The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-14
IN SEARCH OF GLORY
How a Gang Of JoShers Got the Drop
on q TenderfoOt Detective.
He Was Made to Witness a Terrible
Scene In a Saloon and Then
Drafted to Fight the Big
Hole Indians.

BUTTE, July i3.-It was a great gam of
~'joshers" hat was assembled Mt Ernest
Lang's a night or two ago, and rare fun
did the innocent and guileless tenderfoot
furnish them. He was n modest youth
who had not yet come in contact with the
world sufficiently to cause that moisture TO
evaporate from his anatomy which is aid
to exude from all persons when they first
start out in life and causes the dust. flies
and other debris to adhere to them.
Worse han that, he exhibited credentials
rs a reporter for a little newspaper pub
lished in n small New York town. He
was also n detective" and shyly allowed
several of the boys To obtain a glimpse of
a shining brass badge which vas pinned
To his vest.
He was a young man i'm search OF adj
venture i'm the wild west, he said, having
found the eirete east too tame and quiet
to longer arorse even a spark Of interest
in his biose nature. Hunting criminals in
the and of the rising sun and chasing
fugitivcs from justice through the mead
ows and corn fields of far-oir, old-fash-
Toned New York had become monotonous.
Having heard of Butte he arrived at the
conclusion that by coming here and being
one of its citizens he would I'LL a long-felt
want and cause IN additional ray or two
to Hash from the lustre of the camps
proud name.
This and much more of a similar pur-
port he impaired to several members of
the gang. The "tip" was soon given and
the crowd prepared for fun. Ernest was
introduced as the proprietor of the Win
dom hotel and At once gave orders to- the
''clerk" to assign the gentleman to the
best room in the house. Before he could
retire, however, those two notorious des-
peradoes, Johnnie Simpson and George
Lapp, become engaged in a quarrel.
Quick as a flash George pulled a small
cannon from his hip pocket and advanced
upon tSimpson, who met him half way
with a knife two feet long. Instantly
Harry Potter, Dave OnConnor,
Captain Lyons, Captain wyman,
and j. II. Hirsh, a ba-a-d man from Chi
cago, drew their weapons and a scene en-
sued that was simply understandable. Err
nest attempted to quell the row, but was
forced to take refuge behind the counter
whittier he was quickly followed by the
detective. just as the slaughter was
about to begin Harry Beal. hatless and
GREATNESS, rushed into the room and
handed Captain Wyman a dispatch. The
captain read the message and gave an ex-
clamation of horror and surprise and
commanded instant silence The cap
tain's excited manner was proof that
something unusual had happened.
Weapons were lowered and amidst a
silence that was oppressive the message
was read aloud. The Indians had broken
OUT again on the Big Hole and massacred
several hundred people! Worse than all,
the red fiends were maching on to Butte,
killing, robbing and burning everything in
their path. The telegram was from
Major General John Johnreiss. command
ing Captain Wyman as chief officer of the
Butte Rifles to assemble his company in
stantly and march to meet the savages.
With the exception of the detective"
every man present was a membe OF the
Rifles. Every one was ready and anxious
to 90 and that at one
While "a few were ordered to scour the
city N give the alarm the remainder
were told to get the company's horsesand
equipments ready for a forced march.
But before they could do SO someone sug-
gested hat being IA brave and tried a
and anxious for n little western expert
encp perhaps In reporter-detective would
like to join the command. Somehow this
did not strike the youth as favorable as il
was supposed il would and he entered n
very emphatic objection. His protests
and objections were in vain. A half
dozen knives and pistols were pointed at
| his head aud breast and he was COM
PEELED to take the awful oath that made
\ him a member of the Butte Rifles, an or
g~anization that always killed the man. no
matter he he private or officer that showed
the nfst sign OF rear when racing an
enemy.
The young man having been mustered
in, was commanded TO wait where he was
until the entire company could be assem-
bled, when he was to he provided with n
horse and arms and given a place ut the
head of the column. an honor bestowed
only upon the bravest and truest of the
hardy warriors. To assist those who
were already out getting the company
together the Others who were left behind
also started out, while the recruit, with a
threat that made his hair stand on end,
was commanded To remain until he
should hear The buRle calling him on to
duty and glory. But he didn't remain
very long. As soon as the last iasher had
left the saloon he also got out. but
through a side door and was zen no
more that night.
One by one the gang returned to the
saloon, but their recruit was not there to
welcome them back. He was not built
that way.