Telegram-herald., 1889-11-08

ILL., been "a OUTLAW nv
cell but because 1
49, W4s assigned - the
tuty II hanting d0En outlaws AMI 10
enc siss. 10 u Inc of Work sliA 10 sK-
kteBee with several agencies. but 81 Is
s1s ia which few men care "a engage. 40
na1ter Nhat the salATy. l. b a. rght
Ehen you ara nglrlng the OatlaW. OK
sastlV different when ne turns and hunts
xoa Had fallv understood NhaJ would
81 required of me- 4 would aog lave en-
gagged ll the worz Tor any salary the
agency could have named. sut, Once en-
xaged, pride al1 circumstances kept mc
bound t. che WORK u1-1 lmPerarigely
sbllged 90 relaqulsh IT,
For two years previous % ny start, A
man known as Bal GIBBS had been out
iaWed in Arkalsas he vas a r0sber and
uaurderer, had a price set upon bis head,
aad lad taken refuge Ia The Boston
mountains. and from als lair deled al
authority ~ law De was a terror % =
large district. and the plan % get nd Of
nlm was llsr 1sae1 and arranged Ike Al
srdnary business trans sactlon-
What sum in cash Niu your agency
Eake To- hunt down and kIu Bal Giobsf"
Nas the query.
=" We Eill 30 il for - dollars
AL right 90 ahead.
when the preuminaries had been a.
ranged with the committee, 1 was called
ln Tor orders.
o You viii proceed 70 Huntsville. Ar
Kansas. aud from thence locate Gibbs.
Do aot attempt % take him prisoner
Ihe whols state wants him killed Take
your riIae and make your own plans. on.
g. not return until you have disposed Of
him"
inside % ave days I waz in Huntsville,
but / tTaInped over the country between
that town and the base of the range for
week before / could secure any definite
Information regarding Gibbs. Every
farmer knew him. and almost every one
paid him tribute. but such was the fear
0f his vengeance that only an occasional
person dared 70 admit having seen him.
The outlaw was entirely alone. and he had
been left unmolaste1 so long that the adj
vantage would De on my side. BE was
described - me IA a man OF 40, very pow
erful and vindlctivs, AID OF a natural
bioodthirsty disposition. Wien hs came
down out OF The mOunta he was sure
20 do some dsvLish thing although IN
provoked and among people ready 70
befrtend him. / found several negroes
who had had an ear slashed OF by him.
and half = dozen white men who had been
shot at or otherwise intimidated..
AZ was over two weeks before got any
Information OF a direct value. / then
stumbled upon negro squatter 70 the
southeast % Huntsville and near the foot
hills, who pannsd out az lively ra-e.
encountered him on trail In the woods,
and had him covered with ny ride before
be knew of my presence. BY threaten
Inz and coaxlng AID bribing / Induced
hia 20 yield up the information 1 was
alter He was then three miles from
bis cabin and on ais way 20 Huntsville TO
pr0aurs supplies for Gibbs. He had a
bundle q coca and fox skins. which he
WIS 20 exchange for coffee. crackers, pow
der. and lead Ha had been cOmpul-
sory agent FOR q year. and such was his
fear os ths outlaw that when 1 brought
the muzzle IL my cooked riae down to
within a foot ~ his breast aud threatened
g. Ere he vailed out.
'sTou kin dun kiu me-, mars white man,
but Iz0 afraid u MaC 5 Gibbs iist de
same
Gibbs vas q wait a. the negro cabin
Until the owners return 1 ordered him
e. 20 forward and say nothing 20 any
lviuE soul about meeting me. aud when
O. had disappeared / started for the
eahiu I ha3 no idea that the outlaw
would remain in the hut OF close % it.
While he trusted the uecro as much
a. he trust ed any human aeing. his out
law ufs would render him suspicious Oi
r-~ery BODY. aDd he would take no chances.
reasoned that be would quit the cabin
a. soon "a De had obtained bite 10 eat.
and that hs would q into hiding at some
point from which he could command =
view Therefore. waau within a mile Of
tn spot. 4 matte circuit so the night and
care out miie 0r more 90 the south o.;
ths little clearing 4 found that iavine
Isd down from she mountain IN ths direc-
fion 81 the cabin. and after An hour !
search no and dowa I discovered evil
ssnees that some one hat traversed 4
but recently. Weeds were broken down,
stones displaced. and az a certain mois;
spot I found plain footprints. The out
law bad come down from bis lair By this
gloomy trail. aud he would doubtless re-
turn 81 it.
met .ls negro about : o'ci-Cs IN the
morning Hs would have time 20 DO his
tradinx ami return o7 or 5 To the after.
noon Gihos might 20 OF on an expedi
ton after receiving ais supplies. out the
chance we're tast he would az once re-
tlrn to has lair Z followed the rsvine
ba-k 90 A point where b. narrowed % a
width - SIX or eight feet. and where the
parh was in semi-laryness even 40 high
reon. ani there i prepared my crap
Had met him Pace to face I could have
shor him. hut I could noe he FRI ambush
and 1o r. outlaw Enough na was. It vas
too much n ye murder Irsiie An ho1r 7
hal MS rifle set. ~ q spring gun. to be-
diseharret as Che man .o-s pressed 2
small eord running across che path. and
fhan ( retired to a thicS eluwp ~ pines
about forty rods away. ard venr ntC
oaras 60 awaits resuits. ~ my action
see-as toit-h'ooded iet ths reader con.
dar,ir. had In mY pocket a list ~ Eve
r,sr whcr0 thhs had SE ied m cold Blood
an the names ef q dozen whom he hsd
slasbe6 sad manned cut of pure maag
nitT
Wh're I vas arranging the gun. trv-
hndlccgers we're approaching the cabin
rheV aare strangers t0 the aeisn ar
Rc,d ana unarnea Gihts was iust Ieav
tn~ tbe eshln to % iuro aiding. ant AZ
RhouEh -ha mrn neither ilerllFet TsGUoUs
~ a4.ed upCn tlw 80 hsI, ra 1rea scH
thaa uf-h e revolver. e-os1.DrE one -
tRa shoulder and tbe --hsr.in the s.tie
Ha shen started 70 the rsvine and ( ha'i
rct BEEN ta1 minutes .n hil'ug before
haari tta spring gun t- arEffi
waited fav u 0lfea ard chen nara iAY
arr-raened rne Frrt ani uae 20 nnc
G.rs lad arrss -re string he red
tarr instantly FlI-d ~ ta r1.ter
We, ne .ana e. rst fre body % have 50
a4.~rffaf vs fonrf tha facial oppression
a. ha A. savage as ta8t ~ an snraz :
t-nr H. aff been living tte te ~ q
~ ara-f -rt1 rn rereu rfei cne. HIS
..al- uira uk., talcns h.s Gesb covered