The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-04
He Thought of Hammer aud Killed &
RObber.


One day the Bank" as We called it, reached
Grizzly Slide It was San Francisco broker.
escorted by four men. He had bags Of gold
coin with him. and he took up our nuggets and
dust and paid us in yellow boys. | suppose he
made a pretty good thing out of IT, but as It
was great accommodation n us we had no
complaint 70 make. relates a writer in the New
York sun. Only two or three days previously
one OF our men, known to US as Peaceful Sam
mad made ind of a humping big nugget, and
TINS, added to his wash gave him over 5000 IN
handsome coin. He was a man of as humble
and peace loving and be had wife back in
Illinois. He had never said anything
about going home, although he was
waiting. like the rest of US, for luck,
out no sooner was the coin passed over to
MN than his bones ached to take the road for
distance of sixteen miles, alone. and from there
20 down the valley by a stage line. The
chances were that he would be held up at the
iran, and we argued and coaxed for him to
stay. Next morning, however. he was off,
having SooO IN his pocket and the rest Of his
money in his blanket on his back. He never
carried weapon nj any sort, and be started on
this trip without one. We never expected to
see him again, but he was back at night and
had story to tell. He had got about three
miles from camp when stranger joined him.
coming In on the Deep River trail. Peaceful
SAN was no chicken, and he wasn't long sizing
the stranger up as bad.
Bound for Johnson's?' asked the man as
they walked along
FOR JohnsOn'S and home. "
woman, chr
Made $500. and have concluded to light out
while 1t lasts Hammer has been writing for me
70 come, and If can even lay 500 in her lap it
Will be more'n she ever saw before. Lands but
when think OF home and Hammer can't walk
fast nuff'
The stranger didn't show his hand until
afternoon. Then, when they reached particu-
larry lonesome place, he suddedly halted, pulled
gun, and said:
Give me them $500 or I'll fill you with lead -
What! Gwine to rob me- replied Peaceful,
looking as innocent as an old cat.
Come down -
But think O. Hannah She's been waitin' and
waltln, and now if you take my money l may
never See her.
-, - Hannah Shell out or I'll pop you!'
haln't you no soul:"
Mary SOUL
And I've got to shell outg'
You have"
Peaceful passed him out the $500 and then sat
down on a stone and pretended to cry The
stranger counted the coins, dropped them into
his pocket and started off, saving:
1ou sot right there for an hour and then
I'll pop you"
He was no sooner around the bend than
PEACEFUL began scrambling up the mountain
SIDE BY making short cut he struck the trail
again, and was just in time to heave a rock,
which struck the strangers head and killed him
stone dead on the trail, then Peaceful descended,
TOOK 500 OF the body. and started back for our
-NeAS AAOA liLS udll q uOLcH Ol US NtnL
70 the spot with him. and there lay the body.
When We asked Peaceful why he had owned up
to having $500 with him, he replied
Law, me! but if l hadn't he'd have sus-
pected had heap more and shot me without
warning. That's what calkerlated on whensI
put that SUN in my pocket"
But what possessed you to follow on and
kill him? You never even struck a man in all
your life. ~
Il dunno, gentemen-I dunno" he pleaded.
his lips trembling and his chin quivering with
emotion. Il just remember that l thought of
Hammer, and how them $500 would put new
shingles on the old barn and buy rag carpets
for all over the house, and fust thing | knew he
was lying dead. Lemme git alone and wraSsle
with the Lord and see if he won't kinder excuse
il off on Hammers account"