Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-30
IN Hle PAssrNaeRls MutF.
The Driver gaw the Clean Of tho stee
and N put him on ITS Gunrd.


The Driver Saw the Clean Of the stee,
and N Put him on Ills ounrf.
a party o. wal known oil men, who
hayo followed the producing business
from III infancy mad have worked ia its
different branches, from dipping oil tn
running several sels Of tools as contrac.
tors. were at the Union depot waiting
for tho train on their way 10 the Nc.
Donald field, Srpday, when the talk
drifted 10 old times and narrow escapes
they had seen and personal rcnlns.
oenccs One Of the party, who had
quietly listened 10 tho talk, puffod nory-
ously nj his toby and remarked;
"Talk abont scares, boys, did ! ever
tel you Of the scare had In The seventeen,
whom / was running tho tools IN tho
MilloTstown heldi Iou know tn8 umu
that Young follow who came up from
Butler and started pop factory in NM
lart1wn, and after making collections
ia butIOr Of over 500 WIS waylaid on
the road, ahot through the head and DIE
body found IN tl3 woods, where DC hal
boon dragged by tho murderer with the
pockets % the clothing riacd and no CLIO
totho thief. It was short time afir
that-in the winter. There had been u
heavy snow and the slcighing was splen.
did, and had n 4.yoar.old colt that cost
me $50 when It was n gear old. and that
did not take dust from anything that
Travelled the middle oil field. The man
was drilling for was slek, and sent me
word to come 20 Butler aud be would
pay mo Tor work done un his four wells
that month. drove over bright aud
varly and go. a check Tor 81 100. | met
several friends, aud. bong IN no special
hurry. drove around town until nearly
time for the bank TO close. ASH got Tia
ca.h turned and saw q man cycling tho
money 10 grccliiy that an Involuntary
shiycr Of fear passed over me. forgot
the incident AMI moukevyd around i1
tho town until nearly 10 o'clock thit
night, when I started Tor home.
"Ilali way homo was the piece Of dark
woods In which the bolv OF tho Young
popinakcr bad been found. As looked
at tho side Of the road / shiyoral win
apprehension Ia spite Of The Dutch cour
age | had absorbed that evening, ~ |
saw some oun trudglng along In the road
ahead Of me, bat fclt relieved when
saw IL was a woman. Tho woman stop.
pod and Ia q hoar'o voice explained thui
her daughter, who lived up the road, had
been taken suddenly sick aud she waI
ON her way TO visit her, and asked FOR u
lift Glad 10 have company, ! helped
her into the sleigh. and ofcrsi to take
her NUT, hat she kept Il in her otneg
hand. Joliing over a rough picc, oi
road the pulled one hand ont Of the
NUT and my heart grow cold with fear.
| caught tho gllitor Of steel as tho moon
shoue through an open place IN the
woods.
"With u presence Of mind that I won.
der at 20 this day I cut tho h1rs, saw.
pgcly with tho whip and dropped it by
tn side Of the rond. Explaining TO thi
woman that the hora5 could not De held
by any one but myself, begged her 70
ct out gnd pick mp my whip. She care.
fully deposited her muf Ia tho bottom
OF the sleigh and sprang out. As room
~ she struck the ground shouted 10
the colt, who. unused to the whip and
spirited, went Ike shot from a gun.
A he started l heard an unmis'lglabli
masculine oath behind me. aad, expect.
ing bullet IN the back every minute.
crouchei over Ia tho sleigh. The ride
wis the longest / over had before aud
aiuco until tho iangles Of the bells
brought my wife 10 the door, put tho
horse up, and a. took out the blanket,
picked up the mnG and carried IL into
the house. Inside wasH revolver Of large
ciliber, with all six OF IT, chambers fully
loaded. l aiaid awake all that night,
aud in the morning paid OF my men,
OIL City Derrick.