The sun., 1891-07-12
BORDER OUTLANRE.
Lively Times Ia Days Conc by at the Edge
the Neutral Strip.

Lively Trmes 4. Days Como by at the Edge
OF the Neutral Strip.
Prom the Sc Loui, Republic
WATERFORD. Tex, June at has always
been fact that the borders OF country were
last to come under the influence OF civilization.
and since the days Of Red Gauntlet the border
riders have been feared and respected by the
more considerats and law abiding class OF
people In tho later days. Of course. tho wild
rders hays ceased TO- levy tribute on property
the highland pirates Of the oiden time exacted
money from tho border setters. the desnera-
does Of to-day exact the allegiance OF these
property against tho CLANS" they expect no
settler to know anything about them when in-
bsS: ,Ss ea.s
too than an an exposure is made throash the
u ssi S
llt.!s regard for the lives Or propsrsy 81 those
seldom any mercy shown. though Is the same
time they have kind Of native chivslry that
iss,ina the % Women % and from taxing tho % Iifo % Of
ter waEt.re w!. and ask a. and give no eusrter: ,
beeD %? Thirty Years yea located On tho Serdsr q
@ Sssn q suspsndea @ and has peshsps BEEN % the The
arena OF moro bloodehed in tho way OF CLAN
nish and single banded en-. eneS1ntssrs nt than @ my
there wore seventy.six graves Of mon who had
dsaa, Ta si sais to ssy that
hall the victims never never found resting PLACE
hs ana al 4 a TIKI; ss rom S on The
s 81 hs s.I Ipdsa Tsr.,oFy a bs shs
nscP of this 81 % bond cnllsa % the % Delaware Ds' is
distance OF about eight miles and in that neck
nHw s.n tho mss OF hs sad has
ss ana sSP|pSsE Ssos saS Went
TSFssf as Ssai !efd 'afY sfS 10
q Ss ss IS ON. %
sss' bsssesn s tbbs@ b Which oiisn terminated In q
hs ass shs hssSi s ri riding ss a q aiaSa
Il: pSnd snd
isss d Being Killed sy SONS ing stray Salisss:
HwS One man eIh hes a
fii!ed. and may be one Or two OF the riders.
ThS sss the we're bssSs
i0sas 81 shs T eTrtors Finally hsFa ta' II oattls &
yas stolen from ths ne.YhbSrhood; ana every.
Re and fla to
give them warm rsoeplion on their return.
x wsss1 sss eve; bs sis sna a Wins
:Sss SL% % enough issa Il GlI| rs s!% s't Thss
following day was one Of, regular siege. The
citizens threw out guards and ptckets on oil
s nsh s ess clam and " .ss ssa ssd
isass.. houses, , ana wood l plies until u. dss;
psredoes we're beaten back having lost several
From rom that time on the oitlz.us fought to kill
bss. ~. 1855. Bi ii draeis a Noted % eharscter. en-
and severe, tonghs cane 3 through and ATTEMPT:
SsRs .lmsd One q TIC rdsrs M sssrssd y rids
sos e'S sGnce hs wS
Hard cue and Knocked him down. This
he sH Hr tie to the
street sho1ti1s rish, b. and islt: srybody .,oDk
seey Hoc IonS sS o sss ders had Rs
horse killed. He at onca jumped behind Oracle
h: tas ball h sstqGs asa
him on behind him, and they rode ont Of town.
The result Of the row, was three dead men.
sd but ,Sis Was The The last time they ca@o Ds'H' II
y f.ssss ssa 1asas nsssyr rss. rs;
tory: by striking him over lhe head with MS
tho clan on his hands. so he went TO the near
est railroad and lett the country, He wasa iine
feet 4 INCHES IN height, and Weighing 220
pounds. Besides being very handsome in aI-
wore costly dress OF tho frontier style.
Ike ,JhsI many other border characters no one
His followers joined otbsr bands and moSt M s@i oi
thom wero finally killed. Jim Lee and hts two
brothers. Pink and Tom. took refuge from tbs
NJ MMarshsls Ia a cabin ip the Inda Territory.
When they were attacked they Killed all the
Marshfls 1--WE 10 number. ami led their bodies
were Killed on the resas siis of the "b bond ID ID
he summer Of 1887. Tom left the country and
other clans islI on and were killed out until
with a few years ago. Tho majority OF the
n,ssonle who & lived there then have gone, and
thoso ot diteTent t.mperaments moved iu. so
that pow the, rough stone houses. the fencss
ana doors full OF bullet holes. and the stories
iaWlesshsss OF q few years back.