The rustler., 1891-09-04
THE KILLING OF SHORT.

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CALDWELL. Kan. Aug aA-Saturday
night Deputy United States Marshal
FL short captured Charley bryant
one of the famous Dalton gang. al Hen
nessey. ok. This gang had been maxi
ing their headquarters In the Cherokee
strip and short had been hot on their
trail The capture was made under
difficulties Short waited until Bryant
had gone 10 bed. when he rushed into
his room and covered him with his re-
volver. bryant tried TO get his guns
but he was overpowercd and hand
euffed When the Rock Island train
came north through Hennessey sun
day afternoon short boarded the train
with his prisoner TO take him 10 Jail at
Wichita.
After the train started he asked the
conductor II he could take his prisoner
into the baggage car. as he thought the
balance Of the gang would attempt 10
take him At some OF the stations through
the strip The prisoner was taken 10
the baggage car. but as the baggage
man had no weapons Short returned 10
the smoker and brought a revolver.
This was given 90 the baggageman,
whose carelessness Is the cause Of the
bravest United States marshal in the
west being a corpse now. lie laid II
down on the top Of his safe and went TO
the mail department The conductor
was writing at a desk in the car when
he was suddenly ordered 10 jump.
Looking up he saw the prisoner holding
a revolver within four feet OF his head.
About this time the train was slow
ing up for Waukomis, n dismal station
on the prairie. with nothing but d
pot and a section house. The des-
perado opened the end door Of the car
10 make his escape. but saw Short
standing on the platform OF the smoker
with a Winchester In hand ready 10 re-
pulse any attack that might be made TO
rescue the prisoner. Bryant immedi-
ately closed the door. and with his
handcufred hands cooked the revolver,
opened the door and fired a
bullet through Shorts body, II
going in at the top OF his left shoulder,
in front. passing clear through the body
and coming out under the right arm at
the back. Short fred at him with his
Winchester the ball striking Bryant
square in the breast, passing complete
ly through the body, and struck the
partition in the ear, carrying flesh and
cloth with IL Both men received their
death and only wounds in the first two
Shots but kept on firing. Bryant emp
tied the six cham bers of his revolver
and Short fred eight shots from
his Winchester The ends OF both cars
were riddled with bullets. John Dob
son, prominent druggist from FL Reno,
was sitting in the water closet In the
front end OF the smoker, when one of
the bullets crashed through the win
dow. striking him in the arm, passing
completely through It, but luckily just
N issing the bones and arteries. Con-
ductor Collins was just behind the
prisoner and Just in range OF the bull
let's from the marshal. The only way
he saved himself was by clutching
onto the irons at the side Of
the car and swinging out Bry-
ant was the first man TO drop and he
fell headforemost down the steps.
Short caught him by the leg and held
him with head almost touching the
ground lie called TO the conductor
and when he got to him he died.
The prisoner was dead when picked
up from the platform and carried into
the car Short was placed on cot,
when he said to the conductor, Jim,
am dying; wish could see mother 4"
The conductor thought he was not sc
riously hurt and told him so, but inside
of ten minutes he expired