St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

around a fire, eating their dinner.
These were unceremOniously ordered to
hitch up. The enterprising boomers
were thoroughly scared ana in less than
fifteen minutes were on the back trail,
in charge of one of the deputies, who
who was ordered to escort them
across the river and then
picket the fOrding place un-
til his comrades returned. The latter
deplOyed as skirmiShers, and advanced
slowly several miles. Suddenly a shot
was heard on the left, and a bullet
clipped a leaf above the head of one of
the party. A minute later volley rang
out in front, and the pony ridden by one
of the deputies sank to the ground with
a bullet in its head. The chief of the
deputies called out for his men
to ''charge." Each had I'M
slung his Winchester, and all
surged forward. They fired into the
ticket and shouted like madmen. There
was no response for several minutes,
and the men began to think they had dis
persed the assailants. They soon
: = DISCOVERED THEIR MISTAKE.
A man popped from behind log and
fired at them, and this was the signal
for another fusillade from his friends.
He retreated down ravine just in time
to escape the fire of the depu-
nties, who continued to advance
and pump their ~repeaters. Half
way down. the ravine, the deputies dis
covered rough barricade of logs and
brush across the entrance, and stimuli
taneOusly a voice exclaimed: 'NOw,
give it to them, boys" A sheet of flame
poured from the face of the barrier and
another shower Of bullets sped toward
the officers. They had been sufficient
ly warned, however, and but. one of
their number was hit, and his wound
was not serious. The chief deputy
ordered a retreat and gathered his
meh about him for council of war. 1t
was evident that the barricade was
quite heavily manned, and that direct
assault would prove disastrous, there
fore it was decided to divide the party
and attack the TANKS of the enemy.
This movement brought the deputies
directly above the barricade. At a
given signal, they began shooting from
the top of the ravine, right into the
midst of the boomers, who were utterly
unable to defend themselves from such
an attack. Ten minutes of rapid firing
enSued, and then cry for quarter went
up from the barricade.
s'wE SURRENDER"
shouted a man when the firing ceased.
The blood poured from wound in his
forehead, attesting that he knew he had
enough. A hasty advance to the fort
was made, and the officers were in
charge of thirty prisoners, seven of
whom were seriously wounded. Two
of these, Thomas Mullins and David
Winship, will probably die. Mullins
has bullet in his left lung and Win
ship one in his abdomen. Martin
FallOn of Gainesville, Tex, re-
ceived a ball in his left thigh.
John t. Whyte, of Fort Worth, was
struck in the shoulder. Samuel Dodd,
of North Carolina, has deep cash in
his head. Edward Frabishey, of Texas,
suffers shattered arm. John Young,
of Louisiana, is shot through the shout
derS. The prisoners, all of whom had
rifles and revolvers and plenty of am
munition. were disarmed. the wounded
circumstances and the march to Purcell
was taken up. The wagons and
personal property of the boomers were
destroyed. The gang were all South
erners, mostly from Texas, and pre-
sented forlorn appearance. Their
captain, Edwin Mcintosh. said he had
been concealed in ravine for three
days, and that the party was only the
advance guard of body of more than
400, who, through agents, sent ahead,
had selected their claims and proposed
to hold them with Winchesters, against
all corners. "We were notified of the
indignation meeting in PURCELL he
said, land hastily threw up the barri-
cade. When we first discovered the
advancing party, we supposed there
were only four OF, five and fired
ONE SHOT As A WARNING.
Then we found there were more, and
the boys fised several volleys. But for
the fact that we were cooped up in the
lodged us. If we had known of the
movement to capture us. you can bet
we would lhave been fullys prepared.
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