Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-17

voiver and struck him iwice wlgh ths
bnu Of H. ny this time Hack Jim w4s
cat In the corridor. and ! Jaw : revolver
in his hand Mother screamed out a.
Thomas struck the turnkey . second
tine. aud both Villains made . dash Tor
IA shut the door In their faces how
ever. and Il was holtcd a. they came
against IL We ran through to the
kitchen. and In I've minutes wo had the
passage barricaded with the table a
cupboard and several chairs II they
broke down the door Ne we're 70 make
our fight here.
After a few kicks on The door the fell
lows left IL probably intending 20 70
out They found the keys gone. how
ever. and likewise discovered that get
ting out Of the corridor was not getting
out Of Jail. Il seemed that Thomas
had brought nothing with him but
clothing and firearms having planned
20 dispose OF the turnkey just as be did.
They could find nothing but a stick Of
wood 20 work at the doors or windows
with. and they made no progress toward
liberty. They were working for half
an hour before they realized that tho
way 10 liberty was through the dwelling
part They no doubt supposed mother
and I had fed. for they began at the
door without calling TO us. They kicked
the panels out and reached through
and unbolted It. l wanted TO fire. but
mother restrained me, hoping IL would
be unnecessary. As the door swung
open l shouted 10 them. and they could
not help seeing the barricade. They
drew back. and Black Jim said:
'Seo here, Mrs. - we don't want TO
hurt you or the cub. but We are de-
termined to get out OF this II vi have
to kill you bothP'
Throw us that front-doOr key or we'll
murder youl" added his companion.
Mother and / were both trembling
but still we were not towards. Tho
brutal attack on Andrews had given US
courage instead of taking II away. She
would not trust herself to answer, but |
, replied:
r ~ will shoot II you attempt 20 enter
r the PASSAGE"
5 Are they armedP"I heard Thomas
ask.
MAY nave q revolver"
"Wo've got to go that way, and we've
5 no time TO lose. It's only a woman and
> a cub, anyhow"
was kneoling down behind the bar
! ricadc, with the shotgun poked through
A a big crevice. and ! cooked both barrels
1 Mother was behind mo having the re-
volver In hand. Shielding their bodice
! behind the jambs tho fellows fired tw,
shots apiece into tho ~barricade, an,
q thon made a rush. ! pulled both bar
rols as soon rs l saw them, and for sixt.
seconds there was smoke, shouts, curse
! and groans. | knew that both of then
: were down. but as they kept firing
could not say whether they were hur
! or not. After tho rumpus had died on
Black Jim called:
For Gods sake give me some water
n You've done for the both Of us!'
" Pooring above tho barricade l coul
see them on the floor, and after maxim
: sure there was no trap we tore away tn
defense and went to their aid, Tn
shotgun was loaded with bird-shot {
good size, and tho range had been onl
:, ten feot. Thomas had got his dose /
y the right leg and hip, and Black jim
" who was crouching down as fired, W;
Y, wounded in the face and shoulder. Bot
y thought they we're done for, and mad
/, nv resistance % uu S:.-sssd them int
!. the ward. Whcn we bad tho doc
locked went for help and q doctor an
u after ~ hour secured both. 1nC'a y
10 found that Andrews was as good 4
y dead, his skull being fractured, an
70 that the two desperadoes were only 81
u verely wounded. H. was only ten day
Is before they we're moving about the Co
~ ridor. Father returned home mex
y morning, and | went with him to the oil
~ clearing and found two superb horse
- Tho lawyer was simply Black Jim
Il, partner; and he had made q bold strok
u to get him out of Jail. Each was sci
- fenced to prison for life, an
1t was only two years ago that | sa
- Black Jim rs ! went through the Mil
- nesota State prison. Thomas, as
- - was always called, died about ten yea
ago.-N Y. Sun.
True Checrfulness.