Telegram-herald., 1890-02-15

fS Stryker rode forth
~ 49, some fifteen minutes
later bis orders from Col Brainard
we're % 70 70 Dunraven. and. if he found
the marauders there. 20 arrest the entire
party ani bring them back 20 the post.
From all that could 90 learned from hur-
ried guestioning OF the sentries and the
daxsd. half drunken sergeant OF the cor
raj. tho troopers engaged IN the raid
must have selected time when the sem
try wa walking towards the south end
Of his post 70 hft one Of their number
over The wall OF the inclosure in which
were kept the wagons and ambulances.
This man had unbarred from within the
gate leading eastward 20 the trail down
which the stock" was driven daily TO
water in the Monee. Riley admitted
thss ''ths boys mad left bottle with
him which hs and his assistant had
empned before turning IN, and so it hap
psned that, unhea~G and unseen. the
raiders had managed 10 slip out with a
dozen horses that were kept there and
had also taken six mules as mounts"
for thoss who could not find anything
better
Eighteen men, apparently, were in the
party, and the sentry on Number Three
heard boot beats down towards the val
ley AbOu. hall past ? O'Clock, but thought
IL was only some Of the ponies belonging
70 the Cheyenne scouts There was one
comfort-the men had taken no firearms
with them: for a hurried inspection OF
the company quarters showed that the
carbines were all in their racks and the
revolvers Ia their cases. Some of the
men might have small caliber pistols OF
their own, but the government arms had
not been disturbed. HaR the party, at
least, must have ridden bareback and
with only watering brides for their
steeds They were indeed spelling for
a fght," and the result Of the roll call
showed that the missing troopers were
All Irishmen and some OF the best and
most popular men in the command.
Whatever their plan. thought Stryker,
as ne trotted down 10 the Monee, it was
probably carried out by this time; 1t was
now within minute Of 4 o'clock.
Only a mile out he was overtaken by
Or. Quin, who reined up an instant 10
ask II any one had been sent ahead.
Thank God for THAR he exclaimed
when told that Perry and Sergt. Gwynne
had gone at the first alarm; then. strik.
ing spurs TO his horse, pushed on at rapid
gallOp. while the troopers maintained
,heir steady trot. A mile from Dun
raven. in the dim light Of early morning
the captains keen eyes caught sight OF
shadowy forms Of mounted men on the
opposite shore. and. despite their effort:
70 escape on their wearied steeIs, three
- them were speedily run down and
captured One Of them was Corp. Dono
van. and Don0van's face was white and
his manner agitated Bidding him ride
alongside as they pushed ahead toward:
the ranch. Stryker questioned him as &
what had taken place. and tho corporal
ncVcr sought 70 equirocate:
We've becn tryu T0f several nights
- % ct horses and 90 down and have
e. ont with those bllckguards at the
ranch We took no arms, sir. even those
~ rs mo had pistols Of our own Al
40 asked was fair fight. man against
man They wouldn't come OUT e their
ho.c-thev dasnt 10 it, strand then
thcY freJ on 1s We'd have burned the
r,of over their heals. but that Lieut.
Perry galiopej in anil stopped as
clme away then. SIR. and so did most oi
us We snew twas ali up when We saw
the lieutenant. but thcro was more fir
ir- after left This way. captain ont
across the prairie here We cut down
thr fence on this si5e' And So saying
Donovan Jed The little troop Co a broad
g1u IN the wide barrier. and thence
straight across the fields - where light.
we're seen fitting about IN the dar-
shadows ~ the buildings - the ranch
Another moment. and otrTker had dis
mounted AMI was knceung beside Tho
prost-ate and unconscious form of hn
lieutenant some misguided rsnchman
u1isfakinr far new sssails7t the -ai
Young soldier who EalIoped into tn'
midst q the swarm - tauuti1- irish
men. hat fred the cruel skas Their
h7 Nolan dead uDon the sesrt. and
hers. close af hand his grief striczer
master had finally svooned from los
az nlooi rhe bullet having pierced hu
ler below the xnes Reside him snel
the focf1r- he n1t crIt avsg trs natrl
rifrg aoct s-d vas rapidly binding u'
fre wound Close az hand st'od Gvynne
vcr.i - snv.stv snd trouble n nl
hr1.sed ar sfil fia-olored face.