Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-04-25

baud korchi->>Sith two hole, cut in tho
shape s,~<eyes piercing it. With tho
HANDKERCHIEF as tho sole trophy of the
hupi tho whole party returned to Raw.
lis Springs.
That evening loveo wa, held at the
Oriental saloon, and the hand korchio {
was placed on exhibition behind tho
bar. Suddenly small man who had
cnt cred the saloon unob,crved, cau,oi
deep sensation By asking to cxamiu,
tho trophy Of tho hunt, aud then by an.
nouncing that ho know the train rob-
bcrs.
Tho small MIN was generally known
as the keeper of prairie store ten miles
out from Rawlin5, and ho told how
Tour meu whom he recognized as Tom
Austin Of Texas; Dave Simmons from
the same s'a>a. with Rubc Rcyonlds and
Long jim Farnsworth, from Colorado,
had ridden up to his store on tho of.
tcrnoon prccc ing the robbery and had
caca purchased re | hand korchicf, and
he could further wear that the haudkcr
che before him was one of the number
he had sold.
a consultation was Immediately
held and it was agreed that from the
place where the handkerchief wa,
found the robbers must have doubled
on their tracks and taken the route to
TeXas- In spite Of the fact that the
-four dcspcra loos were woll known and
should they be caught up with n dc,-
pcrato fight was inevitable, a party was
quickly formed to pursue them and CT.
feet thoir capture.
Tho twenty vigilantcs had dwindlol
down to ten when The start VA, male
the next morning, but those ton were
all mon Of trsl courage AMI ondur.
ancc, and if they once struck tho trail
no one doubted that they would stick
to it until they hal accomplished their
purpose.
For four days the 10 men roio south
without getting on the track Of the
robbers. Some of them knew the
c. untry vol, and they wcrc assured
tho fuSitives would be Obliged TO
stop at certain points whore water
could DO found. Their surmisci
proved correct. because on tho morn.
ing OF the fifth day tho remains Of
camp fire was discovered near spr Ing
OF watcr and tho hoof mrrks Of tn,
horses showed tina. the party who had
campcd thcro was composed of four
mon.
Ga the cv.ning Of the seventh day,
just rs the viyilanlcs rodo over tho
crest of rolling hill. thoy camc sud.
denly upon the men they were in search
OF. 1t was cvdcn. that tho robbers had
given up all idea of being pursued.
They had built fire. and around i,
tho forms of three men were lying,
while ut littlo distance a fourth was
pa i''''"3 " S"l'lt'.
Tho two parties saw each other at i
The same moment. There was no ne.
ccssity for any talk. Each knew the
others object aud the robbers were as
determined 10 roaist capu.rc II, tho vigil
lan,c' were to carry out tho purpose
which had brought them so far
voice from tho crest of tho hill |
cailc i for n surrender but tho ouly an |
swcr was dcrisivc laugh and w;hou. |
moving from his rccum bent attitude,
Long Jim Farnswor:h scat bullet into |
the m'ds, OF the pirty aai cmp.iod one
saddle and warned tho vigilantos OF
their danger. Immediately they spread
on. and poa'ol Il vo.loy into tho four
men who vera bJ that tim, Standing
with thcir rcpsnting r.na, wal ting FOR a /
charge.
Alter five minutes Of continual shoot. |
ing the air became heavy and impcac-
lrablc with smoke. and by mutual con.
sent tho firing ccasci to allow the air to |
Gear itself. When it became clear
enough to see again. only two OF tho
train robbers woro ION their feet. AMI
each OF them seemed to be suffering
from some grcv.ous wound. They still |
mad their faccs to the enemy, however.
ind when called OH 10 surrender thew
only laughed and told the vigila,tes to
come on.
The work tho robbers had accom-.
pl'shed was visible. because four rider.
less horses were dnshng about and on
The ground lay four motionl.ss figures.
A few moments and tho frht saw
icncwed, and this time there wa, no
Stopping. Again and again III, r.l IS
cracked, until they were empty, and
: he music of the revolver replaced Tie
r.ht Suddenly the noise ceased.
Numbers had gotten the victory for the
v giantcs, int their loss had been i'm.