Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-05-16

horse-stealing, He had consun,,s
and was rapidly sinking. Siit;oa
him, in blanket, was an naI', pesds
man who had killed neoro ~ aoOlAg
before. e'o TWO dan
A colored man was at work 49,.
the guards. He was new a,1,;r aI'is llag
place, having been turned oyes ~ q l y
bondsman. The United Statas Z. y ~
sioner that morning was sitt;na 'illils
Office when colored man rode m = ~ y
ing the prisoner By rope aro ~, le q
neck and his hands tied LaI; Z,
Here, boss, is dat chan. I WI oslila
bond, but he amt my kind and oI' = Us
gwine to turn him over. Pse hsa" u ~
ing fur dis trifiin' chap two mon INF 'o y,
Just found him. Take him, boss So da ala
want muffin do wifi him" Tba SOl
were taken off and the prisoner ny, aups
work to help build his prison ~, .
most distressed looking individual oi NJ
lot was a colored boy of seyeptesn !, !. .ls
who was wearing brand-new puliI aao
sleeper suit of clothes, buttons and mia. m
He had been taken at the denot =
act of selling liquor. The copduc ~ u
first refused to give him up bn M, d :
deputies, after OBTAINING the t,a;n ~ y
thirty minutes, were about 70 unl.4a
the car and batter in the bnFet Ia
when the conductor reconsidered S'3
turned over the porter. The how ~ ~
kept In constant fear of death. of Cha. i
and desperadoes, from the STORES Ia
by his fellow prisoners for his benss,
The introduction of LIQUOR into q.
Territory is quite severe otfans =
.'Why, if liquor was sold in Purcell !,
would take twenty men to keep orda, ,
remarked deputy. The palace csu
were each day besieged with crowds 4
thirsty men, and it kept the porterS bn,,
handing out the liquor and taking /.
the change, but the arrest Of one S,j
suddenly put a stop to the business !
this point. A "ioint" of the most urin
tive sort. whose owner claimed fora
the proud distinction of being The sri
saloon in Oklahoma, opened a sba+
time before in the Canadian bottom
canvas bent over poles, few tin ems
a key of beer and few bottles Of -
called liquor, constituted the establish.
ment. 1t was discovered by the dem.
ties, and Shorty" the barkeeper and
his assistants, were all taken INTO ems.
tody while in the midst of most sue.
cessful business career.
At the same time fell into the clutches
of the law, "Kid, one Of the most des
perate gamblers in the Territory.
Some of the men were allowed 10 20
a short distance from the prison. but
they were closely watched BY Young
man with n Winchester and woe 10 The
wanderer who made bad break Here
were confined some of the most desper
ate characters OF the Territory and the
responsibility OF the guards is great
They are often left for days alone. 4
revolt arising among their prisoners
an attempted rescne by an armed BODY
they would be compelled to Withstand
alone.
As soon as body of thirty or forty
has been secured they are all chained /
together and, under guard Of deputy
taken for confinement to Fort Smith
Should a penitentiary sentence be passed
by the stern old Judge, the nextmOwh
to Detroit, Mich, where it is to be
served out. There is some decrease IN
crime in this section for the past few
years. The officers are becoming TeF
vigilant and as familiar with the cOun-
try as the dcsperadoes themselves, and
then there have been so many hanged
by the Federal authorities that they
are really moved more by fear than
formerly and avoid such reckless
of the bravado spirit.