipins
my hands on the ofice towel. and took . mental
s lH 3 10 s' :se % mosio an' q ~ sat ansn; .u aIssr f sooF
The town: but In u few moments found myself
that I JUDGED Hsd, to . tho principal resort o. she
and pres DlasH! I f On sssn my 81 a me wan g ' IN w aaclc'
Ing q little scene which was in progress there.
The players mere mostly gambler, Judged.
marks Of the profession. but among them. play
Ing bis money rather rscklessly. was another
s ssiie~. WITH y r. %sP hands d: y TH q : eo esrT sssvs .a's sad q
fS1 n.S9 S,l in1pG zee, saSeldGE m face; :, f spite Of the
erv9us IL moved his bets sSs1 in 1 = he sHtsipas
half-hearted sort Of way. and ,muttered under
6,s H 1ess' as y. Re s sHs''sSSS IL dld. ms In an! : Few w men
pRentss I bis last chip was gone. and; pushing
s s1Sf s s,s sai.s; 10 7 eo ssiia'a not sv ss,s she p tan1f sp 70
the silver box from which the cards wore dealt.
You're crazy" exclaimed the dealer loudly.
What followed happened ali In q fash. Tho
t snS Ssid 4, nan "a re rsaS HHSt oy W5., seized q. ths boz.
sred SOM unfair mechanism lido not, know.
the dealers face. A roar OF excitement rose
that. and Tor . moment lost sisht Of the table.
And when saw 4 assin the dealer was .wipinS
that Wan snoash icr me; I went back to q.
eissr 1 9Ss ! | h ss. Ssar = so sssf'a 9, @ s9m. o ens run Il. .
6oarse jangIe Of voices. followed Instantly By
"! VOC 5Sa do rsPG !. ana Just two words:
s ssr fn, siss,, ;pt0 ny . ssact snd fsr 1'tb T n. ' liz.
brawny man with the childish face: and right
enough wac. The gambler. q man Damed
talking about the tragedy. and one Of them
'cnaGhlss nsms so was f Bsa Hh Fl M h. said. and h.
~, Hss = s'E ! an. %sp' I'D 4. - w ysa . . sso,i0 mo boss b on
Sinx; him. and that's how i sisrted. The queer
him he got out his plsto! !lrst and snapped all
Six chsm6ers' 6Ht It wouldn't go on Nobody
day It was the talk Of the town, The allure Of
the weapon bad cost this man his HE. and yet
the contrary It was 10 perfect order: only the
cartridges. for some inexplicsble reason,
In other pistols exactly like it. were 1red with
out trouble. and half the gamblers in TRACKS
xitohsd Or Soedooed." as i they called \. In:
decd that vas the only explanation that could
Biz months a%ftsrward. whom Tracks End
issps had boen divldsi between the cemeteries
strange channel. l was talking to a Mexican
5 the way. have a curiosity to show you.
Do yo,ng, see anything the matter with that
As he spoke he opened a drawer and handed
me a siI -shooter--ths Identical weapon which
Ben White carried whom he was killed; Itook
pistol ike ali those q large. calibre ierminst.
s cd II = p S1sr . Hh!o ao ts.ts : Il III .h had ssf osen a n N:
taking ID about the thickness Of : card; not
enough 70 . seen, but enough to prevent
disabled the weapol, yet left It. to all outward
adsviish pisse Of Ingenuity.
IT sesms" ss!d The !swysr that Eswtos
some days before Obtained possession OF his
pistol, unknown TO him. and did this with the
fls blade OF his penknife. 1t was not discov-
cred for months. and then quito BY accident
but when Il was MT. Newton was brought up
hers and tried for bis life."
The lawyer drew his finger around bis throat
AID made . significant gesture upward.
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