The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-07-24

there was break in this wall of stone
it was filled in with the thickest of
underground. | was just coming 20
one of these breaks, the largest whit h
had seen. 1t was filled with the
dark underground, and to me it seemed
the very ideal of place for an ain
bush.
So strong was this feeling in me tt at
as passed the place I Involuntary
clapped my hand to the butt of lar ye
pearl-handled- 44-caliber army pistol
which carried in my belt. Hardly b ad
l done so, however, when was startled
by cry of "throw up your hands, "whicl
came from a deep voice in the thick
ct My hands went up and at the same
time my head went round to see what
was up. AS looked round saw two
rifle barrels pointed out of the thicket at
my head. Presently both men came out
of the thicket and advanced toward roe
The first, whom l recognized as Carter,
still held his rifle aimed at my head;
the second, the Mexican, was leading
two horses.
Now Mister Detective said Carter,
81 caught on to your lay while you wore
beatin' round in Laramie and l Jest
thought I'd show you Yankee trick
and git you out O. the way jest fer fun.
I've done part of it, and l guess you see
that the other part won't be hard to do.
No, no, we wouldn't shoot you, but you
see that rope there? We are going to
do you up in legal style and pitch you
over there in that brush and nobody will
ever be the wiser"
1 saw plainly the force of his argu-
ment, but knowing that it would be USE
less to entreat kept my mouth still
Now" said Carter, will you please
be so kind as to throw that pistol out
there in the road and climb off your
horse?'
obeyed without word.
'Now bring that short rope here,
Tony" he called out to the Mexican.
The rope being brought they tied my
hands behind me hard and fast and
tied one end Of the rope to little tree.
"Now, Tony" said he, lest you hold
that rifle at his head while go through
his pockets"
He started his search and one of the
first things he found was pair O ! hand
cuffs which 1 always carried with me.
These would fasten on with spring,
but had to be unlocked with ~, and
this key always carried on m watch
chain. l had remembered there hand
cuffs, and little while before I had
found chance to snatch the key off the
chain without being observed, and l
still held it in my hand.
''Ah," said Carter, as he found the
handouts, 1--WE can do you up with your
own bracelets and not waste any of our
rope on you," and stepping behind me
ne clasped the cuffs over my wrists.
Tying rope to them he fastened me
to tree, and both he and the Mexican
commenced taking an inventory Of my
saddle-bags. My pistol lay within few
feet of me and 1 was anxious to possess
it. Twisting my hand around l I'M
locked the handouts and softly showed
them off. AS they fell and clinlSed on
the rock I jumped forward, and picking
up my pistol aimed it at Carter's head,
yelling:
"Throw up your hands, you thieving
devils; it is my turn to handle the guns
now"
The Mexican, who was born coward,
threw up his hands in abject terror, but
Carter, who was desperate, picked up
his rife and would have fired had not
been. beforehand with him and fired
first, sending A bullet crashing
through his brain. He fell without a
groan. l then secured the Mexitan
with the handouts and rope and re-
turned to search Carter's body. 1 found
on his person over eight thousand dol
lars in bills, which were afterwards
proved by their numbers to be the ones
taken from the banker in New York.
Mounting the Mexican on one of the
horses took the end of the rope and
we started out. We travelled thus all
the afternoon and by night reached the
mining camp. l turned the Mexican
over to the authorities there, where he
was badly wanted for horse stealing,
and sent q party of men back after
Carriers body. Next morning, having
finished my job, I left P to return
home and have never been back. OF
the Mexican never heard any thing
more, but as the prejudice against him
was very great it is more than probable
that he made the acquaintance of Judge
Lynch.-R Dudley johnson, in Old
Homestead. s